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13 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Oct 2005
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Retirement BUY MP3 03:24 Retirement "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Retirement
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 Seniors BUY MP3 04:11 Seniors "GIFT MP3" 04:11 Seniors
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 Good Old Days BUY MP3 04:00 Good Old Days "GIFT MP3" 04:00 Good Old Days
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:01 Bingo Man BUY MP3 04:01 Bingo Man "GIFT MP3" 04:01 Bingo Man
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:02 I Love Your Love BUY MP3 03:02 I Love Your Love "GIFT MP3" 03:02 I Love Your Love
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:53 El D'ar Rap FREE 03:53 El D'ar Rap "GIFT MP3" 03:53 El D'ar Rap
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Lead, Don't Follow BUY MP3 02:54 Lead, Don't Follow "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Lead, Don't Follow
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:36 Sunday Morning BUY MP3 03:36 Sunday Morning "GIFT MP3" 03:36 Sunday Morning
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 The Other Side BUY MP3 03:24 The Other Side "GIFT MP3" 03:24 The Other Side
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Time BUY MP3 04:04 Time "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Time
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 No Way BUY MP3 03:11 No Way "GIFT MP3" 03:11 No Way
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 Money BUY MP3 03:54 Money "GIFT MP3" 03:54 Money
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:27 Warrior Nation BUY MP3 03:27 Warrior Nation "GIFT MP3" 03:27 Warrior Nation
El D'rage puts lyrics to the lives of people over 40, then adds lively hip-hop beats that are cool enough for kids.
Bio / Background
It's been fifty years since El D'Rage first picked up a guitar and began strummin' and hummin'. In 1955, his musical tastes ran from "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" to Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons". A lot has changed since back then.
The musical background of El D'Rage is the musical background of many a "Baby Boomer". Caught up in the folk revolution of the late 50s, then Elvis, Motown and the Beatles, he is a product of America's most tumultuous - and exciting - musical era. And "El" has been in the thick of music all his life.
Now, he's done something exciting; something totally different. El D'Rage has created Elder Rap: a new form of music combining the over-the-top rhythms of Hip-Hop with lyrics fun enough to get seniors jumping (carefully) out of their chairs - and sensitive enough to bring tears to the eyes of strong men.
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Elder Rap is about three things:
First, it's a celebration of two proud generations: The aptly named "Greatest Generation" and their notoriously funky kids, the "Baby Boomers". These two generations have experienced it all - the Great Depression, wars, peace, poverty and riches - and El D'Rage's rap puts lyrics to their lives.
Second, Elder Rap is all about "unwrapping the rappers." Rap, which originated as a serious attempt to express feelings about life in America's urban ghettoes, has degenerated into a foul-mouthed expression of all that is wrong with America. Much of it is racist, sexist, obscene, hateful and just plain wrong for our kids. Today's rap messages are: crime pays; being disrespectful pays: being offensive pays; do your worst and reap the rewards of a nation growing too fat, dumb and lazy to give a hoot. El D'Rage says, "Enough! Parents, WAKE UP! DO YOUR JOB!"
Third, Elder Rap is about teaching the "Three T's" - teens, twenties and thirties - about the values and experiences of their parents' and grandparents' generations. We've learned a lot of lessons over the past sixty or seventy years. Listen to us. Pick up a few pointers about how to keep America a great place to live.
El D'Rage and his Elder Rap are moving front-and-center on the American stage. People over forty-five are getting their musical voice back. Give a listen, think about what you're hearing . . . and spread the word!
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