[Will88]

The Beatniks were a fringe group, hardly representative of the culture of the mainstream.

The Beatniks were sort of like the first obscure rappers and hip hop performers.

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“The Beatniks were sort of like the first obscure rappers and hip hop performers.”

Remember the Great Folk-Music Scare of the 50s and 60s?

Whew! That crap nearly caught on.

Imagine if we still had to listen to commies like Pete Seeger whining on about Joe Hill.