Hip Hop is 50!

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August 11, 1973 it was born. Today it's 50.

For those that never saw the flyer that started it all:

 

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Here's Melo-D doing a mix for 50:

 

[TWU]

Cool video by Tracklib about the most iconic hip-hop samples by year:

 

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Cool video by Tracklib about the most iconic hip-hop samples by year:

Nice! I love those Tracklib breakdowns, they're always really well done.

 

[V.J. Retro]

DMC came to town to help celebrate Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary.

 

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DMC came to town to help celebrate Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary.
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Whoa whoa whoa what's going on in this pic?!

 

[V.J. Retro]

Whoa whoa whoa what's going on in this pic?!

So DMC decided to have a free small concert in Philly in the record store where me and other beatmakers would go to share our music. I showed up early and got his autograph.

 

[OGBama]

Consider @V.J. Retro yourself a lucky MF'er as where I am cool shit like that never happens.