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Awsome #2 WNWK Radio, 1980s
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Awesome 2
Datec. 1985
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 6 1/16 × 4 1/2 in. (15.399 × 11.43 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.733.245
Text EntriesAwesome 2 were two radio host who offered consultation and advice to many of its biggest names including Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, and Nice & Smooth. The duo included Treacherous Three's Special K and his cousin DJ Teddy Ted who show appeared on WHBI in New York. The Awesome 2's 105.9 WHBI rap show broadcasted late night Hip-Hop songs from 1982 to 2004, making it the longest continuously-running rap radio show in history.
Black and white portrait image of four men posing.
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