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