How Old School Hip-Hop Took Over the World, 1979–1989
Old school hip-hop went from Bronx block parties to the Billboard charts in ten short years. Here’s how two turntables and a microphone changed everything.
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Birth of Hip Hop: How NYC Block Parties Built the 80s
From a Bronx rec room in 1973 to Run-DMC selling out arenas, here’s how hip hop crawled out of NYC block parties and took over the 80s — boomboxes, breakdancing, and all.
