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SOHH Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
It warms my heart to know that someone else is stepping up and calling out hip-hop for all the f*ckery.
Grandgood (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
It’s done. Link The deal is done. The west Bronx apartment complex dubbed the Birthplace of Hip Hop was sold last week to real estate developer Mark Karasick for a reported $7 million. The apartment complex rose to fame in August 1973 after DJ Kool Herc, aka Clive Campbell, and his sister threw a house party that gave [...]
Idolator (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the Bronx apartment complex labeled "the birthplace of hip-hop" thanks to DJ Kool Herc spinning at parties in its community room during the '70s, has been sold to a New York real estate developer after tenants' efforts to buy the building were rejected by a New York State Supreme Court. Residents are wary of the likely rent hikes that will come as the result of the developer,...
Curbed (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
We now know what the Bronx apartment complex called the Birthplace of Hip Hop is worth: $7 million. Tenants have been fighting to keep it as affordable housing, but lost in court and the building's been sold. No word on...
Curbed (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
We now know what the Bronx apartment complex called the Birthplace of Hip Hop is worth: $7 million. Tenants have been fighting to keep it as affordable housing, but lost in court and the building's been sold. No word on...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The apartment complex dubbed the Birthplace of Hip Hop was sold last week. The apartment complex rose to fame in 1973 after DJ Kool Herc and his sister threw a house party that gave rise to the now popular music genre and culture.
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
NY1 reports that Bronx apartment building 1520 Sedgwick Avenue was sold to a new owner . The address is known as the "Birthplace of Hip-Hop" because DJ Kool Herc first "introduced extended break beats" in the apartment building's rec room back in 1973. Tenants had been trying to preserve its Mitchell-Lama status and keep it affordable by buying it themselves, but the landlord chose developer Mark...
Metal Lungies (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
(Image via Cosmo) If you missed Cosmo Baker & Redman on the road together a little back, Cosmo Baker put together a dope Redman mix highlighting his favorite Redman joints, The Funk Doc Chronicles, to help get you over your sorrows. Highly Recommended. Tracklisting: Redman “Diggy Doc” Redman “Bobyahed2dis” (Matthew Africa Re-Edit) Redman “Whateva Man” Redman “Rockafella” (Remix) Redman “Tonight’s Da...
Gawker (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Hip hop music was formally unveiled on an August night in 1973, when DJ Kool Herc started cutting two identical records back and forth to keep the freshest part playing, making the world's first...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
A tower block in New York that is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop is set to be sold today (September 29) to real estate developer Mark Karasick.
Soulfull Vibes (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
A New York tower block widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip-hop is to be sold next week (begs29Sep08), despite efforts by rap pioneer DJ KOOL HERC to save the property. Kool Herc - real name Clive Campbell - held a house party in a recreation room at Bronx block 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in August 1973, and many hip-hop historians credit that event as the unlikely spark for the genre. The complex’s...
Can't Stop Won't Stop (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Courts have cleared the way for 1520 Sedgwick , the birthplace of hip-hop, to be sold next week . This comes after a year in which the courts first blocked the sale of the building, and tenants of the historic building where Cindy Campbell and DJ Kool Herc threw their first party raised $10 million to buy the building back. Efforts by the efforts of the Campbells and affordable housing activists were...
Fairblog (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Cosmo Baker of The Rub was on the road for the Scion Metro Live tour alongside legendary rapper Redman and Connie Price & The Keystones (who performed together for the occasion…a must see!). To celebrate he decided to put together a mix of his favorite Redman joints. It’s the ultimate Funk Doctor Spock mixtape! Download [...]
MissInfo.tv Blog (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
the homie Swift says….don’t head to the Great Lawn in DC, go here: ” The main event for the Million DJ March will take place on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Bohemian Caverns, located at 2001 Eleventh Street, NW Washington, DC, 20001. This Performance Showcase sponsored by the Stop The Violence Movement and Root, Inc. is [...]
Upset The Setup (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
I’m back! Post on the Washington City Paper Music Blog, Black Plastic Bag on this weekend’s Million DJ March This weekend, DJs from across the nation will be gathering in D.C. for the Million DJ March. The event will feature a panel discussion, a celebrity basketball game, and performances on and speakers on the National Mall. [...]
