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Roland TR-808 — legendary drum machine
The Roland TR-808 (1980) is a drum machine that changed music. Its kick drum and hi-hat are the foundation of hip-hop, house music, R&B, and electropop. Kanye West dedicated his album '808s & Heartbreak' (2008) to it.
Culture
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August 8 — 08.08 date
August 8 (08.08) is considered an especially lucky day in Chinese culture — the digit 8 sounds like 'prosperity' (bā / 发). The 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was timed to 08.08.08 at 8:08 PM.
Dates
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808 — a palindrome number
808 is a palindrome (reads the same left to right and right to left). In numerology, 8+0+8=16, 1+6=7 — the number of spirituality and intuition. Two eights (infinities) frame zero — symbol of emptiness and potential.
Numerology