Chris “The Glove” Taylor
Chris “The Glove” Taylor was one of the DJ pioneers on the West Coast. Ice T’s first appearances on wax were on his records “Reckless” (from “Breakin'”) and “Tibetan Jam” both in 1983. He was signed to Electrobeat Records. He was also in a crew known as The Radio Crew before he was a solo artist. Other members of The Radio Crew were Ice T, Super AJ, and The Egyptian Lover. They...
Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa is undoubtedly one of hip hop’s godfathers. As a teenager in the mid-1970’s, he fell into the Black Spades gang, but had a different interest than causing trouble. Bam started deejaying in 1970. He had a passion for buying records (he would later be known as the “Master of Records”) and his tastes were very diversified from rock to r&b to African sounds to Latin, calypso, and classical. ...
Old School Feature – Whodini Live at The Loft November 25, 2007
Haven’t been to an Old School Show in over a year, so when I heard that Whodini was paying St. Louis a visit, I jumped at the chance to check them out. The show was held on Sunday night after Thanksgiving at a club in downtown St. Louis called The Loft. I hadn’t been there before, but it was quite a nice venue for a smaller show. Apparently they have a lot of jazz shows there as evident from the Miles, Coltrane and...
Michael Holman
An often forgotten behind the scenes player in the early days of hip hop, Michael Holman may be remembered best for being “The Host With The Most”. That line is in reference to perhaps his most well known contribution to hip hop – the television pilot “Graffiti Rock.” While it was the only episode every aired, it has found its place in the history of the music to the point where twenty years after its...
Old School Feature – St. Louis Hip Hop Festival Review – Kurtis Blow, Slick Rick, Sugarhill Gang
St. Louis, MO – Home of the Cardinals, the Rams, the Arch and……Nelly. The first week of September 2006 saw the birth of the 1st Annual St. Louis Hip Hop Festival. To my great surprise (and excitement) it turns out the festival was being headlined by several Old School Hip Hop Legends. The festival was held on the Eads Bridge which is a four lane highway over the Mississippi River Monday-Friday, but on several...
