Kool Herc's Latin Sound System

“In 1967,Kool Herc a Jamaican Dj, migrated to United States and settled in West Bronx. Herc was familiar with the Jamaican reggae system and by 1972; he had created his sound system,” (Alridge and Stewart, 193). His sound system was more powerful and louder that other disco systems in the neighborhood. Herc’s system was also original because it had incorporated full crisper sounds. “When Herc started djing at events near his home, he realized that the blacks living in New York were not interested with reggae. Therefore, he decided to incorporate Latin sounds in his system in order to eliminate the excess reggae sounds and give his system a more familiar sound,” (Alridge and Stewart, 193). The first step involved incorporating snatches of street