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The Song Historian on Instagram: "In the early 1940s, a gospel group called The Jubalaires recorded songs that many historians now recognize as proto-rap, decades before hip-hop had a name. Tracks like Noah and God Almighty featured rapid-fire spoken rhythms, complex rhyme patterns, and call-and-response delivery that closely resemble modern rap flows, all performed over minimal musical backing. What makes this moment historic is that it proves rap didn’t appear overnight in the 1970s, but evolv

The first rap-like song from the 1940s is widely considered to be "Noah" by the gospel group The Jubalaires, which features rhythmic spoken word over music. Released in 1946, the song's narrative style and cadence are seen as precursors to modern rap | In History