Sedgwick & Cedar - To The Beat Y'all Men's Shirt, Creme

100% Cotton

 

Features a front side screen print design. Sedgwick & Cedar label sewn at the bottom front left side.

"Clive Campbell aka DJ Kool Herc, The Father of Hip Hop Culture was born in West Kingston Jamaica and emigrated to the Bronx in 1967 at 12 years old.

 

Herc would never forget his native Jamaican roots. He was now turned on to the tothebeatyallrebel American music movement of Soul & Funk, especially James Brown. He would be the first to blend the best of both cultures….Jamaican DJ style with massive sound, toasting and the funkiest part of American Soul & Funk records.

 

On August 11, 1973, in the community Rec room at the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue housing complex, his innovation would be on display as he placed the same record on both turntables, focusing on the funkiest sections of those records “the breaks” by isolating and extending the breaks by repeating them over and over again. He would turn that 10 second break it into 10 minutes of Fury!

Herc used the Mic to move the original house party with shout-outs over the records, which began the element of Emceeing.

 

His parties featured a new style of dance where people would up-rock or hit the ground to go off. Herc named these young cats “b-boys”.

 

Soon Kool Herc had to move the party outside from 1520 Sedgwick Ave. to Cedar Park where he tapped the base of a light pole to power up his Herculord speakers. Three thousand people showed up in complete darkness that summer night." - Sedgwick & Cedar

Sizing: Image shows Size M = 20" across chest, 28" in length.

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