A Jamaican American DJ named DJ Kool Herc has a net worth of $3 million.
Kingston, Jamaica was the birthplace of DJ Kool Herc in April 1955.
The early 1970s in The Bronx, New York City, are said to be the years when he first started producing hip hop music.
He emphasized the drum beat and utilized two copies of the same record on a traditional disco DJ setup. His announcements to dancers helped establish the rhymed spoken accompaniment that was referred to as rapping beat.
DJ Kool Herc has made appearances on “Herc’s Message” by Terminator X, “Elektrobank” by The Chemical Brothers, and “Sacrifice” by Substantial.
In 1967, he initiated his career, but Herc fell ill in 2011 and he made a comeback in 2013.