An Interview with DJ Plummer
Summer 2010 Troy- Alright Mr. Plummer I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to interview you, thank you very much. First thing first where were you born and raised? Plummer- I was born in the Bronx in Morrisania hospital. I lived for a while on Boston Road and 160th street, I believe. By the time I was ready for school my parents had moved to Queens where I went to P.S. 45 for Kindergarten and 1st. grade. We moved a...
An Interview with Lightning Lance
Spring of 2008 Troy – Thank you for your time Lance. Please, where were you born and raised? Lance – The Boogie Down Bronx of New York City, the Soundview area…. Big ups to Castle Hill and Bronxdale! I was born on Boynton Avenue, Building 880 in Lafayette Morrison complex. I went to P.S. 93, which was across the street from where I lived at. I later went to P.S. 232, which was down the block. It was the only school in the...
An Interview With Coke La Rock
September 2008 Around 1983, while in Brandeis High School I heard of an emcee by the name of Coke La Rock for the first time. At the time I had no idea who he was, nor did I realize he was looked at as the first emcee ever. But what I did notice was the name COKE LA ROCK. The whole name to me was a symbol of Street, Fire, and Coolness. One day while interviewing Kevie Kev of the legendary Fantastic 5, I bought up the name Coke La Rock...
An Interview with Chill Will of the Get Fresh Crew
Winter of 2009 Troy- Thank you my brother Chill Will for giving me this time to talk with you. Chill Will- No problem. Thank you also. Troy- I always like to start from the top. Where were you born and raised? Will- I was born in Harlem Hospital, right here in New York. I was raised up on 118th Street between 8th and St. Nicholas Avenue. Troy – Ok, over there across from the church. Will – Yeah, right across the street from the...
An Interview with Buddy Esquire “The Flyer King”
Winter of 2010 Introduction by Sureshot La Rock. It’s no secret the birth of hip hop was sparked by a desire for New York’s inner city youth to lift their voices above the noise of their environment and be heard by the rest of society. It started with the DJs — Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Breakout, Bambaataa, Flowers, Pete DJ Jones, and Hollywood. Then MCs entered the game forming crews like the legendary Cold...
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