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rap history
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Rap music originated as a cross-cultural product. Most of its important early practitioners-including Kool
Herc, D.J. Hollywood, and Afrika Bambaataa-were either first- or second-generation Americans of
Caribbean ancestry. Herc and Hollywood are both credited with introducing the Jamaican style of cutting
and mixing into the musical culture of the South Bronx. By most accounts Herc was the first DJ to buy two
copies of the same record for just a 15-second break (rhythmic instrumental...
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