March 17, 2021
The era of Hip-Hop was born on August 11, 1973 at a party held at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York. It is a culture that exploded into a multi-billion dollar empire. Hip-Hop became an iconic culture that changed the world. Therefore, it was only befitting that the Hip-Hop Museum of Washington, DC induct: Coke La Rock(Father of Rapping), Grand Wizard Theodore (Inventor of the SCRATCH, Fantastic 5, L-Brothers), Grandmaster Caz and MC G.L.O.B.E. (Soul Sonic Force), with a private induction ceremony hosted by comedian Russell Peters at the birthplace of Hip-Hop.
Historian Jay Quan had the pleasure of inducting these four legendary artists into the museum for their invaluable contribution to what became the culture for generations to come. A monumental addition to the ceremony was the display of the original flyers designed by ‘King of Hip-Hop Flyers’ Buddy Esquire who passed away in 2014. Johan Kugelberg who was Buddy’s friend and Biographer do