The Birthplace of Hip Hop? - 1520 Sedgwick Avenue!
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"Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), AKA Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited as originating hip hop music, in the Bronx, New York City. His playing of hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown was an alternative both to the violent gang culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of disco in the 1970s. In response to the reactions of his dancers, Campbell in 1972 began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the break—and switch from one break to another to yet another."
Also check out:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Scratch-The-Movie-Hip-Hop-Turntabilsmist-documentary
http://www.videosift.com/video/Big-Fun-in-the-Big-Town-historical-Hip-Hop-documentary
"Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), AKA Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited as originating hip hop music, in the Bronx, New York City. His playing of hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown was an alternative both to the violent gang culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of disco in the 1970s. In response to the reactions of his dancers, Campbell in 1972 began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the break—and switch from one break to another to yet another."
Also check out:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Scratch-The-Movie-Hip-Hop-Turntabilsmist-documentary
http://www.videosift.com/video/Big-Fun-in-the-Big-Town-historical-Hip-Hop-documentary
That gave me chills when he describes his epiphany and they replay the first tracks he looped the breaks to.
Good dig..this video describes the formula and portrays a vivid picture of how it was back in the era of classical hip hop
Now go and get some star points!