Bobbito Garcia

Acting

Bobbito Garcia

Overview

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Birthday
Sep 25, 1967 (57 years old)

Bobbito Garcia

Known For

All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997)
1h 29m
Movie 2021

All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997)

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, skateboarding and hip-hop...

Big Chips
0h 21m
Movie 2019

Big Chips

A short documentary about Kember Walker in his young days...

Rock Rubber 45s
1h 36m
Movie 2018

Rock Rubber 45s

A cinematic odyssey exploring the connectivity of global basketball, sneaker,...

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
1h 30m
Movie 2015

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in...

Adult Rappers
1h 2m
Movie 2015

Adult Rappers

This documentary feature pulls back the curtain on the world...

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
1h 21m
Movie 2013

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who...

Copyright Criminals
1h 5m
Movie 2009

Copyright Criminals

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical...

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
1h 30m
Movie 2008

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot

The film follows 8 of the top high school basketball...

Prison Song
1h 34m
Movie 2001

Prison Song

Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home...

Biography

NYC native Bobbito García is a freelance creative who has put an indelible footprint on multiple urban movements. During the 1990s, the legendary air personality was one-half of the “Stretch and Bobbito” program on WKCR. The duo introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, and Wu-Tang, as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their platform exceed 300 million. In 1998, the Source Magazine voted them as “The Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All Time.“ As the progenitor of sneaker journalism, García penned his landmark Source article “Confessions of a Sneaker Addict” in 1990, then in 2003 became the critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books). In 2005, ESPN’s “It’s The Shoes” series, hosted by Bobbito, became the first show on the subject in broadcasting history. A former professional basketball player in Puerto Rico, García performed in the ground breaking Nike “Freestyle” commercial. In 2007, the brand released seven co-designed Air Force 1 sneakers bearing his name. The voice of EA Sports’ popular NBA Street video game is also a world-renowned DJ, who has spun World, Soul and Jazz music at Lincoln Center, Central Park SummerStage, and the Smithsonian (DC).