Greg Mack and 1580 KDAY: Hip-Hop, Radio and the Mack Attack

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On episode 5, Alex Alonso sits down with legendary Los Angeles radio DJ, Greg Mack of 1580 KDAY. Greg Mack came to Los Angeles in 1983 during the early years of Hip-Hop in Los Angeles and worked with several ground breaking artists during the beginnings of their career. Greg was the first DJ to play Toddy Tee's 1985 hit song, the Batter Ram, he had Dr. Dre and DJ Yella play mixes on Saturday nights in 1984, he presented Eazy-E's first song to the world and launched the career of many rappers. KDAY radio station was sold in 1990, and that marked the end of an important era in West Coast hip-hop. Check out this episode for an amazing history of Los Angeles hip-hop.

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