Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 16, 1955
Age
71
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Popularity
0.5
DJ Kool Herc
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.
Also known as
D.J. Kool Herc · Kool Herc · Clive Campbell
Latest News
Known For
7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013 · TV
5.9
This Is Pop
2021 · TV
7.0
The Hip Hop Years
1999 · TV
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Movie
6.9
Beat Street
1984 · Movie
9.5
The Making of Sun City
1985 · Movie
10.0
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · Movie
6.7
Sample This
2013 · Movie
7.9
The Freshest Kids
2002 · Movie
0.0
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017 · Movie
0.0
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023 · Movie
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 · Movie
Filmography
2023
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Movie · Self
0.0
2021
This Is Pop
TV · Self (archive footage)
5.9
2017
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Movie · Self
0.0
2013
Sample This
Movie · Self
6.7
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV
7.7
2008
VERSUS
Movie · Self
0.0
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie
6.8
2004
5 Sides of a Coin
Movie
10.0
2002
The Freshest Kids
Movie
7.9
2000
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Movie
6.9
1999
The Hip Hop Years
TV · Self
7.0
1985
The Making of Sun City
Movie · Self
9.5
1984
Beat Street
Movie · Clive Campbell
6.9