who was the jamaican born dj who is credited as being one of the founders of hip hop
DJ Kool Herc Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955[3]), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican–American DJ who is credited with helping originate hip hop music in the early–1970s in The Bronx, New York City. Known as the "Founder of Hip-Hop" and "Father of Hip-Hop", Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown as an alternative both to the violent gang culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of disco in the 1970s. Campbell began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record, which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another.
Lil Uzi Vert Woods began to rap in 2010 and began to associate with musical groups like Steaktown and in what he says was "just for money"[10] under the name "Vert" originally which he says stood for "vertical" like a "vertical jump."[11] He later changed his name to Lil Uzi Vert from the way someone described his rap flow, saying his flow was "Fast, like a machine gun."[3] Woods' first project, an EP titled Purple Thoughtz Vol. 1 was released on January 19, 2014.[12][13] The project, which was titled as "phonk" and "cloud rap" from the Guardian due to its psychedelic and "trippy" production[14] features Woods with a bigger focus on lyricism than most of his career and was released with the single "White Shit" which included a video. The track, which was produced by Spaceghostpurrp, went viral in 2017 within hip-hop circles following Wood's entry into the mainstream.[15] Shortly after the release of Purple Thoughtz Vol. 1, Woods caught the attention of then industry-mainstays like ASAP Mob.[8]