 Stretch Armstrong (left) and Bobbito Garcia (pictured here in 2011) | |
| Other names | Stretch and Bobbito |
|---|---|
| Genre | Underground hip hop[1] |
| Running time | ~4 hours (1:00 am – 5:00 am) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | WKCR (1990–1998) WQHT (1996–1999) |
| Starring | Adrian "Stretch Armstrong" Bartos Robert "Bobbito" Garcia |
| Recording studio | Columbia University, Upper Manhattan, New York |
| Original release | October 25, 1990 – January 10, 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 212[2] |
The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show (also referred to as Stretch and Bobbito) was an underground hip hop radio show broadcast in New York, originally on 89.9 WKCR-FM, the student radio station at Columbia University, and later on 97.1 WQHT-FM. The show was hosted by Adrian Bartos (DJ Stretch Armstrong) and Robert "Bobbito" Garcia, and functioned as an alternative to commercial hip hop radio by airing unsigned artists, rarities and B-sides from commercial artists, and live freestyles and DJ scratch sessions. The show has been credited with introducing the world to Biggie Smalls, Eminem, Jay-Z, Big L, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Wu Tang Clan, Fugees and many other names which would rise to prominence in the mid to late 1990s.[3]
- ^ The following cite the show as "underground hip hop":
- Scott, Dana (August 22, 2016). "Stretch and Bobbito Speak on the Greatest Hip Hop Radio Show Ever. Their Own". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- Tobak, Vikki (August 3, 2017). "Stretch and Bobbito: kings of New York City radio". Andscape. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- "Squeeze Radio is no more & Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito are reuniting for a live NYC show w/ Lord Sear". BrooklynVegan. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- Aaron, Charles (June 2008). "?uestlove - The Spin Interview". Spin. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show". Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ Stretch And Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives, 2015 (Documentary)