DJ Kool Herc
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1955-04-16 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
DJ Kool Herc
Biography
DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell , is a Jamaican-American DJ and performer who is credited with helping originate hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s through his "Back to School Jam", hosted on August 11, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.
Known For
7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
5.9
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
7.0
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
6.8
Beat Street
Clive Campbell
1984
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
9.5
The Making of Sun City
Self
1985
6.7
Sample This
Self
2013
7.9
The Freshest Kids
2002
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
VERSUS
Self
2008
10.0
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Self
2017
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Self
2023