What does AJ Calloway, Free, DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God all have in common? Each of these people have influenced a generation of Hip-Hop listeners.
AJ
and Free burst onto BET airwaves in 2000 with their hit show 106 & Park. Every
child and teenage hip-hop culture enthusiasts watched everyday live Monday-Friday
to see what new music videos and artists would be on the show. For one hour each day the hip-hop community
came together as one to celebrate black culture.
Fast
forward to fall of 2010, DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God each
introduced the hip-hop community to a breath of fresh year when they started
their successful radio show The Breakfast Club.
Every weekday morning from 6-10am we get to hear the laughs and comedic
banter from each of these up and coming Hip-Hop moguls.
106 & Park and TBC each bring an element of spontaneity and fun to their respective platforms. Remember when B2K had a pillow fight on stage with AJ and Free? Or how could one forget that Aaliyah’s last live television appearance was at 106. The almost fight between CthaGod and Fredo Starr, or the time when Dame Dash surprised everyone and basically blasted TBC for being “Chatty Pattys”.
The
reason why I love each of these shows so much is because just for a moment you can
escape reality and jump into their realm and feel like you are a part of the
show. The same affect Don Cornelius and
Soul Train gave every Saturday morning to black audiences is the same affect
TBC and 106 & Park gives to theirs.
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