Stretch and Bobbito Documentary: Radio That Changed Lives

A look back at the legendary New York hip hop radio show that launched careers and defined a musical generation

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia helmed The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show (aka The Stretch and Bobbito Show aka simply Stretch and Bobbito), a long-running, underground radio show in New York City during the 1990s, which played a major part in ushering in a Golden Era in rap music history. Now, 25 years after their first broadcast, a documentary will look back at how “quirky friends … became unlikely hip hop legends by engaging their listeners and breaking the biggest rap artists ever!”

Footage for the feature-length documentary, independently produced by Omar Acosta and directed by Garcia, with Armstrong serving as musical supervisor, is largely complete, and promises to include interviews with some of the genre’s largest icons, many who literally got their start on The Stretch and Bobbito Show, as well as an astounding variety of archival audio from the show, much of it culled from cassette tapes collected and preserved by die-hard fans. A Kickstarter campaign has been set up to assist with the remaining operational costs.

There is no argument that Stretch and Bobbito set the bar for hip hop radio, and created DNA that still permeates through radio shows worldwide. These pioneers became “unlikely hip hop legends” by introducing the world to exciting new artists in a way that had never been seen before, and will never be replicated. The story, told by the actual participants, is shaping up to be a phenomenal window into a time of unrivaled musical and cultural expansion, that has now become the bedrock of worldwide pop culture. The significance of these two “nerds” cannot be overstated.

This was not only one of the most influential hip hop radio shows of all time, but one of the most influential radio shows of all time. Period.

There will be a 25th anniversary concert and film screening this Sunday, August 16 as part of New York City’s SummerStage event series.

Check the Kickstarter trailer below, and support this project to help this important story reach the world.

For more information on the film, visit www.stretchandbobbito.com.