ENG 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homeless Shelter, Wonder Mike, Charlie Ahearn
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1973 dj kool herc dj"s his 1st block party. Afrika bambaataa forms zulu nation from the savage seven gang. Grandmaster flash joins in and plays @ block parties around the bronx. Born as joseph saddler in barbados in 1958. Dj @ night, still attending school during the day. Created the slip mat for turntables steel plate ruins the vinyl; regular rubber mats wouldn"t work; felt was used to go back and forth. Quick mix theory stretches a song and plays in again; opened doors for mcs and b-boys. Man interviews and movie appearances because he"s a pioneer. Other hip hop pioneers can vouch for his authenticity. Born in pennsylvania philadelphia, where his parents had a store that sold old records. In high school, he didn"t use his lunch $. Started djing for house parties then went to a dj contest when he was 17 years old (and won); it was a world championship dj contest.
