"Pigmeat" Markham - one of the first rappers is from Durham, NC

Born in Durham, Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham is considered one of the first rappers in American music and his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge" is considered the first hip hop record.⁠

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Durham has produced some of the most talented African Americans in modern times

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That's right from Brooklyn seen him at the Apollo Pigmeat Markham,The Glory's and James Brown

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Yep... from the bullcity

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Wrong, pigmeat started rap/hip-hop
1960s and he was from Carolina