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This Bronx bred DJ known as THE WORLD FAMOUS BRUCIE B has had a stellar career that spans over three decades. Over this time period, he has had the experience of working with the most influential personalities in hip hop and has played a vital role in laying the foundation for this multi-billion dollar culture known as hip hop.
As an adolescent, BRUCIE B was influenced by hip hop legends such as Kool Herc, DJ Smoky and the Smokatron, Grandmaster Flash, June Bug and Grand Wizard Theodore. He was instantly intrigued by the ability of these DJ's to control an audience over the course of a party. His intrigue escalated into passion and he began to pursue his own career as a DJ.
In the late 1970's and early 1980's, BRUCIE B played at countless landmark venues throughout NYC. But the venue most synonymous with his name is "THE ROOFTOP". It is at this disco roller rink, Brucie B solidified his name in hip hop. For nearly a decade, the rooftop was the premier stage for many of today's hip hop icons. Doug E Fresh, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Busy Bee, Bizmark and KRS-ONE are just a few of the names that as we say today "were in the building." But whether or not a rap performance was on the bill, the constant draw to the rooftop was the man on the turntables, BRUCIE B. His DJ sets were so powerful, there was an instant demand for the live audio recordings.
Capitalizing on this demand, Brucie B was able to market and sell these audios to anxious consumers giving birth to the mixtape game. The big time hustlers of that era would pay upwards of $100 to be the first on the street to have the latest Rooftop mixtape (noexaggeration).
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