In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous.
-- Archie Shepp
   
Archie Shepp   Name:
Archie Shepp
Type:
Musician
Nationality:
American
Birth:
May 24, 1937
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