Gary Byrd Interviewed for 'The Crown' 1983

[@leonpennington1648]

My fave song of all time ❤❤❤❤

[@Panafrica2023]

Awesome. I listened to Gary Byrd's radio shows in the early 2000s, and they were mind-blowing and life-changing. The man is a priceless repository of the global African experience.

[@africamovement7203]

I first listened to this song in Harare Zimbabwe in 1984 and I was 16 years old. I still love it

[@raerae3844]

Tune still sounding great 40 years on.

[@wesstarmedia]

If only modern artists who rap could have similar intelligence. It will always remain a great record.

[@jbarry1692]

What a brilliant guy

[@Ashfaq1999]

Legend. I bought this great song when I was a 14 year old in 1983.

[@ceeby69]

I love this, such a very big part of my teenage years and very inspirational. Gary is so very articulate. at the age of 53 I now have a Master of Science, a PhD, and a Law Degree (all started in my mid 40's) I am a 6'2 bald white man, I look like a racist, but that is the picture media has painted of me, so, forget the politicians, and the social media, we are all family, and all originally from Africa, much love. xx

[@kwameaboagye940]

Imhotep Gary Byrd so inspiring and the Crown what an old school rap classic.

[@mscapricorn-ce1pl]

Excellent song!

[@natesmith777]

I listened to Gary Byrd every night 7pm on WWRL, great memories and a classic song!

[@qolspony]

That radio voice just breathes right through his "singing" rap.

[@mcgougainmediaworks5084]

This is a classic song 🎵

[@neonh161]

Wow, I live in the UK and never realised that this interview ever happened on the TV programme "Black on Black"

[@Nattytigerman]

This was the Greatest show on British TV.

[@shaunmccauley5129]

Brilliant best ever herd

[@krissmgvlogs]

I used to dance to this tune without fully realising what it was all about but I was just a teenager!

[@Softball_guy]

GARY BYRD!!! THE GBE experience!! mannn i remember this as a kid. THE BIG SIXTEEEENNNN W W R L

[@colinparks7297]

Great song

[@rosemaryglover9119]

My Homie Gary Byrd😊

[@akinwaleshittu8290]

Wow 😂this is amazing Proud of you Gary !!

[@michaelhowe5519]

Legend

[@simflan3013]

A voice like velvet

[@ALANLACORTEBRITO]

GARY BYRD SPEAKING WITH EXCLUSIVITY IN A TALK SHOW

[@carlabellis]

I LOVE THIS MAN AND THIS SONG...WANNA SPEAK TO HIM

[@sting125]

Intelligent man

[@raerae3844]

Pass the Information, Extend the Knowledge.🎶 By Rick Holmes, Produced and Arranged by Roy Ayers 1981.

[@oshinproduction6532]

Nice 👍🏾

[@qolspony]

When I look at him, I see Caribbean heritage somewhere.

[@funkmasterfunk73]

Bring it

[@lydiamallett4128]

Gary Bird and Denzel Washington were the two guys I had a crush on in the eighties.

[@davidlees1366]

Stevey wonder is brilliant he wrote music made sum good records done all that and his blind bit like the grait ray Charles

[@eamonia]

I'm glad Hip-hop never changed course and continues to deliver insightful, thought provoking, quality music with a positive messages to all races, creeds and religions around the world. Wait, WHAT!? Who the Hell is Sexyy Red!? Oh my dear God. No wonder...

[@colinheaton6934]

Still got it on 12 inch

[@zenobia328]

✊🏾💯

[@phonic0photon]

❤

[@davidlees1366]

That women had a gorgeous face

[@sheilafort2193]

The video, is on KZbin. The Crown: Stevie Wonder.

[@DavidSmith-648]

yeah, Radio 1 on a Saturday afternoon, around '84 or '85. Live from NY. (but I guess he wouldn't have been the first Black DJ on the network as Dixie Peach probably would had been there then)

[@davidlees2543]

That woman had a nice face

[@davidlees1366]

When I diey this 12in is getting bereyed with me

[@qolspony]

Stevie is a pioneer. The only music producer that supercede him is Quincy Jones.

[@dlon4539]

Are there African anthropologist with research papers on Europeans?

[@waaazooozoo6492]

Who performed the rap to this song? He sounds a lot like Kurtis Blow.

[@SMlGGY]

It was actually Gary Byrd.

[@ptahnubia]

Curtis Blow sounds like Gary all the rappers were listening to Gary , he inspired them

[@GMANKOOL23]

@@ptahnubia Stop with the cap . Everybody in the late 70's was rapping like that long before Gary released this single . Busy Bee Starki , Kool Moe Dee , Sugar Hill Gang , etc .

[@ptahnubia]

No Kurt's Blow sounds like Gary, Gary inspired many to create Rap, LL Cool J is the only artist that gave him credit, search "Every Brother Ain' t A Brother " released around 1972. He's in the Hip Hop Hall of Fame

[@jakel6473]

is there an official video for "the crown"

[@BlackCinemaClub]

We've never seen one

[@sheilafort2193]

@@BlackCinemaClub There's a video, on KZbin. The crown: Stevie Wonder.

[@funkmasterfunk73]

Ahead of the time

[@pervazkhaliq4598]

Hahahahaha, Sub Saharan Africans sailed to America before Columbus, but - lived in mud huts back home? Hmmm, and then built the pyramids lol. Rrrright.