What Luke did with Banned in the USA is to be applauded. But compared to contemporaries like;
Public Enemy, NWA, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD, Run DMC???
I can’t put 2 Live Crew in the same category as rappers. There raps were simplistic at best.
Chuck D was calling out the CIA and FBI for allowing the murders of Martin and Malcolm. He was calling on Margaret Thatcher to engage in the release of Nelson Mandela.
Rakim was literally revolutionizing rap by being the first rapper to rap faster than the beat, which caused PE to create Rebel Without a Pause.
NWA was creating some of the greatest social commentary of all time.
And 2 live Crew was telling us, ‘Me So Horny”
Sorry but the gulf between the great contemporaries and 2 Live Crew was as big as the Grand Canyon.
You can make the argument that 2 Live Crew was like the beginning of Trap Music with their catchy beats, easy subjects and wild videos. But let’s keep them in their lane.