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Originally Posted by overdoser
what do you guys feel about Louis Jordan being called the first rapper??
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He influenced a lot of styles, but Jordan was more influential in the rock and roll, blues and R&B scene. What makes you think he may have been the first rapper? Or even a rapper at all?
I'm not sure who the absolute first is, but I know Kurtis Blow was one of the first mainstream rappers to ever be signed.