Davey D speaks with Hip-Hop living legends DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell, and Hollywood about the early beginnings of Hip-Hop.
Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is a pioneer of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.
The talented 1st Lady of Hip-Hop Cindy Campbell is the catalyst for the humble beginnings of Hip-Hop. Cindy had the vision to organize a back to school party. Little did she know that her Back to School Party was to become known as The Beginning of Hip-Hop. This establishes her as the first Hip-Hop Promoter.
In 1978 and 1979, DJ Hollywood was the first DJ to bring turntables and a mixer to perform at the Apollo Theater. Before long, club owners in the South Bronx hired Hollywood to play at a club called Club 371.
Most of DJ Hollywood’s body of musical work was live, not recorded, although he did release a single “Shock Shock The House” in 1980 on CBS Records. Until the mid-1980s, Hollywood was one of the top DJs. He retired from the business and struggled with drug addiction. He has since returned to performing in the New York City area, appearing with Tha Veteranz which reunited him with his former partner Lovebug Starski.