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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
"August 11, 1973, is widely recognized as the exact moment the hip-hop beat was born, thanks to a back-to-school jam in the Bronx hosted by Clive Campbell, known globally as DJ Kool Herc. By pioneering the "merry-go-round" technique on two turntables to isolate and extend the rhythmic percussion break, Herc laid the structural foundation for an entire musical and cultural movement. The Cultural Landscape of the South Bronx in the Early 1970s To understand the magnitude of DJ Kool Herc's innovation, one must examine the socio-economic and cultural reality of the South Bronx during the early 1970s. Decades of systemic neglect, urban decay, and t..."
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