GEECHIE DAN Hip Hop Hall of Fame When did you first get into music? Please explain. I first got it Hip Hop by listening to the NYC radio shows that were on WHBI 109.5 FM. Shows like Mr Magic, World Famous Supreme Team Show, Zulu Beats with Donald D and DJ Afrika Islam. These shows would come on at night after midnight on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I would stay up all night waiting for these shows to air. They played the latest Hip Hop songs, freestyles and snippet of the tapes from the Park Jams, T Connection, Harlem World. What genre of music do you perform? Hip Hop Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? What inspired me to love Hip Hop was the Tapes... everything I do today is because of tapes...I used mimic what I heard from the tapes and instead of saying their name ..I would say my name. I started rapping and collecting tapes late 1982...early 1983.
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How has your music evolved since you first began performing/writing rhymes? I used to freestyle a lot off my head in the beginning and as time went on..I started writing my rhymes. I’m sure you have shared the stage with a lot of talented artists/celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us? In 1989, I was living in Virginia Beach, VA. I was down in VA with the wrong crowd and I heard Chuck D from Public Enemy on the local radio station. They were going to be performing at Hampton University. I called up the radio station and spoke to him... we both knew each other from WBAU College radio 90.3 FM at Adelph University. He was excited to hear from me and told me to come through. I went to Hampton University before the show started and I saw my dudes Ron, Drew, Terminator X, Chuck D. MC Flavor wasn’t there...he was notorious for being late for Public Enemy shows. The show was about to start and Chuck D asked me to get the crowd app up and rhyme some. I grab the mic and got busy!!
