Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin' Live (1980) [HAPPY HOLIDAYS!]

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Just watched this video of Kurtis Blow performing live on "Top Of The Pops," a British tv program from back in the day... Felt like sharing it with you all in case you haven't seen it! Merry Christmakwanzakahvus (xmas, kwanzaa, hanukkah, festivus!) to all!  Let's make this next year count!

DJ Jazzy Jay & Afrika Bambaataa: The Art Of Scratching (1984) [VIDEO]

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Jazzy Jay & Afrika Bambaataa demonstrate and teach the art of scratching to a young group of kids in this 1984 video. Check out Ad-Rock @ 4:15 !!

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LL Cool J: MTV Rockumentary (1993) [THROWBACK VIDEO]

LL Cool J - Rockumentary from Benjamin O. Watson on Vimeo.

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Stretch & Bobbito 20th Anniversary Final 89.9 WKCR Show + 20 Greatest Freestyles [AUDIO]

Download/Stream the full show

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Download XXL's 20 Greatest Strech & Bobbito Freestyles:
1. Absolute, Black Thought, Common, & Pharoahe Monch
2. A-Butta & L-Swift
3. AZ
4. Big L & Jay-Z
5. Big L & McGruff
6. Big L
7. Big Pun
8. Black Moon & Smif-N-Wesson
9. Breezly Bruin, El-P, & J-Treds
10. Children of the Corn
11. Common
12. Das Efx
13. DMX & Percee P
14. Kool G Rap & MF Grimm
15. KRS-One & Lord Finesse
16. Kurious & Souls of Mischief
17. Mobb Deep
18. Nas
19. Smoothe Da Hustler
20. Wu-Tang Clan

Happy 37th Birthday, Hip Hop! post #2

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Here is a clip from "The Hip Hop Years" documentary featuring DJ Kool Herc & other pioneers giving a background of the environment that contributed to the birth of hip hop.

Also listen to download/stream a 30 min 2005 interview with Terry Gross and DJ Kool Herc. (via rcm):
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VIDEO: Salt-n-Pepa perform Live at Wingate Park, Brooklyn [Full +photos] (Busta Rhymes Surprise Appearance!)

photos by Rebecca Smeyne spotted at village voice.

Last night was Old School Night at Wingate Park in Brooklyn, NY. The show was part of Brooklyn's Martin Luther King Jr. concert series, which hosts free concerts every summer. Oh my goodness they're still rockin it. Footage of Slick Rick and Naughty by Nature (yeah Treach [pepa's baby daddy :)] was in the building too!) coming asap! props to Wilner Nau #realhiphop
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VIDEO: Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Nice & Smooth, Black Moon, Group Home, De La Soul, Masta Ace, Curren$y Perform Live at 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

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VIDEO: Big Daddy Kane, Dana Dane, Special Ed & Chubb Rock on The Mo'Nique Show

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These four legenday MC's rock the stage last night on the Mo'Nique show.. Much respect to Mo'nique -- she had Slick Rick & Biz markie over there a few months ago.


Dana Dane


Special Ed


Chubb Rock

THROWBACK VIDEO: Salt-n-Pepa - Everybody Get Up [1992]

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Continuation to the Shake Your Thing Video featuring cameos from Kid n Play

Off A Salt with A Deadly Pepa album.

VIDEO: Doug E. Fresh on The Mo'nique Show

VIDEO: Hip Hop Legends Live @BB Kings

KRS-One & Buckshot- Robot


MC Lyte- 10% Dis & Paper Thin


Lord Finesse- Bad Mutha


Treach talks about East/West Beef & 2Pac

VIDEO: Large Professor Interview on the Round Table

The iconic, Large Professor talks about being at the FIRST all-star weekend in 1994 with Prince! He also talks about the credit and recognition he's got for being a pioneer in the game and if people give him the proper credit for his contributions. Did he father the sound of the Q-Tips and Kanyes?


LP talks about making "Live at the BBQ," what is was like working with Nas on the come up and what he would change about the game now. "I think New York should rep, like dirty south hip hop."