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How rap moved to SoundCloud from the streets

caption: RadioActive's Tre'vion Sinclair, Kenny Ou and Joshua Fernandes go to meet Dave Sandlund at Neptune Music in the University District.
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RadioActive's Tre'vion Sinclair, Kenny Ou and Joshua Fernandes go to meet Dave Sandlund at Neptune Music in the University District.

We know what rap is today, but not everyone knows where it came from and how it started. Today we will discuss rap and its evolution. Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, Tupac, Kanye West and Lil Pump — by looking at these artists and their music, we can see that rap has changed over the years.

This podcast was created with production support from Aliyah Musaliar and edited by Ann Kane.This is the latest of KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media stories created in our Intro to Journalism Workshop for young people age 15-18. You can stay in touch on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to the RadioActive podcast to hear all of our stories.  

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