Father Jones: The Connection Pete Dj Jones was the innovator who would take the Disco mixing style of Francis Grasso and apply it to extend the grooves that would later be called 'the breaks'. He mastered the mix and learned how to extend grooves to keep the dancefloor packed. Jones was so particular about his setup at one club where he played records, he put in his own money to improve the sound system. Some considered it the best in New York at the time. Kurtis Blow points out that in the early 70s Jones catered mostly to the middle and upper class blacks in the New York Disco scene. His style had many of the traits embraced by early hip hop djs, including his showcasing the talents of MCs like JT Hollywood and later "Lovebug" Starski. Jones' legendary sets inspired aspiring young djs in poor neighborhoods to create their own style of live record playing. The parties thrown in tribute and reaction to the energy of midtown disco clubs led to the music known as hip hop. Blow gives a first-hand account of the intimate relationship between disco and hip hop which followed: The teenagers of the South Bronx and Harlem didn't have the money to pay for admission to the expensive midtown and downtown clubs, so they had their own parties. Along the way, clubs, house parties, and block parties sprang up all over New York ghettos, giving birth to the neighborhood DJ and MC. Something of a mutation of disco, hip-hop was also a rebellion against disco.