✅ DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell, is widely regarded as the "father of hip-hop." His innovative DJ techniques in the early 1970s laid the foundation for what would become hip-hop culture. Herc's style involved playing the percussive breaks of popular records back to back, emphasizing the rhythm and creating a continuous dance floor experience. This technique, known as the "Merry-Go-Round," allowed dancers, referred to as break-boys and break-girls or b-boys and b-girls, to showcase their move