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Mar 2021
47m 3s

How '80s Hip-Hop Took Watch Culture to a...

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About this episode

Plus, how the strange Tissot Rock Watch made a bigger impact than you might think.

Show Notes

(4:00) Tissot RockWatch

(9:15) Ernst Thomke And Joe Thompson In 1987

(9:20) Four Revolutions: Part 1: A Concise History Of The Quartz Revolution

(24:30) Melody Maker

(24:45) The New York City Rap Tour

(25:45) 1978 THE POLICE – Janette Beckman

(28:00) 2 Live Crew

(30:15) LL Cool J

(30:30) Gruen Gold Nugget

(31:30) LL Cool J NYC - 1985 

(32:18) EPMD

(34:00) Unfinished Business (EPMD album)

(35:30) Run DMC

(37:30) Heavy D

(38:30) Rap Portraits And Lyrics Of A Generation Of Black Rockers

(40:00) Flavor Flav

(42:00) Salt-N-Pepa

(44:30) Salt-N-Pepa - 1987

(45:30) Fahey Klein Gallery

(45:35) Janette Beckman Website

(45:40) Janette Beckman (@janettephoto)

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