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  Kool Herc
Kool Herc emigrated to the Bronx in 1967 when he was 12 years old.
Herc became aware that although he new which records would keep the crowd moving, he was more interested in the break section of the song.
Herc would say, "Flash in order to be a qualified disc jockey...you must have highs." Then he would crank up the highs and they would sizzle through the crowd.
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 Wikipedia: DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc is a Jamaican American musician and producer, generally credited as the inventor of hip hop during the 1970s.
He was a pioneer in the development of break-beat DJing, wherein the breaks of funk songs, being the most danceable part, were isolated for the purpose of all-night dance parties.
During the later part of the decade, Herc was stabbed at one of his own parties, sidelining him during most of the 1980s as hip hop spread throughout the country.
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Kool Herc began to DJ in 1973 once he had amassed a great sound system.
Herc realized that in order for large crowds to dance to his music they needed to hear the beat.
What was odd about Herc's style was that he did not use headphones to locate the breaks on the other turntable as other DJs would do who would later use his style.
www.geocities.com /phathop2/rap_evolution5.html   (689 words)

  
 Kool DJ Herc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kool DJ Herc (born Clive Campbell on April 16, 1955) is a Jamaican-American musician and producer, generally credited as a pioneer of hip hop during the 1970s.
Herc first used reggae records and was toasting to the music like Jamaican artists U-Roy and I-Roy.
Kool DJ Herc and his MC crew The Herculords "started a movement which recycled the creativity of fl American jive jocks back into the USA" (Toop 39).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DJ_Kool_Herc   (401 words)

  
 Articles - Kool D.J. Herc
Kool Herc owns the rights to the accolade "first Hip Hop D.J.Illustrating the connections between reggae and rap,Herc brought his sound system to block parties in the Bronx from 1969 onwards.
Kool Herc was the subject of celebration at the Rapmania Festival in 1990.
Kool Herc Kool DJ Herc, the godfather of hip-hop, was born in Jamaica in 1955.
www.hiphop-network.com /articles/djarticles/kooldjherc.asp   (2169 words)

  
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Kool Herc (the graffiti tag or nickname that he would spray paint on the side of subway cars in the Bronx) was born in 1955 in Jamaica.
Herc noticed the dancers' enthusiasm for the 'funky drum' portion of a song.
Kool Herc eventually turned his attention to the complexities of DJ'ing while two friends 'Coke La Rock' and 'Clark Kent' took over the emceeing.
www.geocities.com /matthew_robison/hiphop/hiphop/kool.htm   (459 words)

  
 Clarion University News
DJ Kool Herc has been added to the list of speakers for Hip Hop Symposium to be held at Clarion University on Oct. 18.
Kool Herc is also well known for his massive high-quality, high-volume sound system, against which even superior DJs could not compete.
Kool Herc and his MC crew The Herculords, “started a movement which recycled the creativity of Black American jive jocks back into the USA.” The relationship between hip hop and reggae became more important again with reggae artists and rappers collaborating with each other.
news.clarion.edu /News/10887.html   (443 words)

  
 DJ History
In 1973 Kool Herc started when his sister Cindy asked to provide the music at her birthday party, which was being held in a recreation room in their projects.
What he did was play the break of a song, which is a short section of a song without vocals that is good for dancing, on one turntable then switch to the other turntable and play the break, in order to extend the break.
In contrast, Kool Herc was more hit or miss when he did a break beat and the beat would be broken as he switched turntables.
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 Afiwi.Com - Your Caribbean Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To this Herc added the Jamaican form practice of “toasting” in which a DJ would call out the names of people in the party and speak rhymes and catch phrases often boasting about himself.
Herc began throwing parties regularly at his home, as his crowd outgrew the house he moved his parties out unto the block.
In 1980 Herc played himself in the classic film “Beat Street.” He took a hiatus from the music business when he was stabbed at one his own parties during the 80’s.
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 DJs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is honestly not a stretch at all to refer to DJ Kool Herc as the Father of hip-hop.
Herc wasn’t specific about the actual matching of the beats between the breaks, but the idea was out there and would soon get elaborated on by numerous others who’ll be mentioned momentarily.
Herc would soon be surpassed though, by people elaborating on the technical advancements that he pioneered.
www1.appstate.edu /~jp48076/hiphop_scene/dj.htm   (1483 words)

  
 Kool DJ Herc - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Among other things, Herc was notorious for throwing all-night parties and invariably present at a Kool Herc party during mid-'70s were usually young dancers (called b-boys) who were early incarnations of the breakdancers of the '80s.
Another Kool Herc attraction was his mammoth sound system which was capable of overtaking a party-goer's body, making them literally feel the music.
Herc's career was sidelined, however, when he was stabbed at one of his parties, causing the DJ to curb his activities for several years.
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DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican who migrated to the US in the late 1960’s has been credited as the founder of the genre which later evolved into rap music.
Among other things, Herc was notorious for throwing all-night parties and invariably present at a Kool Herc party during mid 1970s were usually young dancers who were early incarnations of the break-dancers of the 1980s.
Kool Herc: It came from a commercial that was on television in Jamaica at the time.
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 Hip Hop Overview
DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell, is a Jamaican American musician and producer, generally credited as a pioneer of hip hop during the 1970s.
Herc immigrated to the Bronx bringing with him his knowledge of the Jamaican 'sound system' scene and Jamaican 'toasting' style.
Afrika Bambaataa, born Kevin Donovan, was instrumental in the early development of hip hop.
www.uic.edu /orgs/kbc/hiphop/overview.htm   (443 words)

  
 emplive.org - EXHIBITS - Oral Histories
Kool DJ Herc is the Jamaican-born DJ known as the "Father of Hip-Hop." He's credited for coining the term "b-boy" and being the first DJ to extend the break-beat on a record.
So I took a chance and put Kool Herc on an index card (to post in the recreation center, announcing a party where Herc would DJ), chargin' 25 cents to get in for the ladies, 50 cents for the fellas.
Herc was playing this particular type of music that I found to be pretty warm; it had soul to it.
www.emplive.org /exhibits/index.asp?articleID=597   (1957 words)

  
 Vignette: Clive Campbell "DJ Kool Herc" (1955- )
DJ Kool Herc was the earliest major figure to emerge from the mid-70's Bronx music scene that would eventually come to be known as Hip-Hop.
Born Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, Herc immigrated to New York City and was exposed at an early age to both American and Jamaican musical traditions.
DJ Kool Herc didn't invent hip-hop's musical aesthetic as much as he unearthed it, buried in the drum breaks of soul and funk records.
faculty.washington.edu /qtaylor/aa_Vignettes/kool_herc.htm   (274 words)

  
 Kool Herc (1955 - )
Kool DJ Herc, the godfather of hip-hop, was born in Jamaica in 1955.
Herc was determined to find records that no one else owned, to distinguish himself from the pack.
Born at Kool D.J. Herc's House parties in the early '70s, catapulted to a worldwide phenomenon in the '80s, and now experiencing its latest gravity-defying incarnation as a thriving underground movement, "The Freshest Kids" brings to you the illest B-Boying this planet has ever witnessed.
www.jahsonic.com /KoolHerc.html   (2536 words)

  
 X-Press Online: DJ Kool Herc tonight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the Bronx in 1973 Herc developed a method for keeping the music going at the breaks in the records, extending them by hipping and hopping (where the very term ‘hip hop’ evolved).
In fact, there were no b-boys until Kool Herc labeled them so and there wasn’t even rapping until Herc adapted the practice from his home Jamaica.
Kool Herc will be giving lessons in history this Saturday, October 23, at the Monkey Bar.
www.xpressmag.com.au /archives/001061.php   (164 words)

  
 DJ Kool Herc, hip-hop pioneer - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican who migrated to the US in the late 1960s, is credited with founding the genre which later evolved into rap music.
Tribute will be paid to DJ Kool Herc and other figures in hip-hop and rap music beginning Tuesday, October 12 when popular US music channel VH1 premieres And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop, a five-part documentary series.
DJ Kool Herc is credited as the originator of break-beat deejaying, which is basically the essence of hip-hop.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20041007T170000-0500_67281_OBS_DJ_KOOL_HERC__HIP_HOP_PIONEER_.asp   (931 words)

  
 Kool DJ Herc information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kool DJ Herc (born Clive Campbell on April 16, 1955) is a Jamaican-American musician and producer, generally credited as a pioneer of hip hop during the 1970s.
Kool DJ Herc and his MC crew The Herculoids "started a movement which recycled the creativity of fl American jive jocks back into the USA" (Toop 39).
During the later part of the decade, Herc was stabbed at one of his own parties, sidelining him during most of the 1980s as hip hop spread throughout the country.
c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Kool_DJ_Herc   (369 words)

  
 JS Online: Black History Month: Kool Herc
Kool Herc - his stage name evolved from the nickname "Hercules," after his muscular frame - began performing with two friends who favored microphones over turntables.
Herc and the Herculoids were born, creating a template - two rappers and a dj - that would give us Run-DMC, Salt 'n Pepa and a host of other hip-hop stars.
But Herc's persona was based purely on a love of music, inherited from his father, who bought most of his records, and a passion for getting people out on the dance floor.
www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=389411   (719 words)

  
 Temple Of Hip Hop October Tour Feat. Dj Kool Herc - The Father Of Hip Hop (Nyc) :: TranZfusion.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hall of Fame Award in 1994 for establishing the roots of Hip-Hop in NY City, Kool Herc's Photo and Bio hang permanently in the Museum of NY City.
Musical revolution was born when in 1973 Kool Herc DJ'd his first event for his sister Cindy, a back to school party in the Bronx, NY.
Herc developed a method for keeping the music going at the breaks in the records, extending them by hipping and hopping (where the term ''hip-hop'' evolved).
www.tranzfusion.net /events/viewevent.asp?EventID=4552   (459 words)

  
 DJ Red Alert - Biography
Kool DJ Red Alert was named an honorary ambassador to the United Nations in recognition of his contributions in the field of music.
During the last of his high school years, Red hung out at the Saturday night parties thrown by DJ Kool Herc (the first hip-hop deejay) and his emcee Coke La Rock (who Red credits as "the very first rapper") at clubs throughout the west Bronx.
The World Famous Kool DJ Red Alert Old School at Noon Mixshow can be heard daily Monday thru Friday on New York City's Power 105.1 FM.
www.kooldjredalert.com /html/bio.html   (1038 words)

  
 1989 Interview w/ DJ Kool Herc by Davey D
Toward the end of the panel Kool Herc walked into the room yet no one seemed to know, understand and to a certain degree care who he was.
Kool Herc: I was like hailing my friends that I knew out there in the party.
Kool Herc: No. Little did anybody know we were making history by creating our own culture for our unborn family or unborn child to be coming up into.
www.daveyd.com /interviewkoolherc89.html   (2134 words)

  
 From Kool Herc to 50 Cent, the story of rap -- so far
Around '73, a time when fl Americans had made civil rights gains but were still suffering from high crime and unemployment rates, the Jamaican-born DJ threw block parties in rec centers and basketball courts, where he would experiment with what he called "breakbeats" on classic funk records.
Kurtis Blow, a former break dancer and block-party veteran, followed the Sugarhill Gang to the charts a few months later with "Christmas Rappin'" and topped it with the smash rap-rock crossover "The Breaks" in 1980, giving him the early line on King of Rap.
Kool Moe Dee, another pioneer from the old school, mastered the MC boast with his crew, the Treacherous Three.
www.post-gazette.com /ae/20040215rap0215aep1.asp   (2838 words)

  
 NPR : DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of the Breakbeat
NPR : DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of the Breakbeat
DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of the Breakbeat
Fresh Air from WHYY, August 29, 2005 · DJ Kook Herc is known as the father of the DJ breakbeat -- isolating and repeating breaks, the most danceable portions of songs that form part of the foundation of modern hip-hop.
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 KOOL HERC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Herc is the man who took the Jamaican art of toasting......talking in rhyme over the instrumental parts of a record, and made it a main stay in the Bronx.
Herc was amongst the first (after Pete Dj Jones) to take two copies of a record and manipulate them, so that the drum breakdown played continuously.Along with Klark Kent,Coke La Rock and Timmy Tim (the Herculords) Herc rocked spots like the PAL,Celeb Club, Stardust Ballroom, Hoe Ave Boys Club, Harlem World and Black Door.
Herc had a small part playing himself in the movie Beat Street.
www.jayquan.com /koolherc.htm   (244 words)

  
 Kool DJ Herc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Clive's nickname, "Hercules" was shortened to "Herc." He soon became known on the streets of the Bronx as DJ Kool Herc.
Now Herc and Rock were blasting their own portable speakers while touring all over New York City's neigborhoods, housing projects, and other locations like the Twilight Zone, the Tunnel, and Executive Playhouse.
Herc was the major figure in Hip Hop during the mid 1970s and his possee (the Herculoids) would even perform in my old neigborhood in the Valley section of the Bronx which even my brother recalls but unfortunetly, I was too young to remember.
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 NPR : Kool Herc: A Founding Father of Hip Hop
Kool Herc: A Founding Father of Hip Hop
Fresh Air from WHYY, March 30, 2005 · DJ Kool Herc is the father of the breakbeat, the deejay practice of isolating and repeating "breaks," the most danceable portions of songs; breakbeats make up the foundation of modern hip-hop.
Herc has written the introduction to the new book Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation (St.Martins, 2005) by Jeff Chang.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4567450   (153 words)

  
 Kool Herc :: Father of Hip-Hop
Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) is a Jamaican-American musician, DJ and producer that is credited as being the Father and first DJ of Hip Hop.
The orignial name used was Kool Herc and the Herculoids – and at first reggae records were played and toasted to, much like the music of Jamaican artists U-Roy and I-Roy.
Herc later started using funk records from artists like James Brown due to popular demand.
alphabetiks.com /hip-hop/articles/DJ-Kool-Herc.php   (263 words)

  
 KOOL HERC
Although by no means a turntablist in today's virtuosic scratch sense, Herc was among the first DJs to cut back and forth between beats on two different records, drawing out the drum breaks on tracks from James Brown and Mandrill into extended jams — what are now recognized as breakbeats.
But Herc had even more tricks up his sleeve.
Noticing that the crowd's energy hit its pitch during drum breakdowns, Herc began creating new arrangements and extending the breakbeats by switching the audio back and forth between his two turntables.
remixmag.com /mag/remix_kool_herc/index.html   (604 words)

  
 Kool Herc's Playlist
This is one of the records Kool DJ Herc brought over from Jamaica.
Many people know the original by Kool & The Gang, but this version is for the real B-Boy.
Pete DJ Jones loved to cut up the break of this song whereas Kool Herc couldn't quite pull it off.
www.angelfire.com /sk/oldskool/herclist.html   (451 words)

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