<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> DJ Kool Herc </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> DJ Kool Herc in New York, 2006 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Background information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Birth name </Th> <Td> Clive Campbell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Kool DJ Herc </Li> <Li> Kool Herc </Li> <Li> Father of Hip - Hop </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> (1955 - 04 - 16) April 16, 1955 (age 62) Kingston, British Jamaica </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Origin </Th> <Td> The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genres </Th> <Td> Hip - hop </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation (s) </Th> <Td> DJ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1967--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Russell Simmons </Li> <Li> Grandmaster Flash </Li> <Li> Afrika Bambaataa </Li> <Li> Grand Wizzard Theodore </Li> <Li> Coke La Rock </Li> <Li> Kurtis Blow </Li> <Li> Melle Mel </Li> <Li> Grandmaster Caz </Li> <Li> DJ Kool </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> djkoolherc.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> DJ Kool Herc </Th> </Tr>

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