One consistent thing about hip hop is that it can and will flip anything. In this case, the phrase “break a leg,” usually associated with success, was remixed. With some help from the universe, it was symbolically changed — and with it, probably the trajectory of the history of hip hop — thanks to a broken arm.
“My DJ broke his arm, and we were booked to do a world tour,” recalled Kurtis Blow, hip hop’s first superstar, who became one of the major beneficiaries of these ripple effects, of the events that transpired roughly 40 years ago. “I asked him if he’d be ready to go and he said yes, but his father killed the plan. I was stuck and needed a DJ. My DJ suggested someone with equal skill and that was it: We made history.”
Peep the players in this story, in respective order: DJ Run (the son of Kurtis Blow) and Davy DMX — DJ Run relinquished his DJ position to Jason Mizell and partnered alongside Daryl McDaniels to form the collective RUN DMC. Davy DMX was able…
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