
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

Beat Street (1984)
as Clive Campbell

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
Actor

Sample This (2013)
as Self

The Making of Sun City (1985)
as Self

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
Actor

The Freshest Kids (2002)
Actor

5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
Actor

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)
as Self

VERSUS (2008)
as Self

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall (2023)
as Self





