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The past two decades of hip-hop music have been well-documented, thanks to social media and streaming platforms. Today, anyone with internet access can essentially tap into a database of their favorite rapper’s discography, from leaked Young Thug demos passed around on the infamous KayneToThe forum to grainy videos of Odd Future’s first-ever performances as a newly-formed ragtag rap collective. In short, contemporary artists’ catalogs — even the most obscure corners — are subject to a ubiquitous immortalization that can only exist somewhere as boundless as the Internet.Look back a decade or two further though, and hip-hop’s history begins to get a little murkier. As we continuously upload and archive contemporary music in real-time, the early days of the genre are gradually fading from mem...