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DJ Kool Herc

Resident DJ

Resident DJ1 room · 1 connected figures

Biography

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August 11, 1973

If you were at the rec-room party widely cited as the birth of hip-hop, your account belongs here.

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Rooms they shaped

1520 Sedgwick Avenue

1973 (foundational party) · Morris Heights, Bronx

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Resident DJ

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Cindy Campbell1 shared

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