Happy Birthday, Hip-Hop: A Meditation On The Birth Of The Culture

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Happy Birthday, Hip-Hop: A Meditation On The Birth Of The Culture

While there remains some debate surrounding the origin of Hip-Hop music and culture, the term itself has many claims on its name and we'll examine that in full below.

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