1520 Sedgwick Avenue
KRS-One & Senator Charles Schumer Honor 1520 Sedgwick
KRS-One and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer offer up reflections on the birthplace of Hip-Hop, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. The Senator from New York helped to pass a Congressional resolution preserving the building as the culture's birthplace, and the Hip-Hop legend is currently running an initiative of community programs at the iconic building.
Twitter and Fab 5 Freddy Launch Hip-Hop Anniversary Twitter Emojis
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jemal Countess / Getty Today (August 11), is the official birthday of Hip-Hop. So of course, in the year 2021, Hip-Hop is getting official anniversary Twitter emojis to mark the occasion and ongoing celebration. On August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell, held a Back To School Jam and birthday party for his sister, Cindy Campbell, at the rec center of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in The Bronx, and Hip-Hop was born. Forty-eight years later, Twitter has partnered with Fab 5 Freddy, born Fred Brathwaite and a pioneering artist and tastemaker in Hip-Hop culture, to create the emojis. The five emojis designed by Fab 5 Freddy are now live and each theme represents a different element of Hip-Hop culture. Said themes (#HipHop #Emcee, #Graffiti, #Breakdance and #...
