DJ Kool Herc
Known For
Acting
Birthday
4/16/1955
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

Dave Chappelle's Block Party streaming
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Year
2005
Type
Movie
Beat Street streaming
Beat Street
Year
1984
Type
Movie
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown streaming
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Year
2013
Type
TV Show
Sample This streaming
Sample This
Year
2013
Type
Movie
This Is Pop streaming
This Is Pop
Year
2021
Type
TV Show
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme streaming
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Year
2000
Type
Movie
The Freshest Kids streaming
The Freshest Kids
Year
2002
Type
Movie
The Making of Sun City streaming
The Making of Sun City
Year
1985
Type
Movie
The Hip Hop Years streaming
The Hip Hop Years
Year
1999
Type
TV Show
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall streaming
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Year
2023
Type
Movie
VERSUS streaming
VERSUS
Year
2008
Type
Movie
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop streaming
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Year
2017
Type
Movie
5 Sides of a Coin streaming
5 Sides of a Coin
Year
2004
Type
Movie
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