  That great negro contribution to world culture Hip Hop is based on stealing other people's music and arranging it to a primitive rhythm. Kraftwerk were one of the first bands they did this to.  Yep, Afrika Bambaataa even got sued over it. Rap is just ripped off beats and techniques with trashy rhymes to accompany it. Thieves.      Afrika Bambaataaâs Planet Rock (1982) was a major defining hit for hip hop and the birth of electro music. The song contains elements of Trans-Europe Express and Numbers. Legal action was pursued and won against Bambaataa for his strong use of these particular sounds and melodies without giving proper credit to the group. Since the lawsuit, proper credit is now given on the songâs writing credits. Numerous artists have continued to sample and pilfer various elements from Kraftwerk's catalog.    The influence of Kraftwerkâs distinctive use of synthesizers, drum machine rhythms, and heavily effected vocals can also be heard on early Detroit techno records. Detroit techno artists Derrick May and Juan Atkins tried to replicate Kraftwerkâs sound on early techno records such as Cybotronâs Clear (1983), Model 500âs No UFOs (1985), and Derrick Mayâs Nude Photo (1986).    Kraftwerk was also a strong influence in the genre of Chicago House Music. Keith Farley's (Farley Jackmaster Funk of the Hot Mix 5) recordings, Funkin With the Drums Again, pays homage to Kraftwerk's Home Computer and It's More Fun to Compute, which are cult classics in Chicago's House music history.