HIP HOP DISTRACTION NIGHT SPECIAL

I haven't seen this yet, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, a documentary directed by Ice-T. I'm not big on Ice-T but after looking at the people taking part in this documentary, I'm putting it in my queue for future viewing. It has it's share of early influential rappers: Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Common, Doug Fresh, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Krs-One, Snoop Dogg, and Run-DMC among others. The inclusion of Afrika Bambaataa, Dr. Dre and Chuck D. Pretty much legitimizes it for me. To be transparent here, my problem with Ice T is the same problem I have with L.L.Cool J, namely them taking their notoriety from music into careers on TV. That sort of thing, in my opinion, negates any street cred that they had.

Per usual, I'll pad this shit. Here's a good one: A whole bunch of radio shows dating back to 1983. Soup to nuts DJ-wise, from Afrika Bambaataa to Dr. Dre. The radio shows are searchable by name or year. On the site they're streaming, but there's a not-so-intuitive link you can click on to go to Internet Archive and download them. (Instructions below, with the link.).

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Watch:
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap at YouTube Directed by Ice-T.
Visit:
Hip-Hop Radio Archives
NOTE, here's how to download: When you get on a page with a show that has the streaming widget, just to the right of the elapsed time on the streaming bar is a tiny thumbnail of a building with four columns. Click on that and it will take you to the corresponding page at Internet Archive. Once there, In the right column, under "Download options" click on "VBR MP3 Files"
Everyone starts somewhere:

KDAY Supermix - Dr. Dre (1985) Just a sample, this one from a young Dre.
Roll the dice:
Shows listed by name