Herc speaking during a press conference about the fate of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue ... Jamaican-born 18-year-old named Clive Campbell, or DJ Kool Herc, and he’s noticed that some kids only dance ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Aug. 11, 1973: On this day, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell hosted the first Rec Room Party in the basement at 1520 Sedgwick Ave.

On this day in 1973, a young lady named Cindy Campbell held a back-to-school birthday party in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue ... who went by the name DJ Kool Herc. Herc was born in Jamaica ...

The legendary DJ Kool Herc is one of them. He turns 60 today (April 16). Hip-hop sort of stumbled into existence at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, N.Y., during the 1970s. There was no blueprint ...

DJ Kool Herc, who’s credited with birthing hip hop during his 1970s parties at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, has teamed with Christie’s for an online auction of memorabilia, including an ...

The godfather of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc, inducted by LL Cool J received ... in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx is one of those things. Cindy Campbell, a high school student ...

From its Culture Talks series, The Kennedy Center will present the discussion “From 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to the World—A Fireside Chat with DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell,” on Friday ...

Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame / Via gettyimages.com DJ Kool ... Herc throwing Cindy a birthday party and back-to-school fundraiser at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in ...

the same date in 1973 Kool Herc and Campbell threw their iconic back to school jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. As a result, DJ Kool Herc is often referred to as the Godfather of Hip-Hop ...

aka DJ Kool Herc, hosted a party in the rec room of his apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. The party, billed as a “Back to School Jam” for Kool Herc’s little sister ...

Set the scene: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx ... He’s a Jamaican-born 18-year-old named Clive Campbell, or DJ Kool Herc, and he’s noticed that some kids only dance to the parts of the ...