1. It came out in 1987 and back then rappers didn't rap about drugs and guns. Most rappers had positive messages like; stay in school, don't use drugs, use a condom, etc.
2. It was over a reggae beat and he was rapping with a Jamaican accent, without sounding corny, which was new and different at the time.
3. The way the chorus comes in after every verse, or the way he ends each verse and goes into singing the chorus was creative
2. It was over a reggae beat and he was rapping with a Jamaican accent, without sounding corny, which was new and different at the time.
3. The way the chorus comes in after every verse, or the way he ends each verse and goes into singing the chorus was creative
