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Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), AKA Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited as originating hip hop music, in the Bronx, New York City. His playing of hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown was an alternative both to the violent gang cultu... Read More...
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Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles of all time - Top40-Charts This month (September, 2004), Hip-Hop celebrates 25 years of commercial success. The artform had existed on the underground for years, but things changed. Rap music originated as a cross-cultural product. Most of its important early practitioners ...
Hip-Hop Rumors: The Game: “I Will Tear Jay-Z Limb By Li... - allhiphop.com Rumor has it that Lupe, Kanye and Pharrell are going to perform their CRS Supergroup song for the first time on the “Glow in the Dark” tour. I heard they are all going to have a giant after party that is so massive that they are auditioning ...
DJ Bedtyme - Breaking New Music - NobodySmiling The DJ is the person in hip-hop that deserves the most respect. The DJ is the reason why some of our favorite MC's are in the game today. While many artists with hunger dream of getting into the game everyday the DJ helps that dream become a reality ...
