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July 4th – The Fantastic Five beat The Cold Crush Brothers in the first hip-hop MC battle at The Harlem World Disco in New York City, on this day in 1981.

The prize was $1000 cash.

A staged battle between the two legendary early school NYC crews can be seen in the 1983 First Run Features film “Wild Style.”