The Birth of Hip Hop
- Episode aired Nov 6, 2020
In 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many people knew it. His ability to switch from record to recor... Read allIn 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many people knew it. His ability to switch from record to record - as well as isolate and repeat music breaks - led to the discovery of the hip hop genre... Read allIn 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many people knew it. His ability to switch from record to record - as well as isolate and repeat music breaks - led to the discovery of the hip hop genre. From school yards to gatherings, boomboxes housed the exhilarating sound that people cou... Read all