Friday, July 27, 2007
It's an Old School Hip Hop Weekend in NYC....
Rocksteady's 30th Anniversary celebration (which has been going all week) culiminates this weekend!
Legendary and pioneering hip hop DJ Grandmaster Flash live at the Water Taxi Beach tomorrow (July 28).
Wild Style 25th Anniversary Reunion at Central Park Summerstage on Sunday (July 29) with the Chief Rocker Busy Bee, the Cold Crush Brothers, GrandMaster Caz, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore and Fab 5 Freddy.
Labels: Central Park Summerstage, Chief Rocker Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Grandmaster Flash, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, Fab 5 Freddy, GrandMaster Caz, Rocksteady Crew, Wild Style
Saturday, July 07, 2007
RAMP Live at Central Park Summerstage TODAY!
If you claim to be a true school hip hop fan and live around the NYC area, you NEED to go see the legendary Roy Ayers-affiliated soul-jazz group RAMP who recently reformed and are doing a super-rare live performance today at Summerstage.
If you don't know who RAMP are, shame on you but here's a clue: their version of "Daylight" provided the sample for A Tribe Called Quest's "Bonita Applebum." Showtime for RAMP is around 6pm although DJ Spinna, El Michels Affair, Kevin Michael and Cinematic Orchestra also perform from 3pm on. Click here for more details.
Listen:
MySpace - RAMP
A Tribe Called Quest - "Bonita Applebum" (mp3 snippet courtesy Juno Records)
Bonus:
Pete Rosenberg's zshare links for Funkmaster Flex's all-90's hip hop set during the July 4th all-mixshow holiday on Hot 97 here.
Labels: A Tribe Called Quest, Central Park Summerstage, Funkmaster Flex, Hot 97, Pete Rosenberg, RAMP
