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DJ Kool Herc, Marley Marl And Others Join Forces For A Month Long Event In Queens
DJ Kool Herc, Marley Marl And Others Join Forces For A Month Long Event In Queens
DJ Kool Herc, Marley Marl And Others Join Forces For A Month Long Event In Queens
Hip-hop pioneers DJ Kool Herc, Marley Marl and The Zulu Nation along with others are banning together for a month-long event called the 31 Days of Non Stop Hip-Hop. The Queens Library project will run during the month of May allowing fans to meet the some of hip-hop’s founding fathers as well as learn more about the art form. T...
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
On August 11, 2013, hip-hop music celebrated the 40th anniversary of the day Kool Herc dragged his turntables and records to a Bronx recreation area and spun discs in an entirely different way than most had ever heard. In addition, when his homeboy Coke La Rock started talking trash into a microphone left on the table, the beautiful dynamic between DJ and MC blossomed to the beat. Alt...
DJ Kool Herc And Friends Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 40th
DJ Kool Herc And Friends Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 40th
DJ Kool Herc And Friends Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 40th
New York City’s SummerStage commemorated 40 years of hip-hop yesterday (August 10) with a jam-packed free show in Central Park.  Part of SummerStage’s “This is Hip-Hop” series, the birthday bash featured and honored DJ Kool Herc, the legendary Bronx DJ and founder of hip-hop culture. An all-star lineup of hi...

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