{"id":123,"date":"2022-08-02T12:53:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/selling-rap-history-dj-kool-hercs-gear-and\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T12:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:53:28","slug":"selling-rap-history-dj-kool-hercs-gear-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/selling-rap-history-dj-kool-hercs-gear-and\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"1200\" data-orig-width=\"1512\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/0d47388bf33cb6c55e4d4d2afc48ea7a\/50d6b8496d3191f0-43\/s640x960\/1bf20a965f05de3b108f1ce6723505e1e7ca65fe.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1200\" data-orig-width=\"1512\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u275d Following his purchase of the Acoustic PA System in 1973, [DJ Kool Herc] continued to build his sound system, adding additional components over the years. 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