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ep 32- Kol Krush The Rhymes Talker- Someone Tried To Kill Hip Hop
08/16/2025
ep 32- Kol Krush The Rhymes Talker- Someone Tried To Kill Hip Hop
ep 32 — “Kol’ Krush: The Rhymes Talker” When the heartbeat of hip‑hop flatlines at a pop‑up show in a new Watsonville shopping center—built where the legendary Flamingo Club once stood—Detective Billy Armi slips into his alter ego, Kol’ Krush, a hard‑boiled “Rhymes Talker” who hunts crimes against the culture. Joel, owner of The Mix 104.7 FM, lines up a killer roster—DJ CHUD, Junky J, Seth Dean, DJ Universoul, DJ Gil, DJ Primo, DJ Joker—but midway through the night the room goes cold, the records warp, and the music dies. The only clue? A crumpled napkin of AI‑generated lyrics so bad they feel criminal. Kol’ Krush follows the trail through Watsonville lore—the Flamingo’s devil‑dance legend, the nights when N.W.A, Rodney O, and MC Hammer rolled through—and lands on a chilling truth: something tried to kill hip‑hop, but the crew at The Mix was ready to defend it from wack MCs and dime‑store DJs. With coffee in one hand and an FCC‑friendly smoke break in the other, Kol’ Krush reminds us: the culture isn’t dead—it’s just waiting for the right beat to call it back.
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