How Old Is Kool Herc? Kool Herc Birthday
Kool Herc was born on April 16, 1952 and is 72 years old now.
Birthday: April 16, 1952
How Old - Age: 72
Kool Herc Death Fact Check
Kool is alive and kicking and is currently 72 years old.
Please ignore rumors and hoaxes.
If you have any unfortunate news that this page should be update with, please let us know using this form.
Kool Herc - Biography
Clive Campbell (born 16 April 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited for originating hip hop music in the early 1970s 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 culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of disco in the 1970s. Campbell began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record, which emphasised the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another.
