DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 flyer for the house party that birthed hip hop *On August 11, 1973, in the Bronx, NY, a neighborhood DJ known for throwing house parties decided to try something different for the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...