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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

11

Birth Date

1955-04-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Kingston, Jamaica

Known For

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  From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
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  Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
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  The Making of Sun City
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  VERSUS
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  The Freshest Kids
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  Sample This

Credits

• actors (11 credits)

  • Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • This Is Pop

    - Auto-Tune (2021) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
    2021
  • From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Sample This

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • VERSUS

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • 5 Sides of a Coin

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Freshest Kids

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Making of Sun City

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Beat Street

    Clive Campbell

    actor

    actors
    1984