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