DJ Kool Herc
Known for ActingBorn 1955-04-16Kingston, Jamaica
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
Beat Street
1984 · as Clive Campbell
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Sample This
2013 · as Self
The Freshest Kids
2002
The Making of Sun City
1985 · as Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017 · as Self
VERSUS
2008 · as Self
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023 · as Self