HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, HIP HOP! New breathtaking immersive experience 'Hip Hop Til Infinity' covers 5 decades of the Bronx-born art form

"Hip Hop Til Infinity: An Immersive Trip Across 50 Years" opened this week at Hall des Lumières in Lower Manhattan. Photo credit Mark Zhelezoglo

By David Caplan

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- It's Hip Hop's 50th anniversary this year, so it only makes sense that the city in which it was born hosts a visually spectacular immersive experience of the history of the musical genre.

"Hip Hop Til Infinity: An Immersive trip Across 50 Years of Hip Hop" opened Thursday at the 35,000-square-foot Hall des Lumières, located in the Beaux-Arts Style Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in Lower Manhattan.

The "Hip Hop Til Infinity" immersive experience. Photo credit Mark Zhelezoglo

Co-produced by Mass Appeal's Hip Hop 50 initiative and Superbien, "Hip Hop Til Infinity" breaks down the history of Hip Hop by topic, largely in chronological order and geographically, beginning, of course, with the Bronx.

Hip hop tracks from the respective artists representing their region (such as the Bronx, Los Angeles, Miami, etc.) are played as images are projected on walls and floors.

The "Hip Hop Til Infinity" immersive experience is essentially a mix tape of hip hop's history. Here, the 149th-Grand Concourse station is projected, among other Bronx visuals. Photo credit Mark Zhelezoglo

The experience's various segments include "West Coast All-Stars," "Because of the Internet," "The South Got Somethin' To Say," and "The Mecca," which features imagery of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, where Hip Hop was born.

The "Hip Hop Til Infinity" immersive experience spans two floors. Photo credit Mark Zhelezoglo

“Hall des Lumières is honored to host this commemorative installation celebrating such an important cultural milestone”, said Tim Ceci, Managing Director of Hall des Lumières. "It’s exciting to offer this experience to our guests, something totally unique from our previous two exhibitions."