Technoroll 10: Afrika Bambaataa Distils Electro and Hip-Hop Matures in the Recording Studio

from Let It Roll EXTRA · host Nate Wilcox, Ryan Harkness, and Steve Juon

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comNate and Ryan are joined by hip-hop ringer Steve Juon continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on hip hop’s transition to records with the Sugarhill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa’s epic “Planet Rock” and how hip hop morphed from music for danc…

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