Acting
DJ Kool Herc
Also Known As: D.J. Kool Herc, Kool Herc, Clive Campbell
Birth Date
April 16, 1955
(71 years old)
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
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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.
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