Jazzy Jay on Cratedigging, Zulu Nation and the Roots of Def Jam | Red Bull Music Academy

► Subscribe to Red Bull Music Academy: https://win.gs/SubscribeRBMA Jazzy Jay is a legend of hip-hop. As a DJ alongside the iconic “master of records,” Afrika Bambaataa, his experiences in the early days of hip-hop are a true insight into a culture forming. In this lecture at the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy, Jazzy Jay recalled those early turbulent days with reverence and enthusiasm, from digging for records to battling Kool Herc. ► https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/l... #JazzyJay #HipHop #RedBullMusicAcademy --- In the days of a burning Bronx and gangs roaming the streets, Bam organized the Zulu Nation while Jay assembled the sound system. As part of the first generation of DJs to be born of the culture, Jay’s digging and selecting skills informed not just those who sought to emulate him behind the turntables but also those who began to think about producing hip-hop. TOPICS: 01:57 - Bronx River Projects 16:10 - Battling Kool Herc  23:12 - Cratedigging  26:44 - The Zulu Nation  53:04 - “Planet Rock” 01:02:27 - Roots of Def Jam  MUSIC: 21:56 - Incredible Bongo Band – “Apache”    • Incredible Bongo Band – Apache  ))_ 49:36 - Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy Five – “Jazzy Sensation”    • Видео   1:09:45 - T La Rock & Jazzy Jay – “It’s Yours”    • Видео   The Red Bull Music Academy is a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. We celebrate music, its culture, and the transformative minds behind it. Begun in 1998, the Academy has taken the core principles that underlie its annual workshop for selected participants and applied this curatorial approach to events, lectures, and city-wide festivals throughout the year. ► Visit Red Bull TV: http://win.gs/1uy4YFF ► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://win.gs/SubscribeRBMA ► Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK ► Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h ► Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy ► Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0