DJ Kool Herc
Acting
70 years oldKingston, JamaicaBiography
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
D.J. Kool Herc
Kool Herc
Clive Campbell
Movies (10)
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
as Self
2023
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
as Self
2017
6.7
Sample This
2013
VERSUS
as Self
2008
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
8.1
The Freshest Kids
2002
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
9.0
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1985
6.8
Beat Street
as Clive Campbell
1984
