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Um, this is an extremely ignorant statement.

To start, most rappers do create their own beats and hooks; musically speaking, rap is intended be produced via a minimalist format. There's nothing wrong with poets, either.

Second, sampling is a good thing all around. It's not stealing. If anything, it helps to promote an artist and they actually get paid to have their music broadcast to a wider audience. Not only that, but it's a tremendous gesture of honor and recognition.

Third, this is one song, from one rapper. What about Hikki? She samples all the time. The entire background melody to FYI is nothing more than Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" played practically in its entirety. Is she a thief that has to resort to begging borrowing and stealing because she wanted to use a cool instrumental to accompany that track? Uh, no.

So before you go bashing rappers, do some research into what you're actually talking about. Rap is just as legitimate a form of expression as any other musical format- and with a much more interesting historical context, to boot.