In an engaging two-day series, Hard Knock Radio extensively explored the vibrant musical landscape of 2023. The panel, featuring esteemed guests like former music executive and longtime DJ Alex Mejia, Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop.com, which just celebrated 25 years, popular Bay Area deejay DJ Lady Ryan, longtime on-air personality and popular LA-based deejay DJ Ksly, […]
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A Conversation w/ Bay Area Emcee Ruby Ibarra
In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, we delved into a captivating conversation with Ruby Ibarra, an iconic figure in the Bay Area Hip Hop scene who seamlessly blends her lyrical prowess with a background as a full-fledged scientist, epitomizing the convergence of art and STEM. Ruby first caught our attention with the release […]
Hip Hop is 50: A Conversation w/ DJ King Tech- From SF Ballet Breakers to the Wake Up Show.
When you mention the name King Tech, what comes to mind for most people is him being one half of the esteemed Sway and DJ King Tech of the world-famous Wake Show. This groundbreaking syndicated radio show has been around for almost 30 years and is known all around the world. Countless artists have swung […]
Hip Hop is 50: A Conversation w/ Audiopharmacy-The Importance of Indigeneity within Hip Hop
As we continue celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop, today’s Hard Knock Radio Show focuses on one of the Bay Area’s hidden jewels: Audiopharmacy. Some playfully call them the Wu-Tang of the Bay because they roll deep with a good 15-20 members and affiliates. They see themselves as one big family who have been on […]
Hip Hop is 50: The Legacy of Grandmaster Flowers-An Intv w/ Historian Mark Skillz
We at Hard Knock Radio continued our “Hip Hop is 50” series. We sat down to speak with author/journalist/historian Mark Skillz to talk about Hip-Hop pioneer Grandmaster Flowers, born Jonathon Cameron Flowers, who was a DJ from Brooklyn, New York. He spent more than a year writing an in-depth, definitive article on this elusive and […]
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