Behold the boombox I owned in the mid 1980s -- the physical manifestation of my twin obsessions with Video Music Box (local access NYC TV show that specialized in early hip-hop) and Mr. Magic's Rap Attack on WBLS. Blank tapes were holy objects back then, and I worshipped at this thing like an altar.
This was my first boombox. I treated this magical device like an altar every weekend while taping Mr. Magic's Rap Attack on WBLS.
Looks like this came out a few weeks ago when I wasn't paying attention. I haven't read it yet, but I've been waiting for a historical account of #1980s #NYC #hiphop #radio culture for eons, so I hope it lives up to my expectations. As I've said many times, blundering into Mr. Magic's Rap Attack on #WBLS, along with the weekend Mastermix segments on #KISSFM blew my universe wide open. I feel lucky to have discovered it when I did, though my sudden interest in music that no one else on my school bus liked did little to improve my social standing in the 7th grade cafeteria.
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