On August 11th 1973 a Jamaican-born DJ by the name of Kool Herc decided to throw a back-to-school party at his building, 1520 Sedgwick Ave, in the Bronx, New York and Hip Hop was officially born. Despite a dispute around the date in which Hip Hop was founded, we owe a massive amount of respect to Kool Herc (and his sister Cindy) for the efforts he put in as a founder of what we know today as Hip Hop Culture.
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Last year Google Doodle celebrated Hip Hop's birthday with a short video highlighting Hercs achievements.
We would also like to recognize those achievements with this celebratory post and a little nudge to y'all to check out our upcoming curation segment "5ifth Element, which will focus on #knowledge and the pillars of Hip Hop as a cultural movement.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIP HOP!
Thanks for advocating for real Hip Hop.
That's what we want to do! Appreciate the love @tenpoundsterling!
Kool Herc, 1520 Sedgwick Ave. Thanks! Look how far we have come... and look how much further we still have to go.
Amazing isn't it! Let's continue to uphold the traditions of Hip Hop the best we can by putting it down on the blockchain! Thanks @allcapsonezero
Thank you!
Oh. I missed out this year posting about hip hop birthday. Should do it again.
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