Kool Herc

Kool Herc
Kool Herc  American Disc Jockey
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Kool Herc is a 71 year old American Disc Jockey born on 16th April, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica. His zodiac sign is Aries

Kool Herc is a member of the following lists: Musicians from New York City, Rappers from New York City and Hip hop DJs.

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First Name Kool
Last Name Herc
Alternative Name Kool DJ Herc, Kool Herc, Father of Hip-Hop, DJ Kool Herc
Birthday 16th April, 1952
Birthplace Kingston, Jamaica
Zodiac Sign Aries
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity Black
Nationality American
Occupation Text DJ
Occupation Disc Jockey
Music Genre (Text) Hip hop, Hip-hop
Year(s) Active 1967–present, 1973–present, 1971–present
Associated Acts Russell Simmons, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Wizzard Theodore, Coke La Rock, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Kool
Official Websites http://djkoolherc.com

Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican DJ who is credited for originating 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. After his younger sister, Cindy Campbell, became inspired to earn extra cash for back-to-school clothes, she decided to have her older brother, then 18 years old, play music for the neighborhood in their apartment building. Known as the "Founder of Hip-Hop" and "Father of Hip-Hop", Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.

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Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
You're Watching Video Music Box2021Self (archiveFootage)Movie
Hip-Hop Evolution2016SelfTV Show
Generation X2016Self - Hip-Hop PioneerTV Show
Inside the Label2016SelfTV Show
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013HimselfTV Show
Sample This2012Movie
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop2004Himself (unknown episodes)TV Show
5 Sides of a Coin2003SelfMovie
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme2000HimselfMovie
The Hip Hop Years1999SelfTV Show
Howard Stern1994HimselfTV Show
Beat Street1984Himself (as Clive Campbell)Movie
Arena1975SelfTV Show
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