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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Our Hushtour was the highlight of our NYC visit. |
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Thu, Aug 17, 06 1:10 PM |
dumont140 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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First, we were very happy that the Hushtour people found an alternate tour guide on the same day our guide was ill. Our alternate guide was Reggie Reg from the Crash Crew who experienced and knew everything about the early hip hop days and personally knew most of the other people who are the hip hop pioneers (as well as half the people we met on the street!). He was very kind to us, directed comments to all of us, asked us questions about what we already knew, etc. We walked from 106th street up to 125th street with the narrative going non stop about the chronology of hip hop events starting back in the 70's. When the tour was over, Reggie Reg helped us figure out our transportation back and personally escorted us there. My 18 year old daughter was loving it. Lots of opportunities for great pics too. Recommended highly. |
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Great experience for Hip Hop enthusiasts |
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Tue, Aug 8, 06 1:10 PM |
KMStephens |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We really enjoyed the tour. It was nice to hear more detail about the history of Hip Hop and how Harlem contributed to its creation. Raheim was very knowledgeable about the history of the area and the elements of Hip Hop. He made everyone feel comfortable as the tour progressed. Just as a suggestion, it would be nice to have a way for the tour guide to project his voice. We were a group of only 7, but will all the traffice on the streets, it was sometimes difficult to hear his remarks. We would definitely encourage others to participate in the tours, if visiting NYC.
Thanks,
Kyle, Kim and Dasja |
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interesting,fun |
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Wed, Jul 26, 06 1:10 PM |
jcummings |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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I was lucky enough to do this walk tour with my teenage daughters. Although it was a very hot day we managed to enjoy every minute of it. Our guide was the well known and reputable Rahim who has been a legend in hiphop for many years. He was informative , friendly and humourous. The sun was beating down and we sweated our way through the amazing streets of Harlem, hanging off Rahims' every word. I was surprised that their was so much history and information. We had so much fun.
The only thing we would have liked to have seen was a display of hiphop dancers. We know that this is only one aspect, but it would have finished the tour perfectly. Rahim was both professional and interesting. Great tour for the whole family. However I would advise you to put on your walking shoes and be prepared to walk for one and a half hours. |
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Highlight of our NY trip |
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Thu, Jul 13, 06 1:10 PM |
Unitymac1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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The highlight of our recent trip to NYC was the hip hop tour.. We wondered if we would be welcome as we are quite a bit older than hip hop music but nothing could be further than the truth. Raheim, our guide, was informative, knowledgable and eloquent. Not only is the tour a tribute to hip hop, it is also of historical interest as Raheim introduces the tourist to many buildings and places important to Harlem's colourful and varied past. He draws your attention to lots of sites as the tour winds through the streets and neighbourhoods. It was just wonderful to tour Harlem so long a 'no go' area to whites. Wherever we went people hailed Raheim and smiled and chatted with us. Harlem and Raheim were great hosts! Please take this tour of Harlem - Oh! and save room for the wonderful Soul luncheon when the tour is over - $5.00 all you can eat - yum!
By the way we did not tip Raheim. We did not know if we should or not and we should have asked him for his autograph as it will never happen again that one of the creators of a genre personally shows you around his world - a bit like having Picasso show you how he painted a picture! |
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Educational and Fun!!! |
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Sun, Jul 2, 06 1:10 PM |
Perkinsmoore |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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My 10 year old son and I took the tour this past 4th of July weekend.
It was better than I expected.
The tour guide was informative, cordial and very knowledgeable.
My son was very pleased and the guide kept his attention throughout the tour.
We saw the building where "New Jack City" was filmed and we recognized the
surroundings from other movies that were filmed in Harlem.
We saw President Clinton's office and experienced a totally awesome meal at
Manna's Restaurant.
Spanish Harlem, Apollo Theatre, Grafitti walls and the St. Teresa Hotel were a delight.
I would highly recommend this tour for anyone with children.
I especially liked the tour guides interaction with the group-question and answer
segments which made us really feel like we were involved in the process and provided a valuable educational experience for my son.
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Awesome way to see NYC |
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Thu, May 18, 06 3:30 PM |
kle1011 |
Male |
30-39 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
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The walking hip-fop tour was incredible!! The tour guide was knowledgable and very open to questions and conversation. A great way to see a part of NYC history ignored by the major tour companies. |
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INTERESTING TOUR BUT MISSED HIP-HOP DEMONSTRATION |
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Thu, Apr 13, 06 1:00 PM |
SGIRARDET |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The tour was quite interesting, the graffiti wall of fame was great and our tour guide was wonderful. The only missing part was a Hip-Hop demonstration to top it off! |
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More Walking Than Talking |
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Thu, Apr 13, 06 1:00 PM |
Ededemas |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Other |
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The information conveyed was interesting. But I wished there had been more discussion between points of interest about the nature of hip-hop culture or some personal stories about the tour leaders experiences with hip-hop. I would still reccomend it for people with an interest in hip-hop. |
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Nice walking tour of Harlem |
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Thu, Apr 6, 06 1:00 PM |
hwstoll |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Although billed as a hip-hop tour, this was at least as much a walking tour of Harlem in general. That was fine with us, but it might be included in the description. Also, we ended up pretty far away from our starting point by the official end of the tour. Again, this was not a problem for our family, but it might be for tourists who expect to be returned to their starting point. Our tour guide was very friendly and personable. |
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Really great! |
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Sun, Apr 2, 06 1:00 PM |
HEATHERGIRL |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We probably seemed an unlikely group to be on the tour. Two middle aged white parents with their teenage sons. However, we all thoroughly enjoyed it . Our sons are big into hip hop - as Rahim may have told you!!! We too are very interested in all forms of music and youth culture.
Rahim was a great guide. He managed to convey hip hop's history in a way which highlighted its relevance to its present day forms - music and graffiti. We all know and love Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, so it just gave it that added something to be guided by a one-time member. The trip to the Graffiti Wall of Fame was a great moment, especially for my eldest son who is a bit of an artist himself. I think we would all have liked to see some more 'informal' graffiti too, but perhaps the Mayor's 'zero tolerance' has made that impossible? From my point of view, I was really pleased to see graffiti by young women on the Pink Wall.
Going to Harlem was brilliant. We live in multiracial south London, but there is still nowhere to compare Harlem with here. I loved the energy of the place. I
The tour was definitely one of the highlights of our trip.We were just sorry that we couldn't manage the coach tour too, but we'll definitely do that next time. You have a great thing going. Thank you. Heather Wakefield. |
