stackyFACTSThe most culturally dominant music genre of our time got its name from a sarcastic joke. An early MC was ruthlessly teasing a friend who had just joined the military, scat-singing the words to mimic the marching cadence of soldiers, accidentally coining the term that would define a global movement.
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