The men behind the mic the nickname game how Tango and Cash how they became the blueprint of Streetball announcements the nickname came the untold story

Al Cash, also known as Al B, is a Harlem hip-hop pioneer and one of the original voices of the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) at Rucker Park. Raised in the Drew Hamilton Projects, he started DJing at age 12 and went on to help form the Sapphire Crew. As a DJ with Disco Four, Cash played in the Harlem basketball game against the Crash Crew that gave rise to the EBC. The tournament began at Mount Morris Park and later moved to Rucker .

On the mic, Cash teamed up with Duke Tango to form Tango & Cash, the announcing duo that helped change the sound of streetball. They called the action right from the court, gave players nicknames that stuck, and brought the rhythm and energy of hip-hop to the play-by-play. Their style helped make the announcer part of the show. Today, as host of Inside Rucker Park, Al Cash brings that history to the mic again through conversations with the people who lived it.

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