Jazzy Jay on Cratedigging, Zulu Nation and the Roots of Def Jam | Red Bull Music Academy

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Jazzy Jay is a legend of hip-hop. As a DJ alongside the iconic “master of records,” Afrika Bambaataa, his experiences in the early days of hip-hop are a true insight into a culture forming.

In this lecture at the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy, Jazzy Jay recalled those early turbulent days with reverence and enthusiasm, from digging for records to battling Kool Herc.
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In the days of a burning Bronx and gangs roaming the streets, Bam organized the Zulu Nation while Jay assembled the sound system. As part of the first generation of DJs to be born of the culture, Jay’s digging and selecting skills informed not just those who sought to emulate him behind the turntables but also those who began to think about producing hip-hop.

TOPICS:
01:57 - Bronx River Projects
16:10 - Battling Kool Herc 
23:12 - Cratedigging 
26:44 - The Zulu Nation 
53:04 - “Planet Rock”
01:02:27 - Roots of Def Jam 

MUSIC:
21:56 - Incredible Bongo Band – “Apache” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-Z6wm6TMQ))_
49:36 - Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy Five – “Jazzy Sensation” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsBWnanSnkI
1:09:45 - T La Rock & Jazzy Jay – “It’s Yours” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eNkTOyYd4k

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