Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 16, 1955 (age 71)
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Also Known As
D.J. Kool Herc
Kool Herc
Clive Campbell
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.
The Early Years of Hip-Hop (feat. Questlove & Method Man) - Drunk History
VideoKnown For
TV
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
TV
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Beat Street
Clive Campbell
1984
Film
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Self
2023
TV
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
Film
The Freshest Kids
2002
Film
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Film
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
Film
The Making of Sun City
Self
1985
Film
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Film
Sample This
Self
2013
Film
VERSUS
Self
2008
Film
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Self
2017
Filmography
2023FilmBad Like Brooklyn Dancehallas Self2021TVThis Is Popas Self (archive footage)2017FilmFrom Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hopas Self2013FilmSample Thisas Self2013TVAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2008FilmVERSUSas Self2005FilmDave Chappelle's Block Party2004Film5 Sides of a Coin2002FilmThe Freshest Kids2000FilmFreestyle: The Art of Rhyme1999TVThe Hip Hop Yearsas Self1985FilmThe Making of Sun Cityas Self1984FilmBeat Streetas Clive Campbell