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Topic subjectOh, of course
Topic URLhttp://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2851846&mesg_id=2853069
2853069, Oh, of course
Posted by amplifya7, Fri Nov-01-13 05:09 PM
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>>There are definitely rappers white, black, and otherwise
>>influenced by great music that isn't black music
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>I'm sure there are. But they exist on the periphery of hip
>hop. I can't think of a single canonized rapper not
>influenced in some way by the black music tradition.

i can't imagine being a good hip hop artist who has never been into any soul/funk/R&B at least