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Could Hip-Hop Inspire the Next Great Era of Design?

The grandfather of hip-hop was white, bald, and often wore a bow tie.

According to professional architect and Highland Park native Michael Ford, the earliest traces of hip-hop came long before the 1970s when DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaattaa were dropping beats on Sedgwick Avenuein the South Bronx.

According to Ford, who now resides in Madison, Wisconsin, the seeds of what we now call hip-hop subconsciously sprouted inside the brain of Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. Those familiar with Le Corbusier might not know him as the grandfather of hip-hop, but instead as a master of modern architecture....Continue Reading

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