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| LISTEN NOW: KURTIS BLOW |
| Here at Backspin, it's an honor to have one of the founders of hip-hop, Kurtis Blow, on our staff. Every once in a while, he drops a freestyle for us, and here's one of our recent favorites: |
 Kurtis Blow's freestyle |
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| MEET 40+ SIRIUS DJS |
| From Hip-Hop to Electronic music, SIRIUS has the best DJs to rock the decks anywhere. Check out our roster of turntablists, which includes some of hip-hop’s founding fathers, dance music's biggest names, rap's current movers and the hottest up-and-coming talent at The SIRIUS Mixing Board. |
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Salute to the Westside Memorial Weekend
Sat 5/24 - Mon 5/26 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
From Seattle to the Bay Area, to South Central, all weekend Backspin is putting the spotlight on classic hip-hop tracks born on the West Coast. We'll be dropping West Side "mini-mixes" all weekend long, and on Sunday from noon to 4 pm ET, the Wonder Twinz take over the turntables to mix up the best coast-to-coast old school.
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Red’s Classic Collection
Saturdays & Sundays 10 pm – Midnight ET
We’re glad to have the legendary Kool DJ Red Alert spinning Saturday and Sunday nights on Backspin: Red will be digging deep into his crates for his favorite classic hip-hop tracks.
Photograph by Matthu Placek.
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Backspin Fact Tuesdays
Tuesdays
Join our lineup of classic hip-hop on-air scholars every Tuesday for a daylong history lesson featuring unique tidbits about your favorite "back in the day" artists.
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Put on your Adidas and your Kangol hat and join the party—you'll hear nothing but the early days of Hip-Hop. Tune in to one of the original pioneers of old skool rap, Kurtis Blow, every weeknight (6 pm – midnight ET).
What we play: Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, Sugar Hill Gang, Salt-N-Pepa, LL Cool J, Heavy D, Digital Underground, Queen Latifah and many more.
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