On this day in 1955, Clive Campbell, better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of ...

In a report by WTOP on Oct. 30, DJ Kool’s iconic 1996 live club recording of “Let Me Clear My Throat” has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, a long-overdue ...

Hip-Hop legends DJ Kool Herc and N.W.A will be honored by the Recording Academy the night before the 2024 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced the recipients of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement ...

LL Cool J gave DJ Kool Herc an incredible tribute for his 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction at the Brooklyn ceremony tonight. The speech started with LL Cool J looking back on how Kool Herc ...

On this date in Hip Hop history, DJ Kool released his monumental single “Let Me Clear My Throat,” now celebrating 30 years as one of the most electrifying party records the culture has ever seen.

The godfather of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc, inducted by LL Cool J received the Musical Influence Award at this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame In 2021, LL Cool J was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of ...

DJ Kool Herc had an emotional response to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. During the induction ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Fri., Herc, born Clive Campbell, was joined ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up In 1973, Clive Campbell, aka DJ Kool Herc, hosted a party in the ...

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This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. DJ Kool Herc is known as the father ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LL Cool J honored DJ Kool Herc as “one of the great founders of hip-hop” when the pioneering musical visionary received the ...