DJ Kool Herc
Birthday
1955/04/16 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Also know as
D.J. Kool Herc, Kool Herc, Clive Campbell
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.
Acting
(2023) Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
as Self
(1985) The Making of Sun City
as Self
(2008) VERSUS
as Self
(2002) The Freshest Kids
as ---
(1984) Beat Street
as Clive Campbell
(2017) From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
as Self
(2013) Sample This
as ---
(2000) Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as ---
(2004) 5 Sides of a Coin
as ---
(2021) This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) The Hip Hop Years
as Self
(2013) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
as ---