SUBJECT ID: 1811142

DJ Kool Herc

DOB: 1955-04-16

ORIGIN: Kingston, Jamaica

KNOWN FOR: Acting

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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DJ Kool Herc

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