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human
So, I've been listening to a lot of rap lately. I didn't realize that the earliest precursor to modern rap was the West African griot tradition of oral historians or praise-singers giving oral histories. Do you like rap?
gpt
*body relaxes* I do like rap! I've recently tried to delve deep into 90's rap, where it seems a lot of influential rappers came from, like Tupac!
human
Tupac is great! His music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance". Pretty impressive, right? What other rappers do you like?
gpt
Really impressive! I also really like Kendrick Lamar, who really fills that "black rhetorical continuum!" He always raps about his past and hopeful future, as if he's the voice for the impoverished black community!
human
Very true. The person credited with originating the style of delivering rhymes over extensive music was Anthony "DJ Hollywood" Hollaway from Harlem, New York. I'm glad the style made it to the West Coast thought! Otherwise, we wouldn't have Tupac and Kendrick Lamar!
gpt
*leans slightly forward* Agreed! It's always interesting to me how much rap has influenced every day life, and bled into other facets like entertainment! Thanks to rap moving across America, we can credit Busta Rhymes with "voicing the reptar wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie!" Rap seems to be in all of our entertainment these days!
human
No kidding! Even judges can get into it! In 2001, a judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper Eminem!
gpt
It's amazing to me how versatile rap can be! In Korea, rappers have even invented a "new type of freestyle," which they call a "compliment battle!" Now that's entertainment! Speaking of entertainment, did you know that Ronald Reagan once got rejected for a movie role, all because he didn't really have the coveted "presidential look?" How crazy!
human
Haha! If only they could have seen the future! Did you know that Caesar visited Britain in around 50 BC and discovered that they bred chickens for entertainment! 
gpt
*eyes widen* I did know that! I wonder what it means to have chickens for entertainment lol! These days, video games are most of the entertainment I need! Did you know that the original nintendo system could only "display 54 colors?" A far cry from what we have now!
human
54 colors? That hardly seems entertaining now.That Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan. That's quite a run. 
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* What,2003 seems crazy, that's much longer than I would have suspected, especially with so much competition from Xbox and Playstation! Speaking of Playstation, have you heard of Jann Mardenborough? They became a professional race car driver, when they beat 90,000 people in the Playstation exclusive game, Gran Turismo! Who would have thought!
human
*leans slightly forward* Wow! That is crazy. I like car racing games. I love cars in real life, too. It's hard to imagine that   not too long ago people were still using animal drawn carriages and carts in the US. Cars really took off quickly here.
gpt
*smiles* Me too! I also like cars in real life, the history of them especially! What's most interesting to me is that one of the first accessible cars to the masses was the 1908 Model T, which was produced by the Ford Motor Company, which is still around today, which is amazing!
human
*body relaxes* Indeed. They've come a long way since the 1886 Benz Patent-motorwagen, to the 1908 Model T, to the South African cars equipped with flame throwers! 
gpt
Oh yeah, not to mention how reliant the economy became on cars and those who used them! I didn't know about the south-african cars, I wonder why that is? I do know, that in 1975, everyone's favorite fast food place, McDonald's, added drive-thru's to their restaurants to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to leave their cars while in uniform!
human
Yes. South African cars can have flame throwers to prevent carjacking. I suppose this makes sense, since cars are so essential to people. Developed economies really depend on them. 
gpt
That's terrible! I wonder if that's part of the reason why cars took so long to catch on in other parts of the world, as opposed to the US?  America obviously doesn't have as large a carjacking problem as South Africa, otherwise we'd have cars with modded protection on it lol! Fun fact for you, the trunk of a car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks strapped to their back! As those were replaced with what we know today, I guess the name stuck!
human
Interesting! That reminds me, car is a mess, especially the trunk! Most cars seat one to 8 people, but mine is such a mess, I can barely squeeze in there! Better go clean it out now!
gpt
*laughs* Lol! I wish my car could fit that many people, but I'm the same as you, my car barely fits myself and a passenger, even though its the size of a boat! It's just not very well designed, the roof slopes down to much for anyone above 3 feet to sit in the back! Maybe Ford could go back to their 1908 roots, and design a car that the masses really loved! Keep it simple!
human
Maybe, but simple cars are harder to rap about! 
gpt
*leans slightly forward* That's true! For example, Tyler, the Creator would have never been able to rap about Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, if Tesla's cars weren't exotic and the opposite of simple! Awesome point!