Thirty years ago in the heart of New Orleans, rapper Lil Elt released a classic. That classic was in bounce music, a sultry, call-and-response genre that would eventually birth twerking. The then-17-year-old called it ‘Get The Gat’. The reception was wild, pouring from cars and front porches throughout the city. But its reach was ultimately parochial. The earth did not shatter, writes Megan Feringa for our NFL newsletter End Zone.
Thirty years ago. That is the theme. Thirty years ago, 25-year-old quarterback Joe Burrow was not born. The World Wide Web was only just launched to the public. Microsoft.com went online. The Cincinnati Bengals had just entered the first year of their eventual 31-year-long playoff win drought.
But this is a theme, so what do a New Orleans bounce classic and the Cincinnati Bengals have in common?
