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Date Attended |
Reviewer [v] |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Real trip down HipHop memory lane! - BRILLIANT!
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| Fri, Apr 10 11:00 AM |
mitchpl |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I always said if I ever visited NYC id do a HipHop Tour! Caz was brilliant he has and is LIVING the HIPHOP lifestyle. He was very informative and of course obviously knowledgeable! A real nice bloke and i felt it was a really very personal tour, the streets the jams the battles and of course the graffiti too. I told him about the time as a kid my friends and I went to see Grandmaster Mel at a gig in our town. Caz said “Hell I got Mel on speed dial on my cell!” Amazing, the Harlem streets where Dougie Fresh lives and the apartment where it all started and topped with the soul food restaurant - Manna's in the Bronx - Amazing. The story of the SugarHill Gang too & the B-Boy demo!!….So glad I did the tour! Caz if you are ever in the UK be sure to look me up! Even posted some pix on facebook! Ha! Paul Mitchell UK |
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Fantastic for any age....
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| Sat, Apr 15, 06 11:00 AM |
misterkevlar |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I am a 32 year old B Boy from England, my whole reason to go to NYC was to see first hand where Hip Hop began.
When i found out about the tour online, i thought yeah right like im going to meet a real pioneer....well how wrong was i!.
We found the meeting place easy, Debbie was really nice to meet, the group was a mixture of races ages and religions-the way real hip hop is.
When our guide arrived i was shocked to meet the one and only "Grandmaster Caz" from the hip hop legendary group the "Cold Crush Brothers".
I was shocked after seeing him on tv, movies and listening to his music for over 25 years of my life-there he was in front of me!!!! this guy is a legend no doubt, he really broke it down for everyone and explained in a fun way about hip hop-he really is such a nice person who answered all the questions even my annoying show of hands as i knew the answers to so many of his questions!!!.
The whole tour really did make my holiday to NYC complete and i would like to thank Caz and Debbie for that.
No matter if you know everything or nothing about Hip hop go and see a true master at work....i recommend this tour 110% for anyone.
Real Hip hop lives on!. |
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Amazing!
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| Sat, Jan 19, 08 12:00 PM |
missmoon |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Great moment! Caz is really "Grand Master"! Very friendly guide, well organized timing. So impressive to see places where it all began! Enjoy this tour, you will remember a long time! |
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A great way to spend the day
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| Sat, Jun 14, 08 11:00 AM |
michaelsipos |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| It was a good guide around the town Hip Hop wise, Grandmaster Caz was perfect as a guide through the history of Hip Hop. He's a real entertainer and the perfect man for this type of activity. Nothing but thumbs up for The Hush Hip Hop Tour. |
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would have loved to see more places!!!!!!
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| Sat, Dec 23, 06 11:00 AM |
Michaela13 |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I would have loved to get information about the more recent hip hop scene and I expected to see more places!!!
For example where certain people have lived, places of shootings and so on. Instead your are only shown about 5 important places, whose importance dates back to the 70s and 80s. Also U get a lot of information about the life of the so called "pioneers" which was very boring after a while. Moreover the lunch took about 45 min of the 4 hours tour!
All in all i was quite disappointed!!!!! |
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We loved it!
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| Sat, Jun 10, 06 11:00 AM |
mewright |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My sister and I took our sons, ages 14 and 16. My son is the one who's interested in hip hop, but we all had a great time! Grand Master Cas was an awesome tour guide and had a lot of interesting stories and information about the sites. We got to see parts of New York that we otherwise wouldn't have been to. I would definitely recommend taking in this tour. Oh, and lunch was great, too! |
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great potential, but fell far short
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 11:00 AM |
MERussell |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| 1. Too long for what it contained.
2. Although we enjoyed the food very much the restaurant did not have enough seating and we ended up eating our food while sitting outside on the ground/sidewalk in front of a boarded up storefront.
3. VERY disappointed that all we saw of the Apollo was a 5 second stop out front. The Apollo was highlighted in the description of the tour so I assumed there would be more emphasis on it.
4. Curious why no mention was made of the band "Queen" as the beat of "Rapper's Delight" is eerily similiar to "Another One Bites the Dust" and the song that Grand Master Caz was singing "We are the champions" is also a Queen song.
5. More actual hip hop music on the tour would be good.
6. The info on Graffiti was great. It is an incredible art form! Would have liked to see more authentic graffiti rather than what seemed like "staged" graffiti outside of the school. (Did those artists get paid?)
7. The tour started off really well with the breakdancing. It got the tourists involved and hyped about what was to come. Could use more tourist involvement thorughout. You need to sustain the interests of the youth ( and their parents) who have short attention spans.
8. The four pillars (legs) of hip hop was a wonderful way to set up the tour but it seemed to not go anywhere. Could you have the tourists try out some authentic equipment at a stop in the Bronx as a hand's on experience of one of the legs? I think the four legs has a lot of potential because everyone can undersatnd the analogy/metaphor, but its potential needs to be explored as an easily accessible construct to which people can apply what they learn, it all just needs to be more explicit. |
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HIP-HOP SHOULD NEVER DIE
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 11:00 AM |
Mercedes4477 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I really enjoyed thsi tour, it was everything I wanted it to be. My husband and I could not stop talking about this. This was something we decided to do for our 1 year anniversary of marriage and we were more than satisfied. A memoriable time. We recommed this to others, especially those who think they know about hip hop, but have no idea of the real thing... |
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Thoroughly enjoyable
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| Sat, Nov 4, 06 11:00 AM |
melroser |
Unspecified |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I thought I knew all about the birth of hip hop, but it turns out I knew little to nothing. That's why I loved this tour; it was educational and entertaining. The vibe was laid back and fun. Our group was quite diverse; Japanese tourists, British hip hop fans, and even visitors from Montana. Our guide, Grand Master Kas, was absolutely fantastic. He was knowledgeable, entertaining, funny, and most importantly, he kept it real.
I had a friend visiting me from Scotland, who also loved the tour. I would take any of my future out-of-town visitors on this tour, just so that I could go again! It really was that good.
Thank you Hush Tours! |
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Great Time
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| Sat, Jul 11 11:00 AM |
melissasearl |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I was glad that I went on this tour. I gave me a different look into NYC. I would recommend this tour to everyone who likes learning about history and the various cultures within New York City!!!!! |
