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Sample This

  • 20122012
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Sample This (2012)
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
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A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, crea... Read allA documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
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    • Dan Forrer
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    • Gene Simmons
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    • Roosevelt Grier
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      4/10
      Some good info. Bad editing.
      If you're going to do a documentary about music please have a musician do the editing. Hearing the music and watching the musicians out of sync is an insult to the musicians and their work.
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