Every single music, rock and roll down Boogie Down Productions – Exhibit A
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Rock and roll is actually pretty influenced by African American music. It was heavily influenced by the blues and jazz in its earliest stages. And pretty much every genre since rock and is influenced by African American music somehow. Pop and R&B are the biggest examples that come to mind.
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Hip-hop music has often been described as the voice of black people, mainly of those living in poverty.
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The Ice Truck Killer is a character in the television series Dexter, who began stalking Dexter and watched him murder his victims (perform surgery). This ties in to the previous taxidermy line, as taxidermy is performed on dead animals.
As a metaphor, Bis (Dexter) murders rappers when spitting bars and the Ice Truck Killer could be a fan who observes this ‘surgery’ before committing similar acts in order to impress Bis and seek his approval.
When I inspired Hova and Nas Canibus – Poet Laureate Infinity
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Hip is the knowledge, hop is the movement
Hip and hop is intelligent movement KRS-One & Marley Marl – Hip Hop Lives (I Come Back)
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a NBA player with the Bucks and Lakers. He holds the all-time scoring record in the NBA.
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Is sort of like Pro-jectic Justice JAY-Z – Some People Hate
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Jay’s start in the game, and his early life, is legendary. A true rags to riches story. His “poetic justice”, a literary device used to bestow rewards upon people who deserve them and dole out punishment to those acting wrong, is played on, calling it “projectic justice”, combining his start in the projects with the popular literary term. He was born and raised in Marcy Projects.
Poetic Justice is also a film that starred 2Pac, so Jay continues that reference.
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