Whatever time it is where you're listening accurate now,let's pretend for a minute that it's the early '90s, 3 a.m. You're somewhere in the New York area, or tuned in to WKCR,absolutely glued to your radio because you're hearing explosive live performances by artists you don't know, but who you know are soon to be something big. We're talking Jay-Z, or Notorious B.
I.
G.,Busta Rhymes, KRS-One, and The Fugees,burly Joe, DMX, and Nas,and Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killa and Method Man.
Moments like that happened weekly on the radio reveal hosted by my guests Stretch and Bobbito.
A few years ago, Bobbito wrote and directed a documentary about that reveal, and Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives. It tells the epic of their fantastic partnership,where DJ Stretch Armstrong would keep the turntables spinning, while Bobbito Garcia talked to the emcees and listeners.
And now, and Stretch and Bobbito are back,co-hosting a new NPR podcast called What's top-notch with Stretch and Bobbito. Sure, they talk music — with guests like Chance the Rapper and Stevie Wonder — but they also they talk sports, or politics,art and comedy. Comedians Dave Chappelle and Donnell Rawlings were their first guests.
Hear clips from the reveal and listen to our interview with Stretch and Bobbito in the player above. Copyright 2017 XPN. To see more, visit XPN.
Source: thetakeaway.org