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Nina Simone

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.

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Nina Simone is expressing her dislike for rap by saying it lacks the qualities she considers essential to music. She views it as simply a rhythm combined with spoken words, rather than a complete musical experience.

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