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50 years ago, teenagers partied in the Bronx — and gave rise to hip-hop

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A section of Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, N.Y. was renamed Hip Hop Boulevard in 2016, in recognition of the apartment building where the music is said to have been born. (José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR)
A section of Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, N.Y. was renamed Hip Hop Boulevard in 2016, in recognition of the apartment building where the music is said to have been born. (José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR)

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