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Article: "The Beat Generation"
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- The Philadelphia Tribune
- Article date:
- February 20, 2004
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Lenz, Ryan
Philadelphia Tribune, The
02-20-2004
The phrase "The Beat Generation" conjures up images of literary outlaws who
broke convention in the 1950s with literature that followed the groove of
bebop jazz.
But for the last few years, it has served as a fitting moniker for another
group of unconventional artists: hip-hop producers who step out from the
shadow of a sound board to become artists, unencumbered and stripped bare.
The brainchild of BBE Records founder Peter Adarkwah, "The Beat Generation"
series returns to hip-hop's roots with purists that include DJ Jazzy Jeff
(former ...