On This Day in hip-hop history

April 16

(04-16)

2 hip-hop anniversaries on April 16

  1. 1955

    DJ Kool Herc is born

    DJ Kool Herc is born in Kingston.

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  2. 2018

    Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music for 'DAMN.'

    The Pulitzer board announces that Kendrick Lamar's *DAMN.* has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music — the first non-classical and non-jazz work ever to win the award since the category was created in 1943. The citation …

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