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Re: Affirmation



Rap didn't come out of nowhere.  It has a tradition behind it, and anyone 
who has studied jazz and blues will be familiar with it.


> > Pete probably put it on their because he and Mike Da Costa invented rap 
>back in 1971/2 for the Baba album "I Am" (see "Affirmation").
> >
> >         -Brian in Atlanta
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>That's weird because when I listen to "Affirmation," I don't hear it as 
>"rap." More like "rhythmic chanting."  But when I played it for a friend, 
>he said, "What's this?  Pete trying to rap?"
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>- SCHRADE in Akron
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