DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Acting

Born April 16, 1955 (age 71)

Kingston, Jamaica

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

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Movie
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall2023 · Self
This Is Pop
Series
This Is Pop2021 · Self (archive footage)
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Movie
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop2017 · Self
Sample This
Movie
Sample This2013 · Self
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Series
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013
VERSUS
Movie
VERSUS2008 · Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie
Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005
5 Sides of a Coin
Movie
5 Sides of a Coin2004
The Freshest Kids
Movie
The Freshest Kids2002
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Movie
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme2000
The Hip Hop Years
Series
The Hip Hop Years1999 · Self
The Making of Sun City
Movie
The Making of Sun City1985 · Self
Beat Street
Movie
Beat Street1984 · Clive Campbell