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It’s summer time, and for city folks that can mean heading to the park to get together with friends. Public parks like Manhattan’s Union Square is where the musical genre hip hop was heard in its earliest years.
It’s summer time, and for city folks that can mean heading to the park to get together with friends. Grist contributor Ben Adler tells host Steve Curwood that open spaces like Manhattan’s Union Square park saw the emergence of the musical genre hip hop.