interviewed by The Cipher (created by host Shawn Setaro while he was Editor-in-Chief of Genius.com). Rocky wrote The Breaks on the F train in between Roosevelt Ave and 47-50 st stops. <<
Meet Rocky Ford, the man who wrote “The Breaks” and “Christmas Rappin'” mentored a young Russell Simmons, and gave hip-hop its very first mainstream press coverage.
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Mar 15, 2015
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