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The Influence Of Kraftwerk On Early Hip-Hop And Black Music
By JayQuan l-r Karl Bartos, Florian Schneider, Wolfgang Flür, Ralf Hütter *The Kling Klang Invasion Kraftwerk, the German quartet who forever changed electronic music with their minimalist, but irresistible rhythms grabbed the attention of urban America and Black radio relatively early. Their 1981 hit "Numbers" from their ninth album, Computer World peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot R&B songs chart, and "Trans-Europe Express" from their 1977 album of the same title was a hit

JayQuan
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