While a number of people were influential in the creation of hip-hop, much credit is given to DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell), a Jamaican American who was the first major hip-hop disc jockey. At a back-to-school party in the Bronx, New York City, on August 11, 1973, he introduced the technique of playing the same album on two turntables and extending the drum section (which became known as the breakbeat). Many recognize this night as the birth of hip-hop. Other pioneering hip-hop deejays include Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. The three men are often called the “holy trinity” of early hip-hop.
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