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Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.
People coming up with T-shirts with Herc’s name. You’re not going to go after the little man on the street trying to make some money selling something like that. ... DJ Kool Herc appeared ...
La Rock was an original member of Herc's MC crew, the Herculoids. According to Herc, Coke La Rock's MC name had various iterations, beginning as "A-1 Coke," and then moving on to "Nasty Coke" before it was finalized as "Coke La Rock". [7] [8] Coke La Rock joined Kool Herc for his first party, in 1973, to celebrate Herc's sister Cindy's birthday.
Eric D. Hill Jr. as DJ Kool Herc: Real life DJ who is credited with originating hip-hop music in the early 1970s in the Bronx. He serves as a mentor for the Notorious Three (The Herculoids). He serves as a mentor for the Notorious Three (The Herculoids).
As hip hop grew throughout the Bronx, 1520 was a starting point where Clive Campbell, later known as DJ Kool Herc, presided over parties in the community room at a pivotal point in the genre's history. [6] [7] DJ Kool Herc is credited with helping to start hip hop and rap music at a house concert at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on August 11, 1973. [8]
The lineup includes New York legends Run D.M.C. (in what they say is their last performance), Nas, Fat Joe, Ghostface, EPMD, Remy Ma, Melle Mel, Lil Kim and Kool Herc, along with Lil Wayne, Snoop ...
DJ Kool Herc is considered the "sonic originator" of hip-hop. Jack Vartoogian/Getty ImagesWhenever I teach courses on hip-hop at the University of Virginia, I provide a brief overview of where hip ...
Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, was a Jamaican-born DJ who frequently spun records at neighborhood teenage parties in the Bronx. [4] Jeff Chang, in his book Can't Stop Won't Stop (2005), describes DJ Kool Herc's eureka moment in this way: Herc carefully studied the dancers. "I was smoking cigarettes and I was waiting for the records to ...