(born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip hop...

John W. Bowman Jr. (born March 20, 1958), better known by his stage name DJ Kool, is an American rapper who produced several popular rap singles in the...

stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as...

Frederick Crute (born November 27, 1956), known professionally as Kool DJ Red Alert, is an Antiguan-American disc jockey who rose to fame on WRKS 98.7...

back to North Carolina. Coke La Rock was a friend and musical partner of DJ Kool Herc, who himself is generally considered to have laid down the foundation...

The effect is akin to hyperventilation." In 2000, American disc jockey DJ Kool used "It Takes Two" as a basis for his song of the same name, featuring...

Press. p. 45. "Interview w/ DJ Kool Herc: 1989 New Music Seminar". 1989. Frank Broughton (2015). "Interviews: Kool Herc". DJ History. Archived from the...

playlist; and the ability of a DJ to select the most suitable recordings, also known as "reading the crowd". DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika...

Campbell, later known as DJ Kool Herc, presided over parties in the community room at a pivotal point in the genre's history. DJ Kool Herc is credited with...

The Bronx hip hop scene emerged in August 1973 when brother–sister duo DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell hosted the first hip hop party in the Bronx, sparking...