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Hip-hop's birthday is traced to a party in the Bronx

DJ Kool Herc played at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on 11 August 1973

On 11 August 1973 DJ Kool Herc played at a back-to-school party organised by his sister Cindy Campbell at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. By looping the instrumental breaks of funk records on two turntables, he created a technique that became a foundation of hip-hop.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: DJ Kool Herc played at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on 11 August 1973. The figure is taken from Smithsonian Institution, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a music fact?: Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.