PashCo 50 Years Of Hip Hop Rarities Auction (2023) | Specialty, Themed Auctions & Auction Cons | Aug 11 - Aug 12, 2023
On August 11, 1973, in the rec room of an apartment building in the Bronx, a new musical form entered the world. And PashCo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip hop and its origins. While PashCo may not feature any DJ Kool Herc, known as the first Hip Hop DJ, PashCo will have many ….
Clive "DJ Kool Herc" Campbell (1955) | Birthdays | Apr 16, 1955
Jamaican American deejay Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell was the first of six children born to Keith and Nettie Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica. While growing up, Campbell witnessed the sound systems of neighborhood Jamaican parties called dance halls, and the accompanying dialogue of their DJs, known as toasting. He emigrated with his family at the ….
Clive "DJ Kool Herc" Campbell (2023) | Award Shows and Ceremonies | May 3, 2023
On May 3, 2023, legendary hip hop DJ Kool Herc was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Influence Award category.
Birth of Hip Hop Back to School Party (1973) | Creation Dates, Milestones, Parties | Aug 11, 1973
On August 11, 1973 Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell was the DJ at his sister Cindy’s back-to-school party in a high-rise apartment at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in The Bronx. DJ Kool Herc extended the beat of a record by using two record players, isolating the percussion “breaks” by using a mixer to switch between the ….