{"id":180128,"date":"2023-09-21T20:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180128"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:39:52","slug":"will-smith-set-to-host-hip-hop-podcast-class-of-88-for-audible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/celebrities\/will-smith-set-to-host-hip-hop-podcast-class-of-88-for-audible\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Set To Host Hip-Hop Podcast ‘Class Of ’88’ For Audible"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, here’s the situation: Will Smith is set to host a new Audible podcast about a landmark year in hip-hop. <\/p>\n

The erstwhile Fresh Prince will be the main voice for Class of ’88,<\/em> an eight-episode series that will feature Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Queen Latifah, Run-D.M.C.’s Darryl McDaniels, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim and Smith’s rap partner DJ Jazzy Jeff.<\/p>\n

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“Hip-hop has been a central part of my life for over four decades,” Smith told Deadline’s sister publication Billboard<\/em>. “I’m hyped to share my firsthand experiences and those of some of hip-hop’s greatest legends as we delve into the origins of one of the most influential genres of music in history.”<\/p>\n

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The hip-hop Class of 1988 included not only the debut of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince — whose first single “Parents Just Don’t Understand” knocked on the pop Top 10 and won the genre’s inaugural Grammy — but also the emergence of N.W.A, EPMD, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane and others. Among the acts who made key records that year are Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back<\/em>), Eric B. & Rakim (Follow the Leader<\/em>), Run-D.M.C. (Tougher Than Leather<\/em>) and many more.<\/p>\n

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