It featured exclusive demo tapes and in-studio freestyles from many then-unsigned hip hop artists such as Nas, Big Pun, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Cam'ron, DMX, Wu-Tang Clan, Fugees, Talib Kweli, Big L and The Notorious B.I.G. who later found great success on major record labels.
Bobbito García has called this party "The dopest continuous weekly hip-hop jam in the United States".
Stephenson received his "Born Ready" nickname from Bobbito García, a courtside announcer at Rucker Park, in the summer of 2006 during a game against older players.
Bobbito García (born 1966), Puerto Rican DJ, writer, and broadcaster
Jerry Garcia | Federico García Lorca | Gabriel García Márquez | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Gael García Bernal | Eddie Garcia | Patrick Garcia | Andy García | Antonio López García | Julio César García | García Ordóñez | A Message to Garcia | Alejandro García Caturla | Luis García Postigo | Juan Carlos García | Bobbito García | Andy Garcia | Tanya Garcia | Sergio García | Odalys García | Mayte Garcia | Leonard Garcia | Jacques Garcia | Genaro Garcia | Freddy García | Federico Garcia Lorca | Diego García (actor) | Diego García | Diego Garcia | Cathy Garcia-Molina |
From January 2008 to August 2009, Homeboy Sandman served as the host of “ALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry and Jazz” at the Nuyorican Poets Café, New York City’s longest running open mic session (originally hosted by Hip Hop icon Bobbito García).