House party concert for one of DJ Kool Herc’s DJ performance. Image above, DJ Kool Herc through the times.

Hello everyone! We are back to our regular once a week post from our book Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years In New York That Changed Music Forever. This is our first reading where I reference BIPOC music history as our main source. You ever wonder how music maintained peace between gang and race relations? Check it out! Stay tuned by the end of today you’ll get a snap shot of that history featuring DJ Kool Herc.