DJ Kool Herc
Known for: Acting
Born: April 16, 1955
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
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
2017
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
2023
VERSUS
2008
The Making of Sun City
1985
The Freshest Kids
2002
Sample This
2013
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
This Is Pop
2021
Beat Street
1984
The Hip Hop Years
1999
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005