DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc, also commonly known as Kool Herc is credited for hosting the very first hip hop house party in 1973. Although, this party consisted of playing mostly funk records by James Brown, he radically transformed the way records were played through incorporating only the instrumental version of a song and then quickly switching to the break in a separate song. This way of DJing completely revolutionized the term for the next generations to come and laid the foundation of what current DJ’s follow

Music has always been an influence in everyday life for every race and ethnicity since the beginning of time. As the human race evolved, so has the musical landscape. Music in the past was used to tell stories and express significant events, but todays musicians still portray everyday life in their music. Since the emergence of hip hop in the early seventies in New York, it allowed the voices of Blacks and Hispanics to express their daily struggles through music. That’s why hip hop plays a key part

Campbell—better known to history as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop. Born and raised to the age of 10 in Kingston, Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc began spinning records at parties and between sets his father’s band played while he was a teenager in the Bronx in the early 1970s. Herc often emulated the style of Jamaican “selectors” (DJs) by “toasting” (i.e., talking) over the records he spun, but his historical significance has nothing to do with rapping. Kool Herc’s contribution to hip hop was even

first started in the 1970’s in The Bronx, New York at DJ Kool Herc’s apartment. DJ Kool Herc was throwing a house party and used a unique turntable technique to start and develop Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop would start to inspire and become really popular among many young people in New York. Eventually, Hip Hop would evolve into a culture that would include music, lifestyle, and new ways of expression for people. Hip Hop started thanks to DJ Kool Herc. At a party in his apartment complex when he tried a turntable

One of the first famous Hip Hop Deejays was Dj Kool Herc. He was an 18 year old Jamaican immigrant who introduced huge sound systems of Jamaica to many parties in the city of New York. He used two turn tables to blend percussion based beats with older songs and popular dance songs to create a continuous flow of music. Along with Kool Herc other Deejays such as Grand Wizard Theodore, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash. These Deejays were also known for being the first to isolate the break beat

which no doubt it was DJ Kool Herc but even by telling you that before that the sound that was really popular in New York was disco. This was very shortly before Herc. Late 60’s early 70’s disco was hot, it's like it had exploded. It's where everyone

They quickly earned the respect of their peers by holding their own on stage with hip hop legends like Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambattaa, Busy Bee, Kool DJ Red Alert, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Grandmaster DST and the Cold Crush Brothers. Unfortunately, their lyrical skills didn’t make them immune to sexism. “It was a struggle,” recalls Sheri-Sher. “We were getting a

people’s horizons, and promotes the idea of equality between interacial communities. The Hip-Hop music movements emergence can be traced back to the 1970’s in South Bronx, New York. DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican born DJ, kickstarted the movement and laid the groundwork for everything associated with Hip Hop music today. Herc created “toasting,” which can be described as speaking over a rhythmic

hip-hop’s four elements as: DJing, MCing, B-boying, and graffiti. Joseph Saddler, later named Grandmaster Flash, became known as a DJ because of his style. He focused on showmanship, such as scratching with his elbows and flipping around. He later added MCs to pump up the crowd because no one would listen to just the music without words. Soon he became more liked than Kool Herc and Bambaataa. B-boying was originally created by kids too young to get into clubs, but then spread out of homes into the streets

When it came to music, I usually just listen to whatever was around me, radio, TV, YouTube, etc, no matter the genre. Until recently, I never had a “favorite type” of music, but now I’ve become fond of rock and most of all classic rock. If there was a genre that I’d have to say I personally don’t like, it’s rap and most of all, hip hop. I don’t like hip hop for a few reasons, the lyrics, its “evolution”, and its rhythm. I would go on, but I’ll discuss these, since I find these to be the biggest problems