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DJ Kool Herc

Acting
Born: April 16, 1955 in 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.

All Credits13 Titles

Film

10 Titles
Beat Street
6.8
FILM
Beat Street1984
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
6.8
FILM
Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
6.9
FILM
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme2000
VERSUS
FILM
VERSUS2008
5 Sides of a Coin
10.0
FILM
5 Sides of a Coin2004
The Making of Sun City
9.5
FILM
The Making of Sun City1985
Sample This
6.7
FILM
Sample This2013
The Freshest Kids
7.9
FILM
The Freshest Kids2002
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
FILM
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall2023
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
FILM
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop2017

Series

3 Titles
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
7.7
SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013–
This Is Pop
5.9
SERIES
This Is Pop2021–
The Hip Hop Years
7.0
SERIES
The Hip Hop Years1999–
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