Disco King Mario was a pioneer of Hip hop. In the 1970s Mario was a prominent DJ of the New York Bronx. At the time, he lived in the Bronxdale Housing projects. The Bronx was famous for its block parties at which the DJ's were the most prominent personalities, the masters of ceremonies who garnered most of the attention. Together with his crew, known as Chuck Chuck City, he published several mixtapes.

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  • Disco King Mario was a pioneer of Hip hop. In the 1970s Mario was a prominent DJ of the New York Bronx. At the time, he lived in the Bronxdale Housing projects. The Bronx was famous for its block parties at which the DJ's were the most prominent personalities, the masters of ceremonies who garnered most of the attention. Together with his crew, known as Chuck Chuck City, he published several mixtapes. He loaned Africa Bambaataa the technical equipment for his first appearances as DJ, and Bambaataas first DJ-Battle took place in 1976 in the New York junior High School 123 against Mario. Well-known DJ Jazzy Jay had his first appearances as well with Mario. Together with Bambaataa, Mario controlled essentially the entire southeast Bronx. Both were originally members of the street gang Black Spades and DJs had to either get permission from Bambaataas Zulu nation or from Mario, before they could safely DJ publicly. Disco King Mario never released any records. His pioneering role in the genesis of Hip Hop did not lead to the nation wide celebrity as either a performer of a producer, which a number of other early rap and hip hop performers enjoyed. After his death, a concert and celebration was held in his honor on August 18, 2001, at the Rosedale 'Big Park' in the Bronx where he had thrown many of his early gigs.
  • Disco King Mario war ein Pionier des Hip-Hop. Mario gehörte in den 1970ern zu den führenden DJs der Bronx. Er war berühmt für seine Block Partys. Zusammen mit seiner Crew Chuck Chuck City veröffentlichte er mehrere Mixtapes. Er lieh Afrika Bambaataa die technische Ausrüstung für dessen erste Auftritte als DJ, Bambaataas erstes DJ-Battle fand 1976 in der New Yorker Junior High School 123 gegen Mario statt. Der später bekannte DJ Jazzy Jay hatte seine ersten Auftritte zusammen mit Marios Chuck Chuck City. Zusammen mit Bambaataa kontrollierte Mario zeitweise die gesamte südöstliche Bronx. Beide waren ursprünglich Mitglied der Gang Black Spades und DJs mussten entweder von Bambaataas Zulu Nation oder von Marios Chuck Chuck City eine Erlaubnis bekommen, bevor sie gefahrlos öffentlich auflegen konnten.
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  • Disco King Mario was a pioneer of Hip hop. In the 1970s Mario was a prominent DJ of the New York Bronx. At the time, he lived in the Bronxdale Housing projects. The Bronx was famous for its block parties at which the DJ's were the most prominent personalities, the masters of ceremonies who garnered most of the attention. Together with his crew, known as Chuck Chuck City, he published several mixtapes.
  • Disco King Mario war ein Pionier des Hip-Hop. Mario gehörte in den 1970ern zu den führenden DJs der Bronx. Er war berühmt für seine Block Partys. Zusammen mit seiner Crew Chuck Chuck City veröffentlichte er mehrere Mixtapes. Er lieh Afrika Bambaataa die technische Ausrüstung für dessen erste Auftritte als DJ, Bambaataas erstes DJ-Battle fand 1976 in der New Yorker Junior High School 123 gegen Mario statt.
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  • Disco King Mario
  • Disco King Mario
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