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Kool Herc


Clive Campbell, aka DJ Kool Herc, gave birth to hip hop, by stringing a series of breaks together back to back, rather than playing the records in full. Kool Herc's other masterstroke was to play for young kids rather than their parents, tapping in to the energy of the era’s teenage breakdancers. This interview was conducted in Herc's beat-up Lincoln as we drove around the Bronx, tracking down all the clubs he remembered from his glory days.


What year did you come to New York?

I came here in ’67 aged 13.

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