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1520 sedgwick ave

1520 sedgwick Avenue is the birthplace of hip hop, or the big bang of hip hop. It all happened during a back to school party in the recreation room, the party was hosted by Kool DJ Herc, what he did was only play the break section of a certain song, which would typically be a funk or soul song, and people would dance to that. This happend on August 11, 1973, South Bronx, New York city.
Documentarian: excuse me, where were you on August 11, 1973, South Bronx, NY?
Person: I was at 1520 sedgwick ave.