... this time, many Americans had not even heard of reggae music so, this style did not catch on. Eventually, Herc began to chant over the instrumental and percussion sections of popular songs. He learned how to extend these relatively short chantings by using a mixer and records. It was in ... these early days that DJ's would travel, performing mostly at parties and acknowledging their fellow party- goers. Inevitably, the acknowledgement that the DJ's offered their crowd turned into little rhymes. At the time, they were not called rappers or lyricists but rather "emcees." "Rap is a type of...

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