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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...

(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...

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...

"Let Me Clear My Throat" is a song by American hip-hop artist DJ Kool. It was released in April 1996 as the third and final single from his album of the...

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...

bassist and founder of Kool and the Gang Roger Kool (1954–2005), Singaporean DJ (Roger Kiew) Kool DJ Herc (born 1955), Jamaican–American DJ and hip hop pioneer...

through the late 1970s and early 1980s, hip hop turntablists, such as DJ Kool Herc began using several funk breaks in a row, using drum breaks from jazz-funk...

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...

Beets (1991) and Super Bad (1994), featuring Chuck D, Sister Souljah, DJ Kool Herc, the Cold Crush Brothers, and a bass music track by the Punk Barbarians...

the earliest DJs to refine their mixing skills was DJ Kool Herc. Francis Grasso was the first DJ to use headphones and a basic form of mixing at the...

Matthew Thornton (born October 7, 1963), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper and record producer from The Bronx, New York...

bestowed the title 'The Godfather of Cantopop' DJ Kool Herc: Baruch, Yolanda (August 11, 2022). "DJ Kool Herc's Sister Cindy Campbell Talks The Birth Of...

Lantern DJ Harrison DJ Head DJ Hoppa DJ Hurricane DJ Jazzy Jeff DJ Jazzy Joyce DJ Kay Slay DJ Khaled DJ Khalil DJ Kool DJ Kool Herc DJ Krush DJ Lambo DJ Lethal...

artist DJ Kool had a hit with the song "Let Me Clear My Throat". It was call-and-response vocals over a chopped half of the "900 Number" beat. DJ Kool did...

the hip hop period, at the end of the 1970s, was also hip hop's first DJ, DJ Kool Herc. Herc, a Jamaican immigrant, started delivering simple raps at his...

became involved in the earliest New York DJ scene, attending parties set up by early luminaries like DJ Kool Herc and Disco King Mario. Saddler's uncle...

performed to DJ Kool Herc's breakbeats. The obvious connection of the term "breaking" is to the word "breakbeat".[citation needed] DJ Kool Herc has said...