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BTW… we don’t talk enough about how Roosevelt Franklin was doing hip-hop before hip-hop had a name! The flow, the bars, the rhythm… all on #SesameStreet! Way. Ahead. Of. His. Time. 🎤 (Voiced by my daddy Matt Robinson) 💜💛💚 #1970 #HipHop #MortMootMope #SameSoundBrown

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