A Journey Through Hip Hop With DJ Damu

804 Old Fayetteville Street,Durham NC 27701

11 August, 2022

Description

On August 11, 1973, an 18-year-old, Jamaican-American DJ who went by the name of Kool Herc threw a back-to-school jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York. During his set, he decided to do something different. Instead of playing the songs in full, he played only their instrumental sections, or “breaks” - sections where he noticed the crowd went wild. During these “breaks” his friend Coke La Rock hyped up the crowd with a microphone. And with that, Hip Hop was born. Thursday at Hayti, we celebrate the 49th anniversary of that very moment with a Journey Through Hip Hop Music with DJ DAMU. Stop by For the Ultimate Throwback Thursday as DJ DAMU takes on a journey thru hip hop music, decade by decade. Come thru, celebrate the culture, or just nod ya head to beat.