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Hip hop culture was founded in the Bronx in the 1970s.

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Is it true that Hip hop culture was founded in the Bronx in the 1970s?

Yes. Multiple reference and scholarly sources state that hip-hop culture emerged in the Bronx in the early-to-late 1970s, with one dating its birth to an August 1973 Bronx party. A few items cover only individual elements such as dance or club venues.

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Battling in the Bronx: Social Choreography and Outlaw Culture Among Early Hip-Hop Streetdancers in New York City
2018
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Battling in the Bronx: Social Choreography and Outlaw Culture Among Early Hip-Hop Streetdancers in New York City. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0149767718000232

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Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
2006
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Palmer, C. A. (2006). Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=cS0OAQAAMAAJ&dq=Hip+hop+culture+was+founded+in+the+Bronx+in+the+1970s.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Hip-hop is born at a teen party in the Bronx | HISTORY
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Hip-hop is born at a teen party in the Bronx | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-11/hip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-bronx

Why Hip Hop Began in the Bronx : CSPAN3 : September 18, 2017 6:00am-7:01am EDT
2017
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Why Hip Hop Began in the Bronx : CSPAN3 : September 18, 2017 6:00am-7:01am EDT. (2017). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/CSPAN3_20170918_100000_Why_Hip_Hop_Began_in_the_Bronx

Why Hip Hop Began in the Bronx : CSPAN3 : September 17, 2017 12:15pm-1:14pm EDT
2017
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Why Hip Hop Began in the Bronx : CSPAN3 : September 17, 2017 12:15pm-1:14pm EDT. (2017). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/CSPAN3_20170917_161500_Why_Hip_Hop_Began_in_the_Bronx

Standing in the Shadows of America: Afro-Diasporic Oral Culture and the Emancipation of Canadian Hip-Hop
2007
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Standing in the Shadows of America: Afro-Diasporic Oral Culture and the Emancipation of Canadian Hip-Hop. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3138/ctr.130.019

The Influence of Hip-Hop on American Culture
2024
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The Influence of Hip-Hop on American Culture. (2024). urn.nsk.hr. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:601659

Preserving Places of Hip-Hop in the Bronx, 1973 to 1983
2022
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Christine, H. (2022). Preserving Places of Hip-Hop in the Bronx, 1973 to 1983. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/as7n-t493

Disco diasporas: Italian American clubs, DJs and dancers and their connection with the hip hop generation (1970–93)
2026
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Gatti, G. (2026). Disco diasporas: Italian American clubs, DJs and dancers and their connection with the hip hop generation (1970–93). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1386/ghhs_00109_1

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