Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 16, 1955 (age 71)
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Also Known As
- D.J. Kool Herc
- Kool Herc
- Clive Campbell
DJ Kool Herc
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.
