Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age.
In 1977, hip-hop literally wasn't outside the boroughs. But I was profoundly aware of the city through films like Saturday Night Fever, The French Connection, and Network. I had a friend who visited New York, and I asked him what it was like. He said, "Oh, it's great. Just wear a coat and don't look anyone in the eye."
Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.
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