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Friday, June 24, 2005

Nuances of Crunk

Posted by on June 24 at 11:44 AM

Anyone want to school me further on the nuances of Crunk?

In a nutshell, it’s the sound of crazy drunk (“crunk,” get it?) Southern rappers gruffly shouting feminist-baitingly lewd things at strippers in exotic dancing establishments, set to watered-down 2 Live Crew beats, random video-game bleeps, and snippets of cheesy John Williams soundtrack strings.

Further enlightenment here.