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May marks two years since I joined the team at The Hip Hop Museum, which has gone by in the blink of an eye.
Over these past two years, we've done some incredible things.

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To donate, text 1DollarForHipHop to 707070 or go to https://t.co/1VSXeojCCJ.

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Be part of our ongoing donation campaign for Black Music Month! Join us and donate $1 to our “1 Dollar, 1 Mic, 1 Movement” campaign and let’s make history together in helping to build the first museum for Hip Hop in New York.

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with Funkadelic and Parliament records becoming essential building blocks for producers across the culture. “(Not Just) Knee Deep” remains one of the clearest examples of how funk music helped define the sound, rhythm, and spirit of Hip Hop.

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recognizable songs in Native Tongues history. The sample helped create the record’s laid-back, playful energy while showing how Hip Hop could reinterpret funk music in creative and unexpected ways.

George Clinton’s influence on Hip Hop runs deep,

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sonic direction of generations of producers and artists. De La Soul sampled elements of this song in “Me Myself and I,” flipping the funk groove into one of the most

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“(Not Just) Knee Deep” by Funkadelic, released in 1979 and written by George Clinton, became one of the most influential funk records ever sampled in Hip Hop. Known for its deep bassline, layered grooves, and signature Parliament-Funkadelic sound, the record helped shape the

[Ian Schwartzman @Ian_Schwartzman]

Ak is arguing about drakes catalog being worth more than the roc-a-fellas entire catalog. I would go out on a limb, and say Drake’s catalog is more valuable than most major label and publishing institutions entire treasure trove of songs & assets combined.

[JAŸ - P @_JayMontenegro]

Too many podcasts, not enough mixtapes

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My brothers
@planetasiamedallions x @ras_kass came with the bars 🔥

[2Cool2Blog @2Cool2Blog]

Conway freestyles to ‘Make Them Pay’ by Drake off “Iceman” PLEASE BE HONEST. how is it sounding ??

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To donate, text 1DollarForHipHop to 707070 or go to https://t.co/1VSXeojCCJ.

#TheHipHopMuseum

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While the record contains multiple samples, including contributions from The Isley Brothers and others, this spotlight is focused on the drums played by the late Clyde Stubblefield, whose iconic break became one of the foundational rhythms of Hip Hop production.

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Be part of our ongoing donation campaign for Black Music Month! Join us and donate $1 to our “1 Dollar, 1 Mic, 1 Movement” campaign and let’s make history together in helping to build the first museum for Hip Hop in New York.

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Hip Hop didn’t just create a sound, it created a new way to hear music. Sampling became the bridge between generations, flipping soul, jazz, funk, reggae, gospel, and blues into something entirely new. What some called “borrowing,” Hip Hop turned into storytelling, preservation,

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and innovation. Every chop, loop, and drum break carries history with it.

This June, Know Ya Hip Hop is digging into the samples behind some of Hip Hop’s most iconic records. From dusty crates to platinum plaques, we’re tracing the roots of the music that shaped Hip Hop

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We’re kicking off the series with one of the most legendary drum breaks in music history: James Brown’s “Funky Drummer Pt. 1 & 2,” famously used in Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power.”

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🚨 Mal reveals Drake was texting him about Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic freestyle in real time

according to Mal, Drake was one of the first people to reach out after Hov’s performance…

but while everyone else was focused on the bars, Drake’s main question was:

“Yo, but what’s up with the hair?”

Meanwhile, Rory says things got so heated that Jermaine Dupri grabbed his phone at an afterparty and demanded he FaceTime Mal immediately

JD allegedly got on the call and started yelling:

“Pick a side of the family!”

[brokencool @brokencool]

These Jay / Drake takes are so awful. You can see who really been around

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Hov is the greatest rapper of all-time. This shouldnt be up for debate

[Dobson 🦋 @ByDobson]

all it took was one freestyle for JAY-Z to prove he’s still the greatest rapper alive