... As with any cultural ideals, African- Americans have continued their artistic musical expression through a new outlet, hip- hop. Hip- hop was born in the mid 70's after a brief bout of "funk." "Hip- hop started out in the heart." -Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill is one of the most influential female lyricists of ... this era, in the realm of hip- hop. She accurately summed up the root for all hip- hop when she said that, "Hip- hop started out in the heart." The original hip- hop artists had their roots in Jamaica, when they used spoken word over elements ... author, a college professor and a ...

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