The Hip Hop Family Tree, as told by Ed Piskor on Boingboing
"A Look Into The Viral Propagantion Of A Culture"
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- Part 1: DJ Kool Herc discovers looping instrumental "breaks".
- Part 2: 1977 New York Blackout allows various Bronx DJs to upgrade their kit.
- Part 3: Grandmaster Flash finds his voice.
- Part 4: Overcoming technical limitations, one way or the other.
- Part 5: The phrase "hip hop" is coined.
- Part 6: Paul Winley compiles the first "Super Disco Brake's" LP for the DJs.
- Part 7: Grandmaster Flash, the Bros Disco, et al, bring their acts indoors, and score at the door.
- Part 8...
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