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4. What does "hip-hop” actually mean? What is the name's origins?

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Keith Wiggins is credited to coming up with the term in 1978 as he was teasing a friend who just joined the US Army by “scat singing” the words ‘hip hop’ in a way that mimicked the rhythm of the marching soldiers.
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A type of dance

Step-by-step explanation:

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