Whereas 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the creation of hip hop; Whereas, on August 11, 1973, Clive DJ Kool Herc Campbell introduced his innovative style of disc jockeying at an event organized by his sister, Cindy Campbell, called the Back To School Jam , which was held in the recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York; Whereas, together, Clive DJ Kool Herc Campbell and the master of ceremonies engaged the crowd with rap on the microphone, while partygoers known as B-boys and B-girls danced, and introduced a new style, later known as hip hop , which combined the elements of a disc jockey (commonly known as a DJ ), a master of ceremonies (commonly known as an MC ), music, art, and dance; Whereas Clive DJ Kool Herc Campbell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023; Whereas, from the humble beginnings of hip hop in New York City, the music, lyricism, dance, and art of hip hop has become a culture found in communities across the United States, and has long been a worldwide phenomenon; Whereas the art and culture of hip hop is an original creation of the United States and one of the most popular genres of music within the United States; Whereas hip hop has had notable Southern influences following its Northern inception, such as jazz and bounce from New Orleans, Louisiana, the blues from Mississippi, and country from the South, and these influences along with other celebrated genres of music, such as disco, gospel, soul, rock and roll, and Indigenous music from across the United States, have all helped hip hop transcend boundaries and contributed significant intellectual heritage and regional influence to the creation and progression of hip hop over the last century