Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 120th & Riverside, New York, NY 10027 When: Spring 1979 What: The legendary DJ becomes the first to play Rap on the radio with the debut of “The Mr. Magic Disco Showcase.” «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding […]
Most hip-hop fans know Tyrone “Fly Ty” Williams as co-producer of Mr. Magic’s “Rap Attack” radio show and manager of the Juice Crew. But there are some things you probably don’t know. The former roommate of Russell Simmons and godchild of Sugar Hill Records’ founders Joe and Sylvia Robinson now runs a program for kids […]
As hip-hop mourns the loss of DJ Mr. Magic, TheUrbanDaily.com presents an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming book by Dan Charnas, “The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop,” coming out on New American Library/Penguin in 2010. Charnas interviewed Magic in October of 2007 and in these following clips he tells the story […]
