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DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Born: 1955-04-16 • 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
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall poster
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023 • Self
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop poster
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017 • Self
Sample This poster
Sample This
2013
VERSUS poster
VERSUS
2008 • Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
5 Sides of a Coin poster
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
The Freshest Kids poster
The Freshest Kids
2002
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme poster
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
The Making of Sun City poster
The Making of Sun City
1985 • Self
Beat Street poster
Beat Street
1984 • Clive Campbell