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The Hip-Hop Project: A historical exploration into the relationship between Columbia University and the rap revolution The Hip-Hop Project: A historical exploration into the relationship between Columbia University and the rap revolution Ovid Santoro / Screenshot By Nigel Telman | February 24, 2021, 1:45 AM The Hip-Hop Project: A historical exploration into the relationship between Columbia University and the rap revolution By Nigel Telman Hip-hop: the story so far The story of hip-hop’s official “birth” has become the stuff of legends: On Aug. 11, 1973, the Bronx’s Jamaican-born Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, hosted a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgewick Ave. Serving snacks and drinks catered by his parents, Herc spun funk and soul jams in a darkened rec room basement. What transpired that night has been widely cited as a pinnacle moment in the history of hip-hop. ....