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Quote by Archie Shepp
In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so

In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous. – Archie Shepp

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