1973 was the first year of hip hop. On 11 August 1973, DJ Kool Herc held a party in the Bronx that signaled the birth of hip hop.
Events[]
August[]
- 11 August: DJ Kool Herc held a party for his sister's birthday party in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. He extended an instrumental beat on a song to let people dance longer and began MCing with assistance from Coke La Rock. This event is universally regarded to be the start of hip hop.
Births[]
March[]
April[]
- 3 April: Hussein Fatal of Outlawz
- 4 April: Sabotage
- 5 April: Mr. CAP
- 5 April: Pharrell Williams
- 28 April: Big Gipp of Goodie Mob
May[]
- 25 May: Daz Dillinger
June[]
- 3 June: Tek of Smif-N-Wessun
- 17 June: Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
July[]
- 6 July: Charizma
August[]
September[]
- 14 September: Nas
- 26 September: Ras Kass
- 27 September: Trick Daddy
October[]
November[]
- 3 November: Sticky Fingaz of Onyx
- 6 November: Big Freeze
- 27 November: Twista
December[]
- 11 December: Mos Def
- 16 December: Scott Storch
- 29 December: Pimp C of UGK
- 30 December: Big Wy
Hip hop timeline
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