The era of Hip-Hop was born on August 11, 1973 at a party held at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York. It is a culture that exploded into a multi-billion dollar empire. Hip-Hop became an iconic culture that changed the world. Therefore, it was only befitting that the Hip-Hop Museum of Washington, DC induct: Coke La Rock(Father of Rapping), Grand Wizard Theodore (Inventor of the SCRATCH, Fantastic 5, L-Brothers), Grandmaster Caz and MC G.L.O.B.E. (Soul Sonic Force), with a private induction ceremony hosted by comedian Russell Peters at the birthplace of Hip-Hop.

Historian Jay Quan had the pleasure of inducting these four legendary artists into the museum for their invaluable contribution to what became the culture for generations to come. A monumental addition to the ceremony was the display of the original flyers designed by ‘King of Hip-Hop Flyers’ Buddy Esquire who passed away in 2014. Johan Kugelberg who was Buddy’s friend and Biographer donated the collection to the museum in hopes of keeping his legacy alive. “Hip-Hop has now grown into the largest financial and cultural export the United States has ever produced. The importance of this donation and the enormity of this induction ceremony, which allows us to honor the icons and give them their flowers, is deeply meaningful for reasons of cultural preservation and legacy,” states Museum Founder, Jeremy Beaver.

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