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Hip hop history podcast2/9/2024 ![]() Shows such as “ Rap Radar ” and “ Drink Champs ” would become popular, following the path of Combat Jack by revisiting the past and challenging the notion that hip hop is a young person’s game, redefining what it means to be relevant. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor I am actually embarrassed that it took me so long to get familiar with the show, but I am forever thankful that I did. ![]() I even knew some of the co-hosts and producers of the show, and I used to frequent parties at their studio. I heard the name on other podcasts and saw it in social media profiles from people I knew in Brooklyn, where the show was founded. ![]() I wanted content that met me where I was, that reflected the maturity of hip hop, while still being fresh.ĭuring this time I listened to a lot of podcasts for entertainment and eventually I gave “The Combat Jack Show” a listen. Whether it was music, fashion, or current events, a majority of contemporary hip hop was unbearable. To use his words, every episode was a reminder to “dream those dreams, then man up, because a life without dreams is black and white, and the universe flows in technicolor and surround sound! Blaow!”Ībout four years ago, as I settled into my thirties, I reached a point where I felt disconnected from the culture that had been such an integral part of my life hip hop started to look foreign to me. His work introduced me to the depth and possibilities not only in hip hop but also myself. 20, just two months after announcing he had been diagnosed with cancer. Combat Jack, founder of “ The Combat Jack Show” podcast, a living archive of hip hop history. He died in Brooklyn on Dec. Hip hop runs through my veins, and I am a shameless podcast nerd, so my heart was broken when I heard about the recent passing of Reggie Ossé, a.k.a.
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