Video: Kool herc the origin of hip hop

A man known as the father of hip-hop, Clive Campbell (a.k.a. D.J. Kool Herc) , is seeking $5 billion from rapper Jay-Z , developer Bruce Ratner and Barclays bank, filing a "claim of lien" in property records that seeks the money for slavery reparations. Mr. Ratner, Jay-Z, and Barclay's are all linked through the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, for which Mr. Ratner plans to build a Frank Gehry-designed basketball arena for the Nets and more than 6,000 apartments. Jay-Z, a partial owner of the Nets, has been a major supporter [...]