DJ Kool Herc
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1955-04-16
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Popularity: 0.2
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
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
This Is Pop
2021
Beat Street
1984
The Hip Hop Years
1999
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Sample This
2013
The Making of Sun City
1985
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
The Freshest Kids
2002
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023