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Hip Hop Hooray with Kool Herc

Katie Puckrik sits in for Mary Anne Hobbs and celebrates 40 years of hip hop with the man who helped create the genre, DJ Kool Herc.

In August 1973, DJ Kool Herc DJ-ed at his sister's party, and accidentally invented hip hop. Katie Puckrik sits in for Mary Anne, and celebrates the fortieth anniversary of this mighty genre in the company of Herc himself, who will be explaining exactly how it all came to pass.

Also, Katie will confer with her listeners to select and spin some of the most seminal records from 40 years of hip hop, and dig in the 成人论坛 vaults for some legendary hip hop live session tracks.

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Music Played

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
  • David Bowie

    Valentine鈥檚 Day

    • RCA.
  • Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

    Planet Rock

    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Dobie Gray

    The In Crowd

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Cloud Control

    Scar

    • Infectious Music.
  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • Fiction.
  • Bat for Lashes

    A Wall

    • Parlophone.
  • The Cult

    She Sells Sanctuary

    • Beggars Banquet.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Show Me The Wonder

    • Columbia.
  • Lupe Fiasco

    Superstar (1Xtra Live)

  • HAIM

    The Wire

    • Polydor.
  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

    • Trojan.
  • OutKast

    So Fresh So Clean

    • Stankonia (Dirty Version).
    • Britannia Music.
  • Arcade Fire

    Rebellion (Lies)

    • Rough Trade Records.
  • Laura Marling

    Devil's Resting Place

    • Virgin EMI.
  • The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

    Television The Drug Of The Nation

    • 4 Th And Broadway.
  • These New Puritans

    Organ Eternal

    • Infectious Records Limited.
  • Frank Turner

    Losing Days

    • Xtra Mile Recordings.
  • Dilated Peoples

    BACK AGAIN

  • Depeche Mode

    Everything Counts

    • Mute Records.
  • TV on the Radio

    Mercy

  • Ye

    Jesus Walks

    • Roc A Fella.
  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Spectrum.
  • Elvis Costello & Roots

    Walk Us Uptown

    • Decca Records/Blue Note.
  • Naughty by Nature

    Hip Hop Hooray

    • Big Life.
  • Mantronix

    King Of The Beats

    • Virgin.
  • Sigur R贸s

    Stormur

    • XL Recordings.
  • Beastie Boys

    You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)

    • Grand Royal.
  • 3 MINUTE EPIPHANY

    • Kool Herc: How Hip Hop Was Born

      The architect of hip hop reveals how the genre was born

  • Ramones

    Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

    • Virgin.
  • N*E*R*D

    Rockstar

  • Ghostpoet

    Cold Win

    • Play It Again Sam [PIAS].
  • Pulp

    Razzmatazz

    • Intro - The Gift Recordings.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • The Velvet Underground

    I'm Waiting For The Man

    • Global Television.
  • Goldfrapp

    Drew

    • Mute Records UK.
  • The Clash

    The Magnificent Dance

    • Singles Box Set.
    • Sony BMG.
  • Pearl Jam

    Mind Your Manners

    • Virgin / EMI.
  • SONG FOR HUEY

    • Hot, Cold Sweat

      Meet Me At The Go-Go

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Aug 2013 07:00