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From The Roc to RHOA w/ Choke No Joke


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This week Day 1 Radio caught up with a man who has been documenting the culture for decades, Choke No Joke. Listen as he talks about his life growing up in the Bronx, working for Roc-A-Fella and his new documentary "The Hip Hop Nucleus."  

1:00 How did Choke No Joke end up in Atlanta?

-Working on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" how everything isn't what it seems.   5:30 First involvement in Hip Hop -Choke has participated in damn near every element there is.   10:30 Getting into modeling and acting -Choke speaks on being the male love interest and even the leading man in music videos.   14:00 Starting to flim behind the scenes -Choke talks about how he used his industry access to start capturing behind the scenes moments with your favorite rappers.   17:00 Making his first behind the scenes tapes -Speaking on how he went from watching for his personal pleasure to actually "editing" videos.   19:30 Filming the Tunnel -Choke is the man who filmed the footage of New York's famed "The Tunnel" night club that shaped the culture in the 90s.   25:00 Roc A Fella -Strap in for this one. He goes in.   40:00 Relationship with BET and rap video shows died off?   44:00 Favorite Rap City freestyles -Can you guess who he thinks has the best Rap City freestyle ever?   48:00 Dame Dash Choke keeps it real on his former co-worker.   50:00 Jay Z Biography -Choke produced "A Genius Leaves the Hood: The Unofficial Autobiography of Jay Z"   54:00 New projects   55:00 Message to the future Choke shares his views on the new "drug user" era that Hip Hop seems to be in right now.

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