On this day in hip-hop, Aug. 11, DJ Kool Herc hosted his first back-to-school party in the Bronx, N.Y., which is credited as the birthplace of hip-hop.

On Aug. 11, 1973, inside the building’s recreation room, Clive Campbell, a.k.a. DJ Kool Herc, spun records at a back-to-school party that his sister Cindy threw so she could earn money to buy ...

Learning to DJ on his own, Kool Herc came up with a technique where he’d switch back and forth between double copies of the same ... DJ Kool Herc’s Fabled Hip-Hop House Party Was 50 Years Ago ...

The promotional flyer was hand-drawn, and read “A DJ Kool Herc Party,” in large, bold letters. Below, it read “Back To School Jam,” and listed the date, time, and price in addition to the ...

In August 1973, DJ Kool Herc threw a party in the recreation room of his apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in The Bronx. Already a local celebrity, Herc played instrumental breaks of soul, f… ...

We'll start at the beginning with DJ Kool Herc, who, on August 11, 1973, DJ'd an end-of-summer party in his Bronx apartment's rec center. Little did he know that it was the beginning of hip-hop as ...

Cindy Campbell thought the most fun way to upgrade her wardrobe was to throw a back-to-school party with her brother, DJ Kool Herc, on Aug. 11, 1973 in the Bronx.

Set the scene: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, August 11, 1973, a summer party in an apartment building’s rec room. Twenty-five cents We interviewed DJ Kool Herc, regarded as founding hip-hop ...

WHAT "Beat Street" and in-person appearances by DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Melle Mel WHEN | WHERE 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington INFO $15; 631-423-7611 ...

DJ Kool Herc, who invented what became hip-hop in 1973, talks with The Wall Street Journal about his upcoming performances, his legacy, and his need to dance.

That party has come to be recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop. Her brother Clive, better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc, has been justly called ‘the Father of Hip-Hop,” LL Cool J said.