Kool Herc American Disc Jockey
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Kool Herc is a 73 year old American Disc Jockey born on 16th April, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica. His zodiac sign is Aries
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| First Name |
Kool
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| Last Name |
Herc
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| Alternative Name |
Kool DJ Herc, Kool Herc, Father of Hip-Hop, DJ Kool Herc
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| Birthday |
16th April, 1952
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| Birthplace |
Kingston, Jamaica
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
DJ
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| Occupation |
Disc Jockey
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Hip hop, Hip-hop
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| Year(s) Active |
1967–present, 1973–present, 1971–present
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| Associated Acts |
Russell Simmons, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Wizzard Theodore, Coke La Rock, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Kool
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| Official Websites |
http://djkoolherc.com
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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 the founder 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. Campbell isolated the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another. Using the same two-turntable set-up of disco DJs, he used two copies of the same record to elongate the break. This breakbeat DJing, using funky drum solos, formed the basis of hip hop music. Campbell's announcements and exhortations to dancers helped lead to the syncopated, rhythmically spoken accompaniment now known as rapping.
