Although the 50th anniversary of hip-hop is technically this October - in step with the first time that the "Father of Hip-Hop" DJ Kool Herc mixed records live at a Bronx party - celebrations have been underway since the beginning of the year. From books chronicling the "Golden Era" of New York's mixtapes from decades past to a Brooklyn library exhibition historicizing Jay-Z's career, the music industry is brimming with projects paying tribute to both hip-hop's progenitors and today's contempora...
Although the 50th anniversary of hip-hop is technically this October - in step with the first time that the "Father of Hip-Hop" DJ Kool Herc mixed records live at a Bronx party - celebrations have been underway since the beginning of the year. From books chronicling the "Golden Era" of New York's mixtapes from decades past to a Brooklyn library exhibition historicizing Jay-Z's career, the music industry is brimming with projects paying tribute to both hip-hop's progenitors and today's contempora...
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