The harmonizers of hiphop should pay the debt to the great harmonizers of rock 'n roll. The sampled song layers metaphor, like links in a chain:
slavery -> perseverence -> the blues -> social discord (usually expressed as the "mystery to me" of female sexuality) -> special sensitivity -> music (as symbolized by "harmonizing") -> the chain that holds both the mac and btnh together
Furthermore, the mac represent the last era (from the Mac to MJ) where pop artists strove to unify a large "mass" audience while recognizing and bearing the burdens of the age.
That's a profound legacy to which Bone Thugs pay homage, while likening their own misfortunes (two fallen band members) to contemporary lack of fraternal feeling. Say you will, indeed. . .
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