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The hip-hop heritage society

Angus Batey, The Guardian, 7 October 2010

Why aren't Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and other classic hip-hop acts lovingly reissued in the same way as other genres? Because guardians of rap's heritage need to be crate-diggers, lawyers and counsellors all in one.

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