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DJ Kool Herc

1955 - Today

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Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited with being the founder of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown. Campbell isolated the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another. Using the same two-turntable set-up of disco DJs, he used two copies of the same record to elongate the break. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. DJ Kool Herc is the 1,112th most popular musician (down from 1,054th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 24th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Jamaican Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ Kool Herc ranks 1,112 out of 3,175. Before him are Leon Fleisher, James Burton, Robert Lockwood Jr., Anthony Phillips, Gerald Moore, and Eric Ericson. After him are Phil Manzanera, Adam Levine, János Bihari, Robert Levin, Ivan Lins, and Twiggy Ramirez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, DJ Kool Herc ranks 237. Before him are Andrew Divoff, Ole Beich, Pino Daniele, Mike Porcaro, Verónica Forqué, and Tibor Nyilasi. After him are Apisai Ielemia, Antje Jackelén, Nathan East, Galina Lukashenko, Maxime Bossis, and Teresa Ann Savoy.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc ranks 29 out of 189. Before him are Merlene Ottey (1960), Stephen Hopkins (1958), Shaggy (1968), Patrick Ewing (1962), Sean Paul (1973), and Mary Seacole (1805). After him are Bunny Wailer (1947), Desmond Dekker (1941), Burning Spear (1945), Norman Manley (1893), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), and Carol (null).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc ranks 5. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), and Sean Paul (1973). After him are Desmond Dekker (1941), Prince Buster (1938), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), and King Tubby (1941).

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