DJ Kool Herc

Summary

DJ Kool Herc is a human^[1]. Born in Kingston^[2], he… he was born on April 16, 1955^[3]. He worked as a disc jockey^[4], record producer^[5], and rapper^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month, #6,772 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• DJ Kool Herc was born in Kingston^[2].
• DJ Kool Herc was born on April 16, 1955^[3].
• DJ Kool Herc was born on April 16, 1952^[8].
• DJ Kool Herc held citizenship in United States^[9].
• DJ Kool Herc's professions included disc jockey^[4].
• DJ Kool Herc worked as a record producer^[5].
• DJ Kool Herc's professions included rapper^[6].
• DJ Kool Herc was educated at Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School^[10].
• DJ Kool Herc received the American Book Awards^[11].
• DJ Kool Herc received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[12].
• DJ Kool Herc is recorded as male^[13].
• DJ Kool Herc's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• DJ Kool Herc's genre is hip-hop^[15].
• DJ Kool Herc's Commons category is recorded as DJ Kool Herc^[16].
• DJ Kool Herc's residence is recorded as The Bronx^[17].
• DJ Kool Herc's family name is recorded as Campbell^[18].
• DJ Kool Herc's given name is recorded as Clive^[19].
• DJ Kool Herc's official website is recorded as http://djkoolherc.com/^[20].
• DJ Kool Herc's instrument is recorded as turntablism^[21].
• DJ Kool Herc's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kool Herc'}^[22].
• DJ Kool Herc's start of work period is recorded as 1973^[23].
• DJ Kool Herc's sibling is recorded as Cindy Campbell^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1955-04-16^[27]

• Genre(s): hip hop^[28]

• Community tags: hip hop^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8ecc4c7e-9482-4557-bf0f-d74783a9e670^[30]

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Origins and Family

Born in Kingston^[2], DJ Kool Herc… Recorded date of birth include April 16, 1955^[3] and April 16, 1952^[8].

Education

DJ Kool Herc was educated at Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include disc jockey^[4], record producer^[5], and rapper^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include American Book Awards^[11], a literary award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1978^[33] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[12], a music museum^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1983^[36].

Why It Matters

DJ Kool Herc ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month, #6,772 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was DJ Kool Herc born?

Born in Kingston^[2], DJ Kool Herc…

What did DJ Kool Herc do for work?

DJ Kool Herc worked as disc jockey^[4], record producer^[5], and rapper^[6].

Where did DJ Kool Herc go to school?

DJ Kool Herc was educated at Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School^[10].

What awards did DJ Kool Herc receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards^[11] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[12].