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The Island Soundscape Project (ISP) presents Soundmarks, an immersive sound installation based on recordings gathered at a ...
It all started with a legendary party on Aug. 11, 1973, at a high-rise apartment complex at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. That site is one of many visited by Hush Tours which takes participants through ...
The new insurance venture, called Milford Street Association Captive Insurance Company, ... including more than 100 at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. — a building known as the birthplace of hip-hop. ...
Right outside the birthplace of Hip-Hop, KRS-One and his followers held a free concert in the Bronx in front of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. The event was well attended and featured all elements of Hip-Hop ...
From 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx to Harlem's Rucker Park, these are some of the most important hip-hop spaces across the Big Apple. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island Northern ...
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 ...
“Street art is a part of who I am and has always been a part of my culture — especially now, at a time when we celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Hip Hop,” said Pedrosa, who was born and raised in ...
Hip-hop was rooted in politics and social justice and a diversity of voices. But now, at 50, has it become a minstrel show?
On Saturday, the series arrives at the birthplace of it all: 1520 Sedgwick Ave. DJ Kid Capri and Grandmaster Caz will be ones and twos, while performers include Chuck D, Talib Kweli, KRS-One, and ...
On Aug. 11, 1973, hip-hop was born in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx borough of New York City. According to the Washington Post, the party […] It all started with a back ...
DJ Kool Herc, Coke La Rock, Cindy Campbell, former New York Rep. Jose Serrano and other musicians and artists gathered in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. for a ceremony in 2007.
Fifty years ago this Friday, DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx — a moment in time now regarded as the birth of hip-hop. Events planned around the world ...