I was an off the boat immigrant working at my dad’s grocery store where cool herc helped with security in the evenings. He used to give me invitation cards for the party. I was a nerdy 15 year old who loved beatles and disco but had no idea that I was living in something historic. I went off to college and hung out with ivy league crowd and had had forgotten about him till recently, with all the interest in hip hop history. Hi ya cool herc! do you remember me?
You never heard of DJ Smokey and the Smokeatrons and DJ Mario? Grandmixer Dst said you can't talk about the genesis of hip hop without mentioning them. The false narrative about who created hip hop is being changed and for the better. Lot of Caribbean people keep claiming they created it and it's not true.
So called hip hop is Black American culture. Herc created nothing. Walked into the rec center with Black culture, left with Black culture. Black Americans all over America were throwing parties. Stop the myth.
@@undisputedtruth6176Fair enough, well do you have the proof or the fliers, video etc? Let's stop the hate, we all know you had a lot of DJs in Brooklyn, Queens given similar parties..before Herc, but that is not the issue here, the claim is that he started playing the breaks, hence we have a starting point, for Hip Hop...a Hip Hop DJ. Now, of course, you had a lot of DJs playing Soul, R&B, Disco music... But from what I recall few if any embrace this sneaker crowd spinning on their back, or pop in, etc, they just don't want them in their upscale party....the proof is in Founding Fathers of Hip Hop. So unless we have proof, we should stop saying others were doing it too... I am not saying others were not doing it... I am saying if you have the facts, proof, and documentation.. Then come forth vs disparaging Herc and his sister.... Yes, this is Black American culture, it was done here.. Not in Jamaica... Jamaica has no claim over this....Just because you were a DJ in BK, where I am from... Don't mean they were accepting of the new tough form of breaking!
@@undisputedtruth6176Another anonymous internet oracle who claims that Herc did nothing. So I should listen to you rather than the legendary names who repeatedly laud Herc as being responsible for further developing the culture?? Nah, I don't think so. The fact that black people were throwing parties all over America means very little, as none of those people apparently had the creativity to come up with & develop the 'Merry Go Round' technique like Herc did. By all means celebrate the many other names who were spinning breaks back then, but don't just diss the person hailed as being responsible for the culture without giving any weight to your argument. You just sound bitter & jealous.
@@DeeFromNYCyou say black Americans created the culture of Hip Hop, now tell me what is DJ Kool Herc? He is a Jamaican immigrant that moved to the Bronx when he was 12. Does that not make him a black American? Or is he a white American? Stop the hate, before Aug 11, 1973 there was no such thing as Hip Hop, Funk and Disco don't count. We are talking about Hip Hop which he is th sole creator of, give the man his credit.
Disco King Mario was spinning disco (the word is even in his DJ name lol)! DJ Kool Herc was spinning funk music. He noticed break beats was getting the most response by the party people, so he extended the breaks on the records (looping). Disco DJs wasn’t doing that at the time.
You immigrants didn't start nothing in America why isn't Hip Hop bigger than reggae in Jamaica because Herc didn't start nothing that black Americans had been doing since the 1920s and 1940s us born in raised in America know ain't no immigrants build shit in America
This music was Created by black American/fba we didn't needed Immigrant to created our music Stop trying to steal Black American culture you culture vulture
“That dude” 🤦🏽♂️. You know race isn’t real right? Race was created by racists in order to divide humankind. FBA just further divides Pan Africans. Force is in unity. God bless.
As you heard that black woman said it was not cool Herc party it was her party and she had him to do the DJ but before that there were parties at the park and if you want to talk about his sound system then you got to bring the Chinese in because he got that from the Chinese
The myth that DJ Kool Herc originated Rap music has been debunked many times over people have come with receipts, but unfortunately most writers and authors insist on repeating the same lie anyway.
@@roylle6346 It's been proven time after time that Herc didn't create hip hop. I have ton of evidence to prove that. Stop going by what mainstream media says.
Ok so all theee videos about Herc, but 0 recordings.. and yes the soinds were different, but it wasnt hiphop.. you can act like it was hiphop if you want so you can say "50" years.. but i was there when the movie Breaking with Ice T in it came out and that wasnt 1973.
@lenks1018 nah...Mario played mostly disco and funk. That's why he got that name. DJ dee said I'm the beginning it was him, mario and herc. So I don't know why FBA trying to take away herc status. Him being a pioneer is concreted in history.
That showed you that all that stuff was here already mimic what was how do you get your people lying that break dancing started at the beginning of the 80s going on at the time her in America, happy how to dress like fBA in the whole nine yards
@@samball2031 No one is arguing that DJ Cool Herc used what BAs have created. Anyone pushing a different narrative is stupid asf. But BAs are extremely xenophobic so they do not want to give a Black immigrant his flowers.
I was an off the boat immigrant working at my dad’s grocery store where cool herc helped with security in the evenings. He used to give me invitation cards for the party. I was a nerdy 15 year old who loved beatles and disco but had no idea that I was living in something historic. I went off to college and hung out with ivy league crowd and had had forgotten about him till recently, with all the interest in hip hop history. Hi ya cool herc! do you remember me?
Do you still the card?
50 years and 1 day ago... Props for the Grand Master !!!
So called hip hop is 400 yrs old. Congratulations Black Americans
DJ Kool Herc pioneer father of Hip Hop all the folks in here saying otherwise are haters and idiots. Salute Herc
You never heard of DJ Smokey and the Smokeatrons and DJ Mario? Grandmixer Dst said you can't talk about the genesis of hip hop without mentioning them. The false narrative about who created hip hop is being changed and for the better. Lot of Caribbean people keep claiming they created it and it's not true.
No listen to people like Gil Scott Heron, Bobby Rush, or James Brown, these are the precursors of rap and hiphop.
@@anonymousyoutuber9480and last poets
What about the MC’s, B Boy and girls, graffiti artist? They were already around before Herc extended the break beat!!
@@ricolaw1033 Bobby Rush is still going.
Hallelujah. THE BIRTH OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC. BROUGHT MY FIRST RECORD EVER: Kurt's Blow, The Breaks and Christmas Rapping blew my mind. 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍
2:08 DJ Kool Herc was great at spinning the break part of the song, which coined the term “break” dancin.
But wasnt hip hop
So called hip hop is Black American culture. Herc created nothing. Walked into the rec center with Black culture, left with Black culture. Black Americans all over America were throwing parties. Stop the myth.
@@undisputedtruth6176Fair enough, well do you have the proof or the fliers, video etc?
Let's stop the hate, we all know you had a lot of DJs in Brooklyn, Queens given similar parties..before Herc, but that is not the issue here, the claim is that he started playing the breaks, hence we have a starting point, for Hip Hop...a Hip Hop DJ. Now, of course, you had a lot of DJs playing Soul, R&B, Disco music... But from what I recall few if any embrace this sneaker crowd spinning on their back, or pop in, etc, they just don't want them in their upscale party....the proof is in Founding Fathers of Hip Hop. So unless we have proof, we should stop saying others were doing it too... I am not saying others were not doing it... I am saying if you have the facts, proof, and documentation.. Then come forth vs disparaging Herc and his sister.... Yes, this is Black American culture, it was done here.. Not in Jamaica... Jamaica has no claim over this....Just because you were a DJ in BK, where I am from... Don't mean they were accepting of the new tough form of breaking!
@@undisputedtruth6176nobody birthed hip hop before he did
@@undisputedtruth6176Another anonymous internet oracle who claims that Herc did nothing. So I should listen to you rather than the legendary names who repeatedly laud Herc as being responsible for further developing the culture?? Nah, I don't think so. The fact that black people were throwing parties all over America means very little, as none of those people apparently had the creativity to come up with & develop the 'Merry Go Round' technique like Herc did. By all means celebrate the many other names who were spinning breaks back then, but don't just diss the person hailed as being responsible for the culture without giving any weight to your argument. You just sound bitter & jealous.
The birth of a Billion dollar industry that birthed multiple sub genres and STILL growing ✊🏾
Marker: 0:26 clearly shows a light-skinned Puerto Rican walking through the crowd!
The South Bronx was mostly Ricans and immigrants from the Caribbean at the time. Anybody that says otherwise is ignorant and a bama.
@@losdbaya9953 The "Bama" only sees in black & white. They see themselves and their white masters.
So?
@@losdbaya9953but they wasn’t dancing to and rhyming over Caribbean and Puerto Rican music. It don’t add up playa
DJ Kool Herc The Godfather of Hip-hop 💓📀🎵🎼🎶💓📀🎧💯
Wrong!!!! Disco King Mario is the originator. Herc got influence from him and Grandmaster Flowers. Do the right research brotha.
Herc started Hip-Hop bro. Before that it was non-existent.
@@TheGreatArchitect777 Wrong!!! Black Americans created the culture of hip-hop
@@DeeFromNYCI'm about to look him up
@@DeeFromNYCyou say black Americans created the culture of Hip Hop, now tell me what is DJ Kool Herc? He is a Jamaican immigrant that moved to the Bronx when he was 12. Does that not make him a black American? Or is he a white American? Stop the hate, before Aug 11, 1973 there was no such thing as Hip Hop, Funk and Disco don't count. We are talking about Hip Hop which he is th sole creator of, give the man his credit.
Love hearing this.....
Disco King Mario was spinning disco (the word is even in his DJ name lol)! DJ Kool Herc was spinning funk music. He noticed break beats was getting the most response by the party people, so he extended the breaks on the records (looping). Disco DJs wasn’t doing that at the time.
That don't mean he created hip hop
Created and “founded” are two different things. If the first element of hip hop is the DJ then the first DJ was definitely Kool Herc.
@@kenkimble8780thank you
Disco king Mario and grand master flowers created hip hop! Herc just followed what they were doin…
@@denisejohnson3578 cry all you want. No black American name is documented in the creation of the genre y'all worship. That's gotta sting😂😂
when / how did the emceeing element come into the picture?
Kool Herc👑 the BEST🗽🇯🇲💎💯
It's amazing how they got the exact date on when hip-hop was born.
Ok
Lies
Ask herc where he seen it first Bronxdale!
Lies. DJ Mario was throwing parties in 1971 in the Bronx. Herc was there watching
Breaking in the Olympics tomorrow, 51 years later 😎👍🏽
The God Partical
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You immigrants didn't start nothing in America why isn't Hip Hop bigger than reggae in Jamaica because Herc didn't start nothing that black Americans had been doing since the 1920s and 1940s us born in raised in America know ain't no immigrants build shit in America
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Bless
Badda boom BADDDDa Bingggg... kapppish 🇯🇲🇬🇧💯❤️
Can't believe a Jamaican created black American culture.
Think Pan Africanism. It’s all jungle music.
Where does it say a Jamaican created Black American culture? I missed that part.
@@randee4550 Marcus Garvey gave us black nationalism movement in the 1930s and the black red and green flag. He was Jamaican.
@@randee4550 Kool Herc a Jamaican created hip-hop that's the title of the video did you miss it?
@@venchyluxe5740 I know the man personally, for 40 years now. What's your point? Because you said "Black Culture". Not Hip-Hop.
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Why didn't KOOLHERK GET A GRAMMY!!!❤❤❤❤
He never recorded a song. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tho.
nice
I approve Hip Hop's messages 🎉
Positive messages that's what I approve. Of course I was also sometimes listening to hip hop that had negative messages as well.
Jamaica roots
This music was Created by black American/fba we didn't needed Immigrant to created our music Stop trying to steal Black American culture you culture vulture
There parents were there the whole time
Black Immigrant Tethers lying.Foundational Black Americans created before that dude came here.
“That dude” 🤦🏽♂️. You know race isn’t real right? Race was created by racists in order to divide humankind. FBA just further divides Pan Africans. Force is in unity. God bless.
And then y'all just gave the lying tether all the credit 😂😂😂😂😂 why did y'all do that
@@100jenaboo Talk to em! Lol
No they didn’t
These immigrant, it's a culture vulture.
All lies because Hip Hop was here before he got here in this country.
It wasn’t.
As you heard that black woman said it was not cool Herc party it was her party and she had him to do the DJ but before that there were parties at the park and if you want to talk about his sound system then you got to bring the Chinese in because he got that from the Chinese
Bro herk invented hip hop
people need stop lying this man ain't no father know hip hop need to go with that b*******
"Dj cool herc" the inventor of hip hop.
The myth that DJ Kool Herc originated Rap music has been debunked many times over people have come with receipts, but unfortunately most writers and authors insist on repeating the same lie anyway.
Who said he created rap?
@@roylle6346 He's been falsely credited with its creation.
@@shotyme2825 nobody said he created rap. Y'all just hurt!
@@roylle6346 Nawl...you're juss ignorant on the subject.
@@roylle6346
It's been proven time after time that Herc didn't create hip hop. I have ton of evidence to prove that. Stop going by what mainstream media says.
Ok so all theee videos about Herc, but 0 recordings.. and yes the soinds were different, but it wasnt hiphop.. you can act like it was hiphop if you want so you can say "50" years.. but i was there when the movie Breaking with Ice T in it came out and that wasnt 1973.
So called hip hop is 400 yrs old. Congratulations Black Americans.
Confuse, you not conveying your point.... What is your point?
Hiphop relating to Herc claims that he was one of the first to play the breaks!
Birth was way before breaking. That movie was stupid by the way. NY is tellin u where hip hop started. Breakin😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@undisputedtruth6176so hip hop is older than jazz now lmao
Herc did not start Hip Hop!!!
Then who did?
You just jealous you didn’t start anything 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
He didnt but he is the reason dudes starting break dancing. No one was extending break beats before him
@@gaticusx2933 Dj King Mario
@lenks1018 nah...Mario played mostly disco and funk. That's why he got that name. DJ dee said I'm the beginning it was him, mario and herc. So I don't know why FBA trying to take away herc status. Him being a pioneer is concreted in history.
A lied
We know why there is DJ Cool Herc hate. It’s because he’s a Black Immigrant. Nothing new. Wait til BAs find out where Prince Hall is from 🇧🇧.
Is a big lie
That showed you that all that stuff was here already mimic what was how do you get your people lying that break dancing started at the beginning of the 80s going on at the time her in America, happy how to dress like fBA in the whole nine yards
Prince who???
@@samball2031 No one is arguing that DJ Cool Herc used what BAs have created. Anyone pushing a different narrative is stupid asf. But BAs are extremely xenophobic so they do not want to give a Black immigrant his flowers.
Kool Herc: Jamaica 🇯🇲
Red Alert: Antigua 🇦🇬
Grand Master Flash: Barbados 🇧🇧
Doogie Fresh Barbados: 🇧🇧
Slick Rick: Jamaica 🇯🇲
KRS-ONE: Barbados 🇧🇧
Kangol Kid: Haiti 🇭🇹