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He invented the breakbeat, a key element of hip-hop.

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“OH BABY, YOU… YOU GOT WHAT I NEED!”

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His brilliance is perpetually muffled.

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Help send Death Boogie to the largest Arts Festival in the world!

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“I need to start writing pieces about other people’s problems.”

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M.C.A.’s in the back because he’s skeezin’ with a whore? No more.