{"id":1057,"date":"2010-01-07T00:26:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T00:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2011-04-10T23:27:10","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T04:27:10","slug":"theshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/video\/theshow.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DIRECTOR: <\/strong> Brian Robbins
\n PRODUCER:<\/strong> Robert A Johnson, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins
\n WRITER:<\/strong> N\/A
\n COMPANY:<\/strong> Columbia\/Tri Star
\n YEAR:<\/strong> 1996<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/h2>\n

This is a documentary type film that features many rappers from the 1990’s and interlaces commentary from a round table of old school personalities.\u00a0 Run DMC<\/a> is highlighted.<\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

As far as old school talent involved, most of it is seated around a table talking rather than showing and proving their abilities.\u00a0 The group included Kid Creole, Melle Mel, Rahiem<\/a>, Whodini<\/a>, Afrika Bambaataa<\/a>, and Kurtis Blow<\/a>.\u00a0 Kid Creole defines hip hop as “writing and rhyming,”\u00a0 and “taking the mic in your hand, and crushing whoever’s in front of you.”\u00a0 He also accepts credit for coining the phrase “Yes, Yes, Ya’ll.”<\/p>\n

This group also pays respects to DJ Hollywood<\/a> as a pioneer that is all to often overlooked in rap history.\u00a0 This leads to a discussion of how many of today’s rappers have no idea about the true ideas of hip hop and most have never even\u00a0 attempted rocking a live crowd.\u00a0 They discuss how old schools put on shows and went for entertainment, whereas today, groups just strut and bounce around the stage.<\/p>\n

Def Jam CEO, Russell Simmons visits Slick Rick<\/a> in prison.\u00a0 Rick warns against the violent attitudes the plague today’s rappers.\u00a0 There are also some clips of Rick in his early days when he was draped inn gold.<\/p>\n

Run DMC is undoubtedly the highlighted group.\u00a0 Here are a few comments others made about them:
\n “Pioneers” -Method Man (Wu-Tang Clan)
\n “If you dissin Run, you dissin hip hop” -Treach (Naughty By Nature)<\/p>\n

Russell Simmons talks about the invention of the Run DMC sound.\u00a0 DMC remembers how the group thought Russell was trying to ruin them by naming the group Run DMC and putting guitars in their records.<\/p>\n

They perform “Together Forever” and “My Adidas.”<\/p>\n

Best line from the film:\u00a0 Run standing on stage says, “We don’t even know what we’re gonna do next.\u00a0 We got so many hits.”<\/p>\n

My favorite moment of the film comes at the very end when Run DMC break into their signature intro:<\/p>\n

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RUN:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now DJ Run’s my name…
\n DMC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jam Master Jay is his….
\n RUN:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He’s DMC…
\n RUN\/DMC:\u00a0 It’s like that, and that’s the way it is….<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Which of course leads up to the song “It’s Like That.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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