Missed this article from this past August but NPR put out an article in celebration of the birth of hip-hop:
"Today marks the 40th anniversary of the day Clive "" Campbell threw his
first party in the function room of 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the South
Bronx. While that Kool Herc back-to-school party marks the official
beginnings of the global culture we call hip-hop, what the mainstream
media at large now calls "hip-hop" is a far cry from the creative
culture that emerged following the gang truce between the warring tribes
of the South Bronx. When most people say "hip-hop" what they're
actually talking about is rap. Even then, they're usually referring to
mainstream rap music by rappers on major labels, which are currently
experiencing what might be their overall low point in both quality and
creativity. Rap was a force that united people, spoke truth to power and
entertained at the same time. Now it exists almost solely to maintain
the status quo and promote moneyed interests."
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