
DJ Kool Herc
Born
April 16, 1955 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
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

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Self
0.0
2023

This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.8
2021

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Self
0.0
2017

Sample This
6.7
2013

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
(1 episode)
7.6
2013

VERSUS
Self
0.0
2008

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
6.8
2005

5 Sides of a Coin
0.0
2004

The Freshest Kids
8.1
2002

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
6.9
2000

The Hip Hop Years
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1999
The Making of Sun City
Self
0.0
1985

Beat Street
Clive Campbell
6.8
1984