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DJ Kool Herc
Acting
16 Apr 1955 (70 years)
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.
Also Known As
D.J. Kool Herc, Kool Herc, Clive Campbell
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DJ Kool Herc's Movies
68%
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
12 Sept 2005
68%
Beat Street
08 Jun 1984
67%
Sample This
12 Sept 2013
68%
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
14 Apr 2000
81%
The Freshest Kids
01 Oct 2002
90%
The Making of Sun City
23 Jan 1985
0%
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
08 Jun 2023
0%
VERSUS
01 Jan 2008
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From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
01 Jan 2017
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5 Sides of a Coin
12 Nov 2004
