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