Kool DJ Red Alert at the A3C Hip Hop Festival

In New York, his is a household name, even if he is no longer regularly heard in households as of the sale of his latest FM radio home, 98.7 Kiss-FM. Kool DJ Red Alert, who, along with his past-rival counterparts Mr. Magic and Marley Marl, practically invented the hip hop radio mixshow, created an all-important and highly influential staging ground for upcoming artists in the at-the-time still upcoming genre. It is safe to say that without Kool DJ Red Alert, hip hop may have looked very different, and as a musical category, may have actually collapsed in on itself. His impact was that important. If you haven’t seen Uncle Red in person, it’s a hip hop bucket list item for sure.

For full information, schedule and to purchase passes to the 2012 A3C Hip Hop Festival, visit www.a3cfestival.com.

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