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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. They share how Nicole was born to make beats.

Watch their full story in our latest animation, "Beat by Beat," with closed captions on our website: storycorps.org/beat-by-beat