If It Wasn’t for The Bronx

Clive Campbell emigrated from Jamaica, at the age of 12 years old, to the Bronx New York. The New York City Boro would later become known as the birthplace of Hip hop. This episode takes a journey back in time to the musical stylings of DJ Kool Herc, the man credited as the originator of Hip Hop and tells the story of how a culture consumed worldwide fifty years later, was birthed from a place filled with grit and grime. Episode guests include Fat Joe. Peter Gunz. DJ Kid Capri. Russell Simmons. Grandmaster Caz. Grandmaster Theodore. Grand Mixer DXT. Grand Master Flash.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.