I like to say I'm a child of HIP-HOP. Ever since I was 9 years old in 1980. That special day when my bus driver's son joined the trip to school up in the BRONX. His name was "BIG BANK HANK" and he was part of one of rap's early trios, THE SUGARHILL GANG. Now many "hip-hop headz" will debate how good or bad they were, but that was my first introduction to rap. And I loved it. And I still love it. Hip-Hop now is the center of the music business. It has influenced everything from music to racial relations to clothing to politics to youth culture to television and films and on and on. And it still does. Many of the images created during its rise are iconic. The music videos, yes, but also photography. My girlfriend works at a division of the ANNENBERG FOUNDATION, so last night she took me to THE ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY to see the first museum-scale visual history of Hip-Hop: CONTACT HIGH. "Curated by VIKKI TOBAK, based on the bestselling book of the same name, and with creative direction by FAB 5 FREDDY." My head was going to fall off. Literally a walk through the last 40 years. I saw rappers, film directors and others with their jaws dropped. Some you'll recognize (BIGGIE with crown) and some will be new to you. To think this was an art form created in my lifetime and is now dominant. If you're in LA (and I assume it will travel), it is an absolute must see. And to boot, they are selling 12-inch vinyl of classics and tons of great books on the subject. Literally, run, don't walk. I loved every image, inch, rhyme, scratch and beat... It's been called the game of kings—and more than a few presidents—and it's Scotland's greatest contribution to the world after the raincoat. From JACK NICKLAUS's historic '86 MASTERS win to TIGER's first hole-in-one and beyond, these oral histories will keep you in the fairway every time. We take a look at some epic moments in REDEF SportsSET: "Fore! Golf Oral Histories"... While the MILKEN GLOBAL CONFERENCE gets going next week in LA, I'm going to drop by my friend ADAM WINNICK's sold out institutional crypto conference (there is a waitlist though), MEDICI LA 19. I'm not a crypto guy. I know nothing. I'm not smart enough, drool starts rolling down the corner of my mouth. My head goes blank. I understand none of it. But all my smart (and dopey) friends are into it and I saw the program and psyched to see a great mix of entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors from inside and outside crypto. His opening remarks from last year compared crypto and junk bonds. I'm just going to listen... I’ll be in ORLANDO on MONDAY APRIL 29TH with my pal ANNA MASON to kick off REVOLUTION's RISE OF THE REST's Road Trip 8.0 with STEVE CASE. Psyched to get on the bus, hear the startup pitches and Steve and I will be doing a fun “fireside chat" before the winner is announced. ROTR invests "catalytic capital in the most promising seed-stage companies located outside of SILICON VALLEY, NEW YORK CITY and BOSTON." And because I'm a manchild, I'm flying in a day early to go to UNIVERSAL and DISNEY WORLD. Just because... MusicREDEF's MATTY KARAS was at the opening on the 2019 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL to see ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS' documentary about the APOLLO THEATER. "Music is never just about music, and "THE APOLLO" is, at heart, a film about the connection between a theater and its community." Check out what else he has to say about it... Happy Birthday to RAFAT ALI, CHRIS SCIANNI, and STEFAN GERARD. Belated to ADAM SILVER, KEVIN MAYER, LINDA KRANTZ, LLOYD NATHAN, and JOE BELFIORE.