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Kool DJ Red Alert in Atlanta, Georgia, in March 2008. Frederick Crute [pronunciation?] (born November 27, 1956), known professionally as Kool DJ Red Alert, is an Antiguan-American disc jockey who rose to fame on WRKS 98.7 Kiss FM in New York City and is recognized as one of the founding fathers of hip hop music and culture. [2]
In The Source's 100th issue, released in January 1998, The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show was named the "best hip hop radio show", rated above The Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech on 92.3 The Beat, Mr. Magic and Marley Marl on WBLS, and Red Alert on KISS FM. [14]
Magic moved full-time to WBLS in July 1982. His reign on the New York City airwaves lasted six years and was instrumental in broadening the scope and validity of hip-hop music. [2] Mr. Magic recorded one 12" single as an artist "Magic's Message (There's A Better Way)", [3] produced by Spyder D for Posse Records in 1984.
The battle between WRKS and WBLS continued into the 1990s, but a major turning point occurred in the spring of 1994, when WQHT changed formats from dance music to primarily hip-hop by luring "Funk Master Flex" away from WRKS, who, at the time, was a fill-in DJ for "DJ Red Alert" when Red Alert was out on tour or making appearances, thus ...
In May 1983, WBLS hired Champaine, a woman deejay, and together Harper and Champaine developed a quiet storm late night format patterned after the successful show which had been introduced by WHUR jock Melvin Lindsey in 1976. [7] [8] Others took to the format but WBLS had greater reach and more listenership. The Harper/Champaine quiet storm ...
Yahoo Entertainment has exclusive photos of the former Wendy Williams Show host, 58, at her former radio station's annual WBLS Circle of Sisters event in New York City on Monday.
The Juice Crew was an American hip hop collective made up largely of Queensbridge, New York–based artists in the mid-to-late 1980s.Founded by radio DJ Mr. Magic, and housed by Tyrone Williams' record label Cold Chillin' Records, the Juice Crew helped introduce New School artists MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, Masta Ace, Tragedy, Craig G and Kool G Rap.
The popular WBLS host says she was paid less than two of her male counterparts, despite often garnering higher ratings than shows on WBLS' sister station, Hot97