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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Excellent in every way! |
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Sat, Feb 18, 06 11:00 AM |
SweetLou |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The Hip-Hop tour was a great time from start to finish. It delivered everything that was promised. The leaders were friendly and very knowledgeable. I'd recommend this tour enthusiastically. |
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A must-do for hip hop lovers |
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Sat, Feb 18, 06 11:00 AM |
cgaber |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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My kids and I loved this tour. Raheim and DJ Red Alert were AMAZING guides. They explained the significance of various stops along the way, and gave us first hand information of how it all started. Their enthusiasm and knowledge were awesome.
I would recommend this memorable tour to anyone who loves hip hop. |
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Fantastic |
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Sat, Feb 11, 06 11:00 AM |
tplarkin |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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Enjoyed the time, wished it went into the Bronx a little deeper. A ride around Yankee stadium was not what I expected. Could have been more about the birthplace and neighborhoods. |
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mad props to GM Cas and Debra |
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Sat, Nov 26, 05 11:00 AM |
companyman |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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What a great time! Totally worth the price! Grandmaster Cas was knowledgeable and entertaining. The trip highlighted the four pillars of hip hop, b-boying, MCing, DJing and graf art. I learned a lot about the origins of hip hop, took lots of pictures, learned basic b-dancin' moves, and even got a chance to show off some MC skills.
Pros: lots of fun, interactive, educational, just the right length, lunch included
Cons: don't take this tour if you have no interest in hip hop, but that should go without saying. It's not a general tour of NYC with an emphasis on hip hop. It's all about hip hop.
Suggestions: CDs are available for sale, but it would be nice to have the Kangol hats for sale as well. Maybe throw in the plastic bling bling as part of the tour.
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Hip Hop is a Beautiful Thing |
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Sat, Nov 26, 05 11:00 AM |
Craig2005 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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Recommended For:
If you like Hip Hop you will definately enjoy this tour - meaning: if you think you want to go, you will enjoy yourself. I've read all the books, heard the albums, seen the movies, but still learned much. Just meeting Grandmaster Caz was enough for me! (Tour guides can vary.) As a tour guide he was welcoming, funny, entertaining, and exciting. I even found the other tour goers interesting as most were from out of the country: Scotland, Kenya, Japan, Germany, London, etc. The food was good too.
Hesitant Recommendation For:
Locals - Being my first visit to NYC I especially enjoyed the drive with additional sights including the Apollo, Malcolm X Ave, and Yankee Stadium. But this MAY be redundant for someone who has seen it all already.
Haters and perpetrators - I do believe enjoyment of this tour hinged on letting oneself enyoy the community of hip hop which means enjoying the tour guide and others on the tour. If you have a stick up your butt, this tour will not remove it for you. |
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Great introduction to Hip-Hop |
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Sat, Nov 19, 05 11:00 AM |
lauramccabe |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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I have never been very interested in Hip-Hop, but my husband has been brought up on the music, so I booked this for him.
What a great excursion this was. We both thouroughly enjoyed it, learning about where it all started from someone who was there at the beginning.
This is a MUST DO TRIP. There was a mixture of ages and nationalities and every one all seemed to enjoy it.
It also gave us a chance to see a part of Harlem and the Bronx which we may not have ventured into before, being tourists in a different country.
All in all it was a great day.
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Shame about the CDs! |
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Sat, Nov 12, 05 11:00 AM |
lesdoc |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Excellent and entertaining tour. Great fun, informative and done with great humour.
Bought 6 of Grandmaster Caz's CDs and NONE work on any cd player I have tried so far. It it because I live in Scotland, and we are backward? I think not! $55 wasted!
Tour highly recomended - just don't buy the CDs!
Les Smith from Glasgow. |
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A truly amazing experience |
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Sat, Nov 12, 05 11:00 AM |
markyg |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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It was an excellent day, something you must experieance if you have had any interest at all in the roots of hiphop. Covering every aspect of the culture I found the tour very informative and entertaining. This was largely due to having Grandmaster Caz as our host, it was great to hear his unbiased and detailed story of the early days of hiphop and the part he played in it.
Higlights of the day included visiting 106 and park grafitti hall of fame, somewhere I have wanted to visit for many years - Excellent pieces by Dez, Ink76, Pink and Tats Crew.
We also enjoyed visiting Rucker Park where we were given an exhibition in b-boying by some of the locals.
Another highlight was visiting the Apollo theatre in Harlem, where we had the oppotunity to get off the bus and take photos.
The only disappointing thing on an otherwise excellent day was not being able to actually enter the Hall of fame which was locked - although still managed to get some excellent photos.
Just being able to visit places I had only ever seen in films and books was a truly amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone. |
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Memorable tour |
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Sat, Nov 12, 05 11:00 AM |
abisson |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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What can I say...this tour was just completely excellent. Grandmaster Caz was so engaging, so personable, so knowledgable. The other people working on the tour were great too.
To see the projects and other landmarks that I had previously only seen in hip-hop videos...incredible. The soul food lunch was delicious. Another thing about this tour is you see a lot of cool things besides hip-hop landmarks during the bus ride, like Central Park, Apollo Theatre, etc. The history of Harlem was undeniable.
Anyway, to wrap up, I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. Interesting, comfortable, entertaining...this tour had it all. |
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Wonderful |
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Tue, Nov 1, 05 11:00 AM |
philippe |
Male |
Under 20 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
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This guided tour was really wonderful! I learned a much about the beginnings of the HipHop and Harlem and Bronx. I gave me a different point of view of New York!
A big Thank you to Grandmaster Caz who led this tour perfectly! |
