Person
DJ Kool Herc
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- April 16, 1955 · 71 years
- Origin
- Kingston, Jamaica
Technical Alias
D.J. Kool HercKool HercClive Campbell
Professional Trajectory
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.
