The principals at Workforce Housing are “pretty big fans” of the hip-hop history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, “and we’ve got a designer who’s in that world.” ...

The event marked the conclusion of a yearlong celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, beginning at 1520 Sedgwick Ave., the birthplace of hip-hop, and concluding at Crotona Park.

The 1520 Community Room, located at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx (New York), has been long revered and known for decades as the official "Birthplace of Hip Hop." ...

The roots of hip-hop might be firmly planted at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, but its branches clearly extend into North Jersey. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc tried something new while ...

The roots of hip-hop might be firmly planted at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, but its branches clearly extend into North Jersey. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc tried something new while ...

A person holds up a history of hip-hop book at the 50th anniversary of hip-hop block party near 1520 Sedgwick Ave on August 12 in the Bronx. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty) ...

Hip-hop greats like Kurtis Blow, Doug E. Fresh, Talib Kweli, Easy A.D. of The Cold Crush Brothers, and Treach of Naughty By Nature came out to support The Universal Museum Of Hip Hop during its ...

On Saturday (Aug. 12) at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, luminaries from Public Enemy to KRS-One to Talib Kweli made damn sure the birthplace of hip-hop was rocking for the genre’s 50th ...