This week Day 1 Radio caught up with a man who has been documenting the culture for decades, Choke No Joke. Listen as he talks about his life growing up in the Bronx, working for Roc-A-Fella and his new documentary "The Hip Hop Nucleus."
1:00 How did Choke No Joke end up in Atlanta?
-Working on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" how everything isn't what it seems.
5:30 First involvement in Hip Hop
-Choke has participated in damn near every element there is.
10:30 Getting into modeling and acting
-Choke speaks on being the male love interest and even the leading man in music videos.
14:00 Starting to flim behind the scenes
-Choke talks about how he used his industry access to start capturing behind the scenes moments with your favorite rappers.
17:00 Making his first behind the scenes tapes
-Speaking on how he went from watching for his personal pleasure to actually "editing" videos.
19:30 Filming the Tunnel
-Choke is the man who filmed the footage of New York's famed "The Tunnel" night club that shaped the culture in the 90s.
25:00 Roc A Fella
-Strap in for this one. He goes in.
40:00 Relationship with BET and rap video shows died off?
44:00 Favorite Rap City freestyles
-Can you guess who he thinks has the best Rap City freestyle ever?
48:00 Dame Dash
Choke keeps it real on his former co-worker.
50:00 Jay Z Biography
-Choke produced "A Genius Leaves the Hood: The Unofficial Autobiography of Jay Z"
54:00 New projects
55:00 Message to the future
Choke shares his views on the new "drug user" era that Hip Hop seems to be in right now.
Day 1 Radio podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, IHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public and CLNS Mobile Media app. Follow us on Twitter, FB, and IG at @day1radio
