Kool Herc's "Back To School Jam" to raise money for his sister school supplies. It is somewhat arbitrary that we mark this as the birth of hip hop, it's really because this is the oldest flyer we have. But something magical happened and the date deserves to be remembered.

6) #HappyBirthdayHipHop
The #BackToSchoolJam on Aug 11th 1973, had #bboys, a graffiti influenced flyer, DJ and and MC, #CokeLaRock, (the MCs didn't rhyme back then, they did more call & response). All these things came together and people noticed it was bigger than just a party. It's #HipHop!

Brutus and Hunter celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop with the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap.

Today's non #vinyl selection: #Smithsonian #AnthologyOfHipHopAndRap
52 years ago today, #DJKoolHerc put on his #BackToSchoolJam, which is now recognized as the birth of #HipHop.
#BrutusThePuggle and #HunterTheBeagle are celebrating!
#cd #beagle #puggle #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #MusicAlmanac

the very first #backtoschooljam starts on January 1st!
check out my @itch.io for more info 🎮🎓
if you’re planning to participate, what type of game are you thinking of making? i’m plotting a choose-your-own-adventure style game that lets the player progress when they answer questions correctly 🤔💭