They suggest influences without explicitly sampling them: The stuttering Kraftwerk hi-hat sip on "Trans DF Express" itself a reference to Kraftwerk's seminal hip-hop blueprint "Trans Europe Express" exists only as a shadow, an unspoken appeasement of the gods of hip-hop history. Do they matter? Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls. As I came in, supervillain MC MF Doom was onstage, crouching and lunging while rapping from behind his metal mask, spitting his nihilist rhymes to a packed outdoor crowd that undulated and spilt beer on itself. Join Today.
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