2/9/22 O&A NYC WaleStylez HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: RUN DMC – Walk This Way ft. Aerosmith


Aerosmith manager Tim Collins answered his phone one day in early 1986, he was, at first, confused. The voice on the other end belonged to Rick Rubin, the 22-year-old hip-hop producer and entrepreneur behind Gef Jam. He wanted to talk to Collins about the idea of remaking his charges’ 1975 single Walk This Way with RUN DMC, a rap group on his roster. Before Rubin could go into any further detail, Collins cut him off to request a little clarification: “What’s rap?” Continue reading

3/7/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Classical Music meets Hip Hop: Kev Marcus of Black Violin

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Black Violins, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Will B are two classically trained violinists living their dream. The Florida natives began experimenting with playing stringed melodies over mash-ups of popular hip-hop songs. The duo had no idea this sound was something craved by a wide audience. Continue reading