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*trailer for Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande Vinyl Reissue of British Funk band Cymande Dec 2022 Partisan Records is releasing today a remastered reissue of “Cymande,” the essential debut album from the band of the same name. After the original launch in 1972, Cymande emerged as...

*Noel Hankin, co-owner of 70's era New York City nightclubs ( Leviticus, Othello, Bogard's, Lucifer's & Brandi's) is asked about the nationwide backlash to Disco. Which culminated in the Disco Demolition Night in Chicago. *article that marked 40th year since the night

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*Rest in Peace to Lockers Co-founder, Don "Campbellock" Campbell The Co-Founders of The Campbellock Dancers/The Lockers were Don Campbell & Toni Basil (Choreographer/Recording Artist). Adolfo “Shabadoo” Quinones (Dancer/Actor “Ozone” from the films- Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2-Electric...

*transcript of the story Culture How artists and influencers set the stage for Hip-Hop's global rise November 26, 2022 Futura 2000's Break Train, 1980. Photograph by Martha Cooper. After...

*1 hour, 6 minutes running time WBLS and the Birth of Hip-Hop: Mr. Magic’s ‘Rap Attack’ and the 80’s Oct 2019 In this episode of our Black Music Month round table series, radio veterans take a look at how the first radio show to exclusively play, the now most popular genre in the world...

Nov 14, 2022 Mayor Eric Adams was joined by hip-hop luminaries at City Hall to announce a yearlong series of events celebrating 50 years of hip-hop culture. @4:30 the list of speakers begins VJ Ralph McDaniels Roxanne Shante Master G (Sugar Hill) Mayor Adams Slick Rick Grandmaster Flash

MOUNT RUSHMORE figure in Hip Hop. Mr Magic, John Rivas, was the first host of a hip hop show on commercial radio. He passes away in 2009. Whodini, Marley Marl, Juice Crew are part of his legacy and story, as well as every hip hop radio show that came afterwards. Going to start the thread with...

Don Lewis, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dies at 81 The musician and composer created the “Live Electronic Orchestra”—a precursor to MIDI—and helped develop the Roland TR-808 drum machine November 9, 2022 Don Lewis, August 1975 (John Sunderland/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Don Lewis, the...

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cued "Don't Rhyme For The Sake of Riddlin'" by Russell Myrie *RECEIPT WBAU (Adelphi U.) Rap radio show hosts Chuckie Dee, Keith Shockley, Bill Stephney, and Doctor Dre @KingOFKings @LevelUp

*book excerpt about the Blackout of 1977

*book excerpt about the Blackout of 1977

*free preview of the book (31 pages), it's also available in the last link in the tweet