DJ Kool Herc

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Kingston, Jamaica

Born

4/16/1955

Age

70

Credit(s)

10

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.