New hip-hop show KWIK2ROK premieres on BronxNet

Syle Moloney

According to reports, 2023 is the year hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a new Hip-Hop series has been launched on BronxNet. The series, Kwik2Rok, showcases and celebrates hip-hop as an art form and culture born in the Bronx, according to network officials.

BronxNet Executive Director Michael Max Nobbe said of the launch of the new show: Bronx. “Thanks to Creatives Rebuild NY for helping bring Kwik2Rok and other upcoming new original shows to life while supporting local artists and the creative economy.”

Television representatives said hip-hop dance legends Ana Rokafella Garcia and Gabriel Kwikstep Dionisio will produce a television show focused on their culture, thanks to the support of Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY). He says he made his dream come true. Variety Talk Show presents interviews, archival clips and performances, featuring world-renowned artists and underground artists who are keeping hip-hop’s legacy alive.

Garcia said of the new show: “Kwikstep and I are very excited to launch Kwik2Rok (our hip hop variety show) in 2023 as he marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop’s first party in 1973. I have.”

Kwik2Rok is made possible by an Artist Employment Program (AEP) grant from Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY). Designed to support employment opportunities for artists, the program has involved 98 collaborations, including a dynamic group of 300 artists employed by community-based organizations, local governments, and tribal governments throughout New York State. We provide funding. CRNY has provided a total of $49.9 million in funding to support artists’ salaries and benefits, and an additional $11.7 million in funding to organizations that retain employment.

Episode 1 kicks off Thursday, January 5th, with guests Bronx-born hip-hop legend and inventor of the “scratch” and “needle drop” techniques, Grand Wizard Theodore, and Harlem icon, KR3TS. Founder of a dance company. , Violetta Galagarza. This episode included “Behind the Groove” of some major hip hop moments and his montage of graffiti by his FX crew.

Two premier episodes have already been rebroadcast: Monday, January 9 at 8:30 am and 10:30 pm, Tuesday, January 10 at 12:30 pm and 9:30 pm, and January It will air again on Wednesday the 11th at 5:30 am and 2:30 pm. Airs Thursday, January 12th at 2:30am and 1:30pm on BronxNet CH 67 Optimum / 2133 Fios and www.bronxnet.tv.A new episode airs every Thursday at 8:00.

BronxNet is an independent, non-profit organization that provides media production training, technology access, and television channels to the people of the Bronx. BronxNet programmed six channels on Verizon Fios systems: 2133, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, and 2138, and another six on Bronx Optimum systems: 67, 68, 69, 70, 951, and 952. program the BronxNet’s ultra-local programming helps connect the Bronx to the world. Also, its training programs and partnerships are part of community development through the media. For more information, please visit www.bronxnet.org..