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Lovebug Starski (Kevin Smith) was born on May 16, 1960 in the Bronx, New York and began working with various local DJs in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... -
DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) was born April 16, 1955 in West Kingston, Jamaica and migrated to the Bronx, New York in 1967. ... -
Jam Master Jay (Jason William Mizell) was born January 21, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, he was musically inclined and began playing trumpet at the age of 3.... -
Grandmaster Flash is not only one of the first Hip Hop DJs of all time, but he is also the creator of various turntable techniques that have come to define the art of being a DJ. Born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados, Joseph Saddler moved to the... -
Grand Wizzard Theodore (Theodore Livingstone) was born March 5, 1963 in Harlem and raised in the Bronx, New York on Boston Road and 168th Street. His older brothers Claudio and “Mean”Gene were part of a Hip Hop duo called the L-Brothers and introduced him to scratching even before...