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Photo by Shad Bolling.

Photo by Shad Bolling.

Yes Yes Y'all

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Charlie Ahearn invites hip-hop, DJ and dance world elites and up-and-comers up to the Clocktower studios to talk history and music. Ahearn, a foundational figure in the hip-hop and DJ scenes, is the director of the movie Wild Style and co-author of the book Yes Yes Y'All.

Fid Q and MC Midnight (Tanzania)

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, November 28th, 2011

Tanzanian MC star Fid Q and fellow Tanzanian MC Midnight share fresh tracks brimming with Swahili rhymes, extraordinary African singers, and live freestyles in-session and from a Brooklyn backyard party. Muziki huu ni mzuri sana.

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25th Anniversary of Wild Style

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, July 16th, 2007

Charlie Ahearn centers this show around in the 25th Anniversary of his movie Wild Style and his book Wild Style: The Sampler.

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MC Safahri Ra

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, December 12th, 2005

MC Safahri Ra lived through Hurricane Katrina and delivers the story in his amazing freestyle.

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Ricky Powell

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, November 14th, 2005

Ricky Powell dropped by the Clocktower to spin some rare 70s joints for Charlie Ahearn and to offer photographic proof of his adventures with the early Beastie Boys, Flavor Flav and Biz Markie, Keith Haring, Revolt,...
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P.Star

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, October 3rd, 2005

Listen as nine-year-old P.Star proves her amazing MC skills. This little girl can spit! Priscilla Star Diaz opens the show rhyming a cappella and telling stories about her pre-teen life in Harlem.

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Oke

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, June 27th, 2005

Charlie Ahearn invites Okechukwu to represent Nigerian hip hop on this special segment. Oke's "Brother" floats over a jam by Nigerian colossus Fela Kuti, and he reflects on his country's profound music heritage.

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MC Dola

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, May 9th, 2005

MC Dola raps live in Swahili, rhymes acappella, plays selections of his music and also some hot tracks by Tanzanian MCs. In conversation with host Charlie Ahearn he delivers an intimate update on African hip hop.

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Hank Shocklee

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, April 25th, 2005

As leader of The Bomb Squad, Hank was one of the chief architects of their revolutionary sonics.

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Kurtis Blow

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, April 11th, 2005

Kurtis Blow is a pioneer, statesman and historian of hip hop music and culture. An amazing gospel freestyle over Kanye West's smash single "Jesus Walks."

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Rammellzee

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, March 14th, 2005

Rammellzee made a surprise visit to the Clocktower in 2005 to visit host Charlie Ahearn and to rock his street intellectual wild style MC thing live for the radio. Hear him discourse on Iconoclast Panzerism, Gothic Futurism.

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DJ Synapse

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Originally aired Monday, February 21st, 2005

DJ Synapse gives Charlie Ahearn a quickie course in scratchology, deconstructing the mysteries of the needle and the mixer as he performs an autopsy on the multi-layered tissues of today's hip hop sound.

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Afrika Bambaataa

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Perhaps the most beloved figure in hip-hop around the globe, Afrika Bambaataa celebrated his 30th anniversary with Charlie Ahearn. Expect everything from James Brown to bangra to Burt Bacharach.

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Biz Markie

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn , Elliot Stapleton

The clown prince of hip-hop kicks off this live session with Charlie Ahearn by telling tales of recent deejay adventures from partying with Will Smith in Hollywood to playing the Playboy mansion for Hugh Hefner.

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Blade

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Charlie Ahearn sits down with the pioneering king of graffiti art, Blade. His art has been exhibited in museums around the world.

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Chief Rocker Busy Bee and DJ A.J.

Hosted by Charlie Ahearn

Hip-Hop pioneers Chief Rocker Busy Bee and DJ A.J. were featured player's in host Charlie Ahearn's seminal film, Wild Style!. For Charlie, Busy Bee is one of the funniest and most beloved MC's.

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