DJ Kool Herc is known as the father of the DJ breakbeat, part of the foundation of modern hip-hop. He also wrote the introduction to the recent... DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of the Breakbeat DJ Kool ...

DJ RANDALL, the pioneering drum & bass DJ often called “the godfather of breakbeat”, has died aged 54. The tragic news were confirmed by one of his representatives as tributes pour in for the late ...

July 11, 2023 • In August 1973, an 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc played his sister's back-to-school fundraiser in the rec room of their apartment building. But he and his friends sparked something much ...

Breakbeat DJ/Producer Adam Freeland makes a surprise stop by Metropolis in the 9 o'clock hour for a guest DJ set. Breakbeat DJ/Producer Adam Freeland makes a surprise stop by Metropolis in the 9 ...

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