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Old 08-02-06, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TriptreysNJ
now the book 'hop on pop' makes alot more sense.
Yes. The original title, Hip Hop on Pop, was way ahead of its time, so the title was just shortened Hop on Pop. If the good Dr. Geisel had been given more leeway by the publisher, perhaps the era of Hip Hop would have arrived in the 60s, rather than the 80s.
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