Mr. Magic's Rap Attack

Where do I begin on the tragic and stunning loss of John Rivas, aka Mr. Magic. As this news hit the airwaves, internet, and streets of the hip hop world, we can only be saddened and reflect on his enormous contribution to the game. Just hearing his name takes me back to the days, as I sit on my bed, waiting and anticipating the world premier, with the tape on record/pause. Now old school heads know about those nights, hitting that pause button, and the excitement of having the world premier to play over and over again. It wasn't just the world premier's though, it was the whole culture, my culture, being broadcast to the world. Putting a stamp that hip hop was something that needed to be heard and payed attention to. Mr. Magic along with his counterpart DJ Marley Marl gave me many Friday and Saturday nights, that filled 90 minutes of TDK, SONY, and MAXWELL tapes. Let me not forget waking up the ext day with all the hot joints to play and brag to my friends about, which made Mr. Magic a hero to me. I used to look forward to those nights for Mr. Magic to come on, similar to how I wait for my favorite TV shows now weekly. I guess this is what hip hop is missing today, that purity, mystigue, and grime that Mr. Magic brought us. Well to those who are not true students of the game, and only follow the radio station rap that plays the same music a zillion times a day, you missed an episode that can never be reran. It hurts, because many so called dj's now a days try to emulate what Mr. Magic did, but they don't stick to the script. Mr. Magic rest in peace and you will always be relevant!