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DJ Kool Herc

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.


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Born:
Apr 16, 1955 In Kingston, Jamaica
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the movie Beat Street 1984-06-08
Latest Project:
Movie Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall 2023-06-08
Known For
Poster of Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Poster of This Is Pop
Poster of From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Poster of The Hip Hop Years
Filmography
Movie Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall Self 2023-06-08
Series This Is Pop Self (archive footage) 2021-03-06
Movie From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop Self 2017-01-01
Series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Unknown 2013-04-14
Movie Sample This 2013-09-12
Movie VERSUS Self 2008-01-01
Movie 5 Sides of a Coin 2004-11-12
Movie The Freshest Kids 2002-10-01
Movie Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme 2000-04-14
Series The Hip Hop Years Self 1999-01-01
Movie The Making of Sun City Self 1985-01-23
Movie Beat Street Clive Campbell 1984-06-08