True First - Disco King Mario
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- Hip Hop's biggest mystery, this docudrama highlights the life of Disco King Mario, a DJ from the Bronx who played an unsung role in the creation of Hip Hop.
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everything in this peace is true I was there on those days of 21 days it made history there was wall to wall people there and the best thing there was not one fight, great memories I will never forget, one more thing the grand wizard is the one that me hook to this game we call djing
one love
ITS SO MUCH FUN WHEN THERE'S NO FIGHTS...YA GET TO CHILL WITH THE LEANDAS N ENJOY YA SELF GO HOME AND ITS STORED N OUR MOST WONDERFUL TIMES OF LOVE OF LIFE N OUR MEMORIES 😂👊🔮💥💥💥💥🤔
Question there's this rumor that Puerto Ricans are spreading around that disco king Mario is Puerto Ricans could somebody put some truth to this for me
@@blackice1802 he is not puerto rican
@@eddiec1618 good looking
Respect to Herc,Flash & Bam but without Mario the culture is incomplete.
Hello I'm one of Mario's 3 daughters..i know im super late saying this ....thank you for this doc I have noticed your video is a reference point for many people speaking on him besides another channel..your work is appreciated.
❤
It's a real pleasure to meet you Minah!! Thank you for the kind comments! I've learned a lot about you father since working on this and please believe that I will always advocate for him as an original pioneer from here on out! YOuve got a great family and I've met or talked to a few of them. I had a nice conversation with Candi before she passed and Kala and Karen were VERY helpful in providing information and pictures for the doc. Then when I was out there I met Boogie, lol. Wild but cool dude.
Everything came together so fast before I filming started and I didnt really know how to get in contact with anyone or even know who to contact. Even though she's mad at me, Anita was very helpful in pulling together resources and contacts for the doc and I'm still VERY thankful for her help. Lil Fat Mike was also very helpful and it was through his videos that I learned who your father was. If I can ever help you in any way please dont hesitate to reach out.
I've been taking notes over the last few years with ideas that I really want to put into a scripted film about him. By God's grace if I get to a point where discussions start happening about the film becoming a reality then I will definitely be reaching out to you!
On that note, I look forward to speaking with you in the future :-)
I hope you were and are able to link with Tariq Nasheed. Who is currently doing a documentary of the foundation of Hip Hop. And doing so, he always speak highly and frequently of your dad. He is trying to capture the truth of the genre before others distort it. ❤
@Lovely-ff7uv Hello..yes the link up has happened already...
Yall dad might be my Uncle. Long story but could be true 🤷🏾♂️
The godfather of hip hop disco king mario
No that is kool herc
czcams.com/video/SUKV108M4C4/video.html
That's right
Coke La Rock is one of the few who have kept his memory alive. They tried to erase him as well. DJ Hollywood needs to be honored too
Kool Herc is overcredited with creating Hip-Hop. We need to acknowledge that he didn't start Graffiti Art, Breakdancing, Hip-Hop fashion, MC'ing, Boom Bap, Scratching, and the musical production of Hip-Hop.
Again, agreed. Hip Hop was more than just break beats. It was a culmination of elements and most importantly a culture.
@@beyondabovemedia Agreed!
Herc and the b.boys started hip hop.luv bug starski influenced the rappers.everybody else are phonies.
@@alleykat6171 cap
I totally agree
I was formally introduced to Hip Hop circa 1978 at Rosedale Park during a "Disco King Mario" Jam. I had the privilege of living three blocks away on Metcalf Ave, and the pounding thumping music compelled the whole community to head over to the park en masse. Very special times that will always live on in my heart, soul, and memory.
Me too l! I lived on Story Avenue and was always on Bronxdale/Sonia Sotomayer Houses…
in not on.
can y'all share some more details and memories of this please? Like what songs were played, the demographics of the crowd, what people & the djs were doing, etc?
Every single person who is affiliated with the hip hop culture whether it’s a Dj , MC, Graffiti Artist, B Boy, etc I wish they would get the respect and recognition they deserve 💯
I'm in my mid 40's born and raised in Brooklyn. I am an original Hip Hop Baby (born 1974) and i didn't hear about Disco King Mario until Fat Mike's channel came out.
Much love and respect to The Disco King and to the Boogie Down Bronx for bringing the Hip Hop Culture to the world.
Rest In Power DJ King Mario!!! #FBA
The most amazing thing I recall about those days was that all these people were KIDS. They assembled an entire discography of B-side music along with sophisticated equipment to broadcast it and street smart enough to have tight security with no adults. Amazing time & amazing kids
Now I see why D Nice wears those hats! 😉 Long live Disco King Mario 💯
A lot of people, especially Hip-Hop fans need to know about Disco King Mario being one the of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop and its disheartening that's he's discredited.
Agreed 100% It's not easy getting information out there though. It's going to take a lot of people to share not only this but but Michael WayneTV videos about Mario and even Queen Anita's work. It would help even locally if people would support the petition to have the park named changed.
www.thepetitionsite.com/680/366/772/rename-rosedale-park-the-disco-king-mario-memorial-park/
Is Hip Hop about disco music though? I thought it was about the breaks.
@@beyondabovemedia I just signed it.
@@garlandowls1134 Nice! Thank you
@@djmane1 yes, and there is more. #HipHopEthos....
Before Hip-Hop was named, funk, jazz and soul music gave rise to the Disco eara in the 70's. Early street/hood Djs were given disco party names. Example: Disco Mario, Dj Grand Master Flowers an so on. All of the pre-pioneers of Hip-Hop are products of the hood. The same hoods that Hip-Hop was created and manifested from.
These pre-pioneers who laid the ground work for the art of DJ'ing (not scratching) Sound System Street Masters of Ceremony influenced fly-style, swag, hip dances, promoting and the gift to gab/network are the bricklayers who gave birth to the culture of the urban black youth (teenagers) late 60's. They where the catalyst to inspire the Dj Jazzys, Bambatas, Kool Herc's, Grand Master Flash and the next-gen and so on. Peace and knowledge my brother.
Flash , Bam and Herc should be ashamed of themselves for not mentioning Mario in the equation. He basically fathered their entry onto the scene. Ego's and jealousy could only be the culprit...👎🏾
You said it not me. Lol. But yeah, I think egos definitely played a role. Mario did himself no favors by checking out early to the pipe, but in the end it was a rat race to the golden stash that they all knew hip hop was about to become.
They tried to out shine him lol
Bam mentions Mario all the time way before the liars at Michael Wayne TV hit the scene.
@@beyondabovemediathat’s how it go - the man who patent it ain’t always the inventor
There is a deliberate agenda to Misappropriate hip hop culture and history to Caribbeans' but it will not work' it will alll be corrected soon'
I grew up in bronxdale, while they were building that section of the bruckner blvd expressway. I remember Mario and I remember chucky. I also remember that Bambatta used to be one of the guys carrying Mario’s milk crates filled with records.. It’s very curious how bambatta went from being a “flunky” to “one of the founding fathers” of hip hop and yet there is almost no mention of disco king Mario.
So you do know Mario was Puerto Rican🇵🇷just like Roberto Clemente and Alpo Martinez
@@BoricuaNyc Stop your damn lies
Are you watching the video
Damn
Help me
Mario was from North Carolina
Stop the idiocy
Appreciate it
@user-vu6wj1fh9d false! He was in no way Puerto Rican. Stop trying to crowbar your way into our (BlackAmerican) history.
@@BoricuaNyc I dont understand how you false claimers arent ashamed of yourselves, its really disgusting.
Anthony Mackie should play him in a movie.
My thoughts EXACTLY. And if someone doesnt beat me to a scripted film, that's who I'm targeting!
I missed those days. Living in the Bronx in the early 70s was the best time of my life. We had a lot of black parties.
The Jazzy Jay vs Mario fight was hilarious!!!
Youre might be one of the few who think that. :-) Thank you. I laughed a lot during the edit. It's a silly scene. It's almost out of context silly, but... the fact that Jazzy was honest about it and gave us his memory and recollection, I respect that greatly and feel fortunate that he talked about it.
yes! the mortal kombat moves had me dyin lol
@@Lerf8 Thanks Bro. Much appreciated. We share the same sense of humor.
I really enjoyed watching this and seeing Mario get some recognition. I was there at the basketball court jams. Attended JHS 123 and the parties there. Back then he was someone i knew. I would tell people he was out there doing his thing as "one of the first" so im glad that other people will get to learn about his contribution.
Thank you for bringing forth the TRUTH FINALLY !!! Those of us who are TRUE ORIGANAL hip hoppers NEEDED THIS!!! Those of you who didn't know , NOW YOU KNOW . !!!
Thanks Joe. Much Appreciated!
Hip hop birthed from herc parties not mario
The genesis of rap music is “the beaks” which later evolved into sampling
Herc was the man who started this and was perfected by Bambaataa, grandmaster flash and others
Hip hop birthed from herc parties not mario
The genesis of rap music is “the beaks” which later evolved into sampling
Herc was the man who started this and was perfected by Bambaataa, grandmaster flash and others
Grandmaster caz, coke La rock and kool herc discuss the birth of hip hop
czcams.com/video/SUKV108M4C4/video.html
Redpill Ras check history brother. According to Mike Wayne tv, it was mentioned by someone that Herc used go to Mario's parties first.
The WORD Disco preceded
the music of the same moniker.
It was great to learn & hear about Disco King Mario.👑
This is why knowledge is king. I heard the name,but didn't know the whole game,respect to the foundation generator's and generation of Hip Hop.
Whoever started playing Groove to get down, Jam on the groove, Apache and bongo rock, STARTED IT. I listened to trans Europe express get cut and scratch for hours, with no emcees…
Oh Em Gee… What a walk down memory lane this is! I remember Mario before he had the title of disco King Mario, I remember Sinbad before he was called Sinbad I moved to Classon point Gardens in 1971, Soundview houses, Monroe houses, Rosedale houses, Castle Hill houses, Bronxdale and Bronx River May have had adversaries how ever the music brought us all together! We look forward to Mario Spinnin Records in the park what a following he had! Remembering Mario‘s hats, his signature snake dance and when he would say don’t be so vicious the way he would twist the word vicious only he could say it like that LOL ladies man…? That was an understatement! LOL Mario left his mark… and shared his gift. I’m so thankful for this video and those who refuse to allow his legacy to go by the wayside…💗
Thank you for sharing Francine. Your appreciation means a lot to me and I hope that one day he can finally get the recognition he deserves!
I wish this documentary was longer.
Me too. There were some really good stories left on the table that will eventually be a part of the feature film. Some of the things were very dramatic and left out for respect of his family. We're going all in when out comes to the feature though.
And he WAS'NT PUERTO RICAN he was A TRUE BLACK FBA🏹✊🏿 ask his BLACK FBA🏹✊🏿 family☝🏿💯💯💯
Outsiders always trying to take what's ours
So we are going to act like Dj Smokey never existed
Glad to see more & more about Mario..why is it always after people die is when they get their props? I still remember in the early 90's when he was getting no love..and I would tell people he's like a Kamose or Alara...but nowadays a better word for it is unsung. ✌🏿 to the original disco king! R.I.P.
So HEAVY THAT MARIO LIFE IS SIMILAR TO NICOLAS TESTLAR WHO INVENTED SERIOUS TECHNOLOGY USED TODAY N ROBBED FROM HIS INGENIOUS WORK THEN DIED PENNILESS!!!!!😭😭🤺
Agreed
Good knowledge ..answers my question
So much for Jamaicans starting hip hop. It never did sound right. Busta Rhymes, and Pete Rock need to take better notes. Maybe take a field trip to the BX and get that real hip hop history.
I love this video!!!
Don’t change the fact that A lot of the early players had Caribbean roots
@@trevormcdonald385 factz
@@trevormcdonald385 Having Caribbean roots is one thing. But saying Caribbeans gave us Hip hop when ALLLLLL 5 elements were already being done here. And the first djs to mix em all together were black American. All Herc did was take the parties out of the hood to mainstream areas
@@ChucktownSoufcackalack doesn’t really matter - Rosa parks wasn’t the first to get thrown off a bus but she still played a bigger role in civil rights movement
@@ChucktownSoufcackalackBut no one ever said Caribbeans gave hip hop 5 elements. It was only said Kool Herc was the father of hip hop. Some people may have attached their sense of pride in that.
SALUTE to The Disco King Mario! Give this man his rightful place & legacy in music...period! Great documentary!
Agreed and Thank You.
@@beyondabovemedia What legacy? There were other DJs in the Bronx like him. Smokey, Bear and Able etc. Those should be talked about as well. He obviously isn’t as important as Flash or Herc. Why lie about stuff he didn’t do in 71, 72, 73, or 74.
@@balle733 Man, if anything, you are relentless. You just don't want to give the man any credit. Other pioneers have and do but you just wont back down at all. I hope you go after that Rasheed guy with the same vigor when he completes his documentary. Plus why do you want to focus on the man's low times, addictions and death? Why do you really hate Mario so much?
@@beyondabovemedia Mario was one of the many hip hop DJs in the 1970s. Sorry to talk about how he passed away but that may be another reason why ppl don’t talk about him. But my point about the block party lies and playing two turntables in 1971 and b-boy standing for Bronxdale, boy! still stands. These were all lies that appeared on the internet from MichaelWayne tv and in your documentary from so called Bronxdale resident Paradise who is the curator of the UHH museum and might sneak in some of these falsehoods in the museum. As for Tariq Nasheed, his documentary will definitely have those lies though I’m curious how he will finagle it because he is also interviewing ppl that championed Herc like Melle Mel, Sha Rock and Red Alert.
@@balle733 I agree with you. It's definitely a reason why he didnt take off when hip hop started to. He got lost in that unfortunate world and wasnt around to defend himself, and in the ultra competitive way of life in NYC, no one else was going to help push him when they are trying to get on themselves. Sha Rock is definitely going to vouch for Mario too. She told me that she was an emcee for him at one point. And that's another thing that I think you overlook with Mario. He wasnt just a DJ. He was one of the early "promoters" of the movement. He was in the mix with all the top dogs of the late 70s. Ive personally never claimed that Mario started hip hop but enough people from that time who were there vouch for him and remember how popular and influential he really was. I just believe that he should be given the same level of respect and recognition as a pioneer that Bam, Flash and Herc have got. Regardless of whether he or Herc was the first to start throwing massive events, he was still just as big as all of them and provably on the scene before Bam and Flash. Like Theodore said, he really needs to get his props. Not that others dont deserve that as well but Mario was one of the elite presences that was molding and moving forward what would eventually become hip hop. That's my opinion.
Disco techs existed before
Disco music.
Agreed. The word disco was a tsunami at one point. Short lived but as potent as anything before its time.
Beautiful piece! Rest in beats, Disco King Mario...peace and love...
Great job we need more of these!!!
Disco King Mario.... by way of Greensboro, North Carolina! FBA 🇺🇲 all day!! Hip-hop Culture is Foundational Black American Culture!! The Bronx was the 1st, I know I was There~Just-Ice
@@BoricuaNyc BS, and Mario was from Edenton, NC
@@BoricuaNyc stop with the BS…
This "LOVE" guy should change his name to "LIE." He just creates lies about Mario with every comment
@@BoricuaNyc Tethers fucking kill me bro LMAO
Mr Wilsonn, thanks for this documentary. Salute to you for this documentary that gives Disco King Mario a little more shine.
Thank you for watching. Honestly, Im fortunate to have found this story. Not to sound all crazy, but at times it kind of felt like Mario was driving this. I'm thankful for the opportunity and it's not done yet. There is a GREAT film/movie that can be made around this. The gang truce meeting that happened at Hoe Ave. is a story that hasnt been touched yet in film, and that blows my mind. Add to that Mario, 14 or 15 year old Mario was there... WOW. Just because of the story itself, it could be the greatest movie about hip hop ever done.
This is Beautiful. Salute the foundation. 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
Really appreciate this video.
Facts always give props to the beginning great interview long live hip hop even if has changed. I'm 57 love watching the Era evolve. Peace to The old school TBB CC crew star child lock Rock.And many others.Old heads that just the culture Bronx Love 183
If you went to Disco King Mario's jams you couldn't even get in the park that's how crowded it was. They need to give credit where its due Rosedale Park should be named Disco King Mario Park...Noble Watson Gleason Rosedale.
Real talk I REMEMBER busy bee rocking on Friday and Saturday night at 123 ii was born in Harlem but grew up in 1725 Bruckner Blvd and then moved to 1010 soundview Avenue Mario live right across from me and my family in 1020 the headquarters of the black spades ♠️ 1div.
I'm proud to be from the home the black spades ♠️and disco king Mario oh don't forget the home of the Latina is from Bronx Dale that right the Supreme Court Judge as a matter of fact she has a community center on the corner of Rosedale and Bruckner Blvd yo hip hop head that our home and family legacy Bronx Dale stand up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved this. Brilliant work, thank you so much for preserving our history.
Thank you for watching. It was my pleasure
This is awesome....🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👑👑👑SIP King....
Awesome Documentary 🤜 🤛
that jazzy jay and Mario fight scene though lololol
I really enjoyed this documentary. Shout out to Paul Wilson and Michael Wayne TV for educating us about The Disco King Mario and The Black Spades. This documentary was beautifully done. I feel like a movie about the Black Spades is coming and I hope they use the original founders are used as consultants.
Thanks man. Yeah, for accuracy, we definitely will be consulting with the Spades as well his family. We plan to tie in the Hoe Ave. gang truce meeting too which could be a movie all by itself. We're going to try hard to be accurate. The tough part though is accurately sorting out the small details. Things have varied a bit between the people we've talked to already. But still... there is enough that has been corroborated already that will make for one hell of a film.
@@beyondabovemedia
Well said sir. Like Mr. Mahdi mentioned, it would be great to see a movie come from this. Good thing you had Sinbad and Phase. I hope you can get Fat Mike, Kool Dee and Cholly Rock. Of course Tyrone the mixologist as well. Thank you brother. This was a well structured piece of valuable history.
@@seanwright8786 Thank you again Sean. To this point I'm just the cook in the kitchen. What I'm starting to work on now is trying to figure out how to get enough interest to take this to the next level.
@@beyondabovemedia I understand you want to be right and exact in getting this right for historical content within it's context. In my humble opinion, The bottom line is that Disco King Mario and the DJ's from the Black Spades are the Fore Father of this culture called Hip Hop and Kool Herc, Bam and Flash knows it. As Paradise Grey said, those DJ's assisted in making key contributions to evolve the culture of hip hop forward but did not invent hip hop. This was a much needed documentary on Disco King Mario because most think that flash, bam and kool herc are the creators of the culture. This is just like the European trinity concept of Jesus( Father, Son, Holy Ghost) that the whole world believes and think it's the original when it's not because the true trinity is from Kemet Ausar/(Osiris), Auset/(Isis), Heru/(Horus).
Michael Wayne had nothing to do with
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Thanks for this documentary about the one and only DISCO KING MARIO. (RIP) I got into Hip Hop real Hip Hop in 1979. I do believe he should be mentioned with the likes of Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa as HIP HOP forefathers. If Busy Bee and Jazzy Jay recognize and talk about Disco King Mario then why can others do. Long Live to this pioneer....❤️🎹🎹🥁🎼🎵🎺✌️ 0:22
Thanks Bro
If it wasn’t for Disco King Mario there would be no Bam no Flash or Herc. There should be 4 founders not 3. Hip hop history needs to be re written properly.
Where did he get the Djing sound system style from?
He played disco music...Nothing to do with hip hop....
@@Tam... do you know what disco music is? When did it start? Are you a musician?
Well done ,,, Respect .
This is my Uncle Mario, my dad and him both died in 1994
Thank you for sharing. Sorry that you lost your father at such a young age.
So Boogie Black is your cousin?
@@beyondabovemedia yes my Uncle. His dad sleep with my grandma back in 63. They both died in 1994
Oh really? Do you know any of the family?
@@minah9426 No, my dad never knew who his biological dad was. Legends has it that my dads dad had other children. My dad died in 94 born in 64. They both was musical and im the baddest producer musician to come from a mothers womb single handedly. My dad and your dad are twins. Go look on community
loved this!
Thank you, Sir.
Hip Hop Foundation! Respect from Rio Brazil 🇧🇷
This needs to be a full length movie on Netflix.
Agreed. Could be an epic movie, especially if it involves the events surrounding the Hoe Ave. truce meeting. There were a few major plot points that were not included in this doc for the respect of family and friends but in the scripted feature length film there will be no holds barred. The movie will be epic.
@@beyondabovemedia There needs to be a movie on Mario. The person that can play Mario would be the comedian Eddie Griffin because he looks like mario and he's not bad as an actor. I think he can pull it off. Great documentary. I knew about Disco King Mario when I was living in the Bronx but found out more of what he did through Micheal Wayne TV.
@@Guns071 Eddie Griffin's not a bad choice. Never thought of him. Here's one for you though and for some reason I've had it stuck in my mind that he's the man... Anthony Mackie. We're going to get him an Oscar for this one ;-)
Thank you my brother for the quick response. I can see why you’re stuck on Anthony Mackie as the actor in mind... lol. Good choice. If it’s possible for you, if you can do a series rather than a movie it would bring so much more exposure to the culture and here’s why. Grandmaster Flash has done his version of Hip Hop from 1976-1977. That was an important year in American history due to the bicentennial year but also had an affect on NYC due to several incidents going on(Son of Sam murders, blackout,etc) . Flash coved the summer blackout in the “get down” series on Netflix. I would outline the following for cohesion and continuity. Mario story has to start of course from his history of the black spades, Afrika bambatta joining the young spades(17th div) his introduction to Tyrone the mixologist and Kool dj dee(president of young spades) teaching him about djing, black spades and other gangs losing control of the streets due to the NYPD boss unit(specialized gang unit) the hoe ave peace accords within the Bronx gangs, the transitions of the black spades from a youth gang, working and raising families, bambattta transitions from “The organization” to the Shaka Zulu’s to the universal Zulu nation, Kool Herc transitions from watching how Bronxdale aka Disco King Mario promoted hip hop from the community center, JHS123, the park jams and 21 days of summer concept to his part of his sister party at 1520 Sedgwick ave community center. Kool Herc got that concept from some where and somebody which is Disco King Mario. In fact in one series you can even write transitions and show how bronxdale transitioned from a good community to drugs which spawned from other communities learning about hip hop Kool Herc(West side) Flash(Gun hill Rd) bam(bronxriver/south Bronx)
@@Guns071 There are some really good suggestions in here. I thought the Get Down was cool. Like you mentioned they omitted a lot of historical things but it also felt kind of cheesy and they threw A LOT of money at that series. It's honestly the reason why Flash turned me down after I spoke with him on the phone. They became very concerned when I told them what my budget was. His manager told me afterwards they didnt think I had enough money to represent his brand. They didnt know me so I kind of get it, but it also hurt my pride though because they dont know me. lol. I was able to put this doc together for 8k. While I was out there I ran into Flash and introduced myself to him just do he'd know who I was. And as fate would have it, I also got a random call from Herc's people while I was out there. His guy started talking about how money isnt that important and that if we wanted to try again give them a call. Well at this point I had learned about Mario and was out there to do Mario's story. There's no way they could have known that so it was all just really weird and it felt like I was doing something right and that there were some forces at play that go beyond anything I could control myself. This True First doc is just a stepping stone. It's low budget AF so I want to do everything I possibly can to make the scripted version of his story really stand out. I've just got to keep writing, praying and get out of my own way. I'm not sure if I could pull off landing a series without getting some heavy hitters on my team but definitely going to keep all options open. Someone could very well beat me to the punch and get a film done before I can, and I'm actually fine with that because that means Mario can finally get some real shine BUT I've got some elements in my version of a film that I know no one else has thought about and if God allows me to see this through to completion then it's going to become something that I've yearned for since I was a child. Motivation sometimes becomes cloudy though regardless of hunger. You, my friend, have helped me find some more focus which is what I need. Thanks again man. I've taken note your suggestions.
Amazing documentary
Thank you.
R.I.P #DjMario
Thank you for this great share on a Hip-Hop legend and pioneer. #HipHopEthos....
Before Hip-Hop was named, the funk, jazz and soul music Era gave rise to Disco music in the 70's. Early street/hood Djs were given disco party names. Example: Disco Mario, Dj Grand Master Flowers an so on. All of the pre-pioneers of Hip-Hop are products of the hood. The same NYC hoods that Hip-Hop was created and manifested from.
These pre-pioneers who laid the ground work for the art of DJ'ing (not scratching) Sound System Street Masters of Ceremony influenced fly-style, swag, hip dances, PROMOTING street jams and the gift to gab/network are the bricklayers who gave birth to the culture of the urban black youth (teenagers) of the late 60's. They where the catalyst to inspire the Dj Jazzys, Bambatas, Kool Herc's, Grand Master Flash and the next-gen and so on. Peace and knowledge my sisters and brother.
Very well stated. Thank you for the reply and knowledge. Peace.
Yo me from the UK this was a excellent documentary as I did not know anything about Mario in terms of his contribution to Hip Hop culture. I started to research Disco King Mario after seeing his name on Ron Savage T.shirt on a CZcams interview.
Welcome and thank you!!
Thank you According 2 Hip-Hop for shining a light on this forgotten history
I appreciate them helping spread the word. Now if we can just get people to sign the petition to have Rosedale park name changed to Disco King Mario park then all will be good.
With all due respect why didn’t these dudes say this years ago? It kinda makes you disbelieve their version
sometimes it takes some uncovering or adjustments in certain acceptances IMO
The narration is hilarious!
Excellent doc...it unexpectedly popped up on my feed..shout out to michael wayne tv for bringing this info out...a black spades documentary is needed before the elders pass..peace
Thank you Henry. Very much appreciated!! I agree 100% about the Spades.
@@beyondabovemedia What up wit the movie?
@@teedotwilks660 We're a little ways off yet. I've got an outline but I still need some heavyweights on board to really do it right. We're going to get there though!
@@beyondabovemedia Yooo you replied. What can i do to help. how do i contact u?
@@teedotwilks660 pjwilson01@yahoo.com
I enjoyed this. I just wish it was longer. A cool idea would have been to get people from Bronxdale and the entire area to relive their memories of Mario and his jams but I understand the constraints in making this
Thank you. I agree. Queen Anita Hardy has talked about possibly pulling together an event for Mario at Rosedale Park this summer to commemorate 25 years since his passing. Ive been trying to help track down funds so that she can make this happen but so far Ive been coming up empty. Hopefully something will allow it to happen.
I lived in Bronxdale
I'm getting a shirt or jacket with Disco King Mario's name on it. Rock that shit out here in the Bay😤 pay homage to the mf founders. I'ma make sure they know his name out here✊
Nice. I actually got a couple of these T shirts. Mario's name is in there too. shop.spreadshirt.com/dsfl/hip+hop+pioners+tee+long+sleeve-A5d89e36713615160bf7be200?productType=210
Thankyou bro!
That shirt is trash
dope video!!!!!
Thank you Sir. Much appreciated!
The re-enacted kung fu battle over Jazzy J's records needs to be in the Library of Congress.
LOL!
Dynamite documentary about DISCO KING MARIO, I'm from #BRONXDALE PROJECTS & remember DJ Mario bringing his DJ Equipment out & jamming in #ROSEDALE park 🏞️, we kids (at the time) danced partied has great time in the early 1970's, we had our gang THE BLACK SPADES (Bronxdale Projects) ♠️♠️♠️way B4 any freakn Crips & Bloods (thats from California) I'd like to have heard a ref to DJ TEX he & DJ MARIO rocked Rosedale park, I remember DJ AFRICA BAMBATTA who jammed in BRONXRIVER PROJECTS as well I'm 62 & didn't know personally those ppl personally as friends but knew of them and seen DJ MARIO (with his big hats) in 1st section Bronxdale Projects...thank you, dynamite documentary bout a legend DISCO KING MARIO ♠️♥️ lastly disagreed with person who said BRONXDALE & BRONXRIVER PROJECTS ddnt get along caus YES WE DID we partied smoked weed & drank OLD ENGLISH BEER together!
Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for sharing the truth because people can’t mention Disco King Mario🤴🏽 without mentioning Tex DJ Hollywood🇵🇷since they both DJ together and were part of the CHUCK CHUCK CITY CREW🗽✊🏿🇵🇷🗽
One way to spread the word is to counter those "other" videos about the start of Hip Hop floating around youtube with a link to this video and Micheal Wayne's materials to get the word out there. There are actual people who think that if it wasn't for Latin or Caribbean influences THERE WOULD BE NO HIP HOP. The shock of it when I realized that that's the mainstream view.
Youre right. I agree. Feel free to share when you run across those videos and I'll definitely do the same. It's a good idea. I've been finding it difficult to get the word out about Mario. Even trying to get signatures at
www.thepetitionsite.com/680/366/772/rename-rosedale-park-the-disco-king-mario-memorial-park/
has been difficult. I'm going to keep trying though.
@@beyondabovemedia 4 sho... Even tho im from and live the Cali, I already signed the petition if that helps and already posted a link to this video on a video of Grand Master Flash teaching about how to be a Hip Hop DJ in a discussion i'm having with a poster over there. These histories need to be known about one of the greatest 20th century musical revolutions that came to be and the creators behind that phenomena.
@@jamoes95ta Yeah it does help. Thanks man. And again, I couldnt agree more.
@@jamoes95ta I could not agree more. And yes Sir, EVERY single signature helps!!
techlilinu Flash is Barbadian
This should have more views.
Obviously I agree lol. I just dont have the popularity or the pull to bring people in. And most people know nothing about him so theyre not looking for him. Maybe one of these days.
This is the movie they should have done on Netflix
We're gonna get it done brotha
WoW So True member the Battle in BronxRiver He Always Be King of Hip Hop , OG what we call RAP , Bee Thank You They just Don't Known how Great He Was Nobody does Snake like Him lol lol😂😂 Mario Rap King💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Word the Disco king mairo was a legend in the bx I was a kid but I remember I had my ears to the street young. I was outside. Facts
Big Up
Good info
RIP Disco King Mario.
Mario was just playing music, Kool Herc started loopin breaks.
Dudes in NYC were looping breaks before Herc.
I signed the petition 👑
Thank you
RIP Disco King Mario originator creator of Hip Hop !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Truth!! I've shared the shit out of this vid.👊🏾✊🏿🤘🏾🙏
Greatly appreciated! I put so much into this and even though it's not getting much attention it still feels good knowing that at least some people like it.
A very interesting video
Thank you. He was a very interesting man.
Wait, Busy Bee just confirmed Mario was trying to be like Herc. Lol “I’ll buy all the same stuff Herc got.”
I think that's because Herc saw what was going on and like any great competitor he upped his game and surpassed what Mario (and others) were doing as far as equipment and sound.
@@beyondabovemedia That’s a lie. Every body confirms Mario came up later. Around 77, 78. He was under Kool DJ Dee and Tyrone the mixologist who confirmed that Herc was a big name in the Bronx already. There are flyers that tell the story and people who were actually there. Herc definitely wasn’t playing catch up with anybody. Watch the video “Hip hop’s first Puerto Rican DJ” on MichaelWayne TV to hear when they said Mario bought his first set. That’s the channel that has some people who were truthful like Cholly Rock and Theodore and people who were outright lying like DJ Phase.
@@balle733 Mario was doing his thang in the early 70s right around the time Herc got started stop it with the lies. Black Spades OGs say that Bambabtta was an apprentice of Mario in the Black Spades and that Kool Herc use to watch and learn from Mario.
@@James-lu4hb And the latter has been proven to be false. Just because someone does an interview and says something doesn’t mean it’s true.
@@balle733 This documentary is not false. You got dudes from the Bronx that know Herc. Flash, Bambatta personally saying that Herc didn't create Hip-hop. Tyronn the Mixologist, Kool DJ Dee all them dudes know Kool Herc and Bambatta was a member of the Black Spades this is definitely true.
Respect ✊🏿
I'm feeling the "new Hip Hop". That vibe is gone. I'm watching this & agree, We all should tell the stories of our past or those got it all started.
I hear you! 100% It's definitely a new world.
Good info on the black spades
You gotta give Michael Wayne Tv his props for getting the Spades speaking on these facts. Disco King Mario is creator, peace God.
No question. We spoke several times during the process. He's in the credits twice, and I chopped up one of his songs and mixed it into the show. Thats how I learned who Mario was. Then I spoke with Anita and she was a wealth of knowledge, help and info. She's like a big sis now. After getting past the skepticism from everyone that this Indiana, lightskinned AF, guy could come into town, be honest, fair and do my best to tell Mario's story people really opened up and made me feel really comfortable. "Felt like a king now because I was down with Disco King Mario" lol. And we're not done yet. Starting writing a script and going to somehow, someway, someday make this into a real movie and I want Anthony Mackie to play Mario. Gotta dream big!
@@beyondabovemedia Wow, I don't know why i made the assumption that you was a from my hometown of New York City. There's nothing wrong with it. I just appreciate that you've taken enough curiosity and concern to find out what truly happened regard hip hop history from it's birth and who birth the culture. Well, it's good that you're making a commitment to work on this project because i feel you will be objective to sift through alot of the nonsense. Yes, I'm happy that you've gotten a script together because the netflix show "the get down " was good but alot of history was omitted because flash started from 1977 which was an important time in history but alot was omitted from 1970-1976 to cover what the get down didn't cover. I think Eddie Griffin would make a wonderful Mario because they both have the same body frame and look and southern speech cadence but if you're able to get Anthony Mackie that's good. Best of luck to you and what can i do to support this endeavor.
@@Guns071 Thank again man. You know I've got a friend who can actually get to Eddie Griffin. You've got me thinking about that more now!
@@beyondabovemedia Wow that would be incredible if your friend is able to get eddie griffin for you. It would definetely bring alot of authenticity to the role. Another thing that would make him a good pick is Eddie Griffin loves to wear hats especially big brim hats just like mario. Eddie can also match mario in his wit, charisma, personality and knowledge. Eddie can also slow up his speech pitch to match mario's speech patterns. Just match mario's and eddie's pic on google and you'll see what i'm talking about.
@@Guns071 Yeah, I'll definitely look into it more. It's just hard shaking the whole Undercover Brother in my head but that's what talented artists do. The live up to the role. Thanks again for bringing it up.
I heard talk about disco king mario since longtime.. and coke la rock .. and I’m in France ,☮️
that's pretty wild
@@beyondabovemedia early 80 in France dj “dee nasty” popularized hip-hop in the hood .. and in 1984 on national tv a hip hop show all Sunday , but 4 political stuff 6 months latter.. no hip-hop show!
@@hugodjon1dj-on interesting. thanks for sharing man. at least in today's times hip hop isnt taking many more back seats.
INTERESTING
This is just the tip of the iceberg my friend.
Kate Jones son from North Carolina I grew up with his brothers and sisters he use to come to North Carolina and mix
Everyone who is important in hip-hop fr back in the days say Kool herc inspired them fr flash to bambatta to red alert.
Yep
Stop it one man didnt create Hip-hop Disco King Mario is just as interictal as him if not more interictal and we will not allow you to erase him from Hip-Hop culture.
The music of the art form is defined as break beats and break dancing. And if you want to talk about the father of park jams and block parties? Or sound system battles and rivalries? Hell... gotta go further back. King Charles in Queens in the late 60s.
Wow , I'm glad I look at this today wow they never mention him
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Great video!
I had heard the name Disco King Mario mentioned only a couple of times throughout the years, mainly from Bam & Fab 5 Fredy interviews but I didn't know anything about him till last year that I watched a couple of videos & interviews of old school 1970's New York DJs & MCs that talked about him, his story is definitely very interesting and should be told.
Having said that one thing I've been noticing lately from watching interviews and documentaries like "Founding Fathers: The untold story of hip-hop" is that some New York DJs & DJ crews from the early 1970's are trying to claim they were doing "hip-hop" before Kool Herc just because they were DJing before him but meanwhile they usually add that they played Disco and R&B music and not strictly rare breakbeats and people did the regular popular dances of the time and not b-boying.
Many of those 1970's New York DJs definitely deserve credit for being early pioneers of DJ culture and mobil DJ crews BUT not necessarily hip-hop DJs.
There were several DJs playing different types of music years before hip-hop started so just being a DJ doesn't make you a hip-hop DJ, with that mentality will they also call 1960's DJs from Jamaica "hip-hop DJ's"... how about late 60's & early 70's pioneer DJs from New York like David Mancuso and Nicky Siano, will they also call them creators of hip-hop just because they were also DJing before Kool Herc, Bam, Flash and most of those Bronx DJs?!
To me and many hip-hop heads what marks the biginning of hip-hop is not who was DJing 1st, who had a popular DJ crew 1st, or who had the new DJ equipment 1st, to us what marks the beginning is who was strictly playing & repeating those rare breakbeats 1st and who had b-boys at their Jams 1st.
So now my question is did Disco King Mario play & repeat rare breakbeats and did he have b-boys going off at his jams, that to me is the important question when claiming early hip-hop and unfortunately this cool video never mentioned those 2 key things at all when speaking about Disco King Mario, that's the main thing I wanted to hear.
If Disco King Mario was playing & repeating rare breakbeats and had b-boys at his jams then he should definitely be known has one of the originators of hip-hop with Kool Herc, Bam and Flash... but if he wasn't doing those things then he should be known has an early mobil DJ pioneer but not as one of the originators of Hip-Hop.
Really appreciate your thoughts and contributions! In my humble opinion, Mario greatest contributions to hip hop is almost closer to that of a producer. I almost put him in the same light as a Russell Simmons in that, yes he was was DJing early on but he was also putting people on his sets, he was putting on DJs that had more technical skill than himself and during the frenzy of the breakbeats and b boying he was able to provide for his crowd by bringing on DJs and emcees that were doing all the latest and greatest. Why I think he should be considered a founding father is because he was influencing the likes of Bam, Herc & Flash. They were all pushing and influencing each other. I don't think it's too far out of bounds to say that if Mario didnt have the 21 days of summer there might not have been the same level of interest for Herc's party a couple of months later. We're really talking about the same time frame when we mention those other 3 and if we're dealing with that time specifically then you have to include Mario since he was as big as them during the early 70's.
@@beyondabovemedia
His story is definitely very interesting and I’m glad I’ve been learning more about him now that his story is recently starting to be told more.
Cholly Rock, an original b boy, has done interviews about this & mentions Mario playing break beats as early as 71. The Baby Spades used to b boy at his parties & this was yrs before Herc came about.
It's a damn shame how they try to shut The truth out.
Yes Sir. It is. I recently heard a song on Rock the Bells that included several artists from New York. The song was paying respect to many of the Djs and emcees that have passed. I listened intently to see if Mario would get a mention. NOPE
wow big up to disco king mario
Peace.
I'm thinking Disco King Mario (RIP) is left out of the pioneer conversations because he was not New York born AND, could also be because of the rumors of him being part Spanish and his right hand man Tex DJ Hollywood indeed being Spanish... poli-tricks. Either way, and for either reason, or any other reason its grimy to not give him, Bronxdale and the Black Spades they're props in the creative process. BUT, haha, the truth always comes to light and due to Mike Wayne (RIP), other Black Spades and others we all see the truth coming to light now. I enjoyed this video- thanks!
As a 50 year old lifelong fan of Hip Hop & KRS One who is in my top 3 if not my fav emcee ever, I'm disappointed to just now be learning about DKM (RIP).
Herc wasn't NY Born either, he shouldn't be named a pioneer at all, because he learned from black Americans, like Disco King Mario
Daaaaammmm they was fuqqin with Kraftwerk back then.."Robots was before Numbers"
RESPECT ...
Yessir. Ditto Brother
Defo .true fans need to know the founding fathers
Mario the Disco King, DJ Hollywood and others came before Herc. Kool DJ Herc focused on the Get Down. Mario and others were really good DJs but did not focus on the break beat. Actually, Mario, Bam and Hollywood were better DJs and could rock a party better than Herc but Herc is the original break beat DJ. There was a difference coming from a fan of these Bronx DJs.
How can herc be the originator of the break beat when b boys already existed? When break beats already existed? Cholly Rock, an original b boy, was breaking at mario parties in '71. Herc didn't start it till '73.
@@Gigi-fp8pd The 1st time I saw DJ Herc was '75 in Highbridge Park in the Bronx. No other DJs was doing break beats like Herc. However, I believe he was inspired by DJs from the Carribbean Islands who had big sound systems and played dance hall Dub music. I also personally witness that he was not a good mix DJ. He knew the right songs and beats to get people dancing.
@@chuckanthanio you just admitted he wasn't the first to play break beats. Being the BEST break beat DJ is not being the FIRST/ORIGINAL break beat DJ.
@@Gigi-fp8pd Mario was a good and popular DJ. He was not the original break beat DJ. Kool DJ Herc many times would play the hook only, while other DJs like Mario played the whole song. After Herc, other DJs like Flash, Theodore, Charlie Chase and hundreds of others took it to higher level.
Correct!
18:22-18:34 Afrika Bambaataa (Bronx River Houses, Soundview), DJ Disco Mario (Bronxdale Houses, Soundview), Grandmaster Flash (Morrisania), Kool Herc (Sedgwick Houses, Morris Heights).
Hi, thanks for this doc. I first heared about Disco King Mario through Michael Wayne tv, this is deffinetly an history that deserves to be told.
Btw, although some of the responsibles of tellin an incomplete history already recognized their errors, it's strange someone keeps tellin the same biased story in recent media appearances... i wonder if that's the real way to throw shade in here...
Very nice work, it would have been nice to hear Dj Kool Dee, the Mixologist, Michael Wayne, or Cholly Rock too in this format, maybe in a further ocasion.
Regards from Spain.
Thank you Zen. Yeah there were a few things left out, key contributors. I wish I could have made this longer to include some of those things. But like you said, maybe on another projects down the line. I also really wanted to include and go into further detail about the gang truce meting on Hoe Ave. I find it fascination that Mario was there and sitting in the circle with all the other gang leaders. He was only 15-16 then. Who made the media appearance that you referred to?
@@beyondabovemedia It would be really nice to see that project related with the Hoe Ave meeting. In Spain the powers above also used hard drugs to kill rebel movements against opression, instead of crack them overflowed the streets with heroin. That media appearence was made by krs one, in Nick's Cannon ''Cannon Class'', you can hear that same old biased discourse from 1:19:50, the next 5-6 minutes are clearly designed to erase from public knowledge relevant figures like Mario, Black Spades and others... There's something really obscure and greedy in this guys...
I'll be following the reaction of this doc and waiting for new projects like this. Peace !
Man I AGREE MMNN MAN!!!✊
@@zenheadshot3742 I just watched the time stamp and I agree...no mention of Mario or Black Spades.
@@SagRising19 Yes, that's the sad reality... This people still pushing the same lies today. Kool Herc tried to convince U Roy that he was the founder of Rap even though the same U Roy was not convinced himself... Busta Rhymes recently gave an interview claimin that Hip Hop is from Jamaican origin... All this people is trying to push a dark agenda designed to erase real history... that says a lot of what kind of people they are. Them just want to found a sect in order to take profit from people's ignorance...
Eternal peace
RIP to Mario the Disco King, the real Father of Hip Hop, lying ass Bam, Herc and Flash
@@elseptimo77 okay smart ass. Think whatever you like