DJ Kool Herc
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DJ Kool Herc

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Kool DJ Herc is the originator of breakbeat DJing, the essence of hip-hop. By isolating and repeating the "breaks," or most danceable parts, of funk records by Mandrill, James Brown, and the Jimmy Castor…

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Active

1970s - 2020s

Genre

Rap

Also Known As

Clive Campbell
Kool DJ Herc
Kool Herc

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