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# StoryCorps Shorts: Beat by Beat
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/pov/specials/storycorps-shorts-beat-by-beat-gl2ejm/
- Published: 2024-06-12T18:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-21T20:03:14.000Z
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: POV, #ZZZ_Show_70f7837f-7d56-44e5-aeca-8af3c2ecd00c, #v1.3, #ZZZ_Special_7a4f91d8-98b1-4305-a0e6-7639dd420bd2, #special

In the 1980s, Ed Cage fell in love with beatboxing through the St. Louis hip hop scene. When he became a dad, his talent became a way to connect with his daughter, Nicole Paris. At StoryCorps, Ed and Nicole talk about how he passed the beat on to the next generation.