[ad_1] To see hip-hop today is to see a genre that rose from the depths of despair in the Bronx into a global cultural behemoth. That makes Yankee Stadium — which sits less than two miles from where DJ Kool Herc unofficially gave birth to rap at a 1973 party — the ideal locale to celebrate… Continue reading The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Hip-Hop 50’s Yankee Stadium Celebration
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William Friedkin on His Career Highs and Lows
[ad_1] William Friedkin. Photo: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images This interview was original published in 2013. We are recirculating it again in light of Friedkin’s recent passing. In 1971 and 1973, William Friedkin found himself on top of the film world with the one-two punch of The French Connection and The Exorcist. Then things got interesting:… Continue reading William Friedkin on His Career Highs and Lows