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    • 50 Years of Hip-Hop: A History of the Genre’s Evolution
      • Hip-hop was born in the summer of 1973 at a block party in New York City’s Bronx when DJ Kool Herc extended the beat of a recording using two turntables and a mixer to fade between them, then started emceeing as the music continued. His techniques came to be known as scratching and rapping — two of the key elements in hip-hop music.
  1. In fact, every­one who wasn’t get­ting down to the sound sys­tem of DJ Kool Herc in the New York of the ear­ly sev­en­ties is a late­com­er to the scene, includ­ing punks like Blondie who imme­di­ate­ly seized on its rev­o­lu­tion­ary poten­tial.

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  3. Aug 1, 2023 · But who really started hip-hop and where did it come from? In this bio, we dive deep into the legendary DJ Kool Herc, the man behind the musical craze that has taken over the world.

    • August 11, 1973: DJ Kool Herc’s First Party. On a hot summer night in 1973, a teenaged Clive Campbell, already known as DJ Kool Herc, spun funk and soul records at a party in the community room of his Bronx apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.
    • c. 1975–1977: GrandWizzard Theodore Invents Scratching. A South Bronx middle-schooler named Theodore Livingston — later known as GrandWizzard Theodore — was mixing records in his room one spring afternoon in the mid-1970s when his mother came in to tell the young DJ to turn the music down.
    • 1981: Release of “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” The name “Grandmaster Flash” appeared on many of the early hip-hop records coming out of the Sugar Hill label, but the pioneering DJ did not actually perform on them, having been replaced by studio musicians.
    • 1982: Release of “Planet Rock” Along with Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa is considered one of the founders of hip-hop. As a Bronx DJ, he was known for his wildly eclectic sets that paired styles and genres no one else would dare combine.
  4. Jan 6, 2024 · The early pioneers of Hip Hop, such as DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash, played a crucial role in shaping the sound and culture of this genre. Their use of turntables, mixing techniques, and MCing (rapping) paved the way for what would become the Golden Age of Hip Hop.

  5. Aug 14, 2023 · Through the decades, disc jockeys have evolved from background figures to a creative force shaping hip-hop music and culture. As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, ABC News is taking a look back ...

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  6. Mar 6, 2017 · A Primer on Hip-Hop DJs. As rap evolved in the 1970s, so did Djing (or deejaying). DJs (disc jockeys) like Clive Campbell loved to please their audiences. Knowing which records would fill the dance floor and which techniques wowed the most were critical the success of a party.

  7. Oct 14, 2022 · WHAT WOULD BECOME known as hip-hop sprang from a foundation of DJs with powerful sound systems who operated around the same time as DJ Kool Herc in the early 1970s. Disco King Mario, who...

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