DJ Kool Herc

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

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

This Is Pop

Beat Street

The Hip Hop Years

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Sample This

5 Sides of a Coin

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

All Movies (10)

• Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall2023 · as Self
• From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop2017 · as Self
• Sample This2013 · as Self
• VERSUS2008 · as Self
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005
• 5 Sides of a Coin2004
• The Freshest Kids2002
• Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme2000
• The Making of Sun City1985 · as Self
• Beat Street1984 · as Clive Campbell

All TV Shows (3)

• This Is Pop2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013
• The Hip Hop Years1999 · as Self