Keith Berkeley is from the South Bronx and that is where AKA, DJ Hercurock was exposed to many musical influences at an early age including Soul, Salsa, Rock, Motown, and street corner Doo-Wop. He moved to Queens and became one of New York's premier street DJs, rockin' and rappin' alongside the likes of Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, and Russell Simmons.
It wasn't long before his extraordinary turntable skills were discovered. He was hired by The Best of Friends, a company that owned 5 nightclubs throughout New York City. By age 15 he became the youngest, professional club DJ in New York City. DJ later moved to Atlanta, where he continued his DJ legacy at such nightclubs as Mr. V's Figure 8, V's on Peachtree, The Vixen, Atlanta Live, Uptown Atlanta, Jazzmins, The Shark Bar, and Keith Sweat's Industry. He helped launch the mix-show "The Fresh Party" on WVEE V103 in Atlanta, co-hosted a top-rated morning show with Si Man Baby on WAMJ Atlanta for five highly rated years until he was promoted to Program Director. WRPB, WGST and WASN grew for 7 consecutive years under Hercurock's leadership in Youngstown, Ohio.