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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.

Known For Acting

Birthday Apr 16, 1955 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Kingston, Jamaica

Also Known As D.J. Kool Herc, Kool Herc, Clive Campbell