Show: Hip Hop Underground est 2002
Host: Norman Skeen
DJ Alias: Stormin Norman
Age: 35
Star: Virgo
Chinese: Year of the Pig

Started in 1990, spinning at the Regent St Hotel whilst living in Redfern, Sydney. This led to playing in Melbourne for a year; holding down residencies at the Cherry Tree, Chasers, Razor and Cadillac Bar. Heading back to Sydney with residency around town at places such as The Freezer, Soho Bar, L'hotel, Cue Bar, Good Bar, Rouges, Kinselas, Mars, The Dome, Beach Rd Hotel and various parties with Jungle Bros Productions. The party went on for 9-yrs spinning Hip Hop, Funk and Good Grooves.

My music style and influence today comes from the root of this partying, which started here, downtown Auckland in 1980. We used to flock to Countrywide, the post office and Aotea Square very weekend for the latest in B-boy sounds (on tape) and Break moves. Not to forget my uncle's garage bar too in Ponsonby, which is where the sound for HUGGS originated.

Show Philosophy:
MC Lovebug Starski coined Hip Hop when brothers and sisters alike where getting down, boogieing down to the sound of the South Bronx and Harlem New York block parties. This sound was the funk - the funky disco break, this is the sound — the sound the Hip Hop Underground brings to the listener every week - to make you Hip Hop!!

Hip Hop Underground
BoogieBboyBeatBreaksHipHopSoulFunkDiscoSoundSystem
Sunday 10pm-12am
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