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We're SO hyped to be teaming up with our good friends at Section 8 for the screening of Rock Rubber 45s.

A documentary by and about culture icon, sneaker enthusiast, radio host, author, DJ and filmmaker, the legendary Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love for an exclusive screening party at Globe Alley, on Sunday the 19th of May.

Melbourne Premiere: 'Rock Rubber 45s' 🎵👟

The premiere follows Bobbito’s special appearance at the The Brooklyn Block Party the day prior. After the film screening, Bobbito will be hosting an exclusive Q&A for fans! Ticket link and film details below.

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★TICKETS: $15+BF via Eventbrite

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★ SCREENING:

Doors open at 5PM. Screening commences at 8PM sharp, with a Q&A with Bobbito after.

★ ABOUT THE FILM ★

ROCK RUBBER 45s is a documentary exploring global basketball, sneaker, and music lifestyle through the firsthand lens of icon Bobbito Garcia. The film explores García’s youth dealing with mistreatment, educational quandaries, identity, and loss as well as his ascension to self-determination as an adult freelance creative. The iconic streetball player, sneaker enthusiast, radio host, author and filmmaker has carved an independent career that has inspired millions around world, and has affected the growth and direction of the footwear, hip hop, and sports industries in the process. The film features cameos by Stevie Wonder, Rosie Perez, Quest Love, Maxwell, Raekwon, Spike Lee, Talib Kweli and more.

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★ ABOUT BOBBITO ★

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 2001 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 (NYC), and the Smithsonian (DC).

As an award-winning filmmaker, García has directed Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (PBS, Netflix), Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (Showtime, Netflix), and NY Times “Critics’ Pick" Rock Rubber 45s (Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 official selection).

A founding member of the Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop Culture Council and recent Wesleyan University “Distinguished Alumni Award” recipient, “Kool Bob Love” currently produces his b-ball tournament Full Court 21™ in four continents, and co-hosts NPR’s “What’s Good with Stretch and Bobbito” podcast.