“Back in the days I knew rap would never die” -KRS-One – Outta Here, 1993 “All poetry aspires to the condition of hiphop lyrics” -Greg Tate – The Resurrection and the Light, 2004 Gather yourself around the pallid electric fire of your chosen screen while I tell you the tale of the last living culture More

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