DJ Kool Herc
Acting
April 16, 1955 (71 years old)
Kingston, Jamaica
13
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023
as Self
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
5.9
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017
as Self
Sample This
2013
as Self
6.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
7.7
VERSUS
2008
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
6.8
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
8.5
The Freshest Kids
2002
7.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
6.9
The Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
7
The Making of Sun City
1985
as Self
9.5
Beat Street
1984
as Clive Campbell
6.9