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I thought it about it for a bit and i'm gonna say yes

I do see a connection there but im pretty sure open mike has been rapping longer than lil b and their styles are very different. Open mike is all lyricism, obliquely made points, emotional nuance, nerdy pop culture references; lil b has none of that. I don't hate lil b but he isn't the first mc to be humorous either

Also, east asian cultural references in hiphop goes back at least to the wu-tang clan, and LA has had an experimental scene for a long time. Like yeah you could say well the wu-tang weren't NERDS but i think the internet made everyone nerdy