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DaveOJ12 t1_j2a4gd6 wrote

Reply to comment by bentoboxing in TIL that in the early 80s, Dr. Dre was a successful electro DJ with his group World Class Wreckin' Cru. Daft Punk mentions Dre in their song “Teachers,” about artists that influenced them by avec_serif

"Our art is a reflection of our reality"

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bentoboxing t1_j2a7cf3 wrote

That's not being argued. It remains very true and I can see it and I will defend it to the end.

Story telling from the streets is powerful. Like folk, blue grass, blues and jazz before it, Rap is a powerful form of honest story telling.

Doesn't mean it wasn't used exploitatively to fuck up communities and sell product by some in the industry.

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