A Great Day In Hip Hop part 1 of 3

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A Great Day In Hip Hop, part 1 of 3. MCs gather to do a hip hop version of jazz's 'Great Day in Harlem' photo for XXL magazine. Gordon Parks Jr. took the photo. Directed by Nelson George cinema verite style. Rakim, Mos Def, Fat Joe are among the MCs.

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  • before i die i wanna chill with rakim bdk and kool g

  • Rakim didn't just shake my hand, the brother hugged me - I was like What?! He is truly an inspiration; I went wanting a photo, maybe a scribble on an LP, but after the love he showed, forget it! That was THE DAY in HIP-HOP!!!! God said, "Let there be Hip-hop" and there was Rakim....Slick Rick is such a legend, they all are, this is HISTORIC!!

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  • It wasnt Gordon Parks Jr. but Gordon Parks Sr. who took the picture. I work for the Gordon Parks Foundation.

  • It's crazy how much Mos Def respects Slick Rick.

    Wow

  • @vipersian A kanye album is worth looking forward to??

    Fuck that auto tune singing ass sellout cunt!

  • Rakim was, and still is, the God MC! Unswervingly on-point, just incomparable! That face @ 8:36 is like: What? It's the God, baby!

  • crazy that big l was there. such a great day

  • @vipersian nas ripped it up on Distant relatives ;)

  • lol everyone just shut the fuck up about the hip hop as of 2011. souliji boy isnt even in the game. he hasnt made any noise since 2008.. whats funny is everyone seemes like they ONLY listen to the radio. like THINK outside of the box. sluaghterhouse, eminem, nas, jay-z, kayne west, common, jadakis, jedi mind tricks, mobb deep, outkast, are just a few that are releasing albums THIS YEAR.. 2011!

  • @9991allday get the fuck outta here with your dumbass comments. go listen to your soulja boy lil pretty boy faggot.

  • @ValyenFluff hipsters, fucking only know one rapper and wanna say there hip hop heads, valyenfluff go somewhere please

  • @strongpikin didnt you se rakim

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