Red Alert
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Red Alert is a pioneering New York City hip hop DJ and radio personality known for helping break numerous rap artists in the 1980s and 1990s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop DJ
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person ⓘ radio personality ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
98.7 Kiss FM
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A Tribe Called Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ Boogie Down Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Chillout NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot 97 NERFINISHED ⓘ Jungle Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss FM NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Tongues collective NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Latifah NERFINISHED ⓘ WBLS NERFINISHED ⓘ WRKS ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Harlem
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New York City ⓘ |
| birthName | Frederick Crute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cityOfWork | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | mainstream exposure of underground hip hop artists ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era |
Golden Age of hip hop
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old school hip hop ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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rap ⓘ |
| helpedBreak |
A Tribe Called Quest
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Black Sheep NERFINISHED ⓘ Boogie Down Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Jungle Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Latifah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe and Native Tongues artists ⓘ |
| influenced |
New York City hip hop radio format
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mixtape-style radio shows ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive on-air personality and drops
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supporting emerging hip hop talent ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age hip hop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping break numerous rap artists in the 1980s
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helping break numerous rap artists in the 1990s ⓘ pioneering New York City hip hop radio ⓘ |
| notableRole |
key figure in the development of hip hop radio mix shows
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one of the first DJs to showcase hip hop on mainstream New York radio ⓘ |
| occupation |
DJ
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radio host ⓘ |
| stageName | DJ Red Alert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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