On This Day In 1973, Clive Campbell aka DJ Kool Herc hosted an event called the "Back To School Jam" in the Bronx. As he was doing DJ and emcee work at the party, Campbell would isolate rhythms from older songs to establish break beats while his friend Coke La Rock improvised lyrics and hyped up the crowd.
Hip Hop was born.
Campbell used the recreation room of his family's apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue for this landmark moment after his younger sister, Cindy, persuaded help him to play music for the neighborhood to earn cash for her back to school clothes.
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