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Ruza Blue, nicknamed "Kool Lady Blue", produced the first multi-racial, multi-cultural Hip Hop dance clubs in New York City. She was the founder of Club Negril (1981–82) and The Roxy where she showcased elements of Hip Hop plus more for the first time downtown in a nightclub environment on a regular weekly basis and this is where true Hip Hop ...
Nell's (or Nells) was a nightclub located on 244 West 14th Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. It opened in the fall of 1986 in the space of a former electronics store and closed May 30, 2004.
The Loft was the location for the first underground dance party (called "Love Saves the Day") organized by David Mancuso, on February 14, 1970, in New York City.Since then, the term "The Loft" has come to represent Mancuso's own version of a non-commercial party where no alcohol, food, nor beverages are sold.
Latin Quarter (also known later on as The LQ) was a nightclub in New York City. [1] [2] The club originally opened in 1942 and featured big-name acts.In recent years, it had been a focus of hip hop, reggaeton and salsa music.
From the late 1970s to about 1984, New York was the only city with a major hip hop scene, and the demand for records created competing independent record labels, including Profile Records, Sugarhill Records, Enjoy Records and Tommy Boy Records, pumping out 12" records at a furuious pace due to the popularity of the new genre, the incredible ...
The Peppermint Lounge was a popular discotheque located at 128 West 45th Street in New York City that was open from 1958 to 1965, although a new one was opened in 1980. It was the launchpad for the global Twist craze in the early 1960s. Many claim The Peppermint Lounge was also where go-go dancing originated, although this claim is subject to ...
He expanded from Tuesday night hip hop to all nights, and soon the Disco Fever was the most famous hip hop club in New York. [1] The club was mentioned in the Grandmaster Flash song " The Message " in 1982, and in 1983 Bill Adler wrote in People magazine that it was "the rap capital of the Solar System". [ 2 ]
The Video Lounge was designed by video artists John Sanborn and Kit Fitzgerald, who programmed an eclectic mix of found footage, video art, early music videos, and musical performances. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] DJ Mark Kamins said Danceteria was the first club to play videos and have two separate DJs play for 12 straight hours.