Pioneering DJ Kool Herc Set To Be Honored In Jamaica With Highest National Honor
The Father of Hip-Hop will be honored with 125 other distinguished Jamaicans from all over the world.
The Father of Hip-Hop will be honored with 125 other distinguished Jamaicans from all over the world.
Rock Hall’s Greg Harris teases a Hip Hop tribute for the ceremony later this year.
Hip-Hop’s founding father Kool Herc and his sister Cindy are working with Christie’s to auction off hundreds of rare pieces of memorabilia.
The first history facts will celebrate DJ Kool Herc and debut one of the earliest flyers to feature ODB, GZA and The RZA.
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(AllHipHop News) Legends and lore about The Bronx and its role in birthing Hip-Hop are the themes of this weekend’s “South By South Bronx” Music Festival. It was in New York’s Bronx borough in August 1973 where DJ Kool Herc is credited with founding the culture and musical genre known today as Hip-Hop. To that […]
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