BRUCIE B: The Soundtrack To The 80’s in Harlem | #388 R.O.A.D. (FULL EPISODE)

Welcome to the R.O.A.D. Podcast. The show that gives you unfiltered opinions from the eyes and ears of 3 seasoned DJ’s from the Las Vegas and New York nightclub industry. On this episode of @RoadPodcast, while visitng New York, we are joined by the King Mixtapes, Hip Hop Royalty, Harlems FInest,

The World Famous Burcie B! (@TWFBrucie_B)reflects on learning to blend records from DJ Starchild and entering the lifestyle, before opening up about how serving time in prison shaped his style (08:21). He explains how he became the Mixtape King at Disco Fever (13:10) and shares stories of Alpo Martinez and Azie Faison at The Rooftop, known as the "Studio 54 of the hood”, where he sold 90-minute live mixtapes with signature shout-outs (21:55). Brucie B discusses his ties to the figures who inspired Paid in Full, gives flowers to DJ Hollywood (36:01), and recalls the rise of @KidCapri101 alongside the dangerous realities of that era (40:55). He reveals how his mixtapes became currency and were rented out for cigarettes while he was incarcerated (47:55), and shares what it was like returning home and working with @diddy (54:10). Finally, Brucie B covers how mixtapes changed the DJ game, traveling with The Notorious B.I.G., his falling out with Diddy over creative control (1:11:01), and the legendary records from artists like @TeddyRiley1 and @RunDMC that always ignited the dance floor (1:14:55).

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