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Killer Mike shows hip-hop to be in the tradition of other African-American musical art-forms. After listing legends for the genres of blues, jazz, and soul, Mike throws a shout out to OutKast, whose debut album was Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
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Willie Hutch was a Motown musician who collaborated with the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, and the Miracles, among others. His solo masterpiece was the soundtrack to the blaxploitation classic, The Mack.
Hutch died in 2005. He was the uncle of west-coast producer and Above the Law front-man, Cold 187um.
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Curtis Mayfield was responsible for the soundtrack to the blaxploitation classic, Super Fly, starring Ron O'Neal.
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James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, was born & raised in Augusta, GA.
also Augusta, GA is the Hometown of http://rapgenius.com/artists/_gtm-score
in addition, there’s only 1 place where this Statue/ Monument can be found.
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Muddy Waters was a pioneering blues musician, largely responsible for the blues revival of the 1960s. He died in 1983.
Muddy Waters is also the title of Redman’s third album.
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Robert Johnson was a blues singer and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He died in 1938 at the age of 27. His talent was so profound that some people believe he made a deal with the Devil, which led to his early death.
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When I take this microphone, point it at the crowd, they start to sing Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
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