Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop culture

On Aug. 11, 1973, a party in the Bronx changed the direction of music history. That night, DJ Kool Herc showed off a new way to play records on two turntables — alternating between them to maintain a breakbeat. Add an emcee to rap over the beat, and you've got the foundations of hip-hop. Bring in dancers and artists, and you've got a cultural movement. In this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and explore how Nashville is marking the occasion. Guests: Dan Charnas, writer and journalist, author of Dilla Time Angela Nissel, writer and co-founder of OKplayer Daru Jones, musician DJ C-Wiz, hip-hop DJ This episode was produced by Khalil Ekulona and Marquis Munson.