DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc And Friends Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 40th
DJ Kool Herc And Friends Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 40th
New York City’s SummerStage commemorated 40 years of hip-hop yesterday (August 10) with a jam-packed free show in Central Park.  Part of SummerStage’s “This is Hip-Hop” series, the birthday bash featured and honored DJ Kool Herc, the legendary Bronx DJ and founder of hip-hop culture. An all-star lineup of hi...
Today In Hip-Hop: Hip-Hop Turns 40
Today In Hip-Hop: Hip-Hop Turns 40
On this day, August 11, in hip-hop history... 1973: Cindy Campbell, an entrepreneurial young girl living in the South Bronx, was looking to scrape together some extra cash to go shopping for a new wardrobe for the upcoming school year. Cindy had used her modest paycheck from a summer job to put a deposit down on a nondescript recreation room in the basement of the nondescript apartment building s
Today In Hip-Hop: DJ Kool Herc Celebrates 58th Birthday
Today In Hip-Hop: DJ Kool Herc Celebrates 58th Birthday
On this day, April 16, in hip-hop history… 1955: DJ Kool Herc, who is the father of the DJ breakbeat, celebrates his 58th birthday. The BX native was a pioneer of isolating and repeating breaks, which was known as the danceable part of the beat. Herc ...