| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A different and unique experience |
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Sun, Oct 21, 07 12:05 PM |
abrahamasher |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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I personally know quite a lot about hip hop and its origins, and am a big fan of this music genre in particular and of many other music genres. I love listening to the great motown legends and the apollo was a great highlight for me, as was meeting the legendary Smokie Robinson which left me star-struck. Walking through Harlem was also very interesting and both myself and my husband felt comfortable strolling along the streets of this historic neighborhood. Reggie Reg was our guide, and at first he used a microphone which allowed us too to hear about the history we were walking through, even though we were often at the back. Unfortunately, very early on, he claimed that his microphone was not working because the batteries were flat (he should come ready with charged batteries) and from this time on we generally had no idea of what was being said by him. He also failed to wait for everyone to catch up before explaining about a site. These are things that can be corrected, and from what we did hear, Reggie has great knowledge of hip hop and it's history and is a fun guy to be around. Despite these mishaps, both my husband and I recommend taking this interesting tour. It is different and a unique experience. |
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what a wondeful experience! |
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Wed, Oct 17, 07 12:05 PM |
piatrans |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We had an amazing day with our fantastic tour guide, Reggie Reg. Our 18 year old son was the one who originally wanted this tour, but both my husband and I enjoyed it immensely. We recommend it to all visitors to NYC - it tells the history of Hip Hop, which is an important cultural factor today, AND it gives you hope for the future (if you ever lost it), because it emphasises the enthusiasm and joy of human beings. DO NOT miss this opportunity! |
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Good tour! |
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Mon, Oct 8, 07 12:05 PM |
arielajp |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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Enjoyable and informative! |
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Worth doing |
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Tue, Sep 18, 07 12:05 PM |
suzysiu |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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Friendly knowledgeable guide. Good start with the video presentation at the Museum, and fun to walk around listening to music. Relaxed vibe. Good cd. |
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funny, interesting music-walk through Harlem |
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Thu, Sep 6, 07 12:05 PM |
SonjaSauter |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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friendly good informed guide, funny to walk through Harlem with hip-hop-music and be informed about hip-hop-history, graffiti and Harlem |
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Interesting, but not totally fitting description |
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Mon, Sep 3, 07 12:05 PM |
LJBeard5 |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Individual |
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Our guide was very knowledgeable & pointed out various landmarks, however, the tour was to have lasted two hours & only lasted one. Also, the ad mentions photo opportunities with legends of hip hop & the chance to purchase c.d.'s, etc. We never got either of these.
I enjoyed the tour & would certainly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in hip hop, but doesn't necessarily know much about its history. However, our particular guide only brought us up to the late 1980's/early 1990's & didn't continue to discuss the evolution up to the present. |
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Just took a long Walk and Talked Pretty Much |
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Mon, Sep 3, 07 12:05 PM |
agantt |
Female |
Unspecified |
Local |
Family With Children |
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The one speaker gave lots of information but we just walked and walked and he just talked and talked. Pointing out some things as we walked was the extent of the tour. Nothing exciting happened we did not actually go inside any building or viewed any demonstrations. I was very disappointed and so was my 16 year old. We were expecting something exciting to happen. I would have rated this lower but the speaker seemed enthusiastic about hip hop. There just was no substance to the tour. |
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Excellent |
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Wed, Aug 29, 07 12:05 PM |
juliaralph |
Male |
Under 20 |
Local |
Family With Children |
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Reggie was the best! |
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relaxed |
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Sun, Aug 19, 07 12:05 PM |
rohapi |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We enjoyed our several hours walking tour with Rahiem. Hope we can do it once again
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Do it! |
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Thu, Aug 9, 07 12:05 PM |
MartinBirch |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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My 15-year-old son and I have a somewhat limited interest in hip hop per se, but we dig the culture, graffiti, origins of all black music styles, including jazz, old style R&B, soul, funk, etc. Our charming tour guide, 'Reggie Reg' from the legendary 'Crash Crew' (authentic Sugarhill Records act, known for their 1980 debut 'High Powered Rap' ) met our 8-strong walking group at an uptown museum, and walked us to deepest Harlem, via the Graffiti Wall of Fame, Apollo Theatre and Happyhouse Record Store
Reggie spun the sounds on a portable speaker, including S Wonder, J Brown and Fatback Band and explained how hip hop came about through young R&B fans in the Bronx wanting to make their own noise, DJ-ing, scratching, rappping, taking it all the way to Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang, etc. By recording live DJs direct onto their boom boxes and recycling cassettes to the new young hip hop market, pioneers like the Crash Crew virtually invented the illegal download (!) and today's multi million dollar hip hop industry. Reggie finished the two hour walk on 125th Street - an area us whiteys would have avoided even five years ago - but no worries, it was as calm as Downtown Disney, with loads of great record and clothing stores, and for a thrilling remnder of the past, the Hotel Theresa building where Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and every black superstar stayed when they played the Apollo in the glory days. A dignified subway ride on the A-train took us back to midtown. A highly recommended tour to anyone who digs black music. |
