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Jerome D. Wilson<br />
(JDL of the Cold<br />
Crush Brothers)<br />
HUSH HIP HOP TOURS<br />
New York, NY<br />
WHAT MAKES SOMEONE<br />
A GOOD HIP-HOP GUIDE?<br />
“Knowing your hip-hop<br />
history—and who better to<br />
know it than somebody who<br />
lived it? I can do this in my<br />
sleep. I’ve been told I have the<br />
memory of 20 elephants as far<br />
as hip-hop is concerned.”<br />
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE<br />
MEMORY FROM A SPECIFIC<br />
TOUR? “We went into Hollis<br />
Famous Burgers [in Queens]<br />
and Snoop Dogg was there.<br />
The group’s eyes just lit up.<br />
They looked at me like, ‘Do<br />
you think you can get some<br />
autographs?’ And I went,<br />
‘Watch this.’ They got to take<br />
pictures and get autographs.<br />
It looked like I set it up.”<br />
YOU’RE A LEGENDARY<br />
HIP-HOP DJ. WHY DID YOU<br />
START GIVING TOURS? “In a<br />
lot of hip-hop today, they’re<br />
just out to get: ‘Give me that<br />
chain, give me that watch,<br />
give me that Rolls-Royce, give<br />
me the lights, the camera, the<br />
action.’ But what about the<br />
history? What about when<br />
the year 2052 comes around,<br />
and the pioneers aren’t here<br />
anymore? Who’s going to tell<br />
our story then? I feel it’s my<br />
obligation to put our history<br />
in its proper context. I don’t<br />
do this for the money; I do it<br />
for the love of the art form.”<br />
hu hush sh s to t ur u s. s.co co com<br />
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