Comments on: PopMaster Fabel Discusses Being Muslim In A Hip-Hop World (With The NYTimes) http://grandgood.com/2009/04/27/popmaster-fabel-discusses-being-muslim-in-a-hip-hop-world-with-the-nytimes/ pre-listened Thu, 24 May 2012 16:39:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: christie Z http://grandgood.com/2009/04/27/popmaster-fabel-discusses-being-muslim-in-a-hip-hop-world-with-the-nytimes/comment-page-1/#comment-134520 christie Z Fri, 01 May 2009 15:23:32 +0000 http://grandgood.com/?p=18319#comment-134520 Peace and thanks for the love! I truly think people are programmed (by commercial radio & tv) to go to see names they recognize and those are usually those from the Def Jam era or the so called "Golden Age' of Hip Hop whereas we focus on 1. Legendary DJs from the 70's and early 80's before the highly publicized time 2. Diggers/Producers/Record Collectors challenged to spin their rarest and this year we are doing bboy/bgirl jams instead of turntablist sessions. Plus people think one needs MCs to make the show where we are very happy with DJs as the show! In the Bronx we get lots of love (but not from the hipster crowd or the below 14th st. crew who everyone markets to). In Harlem it should build because this year we are at the same park each Tuesday in August. Previously we were traveling around to all four Harlem parks and could not establish a home base. I send out the pr on the jams but I can't help it if the press don't recognize. Pitchfork did a great piece 2 yrs ago. The coverage we get is often from European Hip Hop mags. Here's our dates but I will send out the full info, next week officially! Check myspace.com/toolsofwar for updates on the Park Jams and the DMC DJ Battles! Peace & blessings, Christie JUNE 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2009 Boogie Down B-Boy/B-Girl Jams: Bronx Thursdays, June 4, 11 and 18 2009 @ Behagen Park 5pm-9pm. FREE! All Ages! E. 166th St. between Tinton and Union Aves. Bronx NY 10456. 2 or 5 train to Prospect or try hopstop.com for directions. Behagen Park Thursday, June 25, 2009 @ St. Mary's Park 5pm-9pm. FREE! All Ages! East 149th St. and St. Mary's Bronx NYC 10454. 2 or 5 train to 149th & 3rd or 6 train to ? or try hopstop.com for directions. St. Mary's Park . JULY 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2009 7th Annual Crotona Park Jams: Bronx 5pm-9pm. FREE! All Ages. The best of the best legendary Hip Hop DJs and special guests rocking at the brand new Crotona Park Amphitheater! Enter at Charlotte St & Crotona Park East, Bronx NYC 10457. Held in association with Council Member Joel Rivera and The Friends of Crotona Park. 2 or 5 train to 174th St or try hopstop.com for directions. Crotona Park AUG 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2009 Digger's Delight: Harlem 4pm - 8pm. FREE! All Ages. All star producers and rare record collectors spin their funkiest 45s and more! Every Tuesday in August at St. Nicholas Park Plaza @ 135th & St. Nicholas Ave, Harlem NYC. B or C train to W. 135th or try hopstop.com for directions. Held in association with The Friends of St. Nicholas Park: stnicholaspark.org Peace and thanks for the love!

I truly think people are programmed (by commercial radio & tv) to go to see names they recognize and those are usually those from the Def Jam era or the so called “Golden Age’ of Hip Hop whereas we focus on

1. Legendary DJs from the 70′s and early 80′s before the highly publicized time
2. Diggers/Producers/Record Collectors challenged to spin their rarest
and this year we are doing bboy/bgirl jams instead of turntablist sessions.

Plus people think one needs MCs to make the show where we are very happy with DJs as the show!

In the Bronx we get lots of love (but not from the hipster crowd or the below 14th st. crew who everyone markets to). In Harlem it should build because this year we are at the same park each Tuesday in August. Previously we were traveling around to all four Harlem parks and could not establish a home base.

I send out the pr on the jams but I can’t help it if the press don’t recognize. Pitchfork did a great piece 2 yrs ago. The coverage we get is often from European Hip Hop mags.

Here’s our dates but I will send out the full info, next week officially!
Check myspace.com/toolsofwar for updates on the Park Jams and the DMC DJ Battles!
Peace & blessings,
Christie

JUNE 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2009
Boogie Down B-Boy/B-Girl Jams: Bronx

Thursdays, June 4, 11 and 18 2009 @ Behagen Park
5pm-9pm. FREE! All Ages! E. 166th St. between Tinton and Union Aves. Bronx NY 10456. 2 or 5 train to Prospect or try hopstop.com for directions. Behagen Park

Thursday, June 25, 2009 @ St. Mary’s Park
5pm-9pm. FREE! All Ages! East 149th St. and St. Mary’s Bronx NYC 10454. 2 or 5 train to 149th & 3rd or 6 train to ? or try hopstop.com for directions. St. Mary’s Park .

JULY 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2009
7th Annual Crotona Park Jams: Bronx
5pm-9pm. FREE! All Ages. The best of the best legendary Hip Hop DJs and special guests rocking at the brand new Crotona Park Amphitheater! Enter at Charlotte St & Crotona Park East, Bronx NYC 10457. Held in association with Council Member Joel Rivera and The Friends of Crotona Park. 2 or 5 train to 174th St or try hopstop.com for directions. Crotona Park

AUG 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2009
Digger’s Delight: Harlem
4pm – 8pm. FREE! All Ages. All star producers and rare record collectors spin their funkiest 45s and more! Every Tuesday in August at St. Nicholas Park Plaza @ 135th & St. Nicholas Ave, Harlem NYC. B or C train to W. 135th or try hopstop.com for directions. Held in association with The Friends of St. Nicholas Park: stnicholaspark.org

]]> By: Ming-Tzu http://grandgood.com/2009/04/27/popmaster-fabel-discusses-being-muslim-in-a-hip-hop-world-with-the-nytimes/comment-page-1/#comment-134215 Ming-Tzu Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:26:10 +0000 http://grandgood.com/?p=18319#comment-134215 Word up. Christie and Fabel are cool peoples. Tools of War put me on to so many events over the years. It's a damn shame more people don't show up to their free events in Harlem and in the Bronx. Are people just reluctant to go to shows uptown? Is it a lack of promotion? Or is there a general disinterest in the acts that perform? I don't understand the logic behind paying to see artists like Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick in downtown or midtown venues but not seeing these cats for free uptown. Word up. Christie and Fabel are cool peoples. Tools of War put me on to so many events over the years. It’s a damn shame more people don’t show up to their free events in Harlem and in the Bronx. Are people just reluctant to go to shows uptown? Is it a lack of promotion? Or is there a general disinterest in the acts that perform?

I don’t understand the logic behind paying to see artists like Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick in downtown or midtown venues but not seeing these cats for free uptown.

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