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Japan: The Pre-History of Japanese Hip Hop

Written byScilla Alecci

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Posted 21 February 2011 14:54 GMT

David Z. Morris reported [en] that Japanese hip-hop was born in the 19th century. The blogger also suggested links to some academic articles that explain its origins and development.

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