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THIS DAY IN HIP HOP AND RAP HISTORY

created: April 17th, 2012   |   comments: 0

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This Day in Hip Hop and Rap History
Host: Chuck D w/ Duke Eatmon & Ron Maskell
April 17th, 2012

April 17th – Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force release the groundbreaking single “Planet Rock” on Tommy Boy Records, on this day in 1982.

The futuristic electronic hip-hop funk classic borrows heavily from the underground techno classic “Trans Europe Express” by Germany’s Kraftwerk.