Saturday, February 6, 2016

HIP HOP HISTORY! PART OF 1520 SEDGWICK AVE TO BE NAMED HIP HOP BLVD THE HOME OF KOOL HERC!



MORRIS HEIGHTS — The City Council plans to affirm the legacy of The Bronx as the birthplace of hip-hop on Feb. 5 by passing legislation that would co-name a portion of Sedgwick Avenue as "Hip-Hop Boulevard," according to Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson's office.
Although the exact site of hip-hop's birth is up for debate, a commonly accepted spot is 1520 Sedgwick Ave., where DJ Kool Herc and his sister hosted what his website refers to as the "first hip-hop party" on Aug. 11, 1973.
Gibson, who represents the district that includes 1520 Sedgwick Ave., said that the co-naming is meant to honor both DJ Kool Herc and the overall contributions that The Bronx has made to creating hip-hop over the years.

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The legend goes that back in 1973 DJ Kool Herc spun records at a birthday party in the rec room of his building at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in The Bronx, and that’s when Hip-Hop started. In honor of the seminal DJ’s contributions to the culture, a section of that same block will be renamed Hip-Hop Boulevard.  - See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2016/02/04/dj-kool-hercs-old-block-to-be-renamed-hip-hop-boulevard/#sthash.55SU5PSK.dpuf
The legend goes that back in 1973 DJ Kool Herc spun records at a birthday party in the rec room of his building at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in The Bronx, and that’s when Hip-Hop started. In honor of the seminal DJ’s contributions to the culture, a section of that same block will be renamed Hip-Hop Boulevard.  - See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2016/02/04/dj-kool-hercs-old-block-to-be-renamed-hip-hop-boulevard/#sthash.55SU5PSK.dpuf

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

HIP HOP HISTORY! Audio- Charie Chase and The Furious 5!!!

HIP HOP HISTORY! Audio- Charlie Chase and The Furious 5!!! RAHIEM 1st show with the group at Forrest Houses Community Center. THE GROUP INCEPTION AS THE FURIOUS 5! THE 1st Time the name FURIOUS 5 was shouted out.... Cowboy used the term Hip Hop in his Rhymes, Rahiem shouted out members of the Mercedes ladies Sheri Sher
The Day they finally became the Furious 5. As speaking with Rahiem who had left the Funky 4 Todd Williams and Sha Rock MC ShaRock Sharon Jackson followed but returned 2 months later back to the Funky 4.
The odd thing about this Charlie Chase was the Furious 5 dj when this historical moment happened.
I spoke with the members of the Furious 5 and Charlie Chase to verified that if this is when and how it happened and they all agreed. Because the flyer that will be attached does not have Charlie Chase or Rahiem name on it and the reason why is because that night Rahiem was invited to rock with the group and Charlie Chase was there to dj for them and the rest is History..Eddie Scorpiomrness Morris Kidd Creole
I want everyone to take notice that the Furious 5 became an official group June 1979, but leta remember that these guys were in the game 1976 as BBoys, Rahiem was doing solo things until he joined the Funky 4. When I hear some say I was doing this 1975 STOP IT AND PROVE IT. After the 1977 Blackout that was when 5 a lot of groups starting forming and things started to pick up because my flyer collection does not show anything 1975 unless you were down with Kool Herc or part of the Disco Dj scene which there are flyers dictating that timeline.
Back to the park jam Dj and Emcees if you were out in 1974 & 1975 and I can't find anything on you Please provide Flyers or Tapes. .Thanks...It seems like many have photos but the most Important part of your Legecy is lost...Either it Exist or It Dont Exist!!!!! 

https://youtu.be/RFCXW2N_S0k 
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

HIP HOP HISTORY The ORIGINAL SUGARHILL GANG FINALLY GOT THEIR NAME BACK!

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HIP HOP HISTORY 12/16/2016 The ORIGINAL SUGARHILL GANG FINALLY GOT THEIR NAME BACK! Due to disputes with the label they were forced to use the name Rappers Delight. Original members- Wonder Mike and Master Gee along with Hen Dog, who replaced Big Bank Hank (R.I.P) and has been performing with the group for the past 15 years. The dispute with their record label over the name is finally over thanks to Scorpio and Mele Mel who worked along with Leland Robinson who is the only surviving member of the Robinson Family, to give the group their name back. After all the confusion of which group would show up at concerts- you can now bet that you will see the Original members Wonder Mike, Master Gee and alumni member Hen Dog. Right now the 2 groups are working on a Sugarhill Reunion Tour as we speak with Grandmaster Furious 5 Mele Mel, Scorpio and the Sugarhill Gang. We will have more information in a few days.
Booking contact! Furious5@comcast.net and Hwmcbling@gmail.com


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Sunday, December 13, 2015

NEW YORK! "Shelter From The Streets " Bus Tour Provided by Book Bank Foundation


Book Bank Foundation Glenn Toby and Sponsered by Rapamania Van Silk
Join VJ Uncle Ralph McDaniels Ralph McDaniels Of Video Music Box @videomusicbox On December 17, 2015 @ 9AM For The Book Bank Foundation's @thebbf Annual "Shelter From The Streets " Bus Tour. We Are Serving ALL 5 Borough's Of New York City, Including Long Island. Bringing Inspiration, Love, Light & Solutions To Overcoming Poverty. As We Distribute Much Needed Food, Clothing, Medical Supplies, Books, Toy's, Personal Hygiene Items For The Lost, The Lonely & The Forgotten. VJ Ralph McDaniels Has A Heart For His Community. He Thinks Music, Video, Film & Art Are A Powerful Platform For Learning. We Are Changing The World One Word At A Time" For More Information Contact: D'Anthony @toneycaponey or Rahiim @info@thebbf.org or Call (800) 956-3395 Visit www.thebbf.org ‪#‎100PioneersofHipHop‬ For more info visit http://bookbankfoundation.org Supported by www.rapamania.com

HIP HOP THROWBACK Chiefrocker Busybee and the World Famous DJ Brucie B


#‎TBT‬ HIP HOP THROWBACK Chiefrocker Busybee Chiefrocker Busybee and the World Famous DJ Brucie B Now this is a classic Hip Hop Pioneering emcee Busybee. We all know that Busybee is one of Hip Hop's jewels and as far as his career goes from his battle with Kool Moe Dee to his performance in the first Hip Hop Movie "Wild Style". But people never mention Brucie B yep one of the culture's unsung heroes and yet humble as ever. Brucie B from the Bronx, New York, Odgen Ave where I use to go visit him was a interesting person. On one hand he has been around the Culture because he followed in the footsteps of DJ Hollywood, Luvbug Starski and Eddie Cheba leading up to the likes of Kid Capri, Ron G and Dj S&S. Brucie B would be at the after-hour spot The Hilltop on Edward L Grant or you might catch him at the Rooftop Skating Rink in Harlem. No matter what he was playing he would entertaining people all over. Kool Dj Red Alert always talks about Brucie B. Brucie B also during the Original DJ Mixtape era you either had a Brucie B, Kid Capri, Dj Hollywood, Ron G, S&S , Showtime aka J Mo Ice tape and the demand paying $30 dollars at Rock and Will meant you was on point and hot on the streets. Brucie B also became Busybee's Dj when he was signed to Strong City Records. Still today one of the most respected DJ's in New York that carters to a particular crowd that wants to party and hear certain new songs but keep you partying from his classics and style of play of those records. Brucie B one of the best DJ's still in the game.. For more True School Hip Hop visit www.rapamania.com

The Records Shack on 125st Landmark owned by SIKHULU SHANGE


HIP HOP HISTORY! Who remember The Records Shack on 125st owned by SIKHULU SHANGE? I use to see Aftika Bambaataa, Kool Dj Red Alert, Kool Herc, Dj Hollywood and others going there to get records. SIKHULU had many rare records. He lost his store on 125st because they didn't renew his lease and he became a 125st Vendor after 36 years of having a store
HARLEM UPTOWN'S Legendary Record Shack on 125th Street across from the Apollo Theater boasts a great BIG selection of R & B, Gospel, Oldies & Electronics of ALL KINDS(TV's, DVD Players, Radios, mp3 players, headphones & MORE)!
African Music CD's have the latest artists from Angelique Kidjo & Oliver Mtukudzi to Ladysmith Black Mambazo! Founded by South African businessman, SIKHULU SHANGE over 30 years ago, the Harlem Record Shack remains THE ONE stop SHOP for WHAT IS HOT! The VINYL is precious, the staff is wise & Brother Sikhulu Shange is a wealth of BLACK HISTORY & MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE Kyle Brinson ‪#‎100HipHopPioneers‬ ‪#‎areyouhiphop‬ ‪#‎rapamania‬ For more True School Hip Hop visit www.rapamania.com
 

BROOKLYN NEW YORK! HIP HOP HISTORY BIRDEL'S RECORDS JOE LONG CLOSE STORE IN 2011!


BROOKLYN NEW YORK! HIP HOP HISTORY BIRDEL'S RECORDS JOE LONG CLOSE STORE IN 2011! How many dj traveled all the way to Brooklyn to get their vinyl from Birdel's? I use to go there to get my records back in the early 80's. Actually he had moved to a smaller store of Fulton Street.
Joe Long has tried closing his legendary Brooklyn music shop, Birdel’s Records, before.
Two years ago, Mr. Long posted a going-out-of-business sign in the windows of his Bedford-Stuyvesant storefront, which opened in 1944. With the decline of the music industry and of his profits, and the fact that no family member wanted to take over, he’d had enough. Mr. Long, now 73, began working at Birdel’s in 1957 and had owned the shop since the late 1960s. He was ready to retire, he said.
But to hear him tell it, the neighborhood wouldn’t let him.
“They said, ‘You’re an icon; you’re an institution in the community for all these years,’ ” Mr. Long recalled.
Though Mr. Long relented and took the signs down, little changed. So earlier this month he posted them in his windows again. And this time, he said, it’s for real: Birdel’s, the neighborhood staple that is among the last in a dying breed of New York City vinyl shops, and where a young Notorious B.I.G., the famed Brooklyn rapper, honed his chops listening to James Brown and Temptations records, will close on Friday, Mr. Long said.
“I hung on and hung on and hung on,” he said. “I can’t go on.”
Mr. Long’s immediate plans include traveling far from New York, where he has lived since 1954: first to North Carolina, where he will visit family, then perhaps to Aruba or Ghana.
One recent day, as calypso music blasted from an old television near the cash register, customers dug through Mr. Long’s specialties — gospel and oldies — as well as some contemporary CDs, and friends and family members helped pack up and sort through the estimated 100,000 45s and 10,000 LPs at Birdel’s, a dusty stockpile Mr. Long said he would part with for $25,000 to $30,000.
As is, of course.
Jeffrey Joe, 41, was rummaging through record-filled cardboard boxes that Mr. Long’s cousin had retrieved from the shop’s storage areas. A collector and D.J., Mr. Joe said he had heard of Birdel’s only two months ago, but had spent many hours since hunting through piles of Mr. Long’s 45s. He estimated that he had spent about $600 on 1,000 records.
Among his finds: Lee Dorsey singles, rare funk records from 1974, jazz 45s that have disappeared from the flea markets.
“This is one of the last places in New York with an original stockpile of records from the ’50s, from the ’60s, from the ’70s,” said Mr. Joe, who has been collecting records for more than 20 years. “The coolest thing is that a lot of it — I’d say 80 percent of it — is stuff I’d never heard of before.”
For others, it was an emotional farewell.
“I shudder to think of the day when he is no longer here and I can’t get words of wisdom,” said Edmon Braithwaite, 52, who began shopping at Birdel’s in the early 1980s and said Mr. Long had become a mentor through a local business association. “It’s a huge loss to the community.”
Despite Mr. Long’s professed commitment to close his shop, some Birdel’s stalwarts refuse to believe him.
“When I saw that sign, I said, ‘He ain’t going nowhere,’” said Bernice Layne, 60, who has been shopping at Birdel’s since 1963. “God has a way of working out miracles.”
Mr. Long, who was standing nearby, replied, “Yes he does, but he ain’t going to work one for me.