

Named in 1983 the “Rap Capital of the Solar System” by People Magazine because of the many rap and hip hop stars and producers like Russell Simmons, Run-D.M.C., DJ Junebug, Sugarhill Gang, DJ Hollywood and Kurtis Blow that started their careers there. It was an instant success and the club, now called Disco Fever was soon booking DJs and rappers exclusively. In 1977, Sal started booking Tuesday nights at the bar, with the first show featuring Grandmaster Flash and the 3 MCs. Abbatiello’s son Sal Abbatiello worked as the bartender and the bar’s night manager, George “Sweet G” Godfrey introduced Sal to a new local, yet unnamed music form where DJs rapped over records at a local park performance of Grandmaster Flash. HIP HOP started in the famous South Bronx dance club, Disco Fever, that was originally a local bar operated by Allie Abbatiello, a local owner of several Bronx nightclubs. Low-cost on-site parking is available for $5. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Tickets for HIP HOP FEVER 2018 on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at 8pm are $60, $55, and $45, and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 71 (Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm and beginning at 4pm on the day of the concert), or through online access at Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Produced by Lehman Center and Sal Abbatiello. Music by DJ MARLEY MARL, DJ HOLLYWOOD and DJ TRI STATE JERICKO. featuring Lil’ Cease “Get Money,” RAH DIGGA “Tight,” GRAND PUBA “360 (What Goes Around),” ALICIA MYERS “I Want to Thank You,” TAANA GARDNER “Heartbeat,” TLA ROCK “It’s Yours,” JOE LOVE SKI “Pee Wee’s Dance,” THE FEARLESS FOUR “Rokin’ It”. The HIP HOP FEVER 2018 concert will feature performances by KURTIS BLOW “The Breaks,” BLACK SHEEP “The Choice Is Yours,” KOOL MOE DEE “Wild Wild West,” ROB BASE “It Takes Two,” SOUL SONIC FORCE “Planet Rock,” NICE ‘N SMOOTH “Hip Hop Junkies,” JUNIOR M.A.F.I.A. In the early 1970’s the hip hop musical genre was born in the neighborhoods of the South Bronx. Thank you for your help.Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in association with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records celebrates a night of HIP HOP music on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at 8pm. You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal.

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Record Cleaning:VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning MachineĪrtwork Scans:Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation PlatformĭAC/Phono Pre-amp:Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC Producer – Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton “It’s The Game” was taken from his album “Universal Rhythm”. He has played as a session percussionist in many artists’ recordings -George Benson, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Carole King, Miriam Makeba, David Sanborn, Paul Simon, Steely Dan etc. He co-wrote Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway’s “Where is the Love” and Bill Withers’ “Just The Two Of Us” He has released eight solo albums from 1976 to 1998. The b-side is a song by Percussionist, songwriter, producer, engineer, Ralph MacDonald. “Basketball” peaked at #29 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was a great experience for Kurtis, and he got to meet players like George Gervin (The Iceman), Dr. These games would often sell out as fans came to see the concert after the game. In the mid-’80s, the NBA contacted Kurtis and had him do some shows after games.
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Moore, Jimmy Bralower, and Full Force and recorded by American rapper, singer, songwriter, Kurtis Blow released in 1984 from his album Ego Trip. “Basketball” is a song that was written by William Waring, Robert Ford, Kurtis Blow, J.
