Hush Tours

Rap is something you do. Hip Hop is something you live. This tour highlights and explorers the origins and history of this essential culture in a extremely thorough fashion. I would recommend it to any Hip Hop Head. Peace, B-Boy SikMik

The guy who lead the tour on Friday, October 31 was a faded out hip hop star, he really didnot give much information on the subject. People on the bus seemed to know more about the subject then he did. He kept getting off the subject. He really needs to bone up on the subject. Aslo most people are not interested in his personal political opinions. He really didn't make too much sense. The raps he shared with us were good. But really I think he need to tell us moreabout the whole culture of HIP HOP. Tour was not worth the price.

Hi everyone, My name is Mark and my girlfriend Cindy and I just visited NYC this past weekend. It was our first time there and we only had three days to cram a lot of stuff into that period. I knew that I wanted to see Times Square, the Statue, Empire State and the other typical landmarks of this great city. However what intrigued me the most was a old school hip hop tour that I heard Grandmaster Caz talking about on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs program. I am 40 years old and knew that anything that referred to "Old School" would be up my alley. So last Sunday we arrived at the designated spot which was in front of the Yankees Clubhouse and eventually got on our tour bus. Our tour guides were three Brothers who were in my same age group and had grew up in the area and had plenty of enthusiasm. The first two of these was a cat named Mikey D, who was an aspiring rapper and his brother (I apologize man because I have forgotten your name). The last was a man named Tony, a.k.a. "Googles" and he is the one which I became the most familiar with. It was a diverse collection of tourists with us being from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, others being from Germany and a couple from Houston, Texas. We started off on our tour and the guides said we were going to go through Queens to see the stomping grounds of legendary acts like RUN-DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J, 50 Cent, and Mobb Deep. As we made our way along we had some trouble with the sound system on the bus, but that was quickly forgotten about as our tour gudes started "freestyling" and "beat-boxing." Mikey D. was encouraging our participation by asking several questions pertaining to this genre of music and we found out tidbits of information that even a Old Schooler such as myself didn't know. Along our way we were given historical facts pertaining to each stop we made such as a huge warehouse that was presented to all grafitti artists to showcase their work to avoid painting on all of the subway trains. We got to see the actual barber shop that is currently the setting for the program "The Shop" on Sucker Free Sundays. As stated earlier we saw the childhood homes of the artists mentioned before and were allowed to stretch our legs in the Burrough of Queens. We enjoyed the tour immensely as we did our other tours but this one had a little edge to it because it was real and authentic. Compared to our night time tour of NYC which was hurried, this one was a little slower paced and allowed us to take in all that was Queens. So to whomever reads my review I would definitely recommend taking this tour, especially if you consider yourself Old School like myself. Peace from Big Mark!

If you have a love of hip hop and other historical facts about Harlem you definitely want to take this tour. It's pretty economical compared to other things you pay for in New York. Make sure you wear comfortable shoes and bring a camera. Our "celebrity" guide did not show up but John is very knowledgeable. You may want to bring along some extra cash so you can do a little shopping after the tour, too! We saw a few spots that were used in urban movies. The one thing I didn't like was how far away we ended up from our starting point. It's hard to get a cab in Harlem.

Fantastic , learnt tonnes about hip hop as well as things that even if you live in NY you wouldnt know unless taking this tour.

I would recommend this tour to any hip-hop enthusiast who is interested in learning more about the origins of the genre. Also a good chance to view the sights of Harlem and the Bronx, including the Apollo Theater and Rucker Park. The tour is probably a bit long, but that can be attributed to having to sit in NYC traffic.

Walk This Way was an enjoyable, informative and interactive adventure into rap's early days. Our guide, Reggie Regg, was extremely engaging, knowledgable and took time in keeping to the program as well as to adlib when asked questions from the group. I would recommend this tour to all ages and would like to try another.

It was something I could enjoy with my children. I enjoyed the on/off bus breaks... Participant involvement was a nice touch. I especially enjoyed the stop by the Nike tribute to Men's Basketball while in Harlem. My children who are bb enthusiasts also enjoyed that quick break. Caz was entertaining; as well as a turn off. The group and their questions also add to the tour, along with attendee's personal experiences. I would do the tour again with a new group. It would be good at the beginning of one's visit to NYC to set the tone for other excursions while in NYC. Lunch was the best food I had while in NYC, with much variety; being a diabetic I appreciated the lunch stop. A give-a-way would add to the tour!

The tour was excellent!

The tour was very informative about not only hip hop, but the areas of harlem which is rich in history.

You are not going to get a more authentic tour in New York. Even though I grew up in the second generation of hip-hop it was a great history lesson not only of hip-hop but of New York as well. The tour guide did a great job of giving in depth first person information with regards to hip-hop - I would highly recommend this tour.

Mikey D! Thanks for giving us the REAL QUEENS experience. It was wonderful to see the actual influences and inspiration that Queens has contributed to the Hip Hop Culture. Mikey D, made my friend and I feel like family. You took us back in the day and it was good trip down memory lane! Great Job!

My son and I took this tour after I read about it on line. I'm not a hip hop fan but knew my son listened to it often. We both enjoyed it very much. Me as new to the music and learning to appreciate it's background and importance to it's fans. My son as learning about the history and development of some of his favorite artists. Our tour guide John did a great job and made the walk very interesting. And fun. We agreed that during our next trip to NYC we will take the whole day bus tour and see even more next time.

I am not into Hip Hop at all. I took this tour with 3 teenagers because they wanted to take it. I came away with a different point of view. I have so much more respect for the original Hip Hop artists!!!!! WOW. I was blown away! Very professional and amazing! Thank you! The best tour I have ever taken

Rahim and Mike C were great. The tour was great. We had a really good time.