DJ Kool Herc
- Birth Date
- 4/16/1955
- Birth Place
- 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.