Eric Moore is a radio DJ and performer from Clondalkin who, from a young age, revelled in all things hip hop and rap.
Having grown up around the time the hip hop scene was still emerging in Ireland, Eric fell in love with a then underground music genre and culture which involved break dancing, disc scratching and rapping. Eric explains that in the 80s, hip hop was a "dirty word". During a time when MTV still didn't play music by black artists, hip hop music was far from mainstream in Ireland.
A young Eric might have been surprised to learn that a radio show he would soon present dedicated to hip hop and rap music would last an impressive 24 years and even make it onto RTE's regular scheduling. The Plastic Attack, a show which saw Eric chat to some of the biggest stars in the game, came to an end after over two decades earlier this month.
