A look back at the legendary New York hip hop radio show that launched careers and defined a musical generation

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Telling the world that there is no respect for hip hop's OG artist population, and no media that supports them, only tells part of the story.

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Comedian and delightful rabblerouser Hannibal Buress Ethers Funkmaster Flex's Ether of Ethered Jay Z

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Radio is flocking aboard the Classic Hip Hop format bandwagon and the initial numbers are impressive. However, the long run might not be so promising.

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While the Tupac-fueled Broadway musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" may have had several flaws which led to its unsuccessful run, one of the more glaring errors might have been to expect the mainstream rap community to care

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Spent all morning trying to ignore the onslaught of negativity that's been circulating due to the circus-like circumstances and childlike rivalry between NY's hip hop radio stations. Ranted about it.

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Legendary New York radio pioneers Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia reunited on the NYC airwaves airwaves they once ruled, bringing The Stretch & Bobbito Show, arguably the greatest hip hop radio program ever, back to life in a special, one-night-only event.

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Weekly hip hop talk radio program The NY Hip Hop Report continued into the new year with their 34th episode, as show hosts Manny Faces and Steven Ortiz of Birthplace Magazine spoke to each other and with callers on several hip hop topics of the moment.

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Chris Nadler, a behind-the-scenes radio executive at Hot 97, died on Friday, according to his employer, Emmis Communications.

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The annual Hip Hop Takeover on New York commercial-free radio station WBAI (99.5 FM, www.wbai.org) takes place this weekend, beginning Friday night (June 29) and lasting a full 24 hours, ending Saturday night (June 30) at midnight.

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