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All will go to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, where they will reside alongside the flag that inspired ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' and the Woolworth's lunch counter, where four black students sat for civil rights in 1960. At an emotional and at times rowdy news conference yesterday at the Hilton New York, a group of hip-hop pioneers gathered beside the dark-suited, white-gloved Smithsonian staff to announce a plan for a major new collection devoted to the music. All will go to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, where they will reside alongside the flag that inspired ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' and the Woolworth's lunch counter from Greensboro, N.C., where four black students sat for civil rights in 1960. It is beautiful that the Smithsonian Institution is recognizing hip-hop culture for what it is.