Kool Herc og breakbeat: DJingens oprindelse i 70'erne

In the early 70s, a DJ that goes by the name of “Kool Herc” began playing records in a different and new way. At the time Herc had no idea that it would transform DJing into a form of art, and that it would set afoot for sample-based music. That we know it as today.

Kool Herc

Kool Herc, a young immigrant from Jamaica. Clive Cambell was his real name and Kool Herc was used as his stage name. He grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, and the clubs and discos were often called dance halls, and DJs were mostly called selectors. It was in South Bronx, New York, where Kool Herc would set off a musical revolution.

The Funk

Herc would primarily play hard funk records by artists like James Brown, Jimmy Castor, and The Incredible Bongo Band, etc. While he was DJing, Herc had perceived how the crowd was dancing more diligently at some of the parts in the songs. What differentiates DJ Kool Herc from other DJs at that time was his talent to repeat the most exciting part of each of his tracks, also mainly known as “the break”.