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Bobbito Garcia

NYC native Bobbito García is a freelance creative who has put an indelible footprint on multiple urban movements. During the 1990s, the legendary air personality was one-half of the “Stretch and Bobbito” program on WKCR. The duo introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, and Wu-Tang, as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their platform exceed 300 million. In 1998, the Source Magazine voted them as “The Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All Time.“ As the progenitor of sneaker journalism, García penned his landmark Source article “Confessions of a Sneaker Addict” in 1990, then in 2003 became the critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books). In 2005, ESPN’s “It’s The Shoes” series, hosted by Bobbito, became the first show on the subject in broadcasting history. A former professional basketball player in Puerto Rico, García performed in the ground breaking Nike “Freestyle” commercial. In 2007, the brand released seven co-designed Air Force 1 sneakers bearing his name. The voice of EA Sports’ popular NBA Street video game is also a world-renowned DJ, who has spun World, Soul and Jazz music at Lincoln Center, Central Park SummerStage, and the Smithsonian (DC).


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Born:
Sep 25, 1967 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
13
First Appeared:
In the movie Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme 2000-04-14
Latest Project:
Movie All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) 2021-09-07
Known For
Poster of All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997)
Poster of Big Chips
Poster of Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Poster of Just for Kicks
Filmography
Movie All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) Self 2021-09-07
Series Vice Versa Self 2020-03-10
Movie Big Chips Himself 2019-03-11
Movie Rock Rubber 45s Self 2018-06-29
Movie Adult Rappers 2015-03-09
Movie Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives 2015-10-01
Movie Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer Self 2013-08-02
Movie Copyright Criminals Himself 2009-05-21
Movie Gunnin' for That #1 Spot 2008-04-18
Movie On the Road with Judas Eric 2007-01-27
Series It's the Shoes Himself - Host 2005-06-21
Movie Just for Kicks 2005-06-06
Movie Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme Himself 2000-04-14