Wax Poetics Presents “The Hip-Hop Shangri-La” (Episode 3: Daily Operation)

Harlem hustler "Fat Jack" Taylor and record producer Sylvia Robinson cross paths one fateful night at Harlem World club where hip-hop history is made. 0:00 Title Sequence 0:44 Episode Three: Daily Operation Wax Poetics Presents “The Hip-Hop Shangri-La” (Episode 3: Daily Operation) Produced by Brian DiGenti and Mark McCord for The Hard Path of Rhythm Written and Narrated by Mark McCord Edited by Brian DiGenti Please consider supporting us on Patreon: **   / hardpathofrhythm   ** In Episode Three of "The Hip-Hop Shangri-La," we go back in time to witness the roots of Fat Jack Taylor—where he came from and what made him the man he was. And we find out how he got his money to fund his record label, Rojac Records—dealing with Nicky Barnes to pay Big Maybelle. ** Like and SUBSCRIBE to be notified when subsequent episodes drop. Visit us on Instagram:   / hard_path_of_rhythm   Music by: Duke Ellington Gene Harris and the Three Sounds Shirley Bassey Bob & Earl Galt MacDermot #HarlemWorld #JackTaylor #harlem #hiphop #soul #Rojac #Tayster #vinyl #NickyBarnes #Goldfinger #GaltMacDermot #DukeEllington #BigMaybelle #GeneHarris