![[beggie.png |450]] 2025-03-02  I created NotebookLM [audio overview](https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/44e1add0-0d30-43ce-aa94-0af2bbabfca8/audio), gathered documents and article related Adrian "Stretch Armstrong" Bartos and Bobbito Garcia (also known as Kool Bob Love and DJ Cucumber Slice), focusing on their groundbreaking radio show and its influence on hip-hop culture.   Stretch and Bobbito are widely recognized as pioneers in hip-hop radio, particularly for their ability to identify and showcase emerging talent. Their show on WKCR at Columbia University became a vital platform for artists who would later achieve mainstream success. They provided a platform for artists like Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and The Fugees, often playing their first singles or demos. When I saw the [trailer](https://youtu.be/hear9S6kR5I?si=J9EEFIjTsmbZCGob) for Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives, it seemed to be chock full of the hip-hop I had come to know and love. At the same age, I myself was a college student, writing (or trying to write) a novel, studying architecture, and in the midst of a time when I remained a nobody. That is still true today, and since this late 90's, I have felt that time has not moved on for me. Why I am attracted to Biggie is still a mystery to me.