"The youth movements seemed to look like a single culture, just as Afrika Bambaataa had envisioned years before with Zulu Nation, an expression of a new generation of outcast youths whose world view felt authentic, original and liberating. The first wave of [downtowners, bohemian dropouts, post jazzsters] were the earliest adopters, the ones who placed themselves closest to the fire to bring hip-hop to the world" -Jeff Chang
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