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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
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Hip-hop turned 50. Don't forget to celebrate the past 20.
Some astrophysicists believe that the universe existed before the big bang, but if you reject that hypothesis, go ahead and ...
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DJ Kool Herc: The founding father of hip-hop
He was born Clive Campbell on April 16, 1955, in Kinston, Jamaica, but he’s best known as DJ Kool Herc. Hec’s family ... However, it was later called “breakbeat” deejaying, according ...