Hip Hop pioneers are preserving its history

Olympic & Bundy with Christine Devine

English - November 10, 2020 19:18 - 41 minutes - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
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Chris 'Play' Martin of Kid n Play is among the hip-hop pioneers working to preserve the history of a movement that captured a nation. He has a documentary called "And I Danced" that highlights the stories of the dancers in our favorite music video like Madonna's "Vogue."

Martin had joined with Compton's Marq "DJ Cli-n-tel" Hawkins lead singer of 'The World Class Wreckin Cru' (w/ Dr. Dre pre-NWA) and author of his autobiography. Both are part of building the Universal Hip Hop Museum in New York.

On this episode, we hear from:

Marq "DJ Cli-N-Tel" Hawkins - Hip Hop Artist, educator
Christopher 'Play' Martin - Filmmaker, Kid n Play music artist
Timothy Conley - Instructor of Digital Literacy at Los Angeles Film School
Autiyana 'Auti Angel' Rivera - Entertainer

Watch our video interview with Chris 'Play' Martin.

Hosted by Christine Devine, FOX 11 News

Note: This episode was recorded in March 2020, prior to the coronavirus lockdown.