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- The Smithsonian needs your help to make hip-hop history.

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We're giving you the incredible story

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of the evolution of hip-hop.

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- Smithsonian wants to be able to preserve and share

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the history of hip-hop, the great story about hip-hop.

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We can't do it without you.

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Check it out.

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Chuck D. is my name, professionally and publicly known as

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co-founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group

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Public Enemy.

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I'm MC Lyte, I was the first female rapper

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to release a full-length album called Lyte as a Rock

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back in 1988.

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I'm one of the many artists collaborating

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to create this Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap.

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- My man Cube, one of the best who ever did it.

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- The Smithsonian is dedicated

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to sharing knowledge with the world.

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- This is going to be the cover design of the book.

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- To create this anthology, the Smithsonian gathered

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a community of more than 50 artists and industry veterans

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who have been there from the very start.

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- I say go for it.

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- Together all these people selected

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more than a hundred tracks.

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It takes a lot, debating, yelling,

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throwing tables and stuff like that.

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- The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-hop and Rap

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takes you all the way from the beginning

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to some of today's biggest names.

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Producing a release like this is a massive undertaking.

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- Look at this, this gorgeous piece of work.

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It's too easy to say it's dope.

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- But, this project is still very much a work in progress.

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- This is a overview of it all, it leaves no stone unturned.

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- And this, is where you guys come in.

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Back the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap

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on Kickstarter and you'll get amazing rewards.

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You could receive an exclusive Folkways remix

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by the incredible 9th Wonder and the chance to get

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a once in the lifetime tour of the

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National Museum of African-American History and Culture,

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led by Questlove from The Roots.

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This anthology is a collector's item, yes,

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but it truly symbolizes so much more.

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Join us in making this important project

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a part of hip-hop history.

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Help us make hip-hop history.