DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock met in High School DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock, the pioneers of Hip-Hop attended the same high school, Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School in the Bronx. Kool Herc and Coke La Rock first met at their High School in the Bronx of

After Coke LA Rock hyped the crowd performing alongside DJ Kool Herc at his sister’s back-to-school jam party the night of August 11th, 1973. Coke LA Rock became Hip-Hop’s first MC. Read: Hip Hop was born on August 11th, 1973 Coke La Rock didn’t have a stage name and performed out of sight from the

When was Hip-Hop created? and Who started Hip-Hop? On August 11th, 1973, Hip-Hop was born at a “back to school jam” birthday party in the Bronx. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the Bronx, New York, USA. The Party was hosted by Clive Campbell AKA Dj Kool Herc. DJ Kool Herc, an 18-year-old Jamaican-American DJ, spun the turntables