
DJ Kool Herc
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1955 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- Kingston, Jamaica
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
Filmography
2023
2021
2017
2013
2013
2008
2005
2004
2002
2000
1999
1985
1984

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Movie · as Self

This Is Pop
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Movie · as Self

Sample This
Movie · as Self

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV · 1 ep

VERSUS
Movie · as Self

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie

5 Sides of a Coin
Movie

The Freshest Kids
Movie

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Movie

The Hip Hop Years
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Making of Sun City
Movie · as Self

Beat Street
Movie · as Clive Campbell