Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang & More

Releases from the 1970s demonstrate the many ways that hip-hop would be much more than a fleeting fad. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, revisit five releases from a decade that created the culture's framework.

Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler)

Grandmaster Flash - Wikipedia

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

History of Rap & Hip-Hop — Timeline of African American Music

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Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

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