DJ Kool Herc grew up on the mean streets of the Bronx, NY. Kids and teens seemed to be always fighting or worse, but DJ Kool Herc liked music, a lot! He started to spinning records at parties in a unique way. He would spin them so the best dancing parts would never end. He also liked to rhyme and talk while kids danced. And the rest was Hip Hop history. Read the award winning," When the Beat was Born," for an amazing story of music, dancing and rhymes.