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DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of Hip Hop

In 1973 a Bronx DJ, known as Kool Herc, held a block party which would help change American music for ever. DJ Kool Herc tells Farhana Haider the story of that first all-nighter and what happened next.

Photo: DJ Kool Herc. Credit: Getty Images.

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Tue 22 Sep 2015 07:50GMT
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