The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show
The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show (also referred to as Stretch and Bobbito) was an underground hip hop radio show broadcast in New York, originally on 89.9 WKCR-FM, the student radio station at Columbia University, and later on 97.1 WQHT-FM. The show was hosted by Adrian Bartos (DJ Stretch Armstrong) and Robert "Bobbito" Garcia, and functioned as an alternative to commercial hip hop radio by airing unsigned artists, rarities and B-sides from commercial artists, and live freestyles and DJ scratch sessions. The show has been credited with introducing the world to Biggie Smalls, Eminem, Jay-Z, Big L, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Wu Tang Clan, Fugees and many other names which would rise to prominence in the mid to late 1990s.
Stretch Armstrong (left) and Bobbito Garcia (pictured here in 2011) | |
| Other names | Stretch and Bobbito |
|---|---|
| Genre | Underground hip hop |
| Running time | ~4 hours (1:00 am – 5:00 am) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | WKCR (1990–1998) WQHT (1996–1999) |
| Starring | Adrian "Stretch Armstrong" Bartos Robert "Bobbito" Garcia |
| Recording studio | Columbia University, Upper Manhattan, New York |
| Original release | October 25, 1990 – January 10, 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 212 |
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