Happy 69th Birthday To Hip Hop Founder DJ Kool Herc!
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On this day in 1955, DJ Kool Herc was born Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to the Bronx when he was 12 years old and took on the name “Kool Herc” when he became a member of the graffiti crew, the “Ex-Vandals.” The name is short for ‘Hercules’ because of his 6′ 4″ […] The post Happy 69th Birthday To Hip Hop Founder DJ Kool Herc! first appeared on The Source.

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