DJ Kool Herc

AliveKnown for Acting

Biography

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

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

DJ Kool Herc

Biography

Filmography

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

Sample This

VERSUS

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

5 Sides of a Coin

The Freshest Kids

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

The Making of Sun City

Beat Street