On this week’s episode of the podcast “Renaissance Man,” Jalen Rose talks to The Bronx’s own hip-hop pioneer Kid Capri. The DJ proved his craft is an art form with his mixta…
As Aug. 23 approaches — the fateful date that DJ Kool Herc first broke a beat at a back-to-school party in 1973 — Kid Capri took time on “Renaissance Man” to reflect on the pioneers responsible for the genre’s explosion throughout the past half-century. and occasional show partner Grandmaster Flash.
“Keep in mind, these dudes [like Flash], they’re my heroes,” Kid added, “because they didn’t get the money, the accolades and all the stuff that they should have gotten that I got.” By the time the 1990s rolled along, Kid’s mixtapes made it abundantly clear that a DJ was as important if not more than being an emcee.
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