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The Untold Story of Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) – How Man Parrish Created a Classic and Lost Everything
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The Untold Story of Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) – How Man Parrish Created a Classic and Lost Everything

The Twelve Inch 152 : Hip Hop, Bebop((Don't Stop) (Man Parrish)

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What If the Future Sounded Like This?

Imagine a time before hip-hop had fully formed, before electro had a name, and before DJs in New York’s underground clubs had the perfect beat for breakdancing battles. Now, imagine a track so ahead of its time that it still sounds futuristic four decades later. That track is Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) by Man Parris…

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