Imani Perry asserts that the spoken word of African-American music has its origins in Africa and survived the middle passage to the Western Hemisphere (Perry, 2004). ... Williams asserts that hip-hop is all music that comes out of struggle by black folks in this country trying to be free and reflects the struggle in so many ways (Williams, 2014). ... Hip-hop is an organic expression of urban hip-hop culture; rap quietly became the distinctive sound of African-American anger, rebellion, cultural style and contemporary experience (Best and Kellner). ...

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