Gonna Spread News Today

>> anthony: how does the joke begin? three men in a bar? but its not a bar. imagine the bronx -- a corner bodega, or maybe a luncheonette, a diner, three men, strictly by coincidence, find themselves in the same place at the same time. sitting at the counter is afrika bambaataa. across the room is melle mel. door opens, and who walks in? dj kool herc. three men who created the musical style thats become the soundtrack to, well, the whole wide world. do they all nod at each other? lamen...

Sells itself. and this was something good. >> anthony: was there a moment when you realized, "whoa, this is big. this is gonna be -- this is gonna spread." >> kool herc: i never -- >> anthony: "-- way beyond my neighborhood." >> kool herc: i never -- i never look at it. i saw the spreading. but no, when i see barney rubble and fred flintstone dressed up like jam master jay, you know, the, the d, the dmc fellas, when i see that, to sell commercial on madison avenue, i know it was, it was going. i...

Birthplace of hip-hop, undisputed, because i didnt start it with four guys in a club. i started it inside a residential building. at the time it wasnt really received in the building. we had a watchful eye over the recreation room, so she was watching for any disturbance. it never happened. and thats how it survived because good music sells itself. good drugs sells itself. >> anthony: yeah. >> kool herc: good anything sells itself. and this was something good. >> anthony: was there a moment when...

Sedgwick? >> kool herc: no, its not. were working on it. >> anthony: working on it. >> kool herc: were working on it. >> anthony: matter of time. >> kool herc: its still the birthplace of hip-hop, undisputed, because i didnt start it with four guys in a club. i started it inside a residential building. at the time it wasnt really received in the building. we had a watchful eye over the recreation room, so she was watching for any disturbance. it never happened. and thats how it survived because ...

It. >> anthony: matter of time. >> kool herc: its still the birthplace of hip-hop, undisputed, because i didnt start it with four guys in a club. i started it inside a residential building. at the time it wasnt really received in the building. we had a watchful eye over the recreation room, so she was watching for any disturbance. it never happened. and thats how it survived because good music sells itself. good drugs sells itself. >> anthony: yeah. >> kool herc: good anything sells itself. and ...

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