BORN IN NEW YORK CITY

HIP-HOP

From an apartment party in the Bronx to beats across the globe, Hip-Hop is unstoppable.

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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Experience the raw energy of Hip-Hop’s formative years, from 1979 to 1991.

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the Spirit of Hip-Hop Lives On

The rhythm never fades — it evolves. Check out these artists that are driving Hip-Hop forward.

The Power of the Break

How a loop changed music forever.

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the five boroughs all shaped hip-hop

The Bronx gave it life, Queens polished it, Brooklyn made it gritty, Manhattan sold it and Staten Island (Wu-Tang) polished it.

“The party can’t
and won’t
stop”

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