A party in a Bronx recreation room 50 years ago, Aug. 11, 1973, is being heralded as the start of the now-global phenomenon that is hip-hop.
The funny thing is, the way some describe that back-to-school fundraiser hosted by an 18-year-old New Yorker named DJ Kool Herc sounds a lot like hip-hop’s early days 883 miles away — here in Atlanta.
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