Brian breaks down the jaw-dropping story of one determined journalist with his back against the wall and the outlandish piece of advice he took that helped birth an entire genre and industry.
SHOW NOTES:
Songs used in this episode: Perry Como – “There is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas” and Kurtis Blow – “Christmas Rappin'”
https://rockthebells.com/articles/kurtis-blow-talks-christmas-rappin/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/arts/music/robert-ford-jr-dead.html
The original Billboard article considered to be first coverage of hip-hop in the mainstream:
The original Billboard article explaining the emergence of rap in NY:
https://hiphophero.com/looking-back-at-the-first-major-label-rap-song-kurtis-blows-christmas-rappin/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-sugarhill-gang-mn0000564631/biography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Robinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapper%27s_Delight
Diggin in the Crates with Nile Rodgers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy70I5KbHno
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