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Literary master Dr. Seuss was hailed for the simplicity he infused into his work. Though simple, the sing-song rhyming style of his writing has had a profound effect on the genre known as hip-hop. How many rappers who have had any type of success employed a sing-song type flow? Countless. Ja Rule and Nelly owe their whole careers to Dr. Seuss for making simple raps favorable. To celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) , our friends at TheBoomBox.com put together a list of rappers who reference the writer, poet, and artist known to the world as Dr. Seuss. Take a look at an excerpt:

Run DMC

Sharing his whimsy and economy in their straightforward and catchy story-filled raps, Queens rap legends Run-DMC reference Seuss in their 1986 hit ‘Peter Piper,’ exclaiming, “Now Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose both did their thing, but Jam Master’s gettin’ loose and D.M.C.’s the king.”

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