Today In Hip Hop History: Hip-Hop Celebrates Its Birth In The South Bronx 51 Years Ago!

 Sha Be Allah




 August 11, 2024




On this day 51 years ago (August 11, 1973), Kool Herc threw his legendary back-to-school basement party, which would go on to create the foundation for Hip-Hop music through the "breakbeat" DJ technique he used to keep the party rocking. Many aspiring emcees at the time paired 'the break' with the rhymes flowing through their minds, jumpstarting a sound and movement now considered the most popular genre in music; Hip Hop.... Read more


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