[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_color=”color-471494″ overlay_alpha=”0″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”light” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”800″ text_height=”fontheight-179065″]ABOUT HIP HOP DAY LA[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-188075″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″]HIP-HOP DAY LA was officially recognized on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 by the City of Los Angeles. HIP-HOP DAY LA is an annual celebration of Music, Arts, Poetry, Dance, Fashion, Photography, Journalism, Film, and other forms of creative expression and contributions from Los Angeles pioneers, participants, promoters and purveyors of the culture. Throughout the year, Academix and MUSIC to the Ears Foundation will host and collaborate with community stakeholders to produce and curate HIP-HOP centric education programs, workshops and performances. Stay tuned for the 2022 HIP-HOP DAY LA celebration on August 11, 2022.[/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=”73″ media_width_percent=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”3″ back_color=”color-wayh” overlay_color=”color-471494″ overlay_alpha=”0″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”zoom-in” width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”800″ text_height=”fontheight-179065″]WHERE IT ALL STARTED[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-188075″ text_size=”h4″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″]The Birth of Hip Hop
August 11, 1973
New York, NY[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-188075″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″]The birth of Hip-Hop is widely recognized with its origins dating back to August 11, 1973, where an 18-year-old, Jamaican-American DJ who went by the name of Kool Herc threw a back-to-school jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York.[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”right-t-left” animation_delay=”400″ width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”33″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_color=”color-471494″ overlay_alpha=”0″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”light” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”800″ text_height=”fontheight-179065″ css_animation=”single-slide”]WHAT IT HAS BECOME[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-188075″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″ css_animation=”left-t-right”]Hip-Hop is more than a music genre, it is a culture that has shaped the world and transcends ethnicity, nationality, social status, gender, beliefs and other ineffectual barriers of humanity.[/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”left-t-right” width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”34″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”right-t-left” width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”35″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” back_color=”color-nhtu” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”600″ text_transform=”uppercase” text_height=”fontheight-179065″ css_animation=”single-slide”]Read About Hip-Hop History[/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_button size=”btn-xl” radius=”btn-square” border_width=”0″ display=”inline” inline_mobile=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Fthis-day-in-history%2Fhip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-bronx%23%3A~%3Atext%3DLike%2520any%2520style%2520of%2520music%2Cwest%2520Bronx%252C%2520New%2520York%2520City.” icon=”fa fa-book”]READ[/vc_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-rgdb” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”600″ text_transform=”uppercase” text_height=”fontheight-179065″ css_animation=”single-slide”]Listen To This Podcast[/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_button size=”btn-xl” radius=”btn-square” border_width=”0″ display=”inline” inline_mobile=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Fthis-day-in-history%2Fhip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-bronx%23%3A~%3Atext%3DLike%2520any%2520style%2520of%2520music%2Cwest%2520Bronx%252C%2520New%2520York%2520City.” icon=”fa fa-headphones”]READ[/vc_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”4″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”800″ text_transform=”uppercase” text_height=”fontheight-179065″ css_animation=”single-slide”]THE BIRTH OF THE WEST COAST HIP-HOP SCENE: LOS ANGELES[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-881224″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″ css_animation=”left-t-right”]Hip-Hop culture has influenced and inspired communities all over the world, speaking up for generations and providing a voice to marginalized populations…including Los Angeles. While 1580 AM KDAY, 1230 AM KGFJ and KACE helped introduce the music and DJ artform through radio, a legendary DJ crew by the name of “Uncle Jamm’s Army” (co-founded by Rodger Clayton) helped introduce the culture to the streets of LA through parties and concerts.[/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=”38″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”4″ bottom_padding=”4″ back_color=”color-nhtu” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”600″ text_transform=”uppercase” text_height=”fontheight-179065″ css_animation=”typewriter”]THE NEXT EPISODES (from ’79 til infinity!)[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-881224″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″ css_animation=”left-t-right”]Over the next 4 decades (80’s, 90’s, 2000’s and 2010’s) Hip-Hop would go on to shape the culture of major cities like New York and Los Angeles, along with the entire world. What began as a African American, Latino American and Caribbean American youth-led movement and alternative to violence, drugs, alcohol, racism, negative peer pressure and other harms that plague communities of color; Hip-Hop became an artform that unifies people from various social and economic backgrounds. We are all ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE![/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-881224″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″ css_animation=”right-t-left”]HIP-HOP DAY LA will continue to celebrate the legacy of where it started…and where it’s going![/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-188075″ text_weight=”600″ text_transform=”uppercase” text_height=”fontheight-179065″ css_animation=”single-slide”]SIGN UP TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-188075″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-524109″ css_animation=”bottom-t-top”]Complete the form to receive updates on various events taking place throughout Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 and in the future.[/vc_custom_heading][gravityform id=”1″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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