IT’S BIGGER THAN HIP HOP
Calling all hip hop heads. Celebrate 50 years since Kool Herc’s first jam with three incredible, rarely-screened docs.
August 11th, 1973. An 18 year old Clive Campbell, AKA Kool Herc, has been roped in to DJ a back-to-school jam for his sister, Cindy. The party is at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, an address in the Bronx that will go down in history as the birthplace of hip hop. Herc would later recall observing how that night, “When I extended the break, people were ecstatic”. He would be the earliest major figure to emerge from the mid-70’s Bronx and is widely credited as the originator of the genre. The next morning he was famous across the Bronx. Half a decade later we celebrate a global cultural phenomenon. It’s bigger than hip hop.
Can we kick it? Yes we can. Dust off your Kangol hat, pop on your Adidas and B-boy it on down to the Lexi. We’ll meet you there.
Curated by Harbs Djuma. Co-produced with Black History Studies
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Thursday 14 September 2023 @ 19:00
Proclaimed by Nas as ‘the most important hip hop show in the world’ and the show Eminem dreamed of getting on, Stretch and Bobbito created a platform that changed music forever.
Two quirky friends who became unlikely legends with a late night program called ‘The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show’ introducing the world to a wide array hip hop legends From a 16 year old star to be named the Notorious B I G Wu Tang Clan, Eminem, The Fugees, an unsigned Nas before his breakthrough ‘Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, DMX, Big Pun and hosting Jay Z before he released an album.
Featuring plenty of iconic freestyles, a blend of offbeat humour and a mix of interviews with the legends that listened, learned and honed their craft from the show If you love 90s hip hop, then this is notably the best film on the topic, exploring the impact of ‘The Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All Time’.
Screening as part of our It’s Bigger than Hip Hop strand: celebrate 50 years since Kool Herc’s first jam with three incredible, rarely-screened docs. Curated by Harbs Djuma. Co-produced with Black History Studies: post-show audience discussions with Charmaine Simpson, Founder of Black History Studies.
THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED
This event will take place on THURSDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2023 at 19:00.
The screenings will be held at The Lexi Cinema, 194b Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, London, NW10 3JU. Located 3 minutes from Kensal Rise Overground Station. Located 10 mins from Kensal Green and 15 mins from Queens Park on the Bakerloo Line. Via Bus, the Okehampton Road stop is right outside the Lexi Cinema, served by 52, 452, 6, 187, 302. Free on-street parking in local streets.
Please book your ticket(s) here https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=7063259
Event supported by Film Hub London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network,
Funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub