Am I wrong to detect parallels between rap and Restoration comedy? The flagrant foppery, the sexual one-upmanship, the serious themes swathed in plain silliness?
(Or am I just obsessed with M.I.A.?)
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I definitely see it. By the way, I never realized that John Vanbrugh the architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard was also John Vanbrugh the writer of "The Relapse." How curious. Apparently, he designed Castle Howard one day in a pub, with no formal training. I'm guessing you already knew this.
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