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Disco King Mario (July 1, 1956 – May 21, 1994) In the 1970s, Mario was a prominent African American DJ and pioneer of Hip Hop, known as a “Founding Father of Hip Hop”[1] in the Bronx, New York. At the time, he lived in the Bronxdale Housing projects, where his parties made him well-known locally. Mario’s family hailed from Edenton, NC, which was the place of his birth.[2]
- ^ "Hip-hop icon 'Disco King Mario' honored with street co-naming as part genre's 50th birthday celebrations". bronx.news12.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006) Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-hop Culture, Greenwood Press, ISBN 978-0-313-33058-2, p. 89