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For anybody to say well this is not Hip Hop and thats not Hip Hop, that is not the way the formula was laid down.
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"For anybody to say well this is not Hip Hop and that's not Hip Hop, that is not the way the formula was laid down. It was for the people who were going to continue take anything musically and string it along"

- Grandmaster Flash

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This quote by Grandmaster Flash is describing the suggestion that Hip Hop is a style that is regularly evolving as well as changing. He is claiming that it is not up to any type of a single person to determine what is and isn't Hip Hop, as it is a style that is regularly being shaped and affected by various musical designs. He is claiming that the initial formula for Hip Hop was to take any kind of kind of songs and utilize it to create something brand-new as well as one-of-a-kind. This quote is a reminder that Hip Hop is a category that is frequently transforming and also adapting, and that it depends on the people to continue to produce and introduce within the style. It is a tip that Hip Hop is a category that is open to experimentation and also imagination, which it is up to individuals to maintain pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Grandmaster Flash somewhere between January 1, 1958 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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