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KNOWLEDGE IS THE FIFTH ELEMENT

Hip-hop has always taught itself. Those who knew shared with those learning — in cyphers and crews, on corners and in studios. The Vault continues that: history, technique, and craft across all four elements.

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The Break Had a Location: Clock Theory and the Mark That Made the Break Repeatable

The Break Had a Location: Clock Theory and the Mark That Made the Break Repeatable

Today a DJ taps a cue button and the track jumps to the exact spot. In the mid-1970s Bronx there was no screen and no...
Older Than the Mic: The Dozens and the Oldest Battle in Hip-Hop

Older Than the Mic: The Dozens and the Oldest Battle in Hip-Hop

You’ve watched someone get cooked. A shot, a reaction, a comeback or a loss, in front of everyone. It feels like an i...
The W 183rd Street sign in Washington Heights — the street number TAKI 183 wrote across New York.

The Name Before the Username

You picked a name that isn't the one you were given. You use it in places where the given one would mean less. You ha...