Hip hop is a very popular type of music. The music was so vast that it has developed its own culture! It has developed a lot over the years. The story started on August 11, 1973 on 1520, Sedgwick Avenue. DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister’s back- to- school party. He tried something new on his turntable- he extended the instrumental beat (breaking) to let people dance longer (break dancing) and began rapping during the extended break dancing. This had never been attempted or seen before and quickly became very popular. That is how hip hop music was created- by accident. Clive Campbell, better known as Kool DJ Herc, was only trying to entertain a small crowd, but instead created one of the most successful music
