DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

🎂 16th April 1955 (70 yrs) 📍 Kingston, Jamaica

Known For

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.

DJ Kool Herc

Movies Featuring DJ Kool Herc

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall (2023)

as Self

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)

as Self

Sample This

Sample This (2013)

VERSUS

VERSUS (2008)

as Self

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)

5 Sides of a Coin

5 Sides of a Coin (2004)

The Freshest Kids

The Freshest Kids (2002)

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)

The Making of Sun City

The Making of Sun City (1985)

as Self

Beat Street

Beat Street (1984)

as Clive Campbell