Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1955, has been called The Father of Hip Hop. As a teenager in the Bronx, he had a loud sound system, two turntables and an obsession with breaks and beats. With his crew, the Herculoids, he helped coin the phrase b-boy (break boy) in the 1970s. He played himself in the film "Beat Street," and more recently, is on the Chemical Brothers album "Dig Your Own Hole." See him at 9 tonight at Next Door, 43 N. Hotel St.; $15 at the door. Info: www.whoisnextdoor.com.

'TRANSPORTER 2' RUMBLES ACROSS MOVIE LANDSCAPE

"Transporter 2," the sequel to the 2002's high-powered offering, ruined a two-week lucky streak for "The 40 Year-Old Virgin." It scored the boxoffice title for the weekend, earning about $20.3 million and beating out 2003's "Jeepers Creepers 2" for the best Labor Day weekend opening ever. "Virgin" held its own in the third week with $16.6 million. "The Constant Gardener" drew the highest per-screen average, bringing it to third place at $10.8 million.

FINAL WORD

"Being young and green, I didn't know any other way to approach it and have it feel real, so I didn't shave and I didn't bathe for about a month. I did that until people on the set couldn't take it any more. Sam (Samuel L. Jackson) doesn't let me forget it. To this day, he still calls me Stink Butt."

Halle Berry | in V Life, discussing her method acting as a crack-addicted prostitute in "Jungle Fever."