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[โ€“] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Slang travelled through print magazines, underground zines, radio, musicians, books, etc.

[โ€“] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

Radio was huge. Some rapper could make slang local to his street corner famous and it would be in car commercials within two years.