Friday August 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary to the day of the now legendary summer party in the Bronx where an 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc played his sister’s back-to-school fundraiser in the rec room of their apartment building, an event now recognised as the spark which ignited hip hop music and culture.

2SER Breakfast kicked off the the day by interviewing several key figures who brought hip hop to the airwaves via community radio.

DJ, producer, journalist, purveyor of records, and all-round renaissance man Blaze is one of the key figures of the Australian hip hop scene. 2SER Breakfast was honoured to have Blaze as a guest on this special day, talking about his many and varied contributions to the culture.