Stretch and bobbito on debut album no requests, radio legacy. The stretch and bobbito collection mixtape by various artists hosted by johnboybeats. Chance the rapper says i have a bigger voice than donald. Deeper than entertainment, this is the boom for real. Stretch, of course, was the cohost of one of the most influential radio shows of all time, the stretch armstrong and bobbito show. The show had both a dedicated listener fan base and a fervent distribution of hometaped.
Stretch and bobbito were also able to air world premiers of songs like nas it aint hard to tell which. In 1998, it was named the best hip hop radio show of all time by the source magazine. Royce da 59 reup youtube eminem the freestyle show rare mixtape duration. Stretch, bobbito and the decline of hip hop radio get. But have fun dipping in the mixtape culture from the past with the legendary duo dj stretch armstrong and bobbito. Follow quim cardona da mixtape kid to never miss another show. Many rappers visited the show and gave interviews, played their demo tapes, and spit instudio freestyles for the new york area to hear.
The shows signal reached as far as connecticut in later years, and many of the shows listeners taped the shows. Armstrong latest new mixtapes for free streaming and download. I grabbed all the audio, normalized the volume, and made it stereo, because im a nice guy. A hiphop fixture since the dawn of the 90s, dj stretch armstrong has been instrumental in presenting upandcoming mcs through his media barrage of radio programs, mixtapes, and even video games. Vibe spoke with stretch armstrong and bobbito garcia, pioneers and cultural.
Radio that changed lives, which is directed by bobbito and coproduced by stretch. The stretch armstrong and bobbito show ran from 1990 through 1998 on columbia universitys wkcr. Not only did the greatest rap radio show of the 90s return to wkcr last night, stretch and bob even went an extra hour past their old 1. Now we gotta take this back, you know what im sayin, check it out new york i love all yall out there and ya know there aint nobody stoppin. Named the best hiphop show of all time by the source magazine. Classic radio shows, mixtapes, freestyles, vinyl and other things that might brighten up. Events like the election of rudolph giuliani and the world trade center bombing changed the citys landscape, as debut releases by the wutang clan and black moon established a new tone. Stream tracks and playlists from stretch and bobbito on your desktop or mobile device. Bobbito, dj mixes, stretch armstrong, tape rips, wkcr. The stretch armstrong and bobbito show ran from 1990 through 1998 on columbia.
The stretch armstrong and bobbito show july 7, 1994 side a. In conjunction with the exhibition nyc 1993, stretch armstrong and bobbito garcia will discuss new york city circa 1993 through the lens of rap music. Classic radio shows, mixtapes, freestyles, vinyl and other things that might brighten up your day. Contact either of these guys and at least one of them will want to put your recorded shows online and mail you back your cassettes. Due personaggi che per lhip hop hanno fatto tantissimo con il loro programma radio the stretch armstrong and bobbito show che ha tenuto a battesimo nomi fondamentali della scena negli anni 90. Stream the stretch and bobbito collection mixtape by various artists hosted by johnboybeats. Active throughout most of the 90s, it was the place to prove your skills as an mc and many hiphopheads would stay up all night to listen to the show as well as to fill up cassettes. Stretch armstrong and bobbito garcia would go on to create the selftitled underground hiphop radio show that defined the 90s. Nprs audie cornish talks to new york hiphop radio djs stretch armstrong and bobbito garcia about their upcoming npr podcast called whats good with stretch and bobbito. Stretch armstrong and bobbito had one of the best radio shows to hit the airwaves. Stretch and bobbito can currently be heard on the npr podcast whats good with stretch. Stretch armstrong and bobbito the bad boy mixtape vol. Bobbito garcia and stretch armstrong at new museum for.
The stretch and bobbito collection mixtape by various. In 1998, it was named the best hip hop radio show of. Listen to stretch and bobbito soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 10 tracks. Official copies were also sold at the now defunct fat beats record store. Radio that changed lives from saboteur media on vimeo. Radio that changed lives is a love letter to a gritty yet magical era when life might have been illmatic, son, but every thursday night we always had something to look forward to. For digital listeners we encourage them to purchase and download. Dj stretch armstrong show feat bobbito 1991 internet archive. Big l hip hops digital giant songs, mixtapes, videos. Now the story has been preserved in the documentary stretch and bobbito. The stretch armstrong and bobbito show on wkcr would host the likes of jay z, big l, nas, and wutang long before they were stars and become a. Nyc hip hop 1982 1994 pausebutton remixes, mixtapes.
The stretch armstrong and bobbito show was an underground hip hop radio show broadcast. The stretch armstrong show freestyles 19931994 vi label. The old light vinyl 12 2001 kmd black bastards deluxe reissue 2015 mauvais vagabonds. A documentary about the shows impact on hiphop titled stretch and bobbito. It was a show for artists who were at the time, unsigned. Their show was broadcasted on columbia universitys wkcrfm for four hours every early thursday morning from 1990 to 1998, and was also broadcasted on hot 97 from 1996 to 1999. During his appearance, chance discusses his predilection for free mixtapes, his uniquely. The show was meant to finish at 5am, but they ended up running to 6am, so this is a quick turnaround. Dj stretch armstrong and bobbito garcia ran a seminal, muchacclaimed hiphop radio show in nyc back from 19901998. Stretch and bobbito promised bigname guests when they announced their new podcast on npr, and they arent disappointing. Chance the rapper is the latest guest on nprs new podcast hosted by stretch armstrong and bobbito.
More the stretch armstrong and bobbito show hiphop radio. The new york natives first notoriety came as onehalf of the stretch armstrong and bobbito show, which quickly became one of the premier forums for. Stretch armstrong booking, book stretch armstrong for live. Stretch on hot 97 from july 96, with nine in the house for a brief interview and freestyle. Djs and producers stretch armstrong and bobbito garcia about their debut album, no requests, loaded with new renditions of some of their favorite songs. The stretch armstrong and bobbito show hiphop radio. Stevie wonder and chaka khan brings new life to well known songs in a. During the half hour conversation, chano discusses the importance and evolution of mixtapes, how kanye west, souls of. If there was one show that set the bar, and arguably still stands as a benchmark for hiphop radio, its the duo of stretch armstrong and bobbito.
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