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A comprehensive journey into the history of Rap music and Hip Hop culture, hosted and narrated by Hip Hop Historian Jay Quan.

JayQuan Presents:The Foundation JayQuan

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A comprehensive journey into the history of Rap music and Hip Hop culture, hosted and narrated by Hip Hop Historian Jay Quan.

    FOUNDATION LESSON #59 - DISSECTING 'MEN AT WORK' By KOOL G. RAP

    FOUNDATION LESSON #59 - DISSECTING 'MEN AT WORK' By KOOL G. RAP

    JayQuan The Hip-Hop Historian breaks down the classic, 'Men At Work' by Kool G. Rap.
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    • 9 min
    MALCOLM X: NO SELL OUT - A CONVERSATION WITH KEITH LEBLANC & JAYQUAN

    MALCOLM X: NO SELL OUT - A CONVERSATION WITH KEITH LEBLANC & JAYQUAN

    JayQuan sits down with Sugar Hill Records and Tackhead drummer Keith LeBlanc to discuss his classic recording Malcolm X: No Sellout and his relationship with Malcolm's widow Betty Shabazz.
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    • 17 min
    KURTIS BLOW - THE BLUE PRINT PART 1

    KURTIS BLOW - THE BLUE PRINT PART 1

     Kurtis Blow is the template and blueprint for Rap music's solo superstar. KB was the first Rap artist to secure a major label record deal, one of the first actual Rap artists to produce other Rap acts (Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, The Fearless  4) and the first with commercial endorsements (Sprite).
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    FROM TRAGEDY TO THE INTELLIGENT HOODLUM: A TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

    FROM TRAGEDY TO THE INTELLIGENT HOODLUM: A TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

    JayQuan explores the discography and transformation of Queensbridge legend Tragedy from 1986-'96.
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    • 26 min
    CHUCK D - REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE AND THE PATH TO A NATION OF MILLIONS

    CHUCK D - REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE AND THE PATH TO A NATION OF MILLIONS

    JayQuan sits down with Chuck D. of Public Enemy to discuss the magic of Rush Productions, the Mr. Magic beef, how Eric B. & Rakim had a direct influence on Rebel Without A Pause and why Yo! Bum Rush The Show sounded dated.
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    • 10 min
    THE LEGACY OF ED FLETCHER AKA DUKE BOOTEE

    THE LEGACY OF ED FLETCHER AKA DUKE BOOTEE

    JayQuan is interviewed by the legendary Davey D Cook concerning the  legacy of musician, writer, vocalist, label owner and Professor  Duke Bootee.
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    • 59 min

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