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A Sneak Peek at the Universal Hip Hop Museum
The chief curator of the upcoming Bronx museum shares his vision for the site—and photos from his collection of early hip hop memorabilia.
Writing in the February 1986 edition of the New York City-based magazine “City Limits,” Claude “Paradise” Gray had this to say about urban crime and the state of black and Latino youth:
Gray believed the best way to grab these youth was through hip hop. Later in his piece, he points to the Bronx Youth Day held in 1985 as one event that captivated the city’s young and restless. It was attended by hip hop luminaries such as DJ Red Alert and DJ Chuck Chillout, along with over 50 local organizations offering educational and health services on site.