DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Acting

1955-04-16

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.

Appears In

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
⭐ 7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Beat Street
⭐ 6.8
Beat Street
1984

as Clive Campbell

This Is Pop
⭐ 5.9
This Is Pop
2021

as Self (archive footage)

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
⭐ 6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
The Hip Hop Years
⭐ 7.0
The Hip Hop Years
1999

as Self

The Freshest Kids
⭐ 8.1
The Freshest Kids
2002
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
⭐ 0.0
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023

as Self

Sample This
⭐ 6.7
Sample This
2013
The Making of Sun City
⭐ 9.0
The Making of Sun City
1985

as Self

5 Sides of a Coin
⭐ 0.0
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
⭐ 6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
VERSUS
⭐ 0.0
VERSUS
2008

as Self

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
⭐ 0.0
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017

as Self