Forty-four years ago today, DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party in the Bronx and ended up inventing the breakbeat, the foundational unit of hip-hop production. To commemorate this moment, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty-four years ago today, DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party in the Bronx and ended up inventing the breakbeat, the ...