It became the birthplace of a new and exciting genre of music called hip-hop, and the start ... The promotional flyer was hand-drawn, and read “A DJ Kool Herc Party,” in large, bold letters.

That event is now commonly celebrated as the birth of hip-hop. In the 50 years since that party, hip-hop spread ... after seeing a flyer at a record store near Manhattan's Times Square for a ...

The borough where the genre was born hosted another celebration. Hip-hop legend KRS-One headlined a block party on Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx to mark the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.