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Rita Dove Quotes: Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure.
         

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure.


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