The Night Hip-Hop Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and August 11, 1973
The Party That Changed Music Forever On August 11, 1973, a back-to-school party was held in the recreation room of
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1974–1990: The 15 Years That Took Hip-Hop From Bronx Block Parties to a Global Phenomenon
In the summer of 1974, hip-hop was not an industry. It was not a genre neatly packaged into record-store bins,
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When Rap Went Mainstream: The Key Moments That Changed Everything
Today, hip-hop is the dominant force in popular music. Rappers headline major festivals, sell out stadiums, influence fashion trends, appear
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How Sampling Created Hip-Hop’s Signature Sound
Few musical techniques have influenced an entire genre as profoundly as sampling influenced hip-hop. From the earliest block parties in
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The Greatest Hip-Hop Rivalries of the 1970s and 1980s
Hip-hop has always thrived on competition. Long before platinum albums, Grammy Awards, and billion-dollar businesses, rap was built on the
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DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of hip-hop music and culture. He was born
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