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DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1952-04-16 (73 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 14

Movies 11

self 7

TV Shows 3

Self
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall (2023)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop

This Is Pop (2021)

TV
Self
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)

Movie
Sample This

Sample This (2013)

Movie
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)

TV
7.5
Self
Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identity

Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identity (2010)

Movie
Self
VERSUS

VERSUS (2008)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Astro Black: Destination Planet Rock

Astro Black: Destination Planet Rock (2007)

Movie
5 Sides of a Coin

5 Sides of a Coin (2004)

Movie
Actor
The Freshest Kids

The Freshest Kids (2002)

Movie
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)

Movie
Self
The Hip Hop Years

The Hip Hop Years (1999)

TV
Self
The Making of Sun City

The Making of Sun City (1985)

Movie
Clive Campbell
Beat Street

Beat Street (1984)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1952-04-16 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Kingston, Jamaica

Siblings
Cindy Campbell

Citizenships
United States

Residences
The Bronx, United States of America

Also Known As
D.J. Kool Herc, Kool Herc, Clive Campbell

Awards
American Book Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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