Fifty years of hip-hop culture in CT

Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Credit: ct mirror The birth of the art form that became hip-hop is traced back, in music legend, to a party in the South Bronx, some 50 years ago. DJ Kool Herc spun his turntables on August 11, 1973, introducing a now infamous drum break during a back-to-school party in his apartment at 1520 Sedgwick Ave.     It wouldn’t take long for this poetic, rhythmic and incisive form of cultural expression to make its way just a few miles up the Metro-North Railroad into Connecticut. But the state’s hip-hop scene, now nearly a half-century in, can get lost in the shadow of the big city. Last summer, The Connecticut Mirror traveled the state, interviewing and photographing individuals who represent the past, present and future of the state’s homegrown hip-hop culture. DJs, rappers, producers and music executives have all played a role in advancing the culture and sound of hip-hop in Connecticut.  DJ Terrible Tee at his home in Stratford. ” data-medium-file=”https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-336×224.jpg” data-large-file=”https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-771×514.jpg” src=”https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-771×514.jpg” alt class=”wp-image-1100014″ srcset=”https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-771×514.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-336×224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-768×512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-1536×1024.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-2048×1366.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-1200×800.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-1024×683.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-1568×1046.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-2000×1334.jpg 2000w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HipHop-Photo-Selects-3-400×267.jpg 400w” sizes=”(max-width: 771px)...