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
anthony: what s what other bronx specialties should i be paying attention to? second male student: well, i don t know, i m a big fan of mcdonald s. anthony: mm-hmm. second male student: i like this anthony: that works for you. second male student: yes. anthony: all right. second male student: their bacon tastes pretty good. male student: i like bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. anthony: yeah. well, that s a classic. that s a new york classic. that sort of bodega classic, the egg and cheese. love that. female student: now you walk outside and they have, like, the italian ices. anthony: mm-hmm. female student: so, but as soon as like the weather gets nice, and you hear, coquito, dollar! they got that s the best thing. anthony: so uh, what what is it you re eating? what is chopped cheese? male student: chopped cheese. anthony: what is chopped cheese? i have to i have to see. anthony: where does this come from, this mutant uh, cheeseburger? this
they know, everyone. anthony: what s what other bronx specialties should i be paying attention to? second male student: well, i don t know, i m a big fan of mcdonald s. anthony: mm-hmm. second male student: i like this anthony: that works for you. second male student: yes. anthony: all right. second male student: their bacon tastes pretty good. male student: i like bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. anthony: yeah. well, that s a classic. that s a new york classic. that sort of bodega classic, the egg and cheese. love that. female student: now you walk outside and they have, like, the italian ices. anthony: mm-hmm. female student: so, but as soon as like the weather gets nice, and you hear, coquito, dollar! they got that s the best thing. anthony: so uh, what what is it you re eating? what is chopped cheese? male student: chopped cheese. anthony: what is chopped cheese? i have to i have to see. anthony: where does this come from, this mutant uh