Hip hop’s first memories, told by the people who made it.
MCs, DJs, producers and pioneers, from the 1970s park jams to the 2000s, interviewed across the USA over seven years. Search any name to find their interview or cypher.
- 3,000+
- artists interviewed
- 1M+
- views on YouTube
- 1970s–2000s
- eras covered
- 7 years
- on the road across the USA
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CHOPS
Podcast
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In Memoriam
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