In celebration of Hip-Hop, McDaniels brings the community spirit of Video Music Box to his Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam, supporting the culture the only way he knows how: with knowledge and respect.<\/p>\n
Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam Hosted by Ralph McDaniels (Video Music Box) \/ Special Ed \/ Brand Nubian \/ Smif n Wesson \/ Black Sheep 4k \/ Girl Codee \/ Sweet Tee \/ DJ Scratch \/ Kool Herc<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n He\u2019s best known for his long-running music video show \u201cVideo Music Box\u201d (which debuted in 1983) but Uncle Ralph is more than just the Dick Clark of hip-hop; he\u2019s been a shepherd for the art form since nearly its inception. He directed Nas and Wu-Tang’s first music videos, and reported from the clubs and the streets to bring hip-hop to the masses without cable television\u2014reaching an audience untapped by the nascent music channel MTV. Decades later, it\u2019s now Nas that\u2019s directing him, as the subject of a new Showtime documentary called \u201cYou\u2019re Watching Video Music Box.\u201d In celebration of Hip-Hop, McDaniels brings the community spirit of Video Music Box to his Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam, supporting the culture the only way he knows how: with knowledge and respect.<\/p>\n Thursday, August 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n 7:00 p.m.<\/strong>\u201310:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n FREE CONCERT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In celebration of Hip-Hop, McDaniels brings the community spirit of Video Music Box to his Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam, supporting the culture the only way he knows how: with knowledge and respect. Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam Hosted by Ralph McDaniels (Video Music Box) \/ Special Ed \/ Brand Nubian \/ Smif n Wesson \/ Black Sheep 4k \/ Girl Codee \/ Sweet Tee \/ DJ Scratch \/ Kool Herc He\u2019s best known for his long-running music video show \u201cVideo Music Box\u201d (which debuted in 1983) but Uncle Ralph is more than just the Dick Clark of hip-hop; he\u2019s been a shepherd for the art form since nearly its inception. He directed Nas and Wu-Tang’s first music videos, and reported from the clubs and the streets to bring hip-hop to the masses without cable television\u2014reaching an audience untapped by the nascent music channel MTV. Decades later, it\u2019s now Nas that\u2019s directing him, as the subject of a new Showtime documentary called \u201cYou\u2019re Watching Video Music Box.\u201d In celebration of Hip-Hop, McDaniels brings the community spirit of Video Music Box to his Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam, supporting the culture the only way he knows how: with knowledge and respect. Coney Island Amphitheater 3052 W. 21st St., Brooklyn, 11224 Brooklyn Thursday, August 11, 2022 7:00 p.m.\u201310:00 p.m. FREE CONCERT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"yoast_head":"\n