Friends of hip-hop pioneer, who is suffering from an undisclosed condition, launch appeal to help pay for his hospital treatmentDJ Kool Herc, one of the founding fathers of hip-hop, is allegedly "very sick" and cannot afford hospital treatment. The man who invented breakbeats is without health insurance and needs help, his friends say, to pay for surgery."[He] who we call the father of hip-hop, Kool Herc, is not doing well," DJ Premier revealed on his Sirius XM radio show this weekend. "Since he...
Guardian Music — Friends of hip-hop pioneer, who is suffering from an undisclosed condition, launch appeal to help pay for his hospital treatmentDJ Kool Herc, one of the founding fathers ... more info