DJ Kool Herc

noah | October 7, 2008 2:45 am
noah | October 7, 2008 2:45 am

1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the Bronx apartment complex… More »


Al Shipley | March 4, 2008 2:05 am
Al Shipley | March 4, 2008 2:05 am

New York City has blocked the sale of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the storied South Bronx address known as the birthplace of hip-hop, which was declared a historical landmark by the state last year. More »


Some Dude <s>DJ Kool Herc</s> Wants Billions In Slave Trade Reparations From Jay-Z And Associates

Jess Harvell | February 25, 2008 2:20 am
Jess Harvell | February 25, 2008 2:20 am

AP061120046521.jpgYes, you read that right: a man named Clive Campbell the hip-hop legend has filed a $5 billion “claim of lien” against Shawn Carter, real estate magnate Bruce Ratner, and international financial institution Barclays. Herc’sThe tangled legal claim connects Jay, partial owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team with Mr. Ratner, with Barclays, a bank that’s been rumored to have “links with the slave trade,” according to the New York Observer. The main point of contention is Ratner’s proposed new arena for the Nets, a project which has received Jay’s blessing, and since Barclays has “naming rights” for said arena, Herc Campbell implicates both men in profiting from a centuries-old cycle of oppression.

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jharv | July 23, 2007 1:27 am
jharv | July 23, 2007 1:27 am

New York has declared 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx a holy site for hip-hop fans, finally granting the building the status of a historic landmark. 1520 Sedgwick is where DJ Kool Herc manned the wheels of steel in the 1970s, spinning at parties in the building’s community room. More »


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