DJ Kool Herc
- Born
- 16 April 1955 (71 years)
- Place of birth
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Gender
- Male
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.
