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Ebro in the Morning Podcast

BONUS: Ralph McDaniels On Hip Hop 50, Lil Kim vs Sexyy Red, Video Music Box Legacy + New Book!

Ebro in the Morning Podcast

HOT 97

Music

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Ralph McDaniels joins the program to talk Video Music Box, Hip-Hop 50, and his new book!

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the final week at Universal Circus Portured Beach

0:03.8

and the action is everywhere.

0:05.6

In the air.

0:06.5

With flying motorcycles, wire walkers,

0:08.6

and the never-before-seen 18-person Chinese trapeze.

0:12.2

In the rain with Caribbean fire,

0:14.5

gravity-defying strong men, and their kids dance contest.

0:17.8

And in the crowd, where you get to dance, sing, and raise the roof.

0:21.8

Universal!

0:23.9

It's Universal Final Week.

0:26.2

Thursday through Sunday at Orchard Beach.

0:27.9

Go to Universal Circus.com.

0:57.9

People learning about hip hop and the origins of the video music box in the city.

1:03.9

Yeah, look, I think that libraries, bookstores,

1:07.1

we need to be in that space a little bit more hip hop.

1:09.9

And we always talk about pushing the culture as we move through hip hop 50.

1:14.4

And I was like, look, I work with the library.

1:17.2

Let's get some more books in these spaces.

1:18.8

And especially for the younger people.

1:20.1

Because I got to catch them before they get to sexy red and all that stuff.

1:24.7

Well said.

1:26.1

Well said.

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