Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Posted by BK on July 28, 2022 in Arts, documentary, Events, film, premiere, Showcase | Leave a comment

Wu-Tang Forever: The Art and Legacy of Shaolin’s Finest

DIRECTED BY: BOBBITO GARCIA

2015

USA

99 MINUTES

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SAT JUL 23

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“Wu-Tang Clan comin’ at ya, watch your step kid, watching your step kid…” With those lyrics from their debut single “Protect Ya Neck”, the Wu-Tang Clan took over the airwaves, guns blazing—and it was all thanks to the brilliant New York DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia. During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to music icons like Nas, Biggie, Jay-Z and the Fugees—and their decision to listen to a hand-delivered CD from the then-unknown Staten Island rap group sealed Wu-Tang’s place in music history. This upbeat doc is a rocking behind-the-scenes look at the show the Source Magazine named “The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time”, showing hip hop legends like Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Common and Wu-Tang’s very own Raekwon revisiting the original tapes they submitted to the show.