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DJ Kool Herc

1955-04-16 (69 years old) in Kingston, Jamaica

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.

Movies

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Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
0 %|Jun 8, 2023
Documentary, Music
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From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
0 %|Jan 1, 2017
Documentary, Music
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Sample This
67 %|Sep 12, 2013
Documentary
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VERSUS
0 %|Jan 1, 2008
Documentary, Music
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5 Sides of a Coin
0 %|Nov 12, 2004
Documentary
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The Freshest Kids
81 %|Oct 1, 2002
Documentary
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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
69 %|Apr 14, 2000
Documentary, Music
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The Making of Sun City
0 %|Jan 23, 1985
Documentary, Music
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Beat Street
69 %|Jun 8, 1984
Drama, Music

Series

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This Is Pop
56 %|Mar 6, 2021
Documentary
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
76 %|Apr 14, 2013
Documentary
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The Hip Hop Years
70 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary