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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.

Birthday

1955-04-16

Place of birth

Kingston, Jamaica

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Movies

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall

Character: Self

Release date: 06/08/2023

The Making of Sun City

Character: Self

Release date: 01/23/1985

VERSUS

Character: Self

Release date: 01/01/2008

The Freshest Kids

Release date: 10/01/2002

Beat Street

Character: Clive Campbell

Release date: 06/08/1984