DJ Kool Herc
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1955-04-16 · Kingston, Jamaica
Known for
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
- Beat Street (1984) — Clive Campbell
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)
- Sample This (2013) — Self
- This Is Pop (2021) — Self (archive footage)
- Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
- The Freshest Kids (2002)
- The Making of Sun City (1985) — Self
- 5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
- The Hip Hop Years (1999) — Self
- Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall (2023) — Self
- VERSUS (2008) — Self
- From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017) — Self