DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

4/16/1955 (71 years old)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.

Filmography (13 titles)

Bad Like Brooklyn DancehallMovie

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

Self · 2023

This Is Pop5.9Show

This Is Pop

Self (archive footage) · 2021

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip HopMovie

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

Self · 2017

Sample This6.7Movie

Sample This

Self · 2013

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown7.7Show

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

VERSUSMovie

VERSUS

Self · 2008

Dave Chappelle's Block Party6.8Movie

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

5 Sides of a Coin10.0Movie

5 Sides of a Coin

2004

The Freshest Kids7.9Movie

The Freshest Kids

2002

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme6.9Movie

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

2000

The Hip Hop Years7.0Show

The Hip Hop Years

Self · 1999

The Making of Sun City9.5Movie

The Making of Sun City

Self · 1985

Beat Street6.8Movie

Beat Street

Clive Campbell · 1984