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Radio 6 Music,3 mins

DJ Kool Herc: How Hip Hop Was Born

Mary Anne Hobbs

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The architect of hip hop gives his version of how the genre was born. 40 years ago in The Bronx, Cindy Campbell threw a back to school party. The DJ, and main attraction was her brother Clive AKA Kool Herc. That night all the elements came together and hip hop was born.

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