Last night, capped off the last Crotona Park Jam of the season featuring a stellar lineup of DJs…DJ Lady Love, DJ Hollywood, DJ Cash Money, DJ Scratch and DJ Kid Capri. JDL and Grand Master Caz performed on stage together. Chocko was just driving up to the park but caught the last moments of the show with Cash Money closing out the show. Check out photos from early August on a perfect day in The Boogie Down Bronx.
From left to right: Grand Wizzard Theodore (inventor of the scratch), Grand Master Caz of The Cold Crush Brothers and Mix Master Ice of UTFOA view from the seats in Crotona Park. It’s a free show, so dig into that wallet and buy some merchandise on display in front of the stage!Mix Master Ice of the legendary hip hop group, UTFO. I remember back in 1985, all the kids knew the lyrics to “Roxanne, Roxanne”Jazzy Jay provided the amazing sound system…Strong City Records for life! A view from the back of the stage: Caz sporting his GMC shirt which says “We All We Got” on the back. Caz holding up his book “Written” which features his lyrics in his own handwriting. It’s no mystery that Caz is the uncredited writer of Big Bank Hank’s lyrics in the Sugar Hill Gang monster smash “Rapper’s Delight.” Be on the look out for an audio release of “Written” to be released in September 2019. Chocko’s always lurking around the back to see who’s hanging out…DJ Hollywood!Peace to Rahiem of Grand Master Flash and The Furious FiveThe Legendary Twins…Keith and Kevin Smith. B-Boys since 1972…that’s first generation to all you new jacks. Respect.It was a perfect day at Crotona Park until the clouds started rolling up.We’ve been attending these park jams for a minute now, so we know clouds and a little rain never scared the hip hop community in The Bronx. Bring on the lightning and thunder.Pow Wow of the Soulsonic Force was also in the house.
Big up to Friends of Crotona Park and GMC Entertainment for making the shows happen. A lot of work happens behind the scene to make a show FREE. Hopefully, we’ll have more of these park shows in the future. Peace to Grand Master Caz who always does a great job of hosting and keeping the crowd entertained. Long live the culture of hip hop. To quote Caz, “Hip Hop Didn’t Invent Anything. Hip Hop Reinvented Everything.”
