anthony: how does the joke begin? three men in a bar? but it s not a bar. imagine the bronx a corner bodega, or maybe a luncheonette, a diner, three men, strictly by coincidence, find themselves in the same place at the same time. sitting at the counter is afrika bambaataa. across the room is melle mel. door opens, and who walks in? dj kool herc. three men who created the musical style that s become the soundtrack to, well, the whole wide world. do they all nod at each other? lament how all of them got screwed over, cut out of the big money? or just laugh at the absurdity of it all? hip-hop it came from nowhere else. it could have come from nowhere else but the bronx. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la anthony: this is the br
like a maxi pad stuck to you. anthony: i ve been there. so you were here, like, when? like, yesterday? desus: i was literally here yesterday. anthony: wow. desus: for my sister s graduation. because every time you have an event of note in the bronx, you have to come celebrate at city island. anthony: i noticed all the big catering halls. desus: yeah. if you get married, if you get arraigned, if the baby s not yours, you come here. anthony: sea shore restaurant a massive fish factory on the water of a type i m very familiar with, having started my cooking career in one just like it. anthony: oh, now, see this this yeah. i m also a sentimental fool, and i love this kind of thing. steamers a true taste of childhood. boiled striper and some snow crab and a nice cold beer? yes, thank you, desus. desus: it s like a knighting ceremony. just kind of sit up, and you just like, ah. you just take it all in. waiter: enjoy, guys. desus: thank you. waiter: you got it.
island. anthony: i noticed all the big catering halls. desus: yeah. if you get married, if you get arraigned, if the baby s not yours, you come here. anthony: sea shore restaurant a massive fish factory on the water of a type i m very familiar with, having started my cooking career in one just like it. anthony: oh, now, see this this yeah. i m also a sentimental fool, and i love this kind of thing. steamers a true taste of childhood. boiled striper and some snow crab and a nice cold beer? yes, thank you, desus. desus: it s like a a knighting ceremony. just kind of sit up, and you just like, ah. you just take it all in. waiter: enjoy, guys. desus: thank you. waiter: you got it. desus: you know, i could have done that myself, but to have someone else do it anthony: that s part of it. yeah. desus: it s part of the ambiance. this is the perfect place for a date, but it s the worst food for a date. it s either a huge turn-off or a huge turn-on. like, it mig
city island is a fishing village turned what? a parking lot for pleasure boats and a long-established restaurant row for new yorkers. desus: you picked the perfect day to come out here. anthony: desus says this place. and desus is always right. anthony: how far from your neighborhood? by car. desus: um, by car? maybe 15, 20 minutes. anthony: 20 minutes! desus: it seems like a world away. anthony: yeah. but it s kooky. i want to buy some nautical bric-a-brac while i m here. this is new york city? desus: this is, uh, cape cod in the bronx. many of my childhood memories, like, getting all excited to come out and we get there and they re like, oh, the beach is closed because of medical waste. there s not a day that you d go in the water and come out with like a maxi pad stuck to you. anthony: i ve been there. so you were here, like, when? like, yesterday? desus: i was literally here yesterday. anthony: wow. desus: for my sister s graduation. because every time you
a parking lot for pleasure boats and a long-established restaurant row for new yorkers. desus: you picked the perfect day to come out here. anthony: desus says this place. and desus is always right. anthony: how far from your neighborhood? by car. desus: um, by car? maybe 15, 20 minutes. anthony: 20 minutes! desus: it seems like a world away. anthony: yeah. but it s kooky. i want to buy some nautical bric-a-brac while i m here. this is new york city? desus: this is, uh, cape cod in the bronx. many of my childhood memories, like, getting all excited to come out and we get there and they re like, oh, the beach is closed because of medical waste. there s not a day that you d go in the water and come out with like a maxi pad stuck to you. anthony: i ve been there. so you were here, like, when? like, yesterday? desus: i was literally here yesterday. anthony: wow. desus: for my sister s graduation. because every time you have an event of note in the bronx, you have