In what year is the birth of hip-hop generally placed?
1973
The birth of hip-hop is generally traced to August 11, 1973, when DJ Kool Herc hosted a party in the Bronx and extended the breakbeats of funk records for dancers. That technique helped lay the foundations of DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti culture. The date is widely treated as the symbolic starting point of hip-hop culture.
