JayQuan Is Raising Hell For Run-DMC

About this episode

JayQuan discusses the origins of hip-hop and his work related to Run-DMC and the National Hip-Hop Museum.

Old school is in session as JayQuan, author of the coffee table book, RUN-DMC and Raising Hell: 40 Years, joins the podcast. As we learn JayQuan's story, we receive an education on the origins of hip-hop. Artists from the Cold Crush Brothers to William Waring to The Mizell Brothers were essential to the sound of Run-DMC, as were the beats of Take Me To The Mardi Gras by Bob James and Walk This Way by Aerosmith. It's no wonder JayQuan is the curator for the National Hip-Hop Museum in Washington DC, as well as a consultant for The Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx. So let's start Raising Hell, and learn from the masters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Sloan, Holly Cantos

Guest: JayQuan

Topics covered

• hip-hop origins
• Run-DMC
• music history
• cultural impact
• music curation

Keywords

• Run-DMC
• hip-hop
• music history
• JayQuan
• National Hip-Hop Museum
• Aerosmith
• Bob James
• Cold Crush Brothers
• The Mizell Brothers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Hip-Hop Museum, The Hip-Hop Museum

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