DJ Kool Herc
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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
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
Actor
Beat Street (1984)
as Clive Campbell
The Making of Sun City (1985)
as Self
5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
Actor
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall (2023)
as Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
Actor
Sample This (2013)
as Self
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)
as Self
The Freshest Kids (2002)
Actor
VERSUS (2008)
as Self