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This innovation had its roots in what Herc called "The Merry-Go-Round", a technique by which the deejay switched from break to break at the height of the party. This technique is specifically called "The Merry-Go-Round" because according to Herc, it takes one "back and forth with no slack." [13]
THE SPIN INTERVIEW: DJ Kool Herc Read More » The post THE SPIN INTERVIEW: DJ Kool Herc appeared first on SPIN. ... I’m going to call it the Merry-Go-Round. I’ll put on two copies of a record ...
Like a string theorist, Herc zeroed in on the fundamental vibrating loop at the heart of the record, the break. [5] In response to this revelation, Herc developed the Merry-Go-Round technique to extend the breaks—the percussion interludes or instrumental solos within a longer work of music. [6]
5 Sides of a Coin is a 2003 feature-length documentary by Canadian filmmaker Paul Kell about hip hop culture. The title references the five elements inherent to this culture, viz., emceeing, deejaying, b-boying (aka breakdancing), writing (i.e., graffiti or street art), and beatboxing.
This innovation had its roots in what Herc called "The Merry-Go-Round", a technique by which the DJ switched from break to break at the height of the party. This technique is specifically called "The Merry-Go-Round" because according to Herc, it takes one "back and forth with no slack." [12]
Melton averaged 10.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game with the Warriors this season, his first with the team. He signed a one-year, $12.8 million deal with the team this past offseason after he ...
Staring his mid-30s in the mirror, Horford made the move to Philadelphia, signing his four-year, $109 million deal. He viewed the Sixers as his last, best chance at both a big contract and a ring.
Beat Street is a 1984 American dance drama film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture, including breakdancing, DJing and graffiti.