After explaining how DJ Kool Herc helped birth hip-hop by bringing the Jamaican dancehall culture — and its air horn sounds — to New York City, Cipha explained why he added the sound to his sets.

Cipha Sounds helped turn a party sound into a global icon, blending Jamaican dancehall roots with hip hop radio style to shape the way generations recognize energy in music.

The air horn sound can melt ice; it can cure sinus infections. Great Big Story understands this, ... tracing it back to Jamaican dancehalls up through DJ Cipha Sounds’ popularization on Hot 97.

Born on a B-side of a Bob Marley and the Wailers record, the air horn sound has been associated with reggae and Jamaican dancehall music since the 1960s. What was once a staple of the club scene ...