Mic Mania at The New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame
October 5th, 2012 by chocko
Afrika Bambaataa
Special K
A couple of weekends ago, we stopped by the New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame in East Harlem for the Mic Mania Event which featured an all day hip hop art and music event. We didn’t expect to run into the legendary Afrika Bambaataa when we hopped out of the spaceship. For all you new jacks…Bambaataa is the Godfather of Hip Hop who was once the leader of a gang, The Black Spades. Today he is the leader of the Zulu Nation, spreading hip hop culture and knowledge throughout the planet and outer galaxies. All you extra-terrestrials know him for his many electro funky records such as Planet Rock, Looking For The Perfect Beat and Renagades of Funk. Special K, a legendary MC, was also in the house. Special K along with Kool Moe Dee and L.A. Sunshine formed the well known lineup of the highly influential rap group, The Treacherous Three. Their songs Feel The Heartbeat and Body Rock still sound funky fresh!
The Captain of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Caz!
DJ Eclipse (Check him out on The Halftime Radio Show Every Wednesday Night 10:30-1 AM EST 89.1 FM . and on USTREAM) and DJ JS-1 representing Rock Steady Crew. DJ JS-1 (aka JERMS) hasn’t painted at the Graffiti Hall of Fame since 1992! Welcome back. Be sure to check out his Ground Original albums for dat real hip hop from the underground!
Peace to NIC ONE, a prolific graffiti artist, former head curator of 5Pointz and photographer of hip hop culture. The man in the shades is an original graffiti outlaw from Spanish Harlem , Lava 1 & 2 (a.k.a. Straight Man).
DJ JS-1 (aka JERMS) at THE GRAFFITI HALL OF FAME 2012
PHOTOS by CHOCKO, VIDEO courtesy of DJ JS-1
Tags: afrika bambaataa, DJ Eclipse, dj js-1, graffiti, graffiti hall of fame, grandmaster caz, harlem, lava 1 & 2, new york city, nic one, nyc, photos, special k
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