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...

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An Interview with Chill Will of the Get Fresh Crew
Nov17

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...

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An Interview with Buddy Esquire “The Flyer King”
Oct05

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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An Interview with B-Fats “Woppit”

Interviewed Winter of 2008 Troy- Thank you for giving me your time today. B- Fats- No problem. Thank you also. Troy- First things first where were you born and raised? B- Fats- I was born in El Peso Texas. I was raised in Wilmington North Carolina. When I was about 10 years old my family moved to Harlem New York. The first place we moved to was 304 7th avenue. Drew Hamilton projects is where we ended up which was right across the...

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An Interview With Easy AD of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers

Far too often we think about the originators of hip hop as they were 25 years ago. But many of those pioneers are still working today.  They may not be rocking shows every weekend anymore, but they are still around and involved in modern aspects of hip hop. One of those is Adrian Harris, better known to many hip hop fans as Easy AD of the Cold Crush Brothers.  This interview took place as he was  about to launch a new online venture...

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