Abbie Adams interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 151 - True House Stories®

From True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana by Lenny Fontana

October 29, 2025 · 1h 11m · Season 1 · Episode 151

About this episode

Abbie Adams shares her journey from running a roller skating store to being involved in the early Hip Hop scene in New York City.

TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ ABBIE ADAMS # 151 INTERVIEWED BY LENNY FONTANA Abbie Adams started with a roller skating store, which was called (Movin), deep within a very urban area of (East Orange, NJ). They would make custom-built roller skates when roller skating was very popular. Abbie happened to open up a second store at The Roxy in New York City, but then, around 1983/84, roller skating started falling back a bit, so the owners of The Roxy started having a Hip Hop night there. That’s when Afrika Bambaataa, Jazzy Jay and Hip Hop were just starting to explode in New York City. Abbie was also starting to managesome breakdancers along with the store (in NJ). Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, CeCe Rogers, and Lauren Hill – all lived right in the neighbourhood and as teenagers used to come into the store all the time. So Abbie felt very fortunate to be around the birth of so much incredible music. At the Roxy,Danny Krivit and DJ Julio were the DJ’s, and she owes a lot to Danny – as he really schooled me. He was a good friend of Larry Levan’s, as well his father had been in the music world, and he had such extensive knowledge of R&B. So Abbie became knowledgeable from her time…

People in this episode

Host: Lenny Fontana

Guest: Abbie Adams

Topics covered

roller skating
Hip Hop history
music industry
breakdancing
New York City nightlife

Keywords

Abbie Adams
Lenny Fontana
Hip Hop
roller skating
New York City
music history
breakdancing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Roxy, Paradise Garage

Places: East Orange, NJ, New York City