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Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

Plot: Rap music has articulated a black aesthetic that is influencing pop culture around the world. But does it also promote violence, misogyny, and crime? This program featuring rap master Melle Mel describes the history of rap and hip-hop from its roots in earlier oral and musical traditions to its full flowering in the mid-1990s
Release Date: Thursday, October 19 1995
29 years ago
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Portrait of Afrika BambaataaAfrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa was
38 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Wed, Apr 17 1957
Portrait of Chuck DChuck D
Chuck D was
35 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Mon, Aug 01 1960
Portrait of Nelson GeorgeNelson George
Nelson George was
38 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Sun, Sep 01 1957
Portrait of Grandmaster FlashGrandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash was
37 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Wed, Jan 01 1958
Portrait of Ice CubeIce Cube
Ice Cube was
26 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Sun, Jun 15 1969
Portrait of KRS-OneKRS-One
KRS-One was
30 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Fri, Aug 20 1965
Portrait of Melle MelMelle Mel
Melle Mel was
34 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Mon, May 15 1961
Portrait of Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg was
23 in Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Wed, Oct 20 1971
Portrait of SpeechSpeech
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Portrait of Susan ShawSusan Shaw
Susan Shaw was
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