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- Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many boxers let their managers do the talking, and he became renowned for his provocative and outlandish persona. He was famous for trash-talking, often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, and has been recognized as a pioneer in hip hop.
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He was famous for trash-talking, often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, and has been recognized as a pioneer in hip hop. He often predicted in which round he would knock out his opponent.
Jun 5, 2016 · Ali the Hip-Hop Pioneer Ali was famous for freestyling two- or four-line poems about just about any subject. His timing was impeccable, his trash-talking perfect, the bragging bang-on.
Apr 27, 2014 · To mark the 50th anniversary of this boxing legend becoming the World Heavyweight Champion at just 22 years old, BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Charlie Sloth sets out to see if Muhammad Ali was the first...
