Author: JD

ANOTHER SAD DAY IN HIP HOP WE LOST ONE OF THE ORIGINATORS OF THE MIXSHOW. BEFORE FLEX WAS DROPPING BOMBS MR. MAGIC WAS HITTIN US WITH THE RAP ATTACK WORLD WORLD PREMIER. WHEN I WAS A LIL KID I COULDN’T WAIT TO GET TO NY TO RECORD WHAT WAS GOIN ON ON THE RADIO. SO FORWARD, SO INFLUENTIAL, SO GROUND BREAKING. WHEN I CREATED SO SO DEF RADIO I STOLE ALOT FROM MAGICS SHOW. I REMEMBER RUN DMC LIVE AT THE APOLLO ON MR MAGIC, IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS THERE. I NEVER REALLY GOT A CHANCE TO KICK IT WITH HIM BUT HE DEFIANTLY INFLUENCED ME IN SO MANY WAYS YOU WILL BE MISSED RIP HOMIE. DJ MR. MAGIC, RAP RADIO PIONEER, HAS DIED. DJ Mr. Magic, one of hip hop’s conduits to radio, died Friday of a heart attack.Rap legends from Biggie Smalls toTupac Shakur lionized him in their verse. And now, like them, he’s gone. Born John Rivas, he launched and hosted the first all-rap radio show in the U.S. Titled “Rap Attack,” the show debuted in 1983 on WBLS and quickly became an inspiration point for key players in hip hop. The show, which lasted six years, also featured deejay Marley Marl and Tyron (Fly Ty) Williams. At his peak, in the mid- to late ’80s, Magic had a rivalry with Kool DJ Red Alert, who had his own show on WRKS. They each had their own rap groups. Magic’s Juice Crew featured such key names as Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, Kool G. Rap andMasta Ace. In 1992, Nas immortalized Mr. Magic in “Halftime” while Biggie name-checked him in a track called “Juicy.” Tupac also mentioned the record spinner on his 1995 cut “Old School.” Read more:http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/10/03/2009-10-03_dj_mr_magic_rap_radio_pioneer_has_died.html#ixzz0StfdsQ18