DJ Kool Herc

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-04-16 (age 71)

From: 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 (13)

MOVIE
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023
as Self
TV★ 5.9
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Sample This
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
MOVIE
VERSUS
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
MOVIE★ 10.0
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
MOVIE★ 7.9
The Freshest Kids
2002
MOVIE★ 6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
TV★ 7.0
The Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.5
The Making of Sun City
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Beat Street
1984
as Clive Campbell