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Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Dope
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| Sat, Sep 10, 05 11:00 AM |
djgummo |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Absolutely recommend this tour to any Hip Hop fan. I'm an old school head / golden era b-boy. I had always dreamed of visiting New York for the simple fact that to me, a California native, the Bronx is like Hip Hop Mecca. Every B-boy has to make a pilgrimage. When I read about the Zerve tour, I knew that this was perfect for me. I would have never known how to see the places that made up the history of Hip Hop. This tour was exactly what I had hoped it would be. I even got to rub the Tree of Hope at the Apollo! Our host was Raheem from Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five...so dope! He was more than willing to answer all of my questions and discuss all things Hip Hop with me at great lengths. It was definately the highlight of my New York vacation. For anyone considering taking the tour, do it!
DJ Gummo,
Garden Grove, CA |
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Educational and informative
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| Sat, Sep 10, 05 11:00 AM |
pingus66 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Raheim was very down to earth and not uptight like most of the pioneers from our era (I'm from that era too). It seems like every time I listen to one of the old school dudes, they are very hostile and have nothing good to say about the new generation. Personally, I have nothing good to say about the new generation either with exception to a few artists and I definitely understand where they come from with the hostility and all but, there's better ways to educate the youth and this tour is one of them. Raheim was cool (tight shirt and all...ha,ha). He provided us with some cool background of the origins of hip hop and was very informative about some of the locations, characters and situations that they had to deal with in order to make it happen. My only complaint is that he seemed to space out from time to time but thanks to the lady that was with him....she kept things rolling when he had his lapses. Other than that, he had good knowledge of what happened....just needed to work on the delivery a bit. My kids and myself had a good time though and the lunch was great. I definitely recommend it. |
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An Awesome Pilgrimage to the home of Hip-Hop
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| Sat, Sep 10, 05 11:00 AM |
djsi2005 |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| From Arriving in New York on Thursday I had been looking forward to the Saturday for the Hip-Hop tour and it didn't dissappoint. From being a die hard fan of the music and culture this was my highlight. Going back to the birth place of Hip-Hop was only right and with hush tours they know where to take you.
With a legend like Kurtis Blow leading the tour and Heading down to the Boogie Down Bronx and seeing where it all started was a real experience. Heading up to Harlem 125th St and Malcolm X Blvd & seeing the 'Real New York' is a must. With Kurtis knowing everyone in Harlem we were able to go into the Appollo Theater and have our photo's taken in the world famous theater. Cheers Kurtis!!. Not forgetting an all you can eat Soul Food Lunch. We also headed down to the world famous Rucker Park.
All in all this is a great tour. And not many tour companies would still let you on the tour even though you had accidentally booked for the next week by mistake!!( always double check the date take it from me!!)
So if your in New York and love Hip-Hop check this tour out!!!
Simon Weir aka DJ Si |
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Grandmaster Caz-Master Storyteller
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| Sat, Aug 6, 05 11:00 AM |
lathrop4 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My son is an aspiring hip hop DJ and he has brought this music form to me by our attending concerts and other hip hop related events the past few years. So participating in the Hip Hop Tour in NYC was a "must see" for him and turned out to be one of the best things we did during our visit.
The tour was well run and well organized and led by a very gifted tour guide/storyteller/legend of hip hop Grandmaster Caz. Caz brought the story of the history of hip hop to life with his enthusiasm, humor and engaging rapport with the participants.
The tour itself brought us to parts of NY that few tourist visit- Harlem, Spanish Harlem, the Bronx, but it was Caz' relaying of the importance of each area to the creation of the hip hop culture that made visiting these sites relevant and enjoyable.
Grandmaster Caz emphatically made it known to the group that hip hop is alive on the streets of NYC, and demonstrated that when we made an impromptu stop to watch and cheer on a group of break dancers near Central Park.
As we were heading back near the end of the tour, Caz was rapping and had all of us into it- clapping and moving to the beat and his words. We pulled up alongside a city bus and an older woman could not believe what she was seeing and hearing on the tour bus next to her- eventually smiling and waving her approval.
Don't hesitate to take part in this unique New York experience. |
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Honest introduction to the roots of Hip Hop
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| Sat, Jul 30, 05 11:00 AM |
ronniej |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| For those of us who are too young to know (and that should include most of the people interested in the Hip Hop culture today) the roots of Hip Hop and how it came about this is an exciting tour. Personally, I would have liked to know more about the pioneering Graffiti artists and the environment that spurred them. Nevertheless this tour is highly enjoyable for anyone who ever wanted to know anything about the infancy of Hip Hop and what it was like back in the days .... |
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Excellent
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| Sat, Jul 30, 05 11:00 AM |
mattnice |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Couldn't of expected more.Really enjoyed it ,Our Guide was Grandmaster Caz u don't get much more pioneering than him...
To get to the point if ur Going to New York and wanna Know about the True Old School get urself on this Tour... |
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It was FRESH!
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| Sat, Jul 30, 05 11:00 AM |
tonysafyc |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This brief but informative tour takes you back in the hay day of when Hip Hop was first created. From the Graffiti Hall of Fame to Harlem World. From Bronx Walk of Fame to the Apollo Theater. It was well worth it for Hip Hop appreciators to Hip Hop heads. Thanks again for the dope experience! |
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oldschool Hip Hop rocks
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| Sat, Jul 9, 05 11:00 AM |
aiasmartakis |
Male |
20-29 |
Combination |
Other |
| The tour was excellent, the amount of knowledge and insiders information the tour guides (Kurtis Blow and the Crash Crew) could provide is unparalleled to any tour I've ever done in the US!
We saw a lot of the great historic hip hop sights NYC has to offer and the tour was well balanced: It gave enough insight into the culture to understand how it must've been like in the old days, we made a couple of interesting stops at famous locations which made the knowledge touchable and last but not least we ate chicken with great rap legends :-) .
If you repect hip hop (or even cultures in general) you'll find this tour amazing,
Aias |
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A MUST FOR THE MISINFORMED HIP HOP HEAD
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| Sat, Jul 2, 05 11:00 AM |
telephoneman |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| My family and I really enjoyed the Hush Tour experience. It was a must for those
who think they know about the origins of Hip Hop, especially the young ones. Rahiem was mad cool and insightful. Get the real meaning and feel of Hip Hop and be ready to be a real Hip Hop head because you have to know and embrace where it started to fully understand Hip Hop! WORD!!!! |
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What's the 411?
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| Sat, May 28, 05 11:00 AM |
RCGDA1 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The 411 on this Hip Hop tour is this. "Outstanding" it was the highlight of my trip to Nyc I want to thank Debra (Hush Tours) and the Legend "CAZ" (Cold Crush) for a Fun, Informative and most memberable Ride down Hip Hop History! From Manhattan to Harlem this is a Hands on tour where they stopped and gave us a brief discription of historical places,events and people of Hip Hop culture... whether you are OldSchool or NewSchool this a Must see when your in Nyc!
Peace. |
