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01/07/2012

B-Boys Gone Wild

WNYC Soundcheck, June 5, 2007
When hip hop was still in the ghetto in 1982, the film "Wild Style" put the music and graffiti art on the map. Today on Soundcheck, the story behind a classic hip-hop movie that still matters. Plus, Broadway veteran Audra McDonald talks about her Tony-nominated role in the musical "110 in the Shade." And: The story of imaginary soul superstar Mingering Mike.

I guest-hosted the show. Here's the interview with Charlie Ahearn, the maker of Wild Style, and Ralph McDaniels, founder of Video Music Box and host of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival:

 

And here's the interview with singer and actress Audra McDonald:

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