DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Known for

Acting

Born

April 16, 1955 (age 71)

Birthplace

Kingston, Jamaica

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.

Best known work

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Beat Street
Beat Street
1984
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Sample This
Sample This
2013
This Is Pop
This Is Pop
2021
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
The Freshest Kids
The Freshest Kids
2002
The Making of Sun City
The Making of Sun City
1985
5 Sides of a Coin
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
The Hip Hop Years
The Hip Hop Years
1999

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

    as Self

  2. 2021

    This Is PopTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  3. 2017

    From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

    as Self

  4. 2013

    Sample This

    as Self

  5. 2013

    Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV

  6. 2008

    VERSUS

    as Self

  7. 2005

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

  8. 2004

    5 Sides of a Coin

  9. 2002

    The Freshest Kids

  10. 2000

    Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

  11. 1999

    The Hip Hop YearsTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 1985

    The Making of Sun City

    as Self

  13. 1984

    Beat Street

    as Clive Campbell

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