MUSICIAN

DJ Kool Herc

1955 - Today

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Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown. Campbell began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DJ Kool Herc has received more than 2,172,764 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). DJ Kool Herc is the 1,054th most popular musician (down from 972nd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 20th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ Kool Herc ranks 1,054 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Banks, Ralph Kirkpatrick, John Lurie, Jack Irons, Johnny Thunders, and Karl Doppler. After him are Tyler, the Creator, Buddy Bolden, Johann Peter Salomon, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Conny Plank, and Tete Montoliu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, DJ Kool Herc ranks 208. Before him are Huh Jung-moo, Edinho, Claudio Gugerotti, Bambi Woods, Mia Couto, and Mamata Banerjee. After him are Mísia, Reba McEntire, Petr Aven, Giannina Facio, Enzo Ghinazzi, and Dee Snider.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc ranks 24 out of 189. Before him are Asafa Powell (1982), Burning Spear (1945), Madge Sinclair (1938), Sean Paul (1973), Bunny Wailer (1947), and Max Romeo (1944). After him are Patrick Allen (1951), Martine Beswick (1941), Cedella Booker (1926), Mary Seacole (1805), Carol (null), and Shaggy (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc ranks 6. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Desmond Dekker (1941), and Sean Paul (1973). After him are Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), and Damian Marley (1978).

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