Kool Herc Archives

LargeUp Premiere: Stream DJ Prince’s “Test My Sound” LP

Words by Jesse Serwer— Coming out of NYC's Duck Down camp, DJ Prince makes hip-hop with a reggae- and dancehall-influenced point of view. Think "Sound Bwoy Bureill" by Smif N Wessun mixed with Busta Rhym... Read More...

Visual Culture: Artist Danielle Mastrion Celebrates Kool Herc + 40 Years of Hip-Hop

Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Art by Danielle Mastrion— Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of hip-hop. Or more precisely 40 years to the day -- August 11, 1973 -- that a young DJ of Jamaican descent threw... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Caribbean Hip-Hop Pioneers

Words by Jesse Serwer If you're familiar with the story of how hip-hop came to be, you've surely come across the detail that the man responsible for starting the whole thing in motion, Clive "DJ Kool... Read More...

Kool Relief: Kool Herc Fundraiser At Sutra Tonight

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you never did know, rap's founding father Kool Herc has been in and out of the hospital due to kidney stones. Apparently the music legend is in need of major surgery but ... Read More...

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