Ben Ortiz aka DJ ha-MEEN, Collection Specialist of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection, came in to read When The Beat Was Born by Laban Carrick Hill. A story all about one of the founding father's of Hip-Hop, DJ Kool Herc.
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Ben Ortiz aka DJ ha-MEEN, Collection Specialist of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection, came in to read When The Beat Was Born by Laban Carrick Hill. A story all about one of the founding father's of Hip-Hop, DJ Kool Herc.