JayQuan Presents:The Foundation

By JayQuan

A comprehensive journey into the history of Rap music and Hip Hop culture, hosted and narrated by Hip Hop Historian Jay Quan.... more

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

JayQuan Presents:The Foundation episodes:

August 19, 2024 THE ADVENTURES OF BOB JAMES & THE FOUNDATIONAL BREAK BEATS
JayQuan chronicles Bob James most popular breaks, and their influence on Hip-Hop.
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45min
August 11, 2024 CRAZY LEGS DISCUSSES BREAKIN' IN THE OLYMPICS WITH JAYQUAN
Legendary B-Boy Crazy Legs of The Rock Steady Crew Discusses the inclusion of Breakin' in the Olympics, why he wasn't a judge, and the music selection.
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50min
June 20, 2024 Stephanie Mills, James Mtume, and The Furious 5
JayQuan explores the connection between a Stephanie Mills B side, and a little known Furious 5 release.
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17min
June 04, 2024 COLD SWEAT: THE BIRTH OF THE OFFBEAT AND OFFBEAT RHYME FLOW
JayQuan examines James Brown's groundbreaking Cold Sweat drum pattern, and its influence on Funk and Hip-Hop.
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14min
April 28, 2024 The Sugar Hill Gang's Sugar Hill Groove: Revisiting An Underrated Cult Classic
JayQuan revisits the Sugar Hill Gang's 1980 song Sugar Hill Groove, which some consider their best work. R.I.P. Keith LeBlanc.
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30min
March 11, 2024 DISSECTING 'MEN AT WORK' By KOOL G. RAP
JayQuan The Hip-Hop Historian breaks down the classic, 'Men At Work' by Kool G. Rap.
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10min
May 19, 2022 MALCOLM X: NO SELL OUT - A CONVERSATION WITH KEITH LEBLANC & JAYQUAN
JayQuan sits down with Sugar Hill Records and Tackhead drummer Keith LeBlanc to discuss his classic recording Malcolm X: No Sellout and his relationship with Malcolm's widow Betty Shabazz.
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18min
May 10, 2022 KURTIS BLOW - THE BLUE PRINT PART 1
Kurtis Blow is the template and blueprint for Rap music's solo superstar. KB was the first Rap artist to secure a major label record deal, one of the first actual Rap artists to produce other Rap acts (Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, The Fearless 4) and the first with commercial endorsements (Sprite).
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1h 21min
November 02, 2021 FROM TRAGEDY TO THE INTELLIGENT HOODLUM: A TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
JayQuan explores the discography and transformation of Queensbridge legend Tragedy from 1986-'96.
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27min
July 06, 2021 CHUCK D - REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE AND THE PATH TO A NATION OF MILLIONS
JayQuan sits down with Chuck D. of Public Enemy to discuss the magic of Rush Productions, the Mr. Magic beef, how Eric B. & Rakim had a direct influence on Rebel Without A Pause and why Yo! Bum Rush The Show sounded dated.
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11min

FAQs about JayQuan Presents:The Foundation:

How many episodes does JayQuan Presents:The Foundation have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.