^Exactly. And remember 'The Last Poets'? Who would did their poetry over bare beats, like african drums. But on the whole, it concentrated on their POETRY and then the beats/tunes.

And they are seen as the people who laid the foundations on which hip-hop was built upon.

Aint getting all defensive. Just kind of weird to put down something so key to hip-hop (and other music genres in general..)..