Time Capsule If you were born in 1961, you turned 16 in 1977 Hip-hop era: Coastal Era On This Day in 1977 (first 5) 5 1977 Jan 12, 1977 DJ Paul is born 1977 Mar 22, 1977 Z-Ro is born 1977 Jun 9, 1977 Lil' Cease is born 1977 Jul 13, 1977 NYC blackout — equipment looting seeds 'a thousand new DJs' 1977 Sep 28, 1977 Jeezy is born ← 16 in 1976 16 in 1978 → ← Pick a different year