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On DJ Premier’s Sirius XM Satellite radio show Friday night, Primo said he spoke with Kool Herc who is currently hospitalized & gravely ill. The problems are compounded by the fact that Kool Herc doesn’t have any medical insurance which could drive costs to skyrocket. The 55 year old father of what we call ‘Hip Hop’ culture is largely credited for its inception with a event that took place August 11th, 1973 near Sedgwick & Cedar Aves in the South Bronx. Kool Herc is also credited by music historians & DJs alike for utilizing “breaks” during a party or event by isolating select segments of a song which, in a way, became a form of manual remixing live. As a community activist, DJ Kool Herc also was responsible for saving the building in which ‘Hip Hop’ culture was birthed at 1520 Sedgwick after real estate investors wanted to take over the property & remove many of the tenants still living there.

DJ Premier posted on his twitter page how people can help DJ Kool Herc with the information posted below:

UPDATE: Kool Herc’s sister is handling everything for him & has now setup a Paypal account as an option to where donations can be sent:

Paypal: Cindycampbell1@aol.com (his sister)

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