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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
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Excellent tour with a proper history of hip hop. |
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Sat, Jul 28, 07 11:00 AM |
colinmillar |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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The tour was excellent. A faultless history lesson in New York history expertly and enthusiastically told by the legendary Grandmaster Caz sticking to the facts and telling it like it was. Slightly marred by the initial choice of music (nobody want to hear Puff Daddy/P-Diddy/Diddy or LL Cool J past his prime - sticking to the better, non-commercial stuff would have been a far better choice) and the selling of bootleg CDs at the end (especially as this happened directly after Grandmaster Caz's tale of getting denied royalties from Rapper's Delight - a touch hypocritical if you ask me). These minor gripes aside, this is highly recommended especaially if Grandmaster Caz is your guide on the day. |
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Caz manifests the true roots & culture of Hip-Hop. |
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Sat, Jul 28, 07 11:00 AM |
DJCola |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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First off I want to thank Hush Tours (Sorry can't remember the helpful lady's name) for giving us a meeting point when our flight was delayed and we were half an hour late. Met the crew at 106 & Park where we walked around this school yard with all this sick graffiti including the "Graffiti Wall of Fame". From there we stopped at multiple historic spots. One being Rucker Park where Mighty Mouse B-Boy master gave us a dose of some NY b-boyin'. Which included a challenge from one of our fellow tour crew which was coo. Even though I may of knew a lot of the history already it was sick to see all the original birth places. Not to mention having Caz as a MC the whole time, #$%!ing sick! MC Delight was jokes " Who put this thing together? Me that's who!" a must see live. My fav moment had to be getting a pic of me and Caz in front of the birth place of Hip-Hop and now a landmark 1520 Sedgwick Ave. Strictly Unforgettable! |
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Hip-Hop Fan? This is a must... |
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Sat, Jul 28, 07 11:00 AM |
tumsey |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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I went with a 15 year old boy - and think I had more fun than he did. We learned all about the origins of hip hop (and I learned what the four legs of the hip hop table are) as well as visited important geographic sites in the hip hop world. I even got to learn some beat boying moves! (Now that I know what beat-boying is...).Lunch was at a soul food buffet with classics for the picky (mac and cheese) as well as soul food specialties for the more adventurous - like collard greens. Music accompanied throughout added atmosphere and helped set the tone. Lecture tour throughout as well - with stories, history, anecdotes and a bit of rapping (oops, I mean emceeing). Nice mix of on and off the bus experience. |
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A great day! |
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Sat, Jul 28, 07 11:00 AM |
ealtaylor |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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I heard about the tour from a friend who lives in DC and had come to NYC specifically to take her family (w/ children) on the tour recently. My husband and I live in Manhattan and didn't even know about the tour. My husband is really into music and occasionally DJ's for private parties. I got the tickets as a surprise for him and we both loved it. It was fun and really interesting - a great day. Grandmaster Caz was the best guide you could ask for - he's a Hip Hop legend. It was really an insider's tour, and it was well done and professional . The food was great as well.
We had a great group of people on the tour from all over the world - all different ages and backgrounds. There was a mother with her teenage son who learned some dance moves from a professional beboyer (breakdancer). One guy from the tour group actually had a dance off with the professional dancer. Grandmaster Caz did some MCing of his own songs and some freestyling too. Then two guys from the group both stood up and did their own freestyle rap. It was the real deal. |
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Great Tour |
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Sat, Jul 28, 07 11:00 AM |
TomHernandez |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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This tour was much more that I expected....I am a local dj out of Texas that has some knowledge of "Old School" Hip Hop but not a lot since I cater to a different style of Music (Tejano)....This was an extremely educational tour...I learned so much from this expierence....I would highly recommend this tour for everyone...I took my wife and daughter with me and they had a good time also.....The only draw back if you can say this to be a draw back was that we had to eat our lunch on the bus since we were running short on time....To me this was the highlight of my visit to New York!!!!!!! |
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Great Tour just needs to pay attention to details |
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Sat, Jul 28, 07 11:00 AM |
Dansweet |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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I thought the tour was fun and informative. My husband and I are huge Hip Hop fans so this was a great way to spend the afternoon. We did have a couple of suggestions to make the tour look more professional. The speaker box that was used could be update and of better quality, it kept blinking in and out. The explaination of hip hop was great but we would have like to hear and see more relevant facts regarding hip hop and its relevance to NYC.
We thought that they could put the Hush Tour sign on an A-frame so it would be easier to display and take with them during the tour rather then trying to hook it up to the door (which was rolled up while were there) or hooked to a fence in the park.
It would have been nice to be given some time at the graffity wall to take pictures rather then running after the group and having to miss the speakers remarks to take them.
I realize the tour is regarding the history of rap starting with it's pioneers but I think it would be of value to show the connection of how those individuals influenced modern day rappers or show some connections through time, from one generation to the next. sort of a 6 degrees of seperation thing.
Those are my suggestions.
Thanks for a great day. |
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Amazing! |
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Sat, Jul 21, 07 11:00 AM |
PatrickChan |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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A guided tour of hip hop landmarks in the city where it all began and guided by hip hop LEGENDS no less! You can't go wrong, people. My friends and I were fortunate to have the pleasure of Reggie Reg and the one and only Kurtis Blow. These two cats guided us through the rich history of old school hip hop while asking us to take in scenery that is legendary. If you know your hip hop, you know pretty much every story these guys will tell, but to hear it from people who helped create hip hop is a wholly different experience. Plus, one of my friends kinda tagged along and wasn't so much into the history of hip hop, but he was really positively surprised and learned a thing or two. Both Blow and Reg are elder hip hop statesmen and act as such. Plenty of smiles and no bad vibes whatsoever. You will not regret it! |
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funny different cool |
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Sat, Jul 14, 07 11:00 AM |
christianb |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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HI
It was a super cool tour, and it was funny to see different part of NY, and the guy who was telling about hip hop had a lot of humor and, did a good job getting the people along. very personal.
but the story about rappers delight???? bob bob bob:)
peace out
from Denmark.
The capital of Europe!!! |
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A GREAT DAY OUT IN NEW YORK!! |
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Sat, Jul 14, 07 11:00 AM |
nilred1 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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we were visiting New York (from Scotland) and booked this for our 12 year old son who has an interest in hip hop. we were unsure of how we would fit into the group as we are umm a wee bit on the wrong side of 40!! Grandmaster Caz gave us an insight into hip hop (ask him about the table!!) with humour and passion. We would never have visited harlem or any of the interesting places on our own. There is more to New York than Times Square!!
I would recommend this to anyone who has no knowledge to those with lots of knowledge. |
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Must See! |
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Sat, Jul 14, 07 11:00 AM |
tlatson |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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The tour was beyond my expectations! It was really informative and fun. Four hours seeded like two, it was the highlight of my vacation in NY!
Traci |
