DJ Kool Herc
April 16, 1955 (69 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ·Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehallas Self
- 2021 ·This Is Popas Self (archive footage)
- 2017 ·From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hopas Self
- 2013 ·Sample Thisas
- 2013 ·Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknownas
- 2008 ·VERSUSas Self
- 2004 ·5 Sides of a Coinas
- 2002 ·The Freshest Kidsas
- 2000 ·Freestyle: The Art of Rhymeas
- 1999 ·The Hip Hop Yearsas Self
- 1985 ·The Making of Sun Cityas Self
- 1984 ·Beat Streetas Clive Campbell