Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either r…

Jay-Z
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Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained. ✨ Jay-Z (2010). Decoded (Enhanced Edition), p.196, Random House Group
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