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That experiment by legendary DJ Kool Herc that gave birth to Hip Hop 49 years ago

That experiment by legendary DJ Kool Herc that gave birth to Hip Hop 49 years ago

The street name 1520 Sedgwick Avenue and the date August 11, 1973, have become synonymous with the roots of the biggest music genre, hip hop. What started exactly 49 years ago as art by Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc to entertain music lovers in Bronz in the wake of the prevailing economic depression at the time…

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