By Karu F. Daniels and Leonard Greene, New York Daily News Remember Rappin’ Duke? duh-ha, duh-ha You never thought that hip hop would take it this far — Notorious B.I.G. It was simple, really. Take a drum-laden beat, say, James Brown’s “Soul Power,” or Chic’s “Good Times,” lace it with some clever, rhyming lyrics — Mercedes, young ladies ― blend the track, smoothly, into itself over and over again through speakers the size of a small refrigerator, and there you have it, the beginnings of hip hop. It was complex, really.
Hip-hop Celebrates 50 Years Of History, From Bronx Beginnings To Global Glory
New York Daily News, Denver Post: Entertainment
Fri, 08/11/2023 - 9:22am
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