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Dalton Higgins, author of the book 'Hip Hop World', among others. - Contributed Photos The love of hip hop has taken Dalton Higgins, a music programmer, pop culture critic, author, broadcaster and journalist, around the world, but it was a visit to Germany that inspired him to write a new book, Hip Hop World.

It was 36 years ago to this very day that a young Clive Campbell aka DJ Kool Herc and a handful of kids in a small, sweltering rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on August 11, 1973 started a music and cultural revolution that changed the world forever! It began from very humble beginnings in The Bronx.

With the first and only boy Pandora's ever fancied having been deported, Pandora is desperate to have some fun and decides to throw a party.

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The extreme talent of several emcees has been largely praised in the history of hip-hop. With the expansion of hip-hop into a massive culture, hip-hop DJs acquired a great ability to attract big crowds and prepared the ground for the advancement of emceeing.

Michael Jackson died on Thursday at age 50 after he went into cardiac arrest. Let's face it, Michael Jackson's last years weren't exactly good times for him or anyone around him.

Jamaica truly has a rich musical heritage. It began with our ancestors who sang their slave songs, which were later replaced by gospel hymns and folk music.

There was new hope for the tenants of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx Monday when the city nixed a deal to sell the building - the birthplace of hip-hop -- to a real estate developer.

Get the playlist for Thursday, June 4. HOUR 1 #1 GQ Disco Nights #2 DJ Kool Let Me Clear My Throat #3 Salt & Pepa Push It #4 Parliament Flash Light #5 Chic Le Freak #6 Tom Browne Funkin' For Jamaica #7 Teddy Pendergrass Close The Door HOUR 2 #1 Whispers In The Raw #2 Cheryl Lynn Got To Be Real #3 Aaliyah Rock The Boat #4 Chaka Khan w/Rufus Do You ...

In fact, there are four different DJ games in the works: DJ Hero , Scratch: The Ultimate DJ , Armin Van Buuren: In the Mix , and DJ Star .

Since its birth under the vinyl-scratching hands of DJ Kool Herc on 1520 Sedgewick Avenue, hip-hop has always been a form of music of the underclass.