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In February, ’83  A man named Charlie Stettler and Lynda West organized a Rap a Breakdance Contest, (the first major hip hop event to be held in NYC) raising capital for a five-week event with free-admission finals at Radio City Music Hall for 6000 inner city kids sponsored by Coca-Cola and WBLS.  History was made: WBLS took the Arbitron book for the quarter, the show was the first urban format at Radio City, and three chubby Brooklyn teenagers calling themselves the Disco 3 were the rap winners.   Stettler renamed them the "Fat Boys", a name and concept he and West created and trademarked. For six years, the Fat Boys remained the only rap/pop group with five gold and platinum albums and two motion pictures to their credit. It’s 2017 and Prince Markie Dee is talking to Aaron on the REWIND