Coke La Rock (left) and DJ Kool Herc attended the Birth of the Boom Hip-Hop Festival in 2011 in New York City.

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Coke La Rock and DJ Kool Herc attend the Birth of the Boom Hip Hop Festival at the Paradise Theater on October 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)