Happy Hip Hop Day Aug 11th

Where it all began

Clive Campbell, also known as DJ Kool Herc speaks during a press conference about the fate of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, a building considered by many to be the birthplace of the popular "hip hop" style of music, on January 15, 2008, in the Bronx, NYC.

By JoJo

August 11, 1973, the seven-hour back to school jam thrown by DJ Kool Herc of The Bronx would lead to the birth of a genre that has become a universal culture of sound across the world.

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Clive Campbell, also known as DJ Kool Herc speaks during a press conference about the fate of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, a building considered by many to be the birthplace of the popular "hip hop" style of music, on January 15, 2008, in the Bronx, NYC.

DJ Kool Herc (Photo by Matt Doyle Photo/Contour RA by Getty Images) (Matt Doyle Photo/Contour RA)
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