Photo by Stacie Joy
As you may have read/seen, today is the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
In the photo, local artist Danny Cortes shows off his tribute at the CLLCTV at Third Street and Avenue B
And 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx was considered the birthplace of hip-hop. Per Gothamist today:
On Aug. 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell and her brother DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party in the recreation room of this multistory apartment building. Herc figured out how to find the most danceable parts of songs and extend them by playing the same record on two turntables and repeating the sample. Over 300 people showed up to the party, and the building soon became known as where hip-hop was born.
