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Hip-hop grew from 1970s Bronx parties, where DJs turned turntables into instruments of invention.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Before hip-hop was a global industry, it was a local culture of DJs, dancers, MCs, artists and community sound systems. Innovation did not wait for permission; it made new tools from the tools already at hand.

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Hip-hop, 1970'lerin Bronx partilerinde, DJ'lerin pikapları yalnızca müzik çalan değil, müzik yapan araçlara dönüştürmesiyle büyüdü.

Hip-hop küresel bir endüstri olmadan önce DJ'lerin, dansçıların, MC'lerin, grafiti sanatçılarının ve mahalle ses sistemlerinin kültürüydü. Yenilik her zaman büyük kurumların iznini beklemez; bazen eldeki araçları başka türlü kullanmaya başlayan topluluklardan doğar.

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Smithsonian NMAAHC describes the Bronx in the 1970s as a home of the emerging hip-hop music and cultural scene, with DJs and turntables central to its sound. Source: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/hip-hop-bronx

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