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Black culture is an aural tradition. We express our selves through words or music, but always tell a story. From one generation to the next, the legacy of struggle and survival is passed on through a lullaby, an explosive trumpet riff, or the spoken word. Today hip-hop has been anointed as the voice of urban culture, and has spread from the streets of the South Bronx into mainstream society. As the proud representatives of hip-hop culture, we have done everything from preaching the gospel according to Notorious B.I.G. to arguing with dissenters that sampling is a valid form of making music. In our rush to support hip-hop (we grew up with it after all) was something missed?
Approximate Word count = 463 Approximate Pages = 1.9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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