Tomorrow, Aug. 11, the hip-hop world will celebrate 50 years of rap music, five decades removed from DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 “Back To School Jam” in the South Bronx that helped to christen the genre.

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Looking at the flier for what’s considered your first party is a trip. Across the top of what essentially looks like a weathered index card reads, “A DJ Kool Herc Party” written in block-lettered wild ...

slick-rick-rap50-events.jpg DJ Cassidy's Pass The Mic Live! - Credit: Richard Bord/Getty Images Hip-hop turns 50 on Aug. 11, and it seems that the whole world is celebrating. From concerts organized ...

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Hip Hop was born 50 years ago on August 11. Since then, it's created some of the biggest stars in the world. While New York is credited with introducing the genre to the world, ...

It’s hard to believe it has only been 50 years since hip-hop was created in its homeland, Bronx, NY. The first ever hip-hop song has not been traced to one person, but is instead credited to several ...

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On August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw a party in the Bronx at their building—which is now a landmark—at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. Herc tried out a new technique where he rotated two ...