On August 11, 1973, something happened inside the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx that nobody in attendance could have possibly known would help change music and popular culture forever.
What began as a back-to-school party organized by Cindy Campbell and DJed by her older brother Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, is now widely recognized as one of the foundational moments in Hip Hop history.
And believe it or not, part of the motivation was fresh clothes…