Nod to The Legend · On the air · 1983
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack
Early hip-hop radio, New York
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, which moved to WBLS in 1983 with Marley Marl on the mix, was one of the first hip-hop shows on commercial radio in New York, breaking records for a new generation.
Still heard: Hip-hop radio and the mixshow DJ start here.
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