R.I.P Sir Juice aka..Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack

Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by visionist.
Categories: Culture Capture Champs, History, NYC, R.I.P.

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Mr. Magic (died October 2, 2009), an important figure in the world of hip hop radio, debuted in 1983 on WBLS-FM in New York City with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station. Billing itself as Rap Attack, Magic’s show featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone “Fly Ty” Williams as the show’s co-producer. Magic’s reign on the New York City airwaves lasted six years and was instrumental in broadening the scope and validity of hip-hop music.[1]

During the mid-80s there was a rivalry between Mr. Magic and Kool DJ Red Alert, who hosted a weekly show on WRKS-FM. The feud also played out between proxy rap groups, the Juice Crew and Boogie Down Productions (see The Bridge Wars). The Juice Crew – headed by Mr. Magic’s on-air assistant, DJ Marley Marl – was named after one of Magic’s aliases, “Sir Juice.”[2]

As confirmed by DJ Premier, Mr. Magic died on the morning of October 2, 2009 from a heart attack.[3]

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Pick Fros Not Fights!

Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by missfrolab.
Categories: Fro-Spotting, LA.

You know when we saw actor Jon Kent Ethridge behind the scenes at the new Tony Hawk/Activision commercial shoot, we HAD to fro-spot! Soon to be seen in the feature film “Black Dynamite” as Young Black Dynamite – in theaters October 16th!

This fro was spotted at the BP the morning after Common & Friends concert! (Love his matching “Oaksterdam” shirt!) DonnieBold left us a message on flickr that he had just woke up and was also at the Common show (we hadn’t been to sleep yet)! He was a good sport! I can’t let a fro go unspotted!

We’ve got lots of fros to post that Cognito spotted while on the Ecstatic tour – we’ll be doing a full post dedicated to ya’ll this week!

Pick Fros Not Fights!!

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