The person regarded as the father of hip-hop is Kool Herc, a Jamaican who immigrated to New York at age 12. Around 1973, he began deejaying at house parties in the Bronx. To his infectious playlist of R&B, soul, and funk he added the Jamaican customs of “toasting” (talking to the crowd) and “dub talk” (speaking rhythmically over a beat).

被公认为嘻哈之父的库尔·贺克是牙买加人，他是12岁移民到纽约的。1973年左右，他开始在布朗克斯区的家庭宴会中担任DJ。在他主持的节奏布鲁斯、灵歌和方克舞等极富感染力的节目里，他还加入了“toasting”（对群众说话）和“dub talk”（跟着拍子有节奏地讲话）等牙买加风俗节目。

(短文节选,本篇始于：所向披靡嘻哈风)