Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito - WKCR 20 May 1993

DJ Stretch Armstrong (born Adrian Bartos) has been instrumental in presenting up-and-coming MCs through his media barrage of radio programs, mixtapes, and even video games. The New York native's first notoriety came as one-half of the Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, which quickly became one of the premier forums for the city's emerging hip-hop talent to be heard. Robert "Bobbito" García is a Puerto Rican DJ, writer, entrepreneur, streetball player/coach/announcer, sneaker connoisseur, and member of the Rock Steady Crew. Several of the '90s' biggest names in rap received early notice on the Columbia University radio program from 1990 to 1998.  It featured exclusive demo tapes and in-studio freestyles from many then-unsigned artists such asNas, Big Pun, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Cam'ron, DMX, Wu-Tang Clan, Big L, Fugees, Talib Kweli and Notorious B.I.G. who later found great success on major record labels.

                                                    STRETCH AND BOBBITO - WKCR 20 MAY 1993

                                                    BONUS: STRETCH AND BOBBITO - WKCR 1992

DJ Kid Capri - WBLS 1987

Who says Italians and Blacks don't get along.  Here is living proof, the half African American, half Italian Bronx born Kid Capri aka. David Anthony Love Jr.  Kid Capri started Deejaying at the wee age of 8 on his family's old Zenith stereo system.  He rose to prominence at the infamous Studio 54.  Capri and his onetime partner Starchild bolstered their fame by selling tapes of their sets.  Capri is the Prime Minister of Mixtapes recognizing early the profit potential therein.

Kid Capri is also a Producer having produced songs by BDP, Heavy D (RIP), Foxy Brown, The Lox, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, KRS-ONE, Slick Rick, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, The Lost Boys, Brand Nubian, Camron, Noreaga, Big Pun, Da Ranjahz, Big L and Jermaine Dupri.   He has released his own album and spent 7 years as the DJ for the Def Comedy Jam.

Capri is easily the most recognizable DJ to the general public due largely to his TV exposure, film work ("Who's The Man") and his extensive touring with multi-platinum artists such as Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, L.L. Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, NAS, Lil' Kim, Mase, Jay-Z, Usher, R-Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Dru Hill, Ginuwine and Aaliyah.

                                                                    DJ KID CAPRI - WBLS 1987

Boyd & Timmy - WBLS 1983

The Godfathers of House music.  Boyd Jarvis, and American and Timmy Regisford, Trinidad born worked together at WBLS.  Boyd started his career in the entertainment business as an intern for the renowned dancer/choreographer, Pearl Primus and trained under Sandra Ross in theater lighting and set design. He went on to design lighting for shows at Lincoln Center, Perry Street Theater, and Riverside Church Theater. Music had always been a passion of his and so in 1981 he bought his first synthesizer, a Yamaha CS-15. Timmy Regisford heard him play at Melon’s and asked him to overdub a set that Timmy was about to do as an audition for WBLS. Soon, Boyd and Timmy were producing a dance music show for WBLS. From that show came the hit track, The Music’s Got Me . Boyd and Timmy began to do a lot of work as remixers. The rest, as they say, is history. 

                                                                                            BOYD AND TIMMY - WBLS 1983

DJ Afrika Islam - WHBI 1983

Straight outta the Big Apple, Afrika Islam was rappin and break dancing with the Rock Steady Crew at the tender age of 10.  Afrika Islam's DJing career also began in 1977.   Afrika relocated to L.A, in the 80s where he hooked up with Ice - T and co-produced several platinum records, including my fasvorite Ice-T release POWER.......woo woo woo. Afrika also hosted the Zulu Beats radio program on Power 106 FM in the city of the angels.

In the 90s he became involved in the club scene in Europe where he carved out a niche by developing his own crossover sound: with music elements of R&B, Hip Hop, Techno & House.  It was in Germany where he hooked  up with Euro DJ giant Westbam. Afrika and Westbam  created a new kind of global sound. Afrika Islams DJ performance is amazing as he often works with 50 to 60 albums in a two hour performance. His mastery of presenting techno sound a la Hip Hop style is behind his incredible success in many clubs all over Europe. Afrika Islam now recedes three quarters of the year in Germany.

                                                  AFRIKA ISLAM - BREAKS MIX SHOW - WHBI 1983

                                                            BONUS: DJ AFRIKA ISLAM - WHBI 1983