DJ Kool Herc
Known for acting · Born 16 April 1955 · 71 · Kingston, Jamaica
13 credits
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
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017
VERSUS
2008
The Freshest Kids
2002
The Making of Sun City
1985
Sample This
2013
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Beat Street
1984
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
This Is Pop
2021
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Acting (13)
2023Bad Like Brooklyn DancehallSelfFilm
2021This Is PopSelf (archive footage)Series
2017From Scratch: The Birth of Hip HopSelfFilm
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSeries
2013Sample ThisSelfFilm
2008VERSUSSelfFilm
2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartyFilm
20045 Sides of a CoinFilm
2002The Freshest KidsFilm
2000Freestyle: The Art of RhymeFilm
1999The Hip Hop YearsSelfSeries
1985The Making of Sun CitySelfFilm
1984Beat StreetClive CampbellFilm