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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
By HILL, Laban Carrick
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-540-7
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2013 | Nonfiction
Gr 3–5—As a child in Jamaica, Clive Campbell aspired to be a DJ. At 13, he moved to the Bronx, where he gained the nickname Hercules because he grew to be more than six feet tall. He shortened the name to Herc, added Kool, and is credited as a pioneer of hip hop. He created a new art form f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
