Grand Wizard Theodore accidentally invents scratching (or does he?)

1975: Number 3 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicAmong hip-hop's canonical creation myths, few are as perfectly formed as Grand Wizard Theodore's invention of scratching. According to Theodore – then only 12, but already a regular performer at park jams – he was practising at home on 159th Street in the Bronx when his mum burst in, demanding he turn the music down. Instead of lowering the volume, he stopped the record with his hand and noticed an inter...

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