August 11

2 hip-hop anniversaries on August 11

1. 1970

   Ali Shaheed Muhammad is born

   Ali Shaheed Muhammad is born in Brooklyn.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1970: Ali Shaheed Muhammad is born. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/ali-shaheed-muhammad-born

2. 1973

   DJ Kool Herc's back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue

   Cindy Campbell hosts a back-to-school party in the recreation room of her family's Bronx apartment building. Her older brother Clive 'Kool Herc' Campbell DJs, using two copies of the same record to extend the percussive …

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1973: DJ Kool Herc's back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/1520-sedgwick-party-1973