A massive block party outside the Sedgwick Houses, which is considered the “birthplace of hip-hop,” closed off many Bronx blocks to car traffic Saturday.
There was plenty of room for generations of hip-hop fans to dance and reflect on an art that originated there 50 years ago.
“These are my people,” said Crystal Rose, who lives nearby. “All these are my people. I was brought up in hip-hop.”
Much like hip-hop itself, lifelong Bronx residents Juliet Lindsay, Deborah Matthews and Rose were all born and bred in the borough where hip-hop originated.
“I grew up in this neighborhood, so I remember when there were parties here at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue,” Lindsay,
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