Actors, Stories, & Film (Lounge Show)

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I'll never forget the movie Krush Groove in the year of 1985. In my opinion, it's still the best hip hop movie ever made with popular artists like Sheila E, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Kurtis Blow, and the Fat Boys. Krush Groove was a film based on the life of Russell Simmons portrayed by Blair Underwood. They used the name Russell Walker.

In the movie, Russell Walker signed all of the hottest acts to his Krush Groove record label, including Run DMC, Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Kurtis Blow. Rick Rubin produced their records. Russell borrowed money from a street hustler when he didn't have the money to press records; when Run DMC had a hit record. Russell got into trouble because he didn't have the money to pay the hustler back. It was one thing to another, but in the end, things worked out.

Looking at the way the music industry is today and listening to all the stories about recording artists, record companies, and producers, I'm sure a Krush Groove 2 film could be made starring Sheila E, LL Cool J, Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, and the Fat Boys. A lot has happened in real life with them since 1985. Maybe they have some stories that they want to put together and tell for another movie. It would be nice to see all the artists that starred in the movie do something together again. We lost one or two of them. So I wouldn't expect the movie to be quite the same. If there could be a Krush Groove 2, that shouldn't stop the artists in the movie from coming back better than before. They have more experience, still talented, and much wiser now. I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening. Today's topic is Krush Groove.