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Originally Posted by jackhammer
Of course it was but the simple fact of the matter is that Talking (toasting-Rapping) happened over dubplates in jamacian soundsystems to which America always seems to completely ignore with the emergence of rap. Many tracks were specifically created for this purpose. Of course it was completely modified an essentially completely honed by america but I like people to hear about the history too as it seems to have been swept under the carpet.
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Yes but the transformation to hip-hop took place
in America. Even if its roots lay outside, hip-hop has always been almost exclusively American.
so I feel comfortable sweeping it under the carpet