DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Born 1955-04-16 (age 71) 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.

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Known For

Beat Street
Beat Street

1984

as Clive Campbell

The Making of Sun City
Sample This
Sample This

2013

as Self

The Freshest Kids
VERSUS
VERSUS

2008

as Self

5 Sides of a Coin
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall