During a recent lecture at New Museum, New York as part of NYC 1993, Bobbito Garcia and Stretch Armstrong came through to talk about hip-hop from that year. Coming from two early hip-hop pioneers, this is a fantastic look at where the culture was during those days, and how different it was compared to today. The conversation ticks in at over an hour, and is moderated by Ego Trip's Sascha Jenkins. Check it out below and come back to let us know what you think.
MP3: Ol Dirty Bastard, Buddha Monk, 12 OClock - Freestyle (DJ Stretch Armstrong) 95 . The rap internet is remembering Wu-Tang's Ol Dirty Bastard today who died on November 13th, 2004. Above is freestyle from ODB, Buddha Monk, and 12 O'clock from the Stretch Armstrong Show in 1995 that I found threw mediafire and googling. If this is from your site leave a comment and I will put the proper link. ODB doesn't actually rap until about 6:45 minutes in but it is raw and worth it. Also peep: Egotrip's Post [...]
OFFICIAL SH!T!!!! Here's the latest edition of DJ Premier 's Live From HeadQCourterz radio show. Since Preemo is still on tour with Bumpy Knuckles , this week Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Garcia joined DJ Eclipse , Panchi and the rest of the crew who are filling in. Live From HeadQCourterz (10/26/2012) by Dj Premier Blog Radio on [...]
Eli Escobar returns to Plant Music with his Set Your Heart On Fire EP as a digital release. The EP contains 4 tracks including this stellar remix by the man himself (with Stretch Armstrong adding his editing skills). The EP, which drops digitally next month, includes the original, (available on limited edition vinyl), All Night Long (Set My Heart on Fire Pt.2) featuring Amy Douglas + Make Me Feel (also on the 12” vinyl). Set My Heart On Fire (Eli Escobar remix [Stretch Armstrong edit]) // download
Stream: Stretch Armstrong - “WeSC Superlative Spaces Fall 2012 mixtape”
The annual Roots Picnic has now been expanded to two days. If you don't which day to choose, like most of the staff here, we say get the two day pass. For today only, it's $80 if you enter the password Picnic. The lineup so far is, The Roots, Kid Cudi, De La Soul (backed by The Roots!), Wale, Major Lazer, Diplo, St. Vincent, The Tune-Yards, Danny Brown, Shabazz Palaces, Moosh & Twist, Flosstradamus, Stretch Armstrong, The Hood Internet, Star Slinger, Mr. MFN Exquire, Kids These Days, Chill Moody, DJ Diamond Kuts to name [...]
CLICK HERE TO VIEW LECTURE For you 'Frisco heads, if you were at this listening session not too long ago , then you got to witness the hilarity between Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Garcia as they talk about how they were inspired to do radio. Pioneering college hip hop radio jocks Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito sit down on the couch for an interview with rap scholar Chairman Jefferson Mao, touching down on the beauty of unprofessional radio and the joy of igniting careers for [...]
After the jump watch videos of both Erykah Badu performing and Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy . Click here to view the embedded video. Performing with Jamie Woon & Hudson Mohawke in Madrid – Red Bull Music Academy 2011 Click here to view the embedded video. STRETCH ARMSTRONG & BOBBITO Lecture at RBMA's 'New York [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to all you Hip Hop heads... Here's a recording of the Stretch and Bobbito show from November 24, 1994. Roll something up, and hit play. Also check out our video feature on Bobbito from a couple years back right here .
On November 11-12, the fourth annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is set to take place. Returning once again to venues along Williamsburg's N 6th Street, the 2-day fest will see performances by Stretch Armstrong , Diamond Rings , Girl Unit , Kingdom , Reggie Watts , and a DJ set by Four Tet . In all over 40 artists will take part in this year's festival. For more details including a full line-up visit Brooklynemf.com .
This weekend is a big one for NYC's musically inclined, with events packed in from Thursday through Sunday. Whether you favor progressive, bass driven beats in a small, dark venue or tend to be drawn to tech house and a huge dancefloor, there's something for everyone to enjoy. I hope you all worked hard this week, so you can play harder this weekend... ☞ Thursday, electro master Calvin Harris hits hotspot LAVO, which is sure to bring out all the beautiful people of New York club life. ☞ [...]
This June 1-5, Copenhagen's infamous Distortion Festival will once again take over the downtown streets, bars, cafes, clubs, and more of the beautiful Danish capital. Copenhagen Distortion is a celebration of street life and club culture, and is Old Europe's craziest annual party cavalcade, orchestrating 101+ parties in 101+ different locations with 101+ different hosts. Distortion includes massive block parties during the day that take place in the streets for free until the sun sets; and the awesome Club Clash events, late at night, in spectacular Copenhagen locations. Every day [...]
Saturday night, Plant Music hosts “Power Plant”; a label showcase featuring DJ sets from Stretch Armstrong, Will Eastman, Dominique Keegan, DJ Wool, Rok One and a live performance from The Glass. Originally formed by Dominique Keegan as a 12” label, party promotions company and bar (Plant Bar), Plant Music has always been associated for its great sound and DJs. Since the closing of Plant Bar in 2003 (due to New York “dancing violations”) the label has expanded with help from co-owner Stretch Armstrong; hosting a unique roster of talent, producing a sound consisting of New York-focused rhythmic club/pop music. [...]
On March 13,1781 Uranus was discovered. A few years later Chris Tarantino & Gavin Royce were born. Please join us as we celebrate all three and help us pay some respect to Uranus. Special guest DJ Stretch Armstrong will help Gavin & Chris soundtrack the evening. Entrance is free with RSVP, just tell them at the door that you're there for the party. Drink specials & BYOB champagne countdown at midnight!! This [...]
photos by Brook Bobbins In the Stretch & Bobbito world, mainstream was a four-letter word. ...For the eight years it ran, from 1 to 5 in the early hours of Friday morning, "The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show" gave early exposure to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan, who eventually went on to mainstream stardom. But for every one who made it, there were several who remained in the underground, happily or otherwise. [...]
It's ridiculous that anyone would read the New York Times for music coverage. Still the sad truth is that staff critic Jon Caramanica wields serious influence over the commercial hip-hop landscape, his master narratives weaving mittens for inept writers everywhere to handle trend rappers. So with another Grammy gala toasting mediocrity upon us, I thought it was a fitting time to eviscerate his write-up of last week's Stretch and Bob reunion show . In this latest attempt to canonize the trite likes of Lil Wayne, here Caramanica further proves that, along with MTV's Sway and [...]
It's ridiculous that anyone would read the New York Times for music coverage. Still the sad truth is that staff critic Jon Caramanica wields serious influence over the commercial hip-hop... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Hip-hop heads (should) know the names Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia. But, if not, perhaps you can use this post as your introduction to two guys who held one of the genre's best radio shows from 1990 through 1998 on WKCR. During that time, "The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show" acted as a proving ground of sorts for many of hip-hop's biggest and best acts, from Jay-Z to Big L to MF DOOM to Talib Kweli. And last Thursday, Stretch and Bobbito held a 20th anniversary/reunion show that featured a slew of live [...]
Before Valentine's gets into full swing, we offer up this audio morsel, courtesy of Dirty Waters . Taken from a 1997 radio broadcast, Stretch & Bobbito serve up two healthy hours of tasteful selections, low on the syrupy songs prone to making your ears hurt and the mind deject the whole concept of a holiday themed around a winged baby armed with a bow & arrow. Instead, these are heartfelt tunes from an age when even the loveliest of ballads boasted power and men sang with a little bass in their voices. [...]
If there's a reason I can sympathize with young cats who get excited when Earl Sweatshirt flips something dark and different, it's because I grew up tuning into Stretch & Bobbito. Talk about not knowing what was coming next: whiteboys who drop N-bombs; Kool Keith on hallucinogens; songs about masturbation; legends re-emerging to usher in new eras of uncharted creativity. Like I told Bob when I met him at Concepts in Boston last year: if not for his show I might be an investment banker right now. From what we understand, the "surprise guests" mentioned on [...]
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