Podcasts about Freestyle Fellowship

(Airdate 3/26/25) Ben Caldwell is the community-minded filmmaker, educator, and cultural producer who in 1984 opened KAOS Network, the intergenerational media arts hub that has helped steward Leimert Park Village's traditions of Black artistry, fellowship, and love. Kaosz Network is best known for it's world-famous hip-hop lab "Project Blowed" which spawned rappers like Aceyalone, Medusa, Freestyle Fellowship and more.https://www.instagram.com/kaosnetworkz/https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

No, this isn't a Grand Puba album spotlight, although he is certainly deserving of one. This is quick trip down memory lane, where the music wasn't as dark, the tracks had more bounce, more harmony and in some cases, more flavor. We're dusting off those Girbaud jeans, that favorite Tommy Hilfiger you wore twice-a-week to school and your fresh '92 Polo Sport jacket. We got the perfect music to accompany you on this journey from EPMD, Grand Puba, Positive K, Chubb Rock, Biz Markie, 3rd Bass, Black Sheep, Diamond D, Freestyle Fellowship, Boogie Down Productions, X-Clan and Del tha Funkee Homosapien.We want to know your favorite early '90s hip-hop fashion, so hit the comment section with yours! All of our episodes are available for free download @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ takeitpersonalradio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6tFlHlrmZz3HqEa5n2tm0p?si=bjbq2_BxRxSAPVVyEqcWxQ&nd=1&dlsi=71fbad859de64ea6Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-it-personal/id1175478134Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c517ebce-c39d-49a1-b8c1-c28776b5534a/take-it-personalPandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/take-it-personal/PC:1000206638⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://takeitpersonalradio-shop.fourthwall.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (enter promo code "MARCH25" for 20% off) 

I met this week's guest recently and we been yapping about dnb non stop....talking about all kinds of stuff really ..he's hilarious and a genuine force of positivity in our community. Representing Texas and North America at large, please welcome J. Augustus. He's a Producer, MC, DJ, and a highly sought-after Host of events. He has worked in various facets of the music industry, including lo-fi, hip-hop, Boom Bap, Drum and Bass, and other underground subgenres. He has been a staple in the Texas live music scene since the late 90s, cementing his talent and ability to connect with his audiences, bringing his own originality to the table. With that, he founded Quaziscience Recordings to showcase his production and offer a platform to other artists across the globe. His exceptional skills have earned him a place on lineups and shared stages with numerous acts like J Boogie, KADILAK, Jel, Kid Koala, GOLDIE, BLACKMILK, SPIRIT, Red Man, KLUTE, Too Short, LIONDUB, Esta, Nicky Blackmarket, Sango, EMPRESS, Mellow Hype, AK1200, Mr. Lif, MC ASTRO,  FALCONS,  GENERAL MONKZ, Rev Kathy Russell, Merrick Brown, Freestyle Fellowship, and DJ Craze.  The year 2024 has seen J. Augustus hit beatport charts top 20 with a strong release on ROLLED UP RECORDS entitled DEEP SEATED on the labels winter mixtape series. J has also had two big releases on KEVLAR UK and sister label K2.  REV THE BUZZSAW EP, and thethen FROM THIS POINT FORWARD with featured artists GOOD SHEPERD and MC ASTRO. J. Augustus and MC ASTROs tune MOVING ON also saw number five on beatports 10 most popular songs the day of release. Learn more about him here: www.jaugustusofficial.com & www.quaziscience.com  Tracklist below Please enjoy❤️ Back next week Thomas 1. J. Augustus - little Diddy - quaziscience  2. SERPNT - Crusty puddle - integrated 3. Legion - the future 4. Tirisfall - into your own heart - Rolled up 5. SCAR - Shadow and light - metalheadz 6. Black Barrel - system off - Dispatch 7. Order Up - orbit funk - grid  8. Nostalgia- icicle & Workforce - Vision 9. Rhizome & bygone - tension - dialect 10. Comah - Dark Energy - Rolled up 11. Fre4knc - Little things - Flexout audio  12. Tyr Kohout - Chord Magic - 1 more thing 13. Wilson - trust me - rolled up 14. SST - Fire in the Jungle - Boomslang 15. Legion - Lightyears - Lexicon Records 16. SCAR - Make em know - Metalheadz 17. Black Barrel - sniffa - dispatch 18. The Sauce - Ill vibe - the Sauce.                                                                 recordings 19. Albees - show me why - grid 20. Form/Funktion - Poltergeist -                                                                      quaziscience  21. The Reverend Kathy Russell -         Revenge of the dead - quaziscience 22. Gigan - Fever Kiss - quaziscience  23. Korax - Never Let You Go - quaziscience 24. J. Augustus - Deep Seated - rolled up 25. J. Augustus - Slap - unreleased 26. J. Augustus - A Lil Sus - upcoming                                                              quaziscience  27. J. Augustus - Don Gorgon - upcoming.                                                      quaziscience 28. ??? 29. Benny L - Replicant - Tres 2b Music Ltd 30. Blade - A Brand New Chill - dispatch 31. Gyrofield - shrimp - vision 32. Conrad Subs- Salsa Dip - Natty Dub 33. Conrad Subs - it's the way - Nuusic 34 Conrad subs - little vibey thing - Nuusic      

n this Season 8 Episode 20 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we bring you our annual 420 Special. Throughout this smoky episode, we dive into topics such as Cheech & Chong on Bert Kreischer's podcast, Happy Gilmore 2, Brotha Lynch Hung's brand-new track, the biggest cannabis rap icon, RBL Posse and “Don't Give Me No Bammer Weed”, different renditions of the classic track—“Smoke 2 Joints”, best stoner movies, Freestyle Fellowship's “Mary” song, Master P, the Mac Dre-Jeff Gordon connection, this plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & Song Picks of the (Motha Fuckin') Week”, 420 style. Enjoy. Subscribe & tell a friend. Follow us on Youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Jmk_m0_zhxjjYRHWDtvjQ on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/milkandmics/?hl=en and Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/milkandmics/  

Natif de Los Angeles, Aceyalone a grandi au son de la funk, du blues et de Marvin Gay. À l'âge de 13 ans, il découvre la culture hip-hop et devient fan du rappeur  RUN. Une anecdote raconte sa rencontre avec RUN DMC, accompagné de son complice Myka 9, où les deux gamins ont osé défier les stars du rap lors de leur  tournée à Los Angeles. Cet esprit de compétition devient l'un des moteurs d'Aceyalone, l'amenant à exceller dans l'art du freestyle, faisant de lui une figure emblématique de l'underground californien.Vers la fin des années 80, Aceyalone s'associe à Myka 9, PEACE et Self Jupiter pour former le groupe Freestyle Fellowship, à l'origine de deux albums cultes, "To Whom It May Concern" et "Innercity Griots". Leur réputation s'est solidifiée au Good Life Café, un lieu emblématique au cœur de South Central, ayant réussi, au début des années 90, à transformer dans un quartier marqué par la violence, un café en un endroit neutre où seuls le processus créatif et le talent sont pris en compte. Les règles y sont strictes : seuls les plus talentueux survivent.Le Good Life Café est devenu une véritable institution du rap, où la contribution d'Aceyalone a joué un rôle majeur. Il a su se distinguer en développant un style de flow unique qui a influencé directement ou indirectement des artistes tels que Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, Bones Thugs and Harmony, mais aussi plus près de chez nous un groupe comme TTC. Il était donc logique pour nos Dj's de proposer ce mix sur Aceaylone, un artiste qui devrait être plus souvent cité dans l'histoire de cette foutue musique.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode, we celebrate the legendary Los Angeles community leader, mentor, jazz pianist, and composer Horace Tapscott. Among my guests are former members of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, founded by Tapscott in 1961, and others who appreciate his contributions to the culture. Tune in to hear poets Kamau Daáood and Anthony Joseph; saxophonists Abraham Burton, Michael Session, and Steve Lehman; former Eso Won Books co-owner James Fugate; pianist Eric Reed; bassist Roberto Miranda; and author Steven Isoardi. Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship delivers the intro. 

In this episode, we celebrate the legendary Los Angeles community leader, mentor, jazz pianist, and composer Horace Tapscott. Among my guests are former members of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, founded by Tapscott in 1961, and others who appreciate his contributions to the culture. Tune in to hear poets Kamau Daáood and Anthony Joseph; saxophonists Abraham Burton, Michael Session, and Steve Lehman; former Eso Won Books co-owner James Fugate; pianist Eric Reed; bassist Roberto Miranda; and author Steven Isoardi. Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship delivers the intro. 

Myka 9 is one of the most prolific MCs of all time. In this interview, he talks in depth about the components of thought and influence that shape his rhyme style. His entire approach is inflected with jazz, with random sounds sparking melodies and harmonies. These are overlaid and interwoven with an extensive vocabulary. In 2022 the folks at Medium found that Myka 9 has the largest and most unique vocabulary in hip hop history. Myka discusses the importance of reading everything from the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to books on African history. He reminisces about a pivotal point in his rapping career, when he opened up for some hip hop legends on the East Coast. Lastly, he shares news of an upcoming Freestyle Fellowship project. 

KNOSAGE & Novek welcome Adam (Advizer) and Roberto (Cybervato)!Roberto (El Cybervato) is an interdisciplinary performance artist and educator. Sifuente's projects include: #exsanguination, a collaboration with new media artist jonCates and Aram Han Sifuentes (2016-2019); “Reculmulations: Digital Avatars and Performance objects,” a collaboration with digital artist Claudia Hart and composer Edmund Campion (Black and White Gallery NYC).As co-founder of the San Francisco based performance troupe La Pocha Nostra, he has performed and conducted workshops with La Pocha across the US, Canada, Europe and Latin America. Sifuentes has co-authored two books with Guilermo Gomez-Peña; most recently “Exercises for Rebel Artists: Radical Performance Pedagogy” Routledge 2011. As a performance pedagogue, he has been Artistic Director of the Trinity College/La MaMa Performing Arts Program NYC. Sifuentes is currently Professor of performance at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.The 1990s saw hip-hop's influence extend well beyond the confines of the traditional large metropolitan areas (New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, et al.), initially spreading into the suburbs, where it infiltrated every socio-economic strata and crossed every cultural boundary, then ultimately found its way into smaller regional niches, such as, in the case of the progressive rap combo Oddjobs, Minneapolis and St. Paul. With the equally forward-looking artists of the Rhymesayers Entertainment enterprise, the group not only helped to put Minnesota on the hip-hop map but, inspired by previous mavericks like De La Soul, the Beastie Boys, Hieroglyphics, and Freestyle Fellowship, also helped to tie rap's coastal-based, old-school past with its visionary, postmodern, untethered future.The individuals who would eventually form the official Oddjobs lineup originally came together in 1996 as members of the 30-odd-strong Cases of Mistaken Identity (CMI) collective, a rotating cadre of rappers, DJs, b-boys, and graffiti writers drawn mostly from a pair of local high schools. By 1998, Minneapolis MCs Advizer (Adam Waytz) and Crescent Moon (Alexei Casselle), and St. Paul producers/DJs Anatomy (Stephen Lewis) and Deetalx (Devon Callahan), had gravitated toward one another and began performing together at all-ages venues as Oddjobs, occasionally backed live by local band Heiruspecs. Not long thereafter, the group released its first tape, Case Studies, with CMI and began to earn a measure of local exposure. The foursome's entrée into more widespread underground circles came the next year with its debut indie full-length, Conflict and Compromise. They attracted even more notice within the hip-hop community after Crescent Moon's strong showing at the battle competition of the 1999 Scribble Jam, and via his frequent spot as an auxiliary MC for Eyedea + Abilities of Rhymesayers fame. Advizer and Deetalx made the move to Brooklyn in the fall of that year to attend college, but the members kept Oddjobs alive via tapes, telephone calls, and commutes, resulting in the 2000 EP Absorbing Playtime. At around the same time, the Funboy EP was pressed in a limited edition of 5000 and officially released only in Japan. (It quickly began making the rounds in the United States as a bootleg.) Across the Tracks, a Deetalx mix CD, and Live at the Bryant Lake Bowl, with Chicago's Typical Cats and Heiruspecs, both appeared in 2001.The full CMI crew -- by that time down to Oddjobs and MCs Nomi and Naimles -- had planned to follow with a full-length project. Instead Nomi (Mario Demira) joined as an official member (CMI Productions became the business front for the group), and the three remaining Minnesotans made the final move to New York the following autumn. Success and respect came surprisingly quickly for the quintet in the Big Apple. Its 12" single "Blue Collar Holler" rose to the sixth spot on the CMJ college radio chart. (A subsequent remix of the song attracted guest appearances from Aesop Rock and Vast of Cannibal Ox.) Oddjobs shared stages with or opened for De La Soul, DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, El-P, and Atmosphere, among others. In 2002 the crew released its first nationally distributed full-length, Drums, on its own indie startup label Third Earth Music. The album was lauded by fans, fellow rappers, and critics alike. They briefly partnered with Eyedea for the extremely rare toss-off cassette Whereabouts of Hidden Bridges. The collaboration also accounted for a track on the next official Oddjobs recording, the six-song The Shopkeeper's Wife EP, released in the spring of 2003. ~ Stanton Swihart

Robeson Taj Frazier is an associate professor of communication and director of IDEA (the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg), as well as the author of The East is Black: Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination and KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell, and producer of IT'S YOURS: A Story About Hip-Hop and the Internet and Hip-Hop and the Metaverse on PBS. Reflecting on his roots and early influences, he takes us through his journey from New Jersey to China to academia, having produced both books and multimedia along the way.Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Robeson Taj FrazierIDEA: Institute for Diversity & Empowerment @ AnnenbergBooks:The East Is Black: Cold War China in the Black Radical ImaginationKAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben CaldwellFilm/TV:IT'S YOURS documentaryHip-Hop and the Metaverse | PBSEarly influences:Mr T. as B.A. Baracus on the A-TeamGI JoeJemAugust Wilson's The Piano Lesson with Charles S. DuttonWatermelon ManAmerican Culture in China (1990s):Mariah Carey / YanniW.E.B. DuBoisPaul RobesonDiscmanDarlie toothpasteMarguerite de BourgoingThe Misadventures of AWKWARD Black Girl (Issa Rae)Tricia RoseLupe FiascoRobloxBen Caldwell / KAOS Network:Project Blowed, a workshop space utilized by:The Pharcyde, Freestyle Fellowship, Doja Cat, Kendrick LamarLeimert Phone Company projectMIT Radiation Laboratory history / videoWelcome to MetaSecond LifeShare your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

In this Season 8 Episode 11 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we are joined by legendary artist & pioneer of independent hip-hop—Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship. Jupiter dives into a number of topics, including what inspired him to become a rapper, meeting Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E, & Aceyalone, the early days of Freestyle Fellowship, being nominated for a Grammy for ‘To Whom it May Concern', the recording process, some of his runner-up rap names, the impact The Good Life Cafe had on his career, transitioning into a solo artist, working with Kenny Segal, new music, & what career he'd be doing if he wasn't a rapper. Other topics we discuss include Swollen Members, Missy Elliot, Jerry Seinfeld, Blueface vs Matthew Stafford, Wu-Tang Clan vs A Tribe Called Quest, Jared Leto climbing the Empire State Building, Sexxy Red, plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Self Jupiter Song Picks of the (Motha Fuckin') Week”. Enjoy. Subscribe and tell a friend.​⁠​⁠​⁠ ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠ Self Jupiter joins us at the 28:09 mark. Follow Self Jupiter on Instagram here: @selfjupiter Cop all Self Jupiter music/merch here: https://selfjupiter3.bandcamp.com/ Follow us on Instagram @milkandmics and on Facebook @Milkcrates & Microphones Download Milkcrates & Microphones and listen to us on Spotify, Apple, PodBean, and everywhere else you get your podcasts. Thanks for riding with us Milk People.

Freestyle Fellowship is not a rap group. They are a cohort of rap gods who descended from the mountains so that we might know the electric potential of rhyme. Inner City Griots, FF's second album, is a complex and challenging record that did not easily fit in any of the sub-genre boxes of its day. With 30 years of hindsight the bros take a look back Griots and ask the questions of all questions: Is this a timeless album or an album of its time? If you like what you hear please like, rate, review, and subscribe on your platform of choice. If you really down with the team please subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/dadbodrappod)

For the last decade plus, Will “Brain A” Currier has cooked up a curiously genre-defiant blend of electronic music and post-punk grind, delivered with lo-fi hip-hop ease. Known for his work with cyberpunk artist N8NOFACE and now defunct instrumental outfit The Analog Sweat, Currier is currently holed up in his desert lab fine tuning work on a forthcoming project named BRAINFIEND, a collaboration with rapper Mykr Fiend X of the longest running hip-hop collective in Phoenix, The Avenue of the Arts Crew, which features collabs with Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship, Grandmaster Caz, and Sadat X of Brand Nubian. His beats can also be heard in WASTOIDS season one. For Yo! WASTOIDS, Currier offers a retrospective mix—15 years in 15 minutes—featuring his beat juggling skills, sound collage edits, and collaborations with N8NOFACE, Sadat x, Myka 9, and more. Check out YouTube and Instagram for more Brain A goodness. Tracklist: Brain A- Last Year's Language/Awol One-Learning (Remix)/Myka 9-Systems (Remix)/Brainfiend-Try feat. Sadat X (Remix)/N8NOFACE-All That's Left/OHM-Father's Day/Craig G-Choose OneCall us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube.

Take a trip through memory lane to the present day with Bishop Tha DJ and Son Brave. We discuss some of the more important shows and releases coming this year while spinning the hottest Hip Hop music from artists such as Big L, Conway the Machine, Lloyd Banks, KOTA the Friend, Freestyle Fellowship, Brother Ali and more. April 14th, 2023.Art by Bishop Tha DJ. VISIT https://linktr.ee/trueOGseries TO STREAM THE FULL PODCAST OR FOR MORE INFO. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.

LEGENDARY PRODUCER AND DJ FAT JACK FROM L.A. SOUND CONTROL MOB, COMPTON'S MOST WANTED, SIR JINX, DJ POOH, UNCLE JAMM'S ARMY, MC EIHT , DK TOON, I- SMOOTH-7, ABSTRACT TRIBE UNIQUE, PIGEON JOHN, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP , GANGAH K, VOLUME 10, MEDUSA, SACH FROM THE NONCE, MYKA- 9, ACEYALONE, BROTHER J FROM X KLAN, TOMEICKO , AND ON AND ON AND ON ...DID YOU KNOW DR. DRE AND ICE CUBE USED TO PRACTICE MIXING IN HIS GARAGE? COOLIO, DJ SLIP , ALONZO FROM THE WORLD CLASS WRECKING CREW, EGYPTIAN LOVER, AND SO MANY OTHER O.G.S FROM LOS ANGELES HAVE HIM TO APPRECIATE FOR GREAT SOUNDS, VIBES, MIXING, AND FORWARD MOVEMENT MUSIC . OLD SCHOOL " SKATELAND" SKATING RINK IN THE 1980'S, THE GOOD LIFE CAFE, AND PROJECT BLOWED ARE SOME OF THE SPOTS AFFILIATED WITH THIS MUSICAL GIANT. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomeickoshow/message

What is "cool"? This week, Joey and Aaron talk about kinetic energy, Obama, privilege and power, nerds, Blackness, and fish sauce. They don't talk about Freestyle Fellowship. references The Joey Sleeps Alone Tonight while Aaron Learns Damien Rice covering Sia's "Chandelier" How do you do, fellow kids? (the not-black version) Wondrium Daily: Why The Word ‘Cool' Has Stayed Hot For So Long "I Like to Watch": Drag Queens Trixie Mattel and Katya React to Mean Girls Hank and John Green Quartz: How Black Americans have shaped cool globally Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness Corrections Department: Big Boi, not 3 Stacks, said "cooler than a polar bear's toenails". 

A FEW MINUTES OF FUN WITH TOMEICKO AND MYKA 9 ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomeickoshow/message

This episode is a motherlode, featuring interviews with ELDON (Ruby Yacht) & Guy Albino (Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs), plus a slew of music recommendations, a rant about melodramatic rap, & the continued Adventures Of Kounterclockwise. Wet Jet Seymour - Broken Balancer https://crossingdoubleyellows.bandcamp.com/album/broken-balancer Ghais Guevara - There Will Be No Super Slave https://ghais.bandcamp.com/album/there-will-be-no-super-slave Rural Internet - Saint Anger https://ruralinternet.bandcamp.com/album/saint-anger Teether & Kuya Neil - Stressor https://teetherkuyaneil.bandcamp.com/album/stressor Superego - Nautilus https://superegoaus.bandcamp.com/album/nautilus Death Insurance - I'm In Your Walls https://deathinsurance.bandcamp.com/album/im-in-your-walls Abbatia - Fugazi! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l8fseIcP0VEsi0iqzMw28EGHuwhs3SUqM ORA77K - C0DESW1TCH 2 https://ora77k.bandcamp.com/album/c0desw1tch-2-night-owls-only-2 Skech185 - He Left Nothing For The Swim Back https://skech185.bandcamp.com/album/he-left-nothing-for-the-swim-back Marrow - Fission Two https://marrowraps.bandcamp.com/album/fission-two Sampa The Great - As Above So Below https://sampathegreat.bandcamp.com/album/as-above-so-below Carmen Xía - La Herida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBTXrY2N5jI Haez One - Can't Find The Remote https://haez1.bandcamp.com/album/cant-find-the-remote Noob Saibot - 1 https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/1-4 ケケケッ - Monsta https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/monsta-ep New Cocoon (V/A) - Apotheosis https://newcocoon1.bandcamp.com/album/apotheosis Onoe Caponoe - Concrete Fantasia https://onoecaponoe.bandcamp.com/album/concrete-fantasia DeathIRL - Fresh Flowers For Ill Fruit II https://deathirl.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-flowers-for-ill-fruit-ii  King Vision Ultra - Shoo World (Hosted by Algiers) https://algierstheband.bandcamp.com/album/shook-world-hosted-by-algiers Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy https://youngfathersofficial.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-heavy ELDON - Do't Be No Hero (And You Will Live Long) https://eldonsound.bandcamp.com/album/dont-be-no-hero-and-you-will-live-long Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs MC's Wid Ghatz - 2 Hype 2 Wype https://wordsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/hawd-gankstuh-rappuh-mcs-2-hype-2-wype Rapper/producer/DJ ELDON (AKA Eldon Somers) is a member of Ruby Yacht & Cold Light.  https://linktr.ee/eldonsomers Devin Flynn, AKA Guy Albino, founded The Shape Shifters and Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs MC's Wid Ghatz, & is an animator (best known for the Super Deluxe series Y'all So Stupid) & visual artist.  We're joined by guest correspondent Pedestrian to explore Devin's history, spanning from the Los Angeles graffiti world to NYC's Wordsound Recordings to gallery exhibits in Japan.  His story includes Loud Records, Sensational, Bud Bundy, & much more.  https://linktr.ee/pixeltan Kounterclockwise makes beats, rhymes and cartoons. https://linktr.ee/kounterclockwise Our 50-minute bonus episode includes more talk with Eldon & Albino, plus even more music recommendations (Andrew Mbaruk & Rhys Langston, Decuma, AFK, Freestyle Fellowship, DJ Crabhat, Digital Deejays, Negashi Armada, black, Rich Jones & Iceberg Theory, Cold Light, Birthmark, Xay Cole, Robert Price, Babyfang, KFC Murder Chicks, Ash Vestal, DJ Rozwell, Cake!, creepysusie, doin' fine, sulffffffur, & AOL).  This & all past bonus material for $3 at patreon.com/weirdrap. Get Rammellzee vinyl, Kool Keith shirts, and more at weirdrap.com! And check out the Weird Rap playlists on Soundcloud, Youtube and Spotify!!

MykA 9 - MISTER PHILOSOPHY AS I CALL HIM- BUILDS ON HIS BELIEFS ON KEEPING PEACE IN HIS LIFE, THE HISTORY OF DANCE, AND MANY OTHER DEEP AND INTERESTING TOPICS! IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM ON MY SHOW. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE GRAMMY NOMINATION AND HOW THAT WENT DOWN. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomeickoshow/message

Spoken word intro piece is by legendary underground Hip-Hop MC Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship. Origins and influences are featured in this episode's conversation with Dwight Trible, including his love and appreciation for jazz drummer extraordinaire Brian Blade and his collaboration with the great Kenny Garrett, whose album "Sounds from the Ancestors" he played on. He describes his early life in Cincinnati, before he moved to Los Angeles, and some of the racial issues he encountered as a young boy. We talk about what it was like for him to work with Leimert Park elders and legends like Billy Higgins, Art Davis, Horace Tapscott, and Kamau Daáood. We discuss The World Stage, founded by Daáood and Higgins, and its importance as a grassroots, community-owned cultural center for progressive music. Content and the sacred are important themes throughout.https://dwighttrible.com

Daddy Kev is multi-hyphenate mastermind who's has put to together an astonishing body or work across several artistic disciplines. He is a dope ass producer, DJ, sound engineer, party promoter, label head, and now author. His new book Audio Dynamics: Compression Techniques for Modern Mixing and Mastering is a distillation of his vast knowledge of mixing and mastering. Oh and also he was recently nominated for a Grammy for his mastering work on Freestyle Fellowship's To Whom It May Concern re-release. He talks about all that and more in this insightful interview. During the intro segment Nate and Demone talk about the art of mixing and mastering. If you like what you hear please like, rate, review, and subscribe on your platform of choice. If you really down with the team please subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/dadbodrappod) Big ups to Stony Island Audio massive! Joints used in this episode Ascension-Daddy Kev I am amazing-NAH Really Rhythm-Awol One & Daddy Kev RIP DON NEWKIRK WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PROGRAM

B. Cox looks back at The Pharcyde's debut classic album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde as it turns 30. In the midst of a genre shift of power over their home base of California, the former dancers turns emcees and producers released their debut album to little fanfare, but would become recognized in the industry for their easy going and humorous style.Produced entirely by group member J-Swift, the group (also made up of members Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Fatlip and Imani) provided audiences of a view of living in Southern California that was noticeably different in tenor and landscape than most of their counterparts in 1992.Using humor, witty banter, clever bars with bravado laced with references of sex, weed and female entanglements catered to an audience seeking an alternative to the party and gangster rap that made West Coast hip-hop popular.The album released two notable singles: the wise-crack song "Ya Mama" and the classic single "Passin' Me By", which has become their more recognizable track to date. While not a commercial success, the album was critically acclaimed and largely credited along Freestyle Fellowship's To Whom It May Concern and Del the Funky Homospaien's I Wish My Brother George Was Here with helping to popularize the West Coast alternative hip-hop scene which helped lead to the success and visibility of later acts such as Hieroglyphics, Jurassic 5, Blackalicious, Dilated Peoples and more.Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comSupport The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodShow NotesAlbumism: The Pharcyde's "Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde" Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospectivehttps://albumism.com/features/the-pharcyde-debut-album-bizarre-ride-ii-the-pharcyde-album-anniversaryMedium: BackSpin- Pharcyde "Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde"https://medium.com/@mediamaven0103/backspin-the-pharcyde-bizarre-ride-ii-the-pharcyde-1992-ca42ce00e88dAnywhere The Dope Go: The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde-Throwback Thursday Reviewhttps://www.anywherethedopego.com/the-pharcyde-bizarre-ride-ii-the-pharcyde-throwback-thursday-review%EF%BF%BC%EF%BF%BC/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards are in, and they are not without controversy. Some of Rap's best artists have been snubbed, and the stage is set for an epic clash of the titans between JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar. On this episode of Ambrosia For Heads' What's The Headline, we break down each of the categories featuring Rap artists, assessing the nominations, discussing the snubs, suggesting who should win and predicting who the eventual winner will be. 0:00 Intro 3:57 Best Rap Performance 6:38 Was “The Heart Pt. 5” Kendrick Lamar's best song this year 19:52 Who will win the night between Kendrick Lamar and JAY-Z 24:34 Best Melodic Rap Performance 28:40 Best Rap Song 34:40 If "GOD DID" were to win, should this count as a first Rick Ross Grammy 36:05 Song Of The Year 41:20 Kendrick Lamar and JAY-Z are competing in four categories. There is a lot of history and a Grammy rivalry here 42:40 Could Kendrick Lamar's The Heart Part 5 take Music Video Of The Year 44:10 What's the difference between Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year 45:00 Record The Year 46:40 Song Of The Year 48:00 Album Of The Year 52:20 Will Kendrick Lamar attend the Grammy Awards this time 53:25 Best Rap Album nominations 54:40 Does Kanye West's role in Pusha-T's It's Almost Dry album make it a Grammy liability 55:00 Predicted winner of Best Rap Album 57:00 Joey Bada$$'s 2000, Black Star's No Fear Of Time, JID's The Forever Story were snubbed by the Grammys 59:05 Tobe Nwigwe, Freestyle Fellowship, Questlove, Boi-1da, DJ Dahi, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Dave Chappelle, and others received noteworthy nominations 1:05:50 Song Of The Week from a Grammy-nominated project

Episode 400 is here!!!!! We discuss entrance themes (and pick em, do you agree with our choices?), Freestyle Fellowship, some new tracks coming. Todd has been using his Virtual Reality: What has he been playing and what has been his experience? We talk computers, expansion, recording on our PC's, State of Decay 2, cross platform play, how to get a new gaming console for free.We talk banks, banking, hours of service, stolen bank cards, Costco, and roller-skating price checks. Where do popular expressions come from? What is selling like hot cakes? Where are you going with hell in a handbasket? What is a s***show?Who are our Patreons and what are they going to get for being supporters of the show? Well let us tell you! Special thanks to Ruby, Danny, Sammy, and Jessie!We talk about Todd's band The Guys From Work and bass playing.And a big shout out to Tom and Chadwick.#400 #podcast #entrancethemes #vr #stateofdecay2 #crossplatform #banks #expressions #patreon #musicWebsite: www.seanmcginity.ca@seangeekpodcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook@toddgeek on Twitter@fastfretfingers on Instagram@ToddGeeks Tech Talk on Facebook @mbpodfest@captivatefmMentioned in this episode:Want Merch?You can get your own SeanGeek and FastFret Merch over at our storefront on Teepublic, over at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seangeek-podcastWant Merch?You can get your own SeanGeek and FastFret Merch over at our storefront on Teepublic, over at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seangeek-podcast

Milkcrates and Microphones returns with a very special episode 3 of the 7th season. On this show we are very lucky to be joined by a legend in hip hop with 4 decades of experience from Freestyle Fellowship, Project Blowed, Haiku D'Etat and many other historic collaboration's its MYKA 9. We talk his early years making music, his constant evolution of style, how he's achieved longevity, doing collabs and consistently putting out music. He also discusses the many crews he's been apart of and gives us his top 150 favorite artists.All that plus the MCMP originals like this week in hip hop and song picks of the week. Follow Myka 9 on instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/myka9/hl=en and on twitter @ https://twitter.com/myka9?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Follow us on Youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Jmk_m0_zhxjjYRHWDtvjQ on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/milkandmics/?hl=en and Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/milkandmics/

In this episode of Weird Rap we interview First Degree The D.E., plus Volume 10 joins us for music reviews, and Kool Keith returns with your monthly horoscope reading. We cover the following: Quelle Chris: DEATHFAME quellechris360.bandcamp.com/album/deathfame Fatlip & Blu: Live From The End of The World, Vol. 1 Demos gbastudios.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-the-end-of-the-world-vol-1-demos Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjB_8hSS2lEMY-ap4zdPv0-mbTwxtN7KW Chief & TheDoomsdayDevice: Flux Populi fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/flux-populi Phelimuncasi: Ama Gogela nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/ama-gogela themselves: Crowns Down & Company doseone.bandcamp.com/album/crowns-down-company First Degree The D.E., hailing from Sacramento, has one of the most strangely unique voices, sonically and lyrically, in rap, with beautiful self-composed production.  Clearly a smart and prolific dude, he's been a math teacher, orchestrated a gang truce, written a book, directed films, runs a record label and news service, and has led various community organizing efforts, while continuing to progress and remain unpredictable as a musician for nearly 30 years now.  His new album, The Backman, features the artist at the peak of his craft. firstdegreethede.com While musicologists agree that much of the Los Angeles underground's quick-paced "chop" style can be traced back to Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship, Volume 10 can be credited with the chop's antithesis: the "stretch".  The exaggerated swing collides with the speed-rap to form an infectious brew of opposites that spread like wildfire after 10's "Pistolgrip-Pump" hit the charts in '94. volume10.bandcamp.com Kool Keith might be considered the godfather of weird rap music, having introduced his wildly unorthodox take on hip hop in the late 80s with Ultramagnetic MC's, further developing his bizarre styles and subject matter in the 90s, and continuing to expand his range through today. koolkeith.bandcamp.com This month's bonus episode features additional time with First Degree, plus an amazing behind-the-scenes tale featuring several well-known rappers, as related by Volume 10.  This and much more at patreon.com/weirdrap. Weird Rap endeavors to bring you out-of-the-norm rap music, new and old. weirdrap.com Please support Weird Rap at weirdrap.com/rating

In this episode of Weird Rap we interview First Degree The D.E., plus Volume 10 joins us for music reviews, and Kool Keith returns with your monthly horoscope reading. We cover the following: Quelle Chris: DEATHFAME quellechris360.bandcamp.com/album/deathfame Fatlip & Blu: Live From The End of The World, Vol. 1 Demos gbastudios.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-the-end-of-the-world-vol-1-demos Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjB_8hSS2lEMY-ap4zdPv0-mbTwxtN7KW Chief & TheDoomsdayDevice: Flux Populi fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/flux-populi Phelimuncasi: Ama Gogela nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/ama-gogela themselves: Crowns Down & Company doseone.bandcamp.com/album/crowns-down-company First Degree The D.E., hailing from Sacramento, has one of the most strangely unique voices, sonically and lyrically, in rap, with beautiful self-composed production.  Clearly a smart and prolific dude, he's been a math teacher, orchestrated a gang truce, written a book, directed films, runs a record label and news service, and has led various community organizing efforts, while continuing to progress and remain unpredictable as a musician for nearly 30 years now.  His new album, The Backman, features the artist at the peak of his craft. firstdegreethede.com While musicologists agree that much of the Los Angeles underground's quick-paced "chop" style can be traced back to Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship, Volume 10 can be credited with the chop's antithesis: the "stretch".  The exaggerated swing collides with the speed-rap to form an infectious brew of opposites that spread like wildfire after 10's "Pistolgrip-Pump" hit the charts in '94. volume10.bandcamp.com Kool Keith might be considered the godfather of weird rap music, having introduced his wildly unorthodox take on hip hop in the late 80s with Ultramagnetic MC's, further developing his bizarre styles and subject matter in the 90s, and continuing to expand his range through today. koolkeith.bandcamp.com This month's bonus episode features additional time with First Degree, plus an amazing behind-the-scenes tale featuring several well-known rappers, as related by Volume 10.  This and much more at patreon.com/weirdrap. Weird Rap endeavors to bring you out-of-the-norm rap music, new and old. weirdrap.com Please support Weird Rap at weirdrap.com/rating

Late 90s - early 2000s with a few exceptions, mostly Motown, into the Neo Soul era - Kedar Massenburg involvement    | Wonderful, Beautiful, Amazing  | DJ Rogers Jr ft India Arie  | 2002 | Fortunate  | Lathun  | 2002 | Wanna Be Your Lover  | Joe  | 2009 | Change  | Joe  | 2009 | Should I  | Grenique  | 1999 | Swept Away  | The Temptations  | 2001 | Bag Lady  | Erykah Badu  | 2000 | Love Jones  | Chico DeBarge  | 1997 | Still the Same Girl  | Trina Broussard  | 2004 | Dreamin' of One  | Trina Broussard  | 2004 | Alone  | DJ Rogers  | 2002 | Hurt So Bad  | The Temptations  | 2001 | Lady  | D'Angelo  | 1995 | Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine  | D'Angelo  | 1995 | Inner City Boundaries  | Daddy O; Freestyle Fellowship  | 1993 | Strength, courage, & wisdom  | India.Arie  | 2001 | You're Not Around  | Deja Gruv Faith Evans Featuring Faith Evans & Rakim  | 1997 | Somethin' Special  | The Temptations  | 2001 | I Ain't The One  | Profyle  | 1999 | Where My Girls At?  | 702  | 1999 | You Could Be The One  | Brian McKnight  | 1999 | Cloud 9  | Donnie  | 2003 | God Sent  | Erick Sermon  | 2004 | Street Hop  | Erick Sermon/Redman/Tre  | 2004 | Farway to go  | Nubian MOB  | 1992 | No Half Steppin  | Sharissa Dawes  | 2002 | Ring the Alarm  | Philly's Most Wanted  | 2004 | Brooklyn Bounce  | Daddy-O  | 1993 | I'm Waiting  | Sharissa  | 2002 | Liar  | Profyle  | 2000 | Lifetime  | Prophet Jones  | 2001 | Stay  | Deja Gruv  | 1997 | Park Bench People  | Freestyle Fellowship  | 1993

This week we're joined by record exec and manager to Anderson .Paak, Adrian Miller - a man who helped build the LA hip hop scene and work with Good Life Cafe, Easy E, Ras Kass, RZA, DJ Muggs, House of Pain, Freestyle Fellowship and many more.   We spoke on a whole host of subjects, including…  

00:00 Nickelodeon vs Cartoon Network memories 07:24 Streetlight Manifesto "Everything Goes Numb" listener requested album review 20:39 Freestyle Fellowship "Innercity Griots" listener requested album review linktr.ee/therealrapcritic linktr.ee/mues

00:00 Nickelodeon vs Cartoon Network memories 07:24 Streetlight Manifesto "Everything Goes Numb" listener requested album review 20:39 Freestyle Fellowship "Innercity Griots" listener requested album review linktr.ee/therealrapcritic linktr.ee/mues

** visit acedoutpodcast.com to see photos and more **The powerpack West Coast hip hop duo GOOCH GANG began out of necessity. Just over 10 years ago, LA-raised, longtime Bay Area Cali resident MWNSTR recorded a single with WAES, “Brutalizin.” When they realized the cut needed another verse, they instantly thought of KALIBAN, whom Mwnstr had known since the late 90s. That's when he would see the dude cutting his teeth at open mics at spots like Leimert Park, South Central, and Inglewood.But Kaliban's approach was quite different, and it didn't include putting his name on a signup sheet. “My theory was like: everybody and their mom were signin up for these open mics,” he explains. “So I'd wait for you outside really like the bully and splatter shit over the sidewalk.”Mwnstr can confirm this. “There was super-talented people that would sign on the sheet and then battle onstage in these places,” he remembers. “This dude [Kaliban] was just like a fuckin weirdo. He'd pull up in the parking lot… He would go up to like cyphers and just bomb people — I'm talkin about people that had a name at the time. And he was goin at people's throats.”As for the verse that Kaliban wound up adding to Mwsntr's track? “He just killed it.” Then it came time to take it to the stage. But there was a catch. “I'd always been in a group,” says Mwnstr. “I was in a group with P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, and my other homey Dranged. I'd always be on someone else's stuff… So I said ‘man I ‘m shouldering this whole shit. I need a capable other rapper with me.” So he commissioned Kal to ride with him on the Vans Warped Tour.Now it was on. And before they made it back home, they had already come up with the group concept: they named themselves after “The Gooch,” an unseen but often spoken about schoolyard bully from the classic 80s sitcom Different Strokes starring Gary Coleman. Immediately afterward, they went into the studio and recorded what is still one of their dopest cuts: “Gin Rummy.” Fast forward to 2021 and you got Gooch's latest album, SWRVD, a banger that sounds like it was designed for live shows instead of a pair of headphones. And it shows both lyrically and sonically how serious they take their craft. Even more importantly, though there are most definitely no pop tunes on this release, the fellas exceed the expectations of your garden variety, present-day MCs. In fact, for those who think they are entitled to hold a mic up to their faces, Kaliban offers some advice: “Don't' cheapen the sport because a lotta people put blood sweat in tears into this industry that we call hip hop. And I think what they're doin right now is waterin it down and tryna act like anybody can do this. It's like ‘No. Everybody can't do this shit. ‘“His partner in rhyme puts it a bit less diplomatically: “Man, fuck 99.9% of this shit,” Mwnstr surmises. “It's not ‘cause I can't relate or I'm out of touch… I just like originality—Period.”In this candid and occasionally off-the-rails interview, Mwnstr and Ace discuss how they first met and became friends over 20 years ago, and Kaliban speaks on what it's like having a brand new baby girl, aka “Super Poops.” The fellas also discuss the lack of diversity in today's music industry, a future Gooch Gang/Funkanauts collaboration, how hipsters played out beards and face tattoos, and why Mwnstr wants to kick Adam Levine in the small of his back.Produced & Hosted by Ace AlanCohosted by Jay Stonew/ Content Produced by Jay Double You! Website & Art by 3chardsEngineered by Nick “Waes” Carden at the Blue Room in Oakland, CABut we couldn't have done it without Mawnstr and especially Scott Sheppard ** visit acedoutpodcast.com to see photos and more **

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the DJ BONDS & DJ BREEZE interview session! This interview session was supposed to drop last week, in conjunction with Bonds' and Breeze's incredible documentary “WHERE WE'RE FROM: RISE OF L.A. UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP” that released worldwide on Aug 24. Let's just say a few technical difficulties in prepping the episode and Doe's challenging personal schedule is the ‘cause for the delay - all excuses aside, it's finally here. If you didn't know, Bonds and Breeze built CLUB ELEMENTS, one of the most powerful underground nights in West Coast hip-hop history during the late 90s and early aughts, and this documentary shines a much needed light on its impact then and now. The stories are endless - DE LA SOUL and TALIB KWELI showing up to Elements unannounced after a Spitkicker show in LA, ATCQ's PHIFE DAWG judging emcee battles and every single seminal West Coast hip-hop group passing through it's doors at one time or another - FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, JURASSIC 5, PLANET ASIA, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, THE BEAT JUNKIES and DILATED PEOPLES to name a few. This is rap history at it's finest folks, so go ahead and check the interview now, cop the documentary while you're listening, and snuggle up with your significant other tonight for a good underground hip-hop flick, ‘cause it's undoubtedly that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mix #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live August 22, 2021 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks

Episode 92 is our 3rd installment of our 1993. This show is 100% dedicated to west coast and features music from Digital Underground, Cypress Hill, Tha Alkaholiks, Freestyle Fellowship, Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Spice 1, Too $hort, C-Bo, Pac, Snoop, Cube, Kam, MC Eiht and Souls of Mischief to name a few. At the break, we discuss Ice Cube's Lethal Injection and the Menace To Society soundtrack and unveil our special Get On Down giveaway. Listen to this episode and when you hear the question, tag on us Instagram or Facebook along with your answer to enter to win! And look, even if you aren't the biggest west coast fan, you know we do every show with a TIP flair. 37 pieces to be exact. This episode is an intricate part of a very important year in hip-hop. We guarantee once we finished entire 1993 tribute, you too might consider it to be your favorite year. You also will have heard the most detailed '93 hip-hop experience ever. Like Mickey, that's just facts. Enjoy the show! RIP Gonzoe www.takeitpersonalradio.com www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal Follow us on Instagram @takeitpersonalradio

In this episode we speak to Wordsound Recordings CEO Skiz Fernando and Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship, and we share some essential listening recommendations. Skiz “Spectre” Fernando, AKA The Ill Saint, guides us through some rarely-told history, illuminating the vital connection between Jamaica and NYC, encompassing the dub reggae and early hip hop that would inform his unique approach to beat production and the dark, dusted aesthetics of his label, Wordsound Recordings. We go over the label’s roster including Prince Paul, MC Paul Barman, Sensational, Scotty Hard and Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs MC’s Wid Ghatz. We also talk about Bill Laswell and the Jungle Brothers’ fated project Crazy Wisdom Masters. Finally, we discuss Skiz’s long-term relationship with Wu-Tang Clan and his forthcoming book, From The Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga. This month’s Patreon bonus episode features additional time with Skiz, as he details his early influences, explains how he became a writer for The Source, and shares some arcane knowledge! After that, it’s an exclusive hour-long Sensational mix by Supreme Low who dubs out a selection of some of the greatest, most fucked-up works (including some rare and unreleased tracks) by the self-proclaimed “freak styler”. Get this and all the past bonus episodes (including Anti-Pop Consortium, New Kingdom, Cambatta, Brzowski, and Tokyo Cigar) for just $3 via patreon.com/weirdrap. Guest correspondent Beverly Fre$h returns to break down Self Jupiter’s verbal and lyrical approach, from his work on Freestyle Fellowship’s Innercity Griots album through his latest releases with Kenny Segal, discussing the subconscious, finding hidden rhythms, leaving room for interpretation, and artworks as living entities. Jupiter also takes us back to the very first night of the infamous Good Life open mic, followed by the formation of Freestyle Fellowship, up through the subsequent years of Project Blowed, sharing how he regarded the growing underground hip hop scene of the late 90s which he and his peers had helped to birth. We recommend some new releases by Tracy Jones and Bilal Salaam, and an older one that deserves more attention: FLANCH. And we recommend a podcast, Rhythms Per Minute (hosted by Bloodmoney Perez), particularly an episode illuminating the brilliance of Bigg Jus. Weekly Weird Rap Discussion Gang at youtube.com/weirdrap. (Latest editions: Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ride and Labcabincalifornia, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal’s Hiding Places, and Young Black Teenagers. Next up: “humorous rap”.) Weird Rap t-shirts, social media links, etc. at weirdrap.com. Please rate/review at weirdrap.com/rating. Email weirdrap3000@gmail.com. (No self-promo, please, unless it’s truly advanced, ground-breaking, or otherwise WEIRD.)

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is the debut album of American hip hop group The Pharcyde, released on November 24, 1992 through Delicious Vinyl Records and EastWest Records. The album was produced by former group member J-Swift, and features only one guest appearance, provided by little known Los Angeles rapper Bucwheed (known then as "Buckwheat" from The Wascals). In the years after its release, Bizarre Ride has been hailed by music critics and alternative hip hop fans, as a classic hip hop album along with Souls of Mischief's 93 'til Infinity, and has appeared in numerous publications' "best albums" lists.Released during the dominant Gangsta rap era of West Coast hip hop, Bizarre Ride was described as "refreshing" due to its playful, light-hearted humor and lush, jazzy production. Along with albums such as To Whom It May Concern... by Freestyle Fellowship, and I Wish My Brother George Was Here by Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Bizarre Ride helped establish a new alternative scene on the West Coast, followed by artists such as Hieroglyphics, The Coup and Jurassic 5. Despite its wide critical acclaim, the album produced only moderate sales, peaking at No. 75 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1993. However, on the strength of the second single, "Passin' Me By", the album was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 28, 1996

Introducing the Weird Rap Discussion Gang.  This week we discuss the groundbreaking, influential, and ill-fated 1993 album Innercity Griots by Freestyle Fellowship. With Beverly Fre$h - http://beverlyfresh.com - and Chief & TheDoomsdayDevice - http://chiefandthedoomsdaydevice.com. Freestyle Fellowship is... P.E.A.C.E. - http://soundcloud.com/mtulazaji-davis Self Jupiter - http://selfjupiter3.bandcamp.com Myka 9 - http://myka9.com Aceyalone - http://aceyalone.bandcamp.com Brought to you by Weird Rap - https://weirdrap.com. Bonus episodes: http://patreon.com/weirdrap Rate/review: https://weirdrap.com/rating http://facebook.com/groups/weirdrap http://facebook.com/weirdrap http://instagram.com/weirdrap http://weirdrap.bandcamp.com http://sptfy.com/weirdrap http://twitter.com/weirdrap http://reddit.com/r/weirdrap http://patreon.com/weirdrap http://weird.substack.com http://soundcloud.com/weirdrap http://tiktok.com/@weirdrap

Riding shotgun on Audio Trip this week is an elite MC who introduced a unique sound to West Coast Hip Hop. He is one of the founding members of Freestyle Fellowship and Member of Haiku De' Etat; The legendary Myka 9. Listen in for some nostalgic Golden-Era Hip-Hop stories, musical musings and impromptu rhymes. Purchase Myka 9 music and merch Follow Myka 9 on IG

This week the fellas Discuss Raekwon's Only Built for Cuban Linx, one of the greatest records of all time. They also discuss the recent lists from Levels about rappers over 40 years old. Our first interview this week is with journalist and historian Dart Adams about his career and his approach to music writing. Next us we have a great interview with legendary MC Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship about his life, music, and how he stays relevant several decades deep in the game. Beats submitted by LC Rivers, we appreciate the contribution to the show!This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

This week the fellas Discuss Raekwon's Only Built for Cuban Linx, one of the greatest records of all time. They also discuss the recent lists from Levels about rappers over 40 years old. Our first interview this week is with journalist and historian Dart Adams about his career and his approach to music writing. Next us we have a great interview with legendary MC Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship about his life, music, and how he stays relevant several decades deep in the game. Beats submitted by LC Rivers, we appreciate the contribution to the show! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

This week the fellas Discuss Raekwon's Only Built for Cuban Linx, one of the greatest records of all time. They also discuss the recent lists from Levels about rappers over 40 years old. Our first interview this week is with journalist and historian Dart Adams about his career and his approach to music writing. Next us we have a great interview with legendary MC Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship about his life, music, and how he stays relevant several decades deep in the game. Beats submitted by LC Rivers, we appreciate the contribution to the show! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Raphael Saadiq is a well schooled soul composer. As much as he's an auteur, he's a curator whose vision is culled from the classics, with ears and eyes focused on the way ahead. In a class of groove savants like Prince, Erykah Badu, and Bilal, Saadiq's stamp on Neo-Soul is bold, brilliant, beautiful, and touching–like his latest, Jimmy Lee. He chimes in with us to discuss the Jimmy Lee we all know and are.   "What is Neo-Soul?" someone asked us recently. That's a show in itself, more like one of those epics with an intermission. For the sake of time we rattled off a few choice cuts from this conscience driven fusion of funk, electronica, jazz, Afro beat and the proverbial kitchen sink. On cue: Freestyle Fellowship, 4Hero, Mos Def, Hiatus Kaiyote, Bilal, J Dilla, Spacek, Viktor Duplaix, plus plus plus.  ABOUT THE MAJOR SCALE: Your attention please to a new program that celebrates and takes a fresh and bold look at the great American art form- JAZZ!!! The Major Scale is the title, the motto and the mission are, Jazz- past, present, future, and everything in between. A lot of focus will be on new and fresh sounds, deep cuts, closer looks at underrated artists, taking a different look at some of the titans of the genre, and getting the two cents worth from a number of surprise guests and sources. The Major Scale can boast amongst it's guests- legends like Herbie Hancock, Tom Scott, and Ahmad Jamal. The up and coming and the underrated-Kamasi Washington, Mia Doi Todd, Michael Blake. Fresh perspectives and commentary from the likes of Rock legend Al Kooper, who weighed in on the gospel. From The New Yorker, Amanda Petrusich expounds on her article about the movement to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in honor of Sonny Rollins. We explore the Soul-Jazz experiments of the Rascals. Grace Kelly from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talks about her pop-up/flash mob concerts. Plus Thundercat, Henry Mancini, Ghostface Killah, Jaimie Branch, Nels Cline, Badbadnotgood, Cecil Taylor, and more get pick up on the Major Scale radar. Produced in Central Florida, this program seeks to become one of the defining voices of this Native American art form, and everything else that finds itself under it's umbrella. Think about programming and content found on the likes of World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA. Tiny Desk from Washington D.C., and KEXP Live from Seattle, WA. and that's what the Major Scale strives to do. For the curious, and lovers of music who like the details in between. ABOUT KYLE EAGLE (Host): Kyle Eagle has been a contributing writer and producer for the NPR-WBGO, WUCF, WPRK, Wax Poetics, The Orlando Weekly, Artbourne, and The Fiscal Times, as well as several music and film releases- Light in the Attic's documentary "This Is Gary McFarland", and an upcoming film on composer Jack Nietzsche. Recordings- Call Me-Jack Wilson, Live at the Penthouse, Grachan Moncur III, Chico Hamilton, and Andy Bey. ABOUT CHRIS BARANYI (Producer): Chris Baranyi is a sound engineer and music producer. He splits his time between designing AV systems for theme parks and recording music. Chris has worked with many Orlando area musicians with backgrounds in jazz, fusion, hip-hop, funk, new age, and classical. Some of which have been featured on NPR's Echoes. His passion includes jazz, vintage microphones, and hot sauce.

A small detour from your regularly scheduled program, but one that’s more about the journey than it is the destination. This week, Brandon and Matthew selected 5 songs each from their actively growing playlist that encompasses the current climate, and take you through the decades (starting in 71) to convey the ongoing issues discussed in music. From Marvin Gaye to Lil Wayne, everyone has covered the topic that ironically isn’t new. Whether you lean toward the podcast or skip to the playlist, you shouldn’t be disappointed. Pick one and press play.Click here to listen to the playlist!Check out more here!Apple PodcastSpotifyInstagramTwitter______________________________________________________Music by: BlueysportInstagram: blueysport

One of my favorite tributes on Take It Personal has been our West Coast Classic series. Two years ago, on West Coast Classics III (episode 16), we dropped this 2Pac mini-mix. It's no secret that I'm a huge Pac fan. I know that's really not something people who love Kool Keith or MF DOOM willingly admits, but I do. From 1993-1995, Pac was an absolute beast. His Death Row material is cool, but I felt like we got the real Pac before joined Suge and the gang. I've always felt his voice, his delivery and his storytelling ability made him extremely special. Much like Ice Cube or Scarface, Pac was just as talented in painting that vivid tale on wax. This mix is JUST an appetizer(We promise). It does NOT feature everything, especially some of my favorite Pac collaboration, but it's a reminder of what we do when it comes to tributes. This summer, we'll be honoring the late Tupac Shakur. I strongly suggest you to revisit our West Coast Classic series (episode 14-17), where we featuring many other mini-tributes such as Ice Cube, Hieroglyphics, Golden State Warriors, Death Row Records, Pharcyde, Likwit Crew, Cypress Hill and the westcoast underground with Dilated Peoples, Freestyle Fellowship, Defari, Planet Asia, Rasco & Encore. While this 2Pac mini-mix is just a taste of what's coming, there are a lot of Pac songs features on West Coast Classics not featured on this mix. Get ready to carve out a few hours cuz we got a lot to cover on our 2-part Pac tribute. Coming Soon: Take It Personal - The 2Pac Tribute (Summer '20) takeitpersonalradio.com

One of my favorite tributes on Take It Personal has been our West Coast Classic series. Two years ago, on West Coast Classics III (episode 16), we dropped this 2Pac mini-mix. It's no secret that I'm a huge Pac fan. I know that's really not something people who love Kool Keith or MF DOOM willingly admits, but I do. From 1993-1995, Pac was an absolute beast. His Death Row material is cool, but I felt like we got the real Pac before joined Suge and the gang.  I've always felt his voice, his delivery and his storytelling ability made him extremely special. Much like Ice Cube or Scarface, Pac was just as talented in painting that vivid tale on wax. This mix is JUST an appetizer(we promise). It does NOT feature everything, especially some of my favorite Pac collaborations, but it's a reminder of what we do when it comes to tributes. This summer, we'll be honoring the late Tupac Shakur. I strongly suggest you to revisit our West Coast Classic series (episode 14-17), where we featuring many other mini-tributes such as Ice Cube, Hieroglyphics, Golden State Warriors, Death Row Records, Pharcyde, Likwit Crew, Cypress Hill and the westcoast underground with Dilated Peoples, Freestyle Fellowship, Defari, Planet Asia, Rasco & Encore. While this 2Pac mini-mix is just a taste of what's coming, there are a lot of Pac songs features on West Coast Classics not featured on this mix.  Get ready to carve out a few hours cuz we got a lot to cover on our 2-part Pac tribute. Coming Soon: Take It Personal - The 2Pac Tribute (Summer '20) takeitpersonalradio.com

In this episode, West Haven Blast and DubCNN catch up with legendary West Coast lyricist, Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship, for an exclusive interview. In this interview, Myka discusses growing up in Los Angeles, California, his legacy, the state of hip-hop, Freestyle Fellowship and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dubcnnshow/support

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. We're joined by DJ and master of the turntable Cut Chemist. Born Lucas McFadden, Cut Chemist is best known for co-founding the iconic underground hip-hop group Jurassic 5. He'll tell us about "Park Bench People" by Freestyle Fellowship. The Fellowship was a boundary-defying underground crew fronted by MC's Myka 9 and Aceyalone. Find out how the song changed Cut Chemist's idea of what hip-hop could be. When he joined us in 2018, he had just released his first record in over a decade. Die Cut is available now.

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Bobby Feeno interview session! As we mentioned in Ep239 on Tuesday - our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 at 529 EAV here in Atlanta - and we are incredibly honored, alongside Speakeasy Promotions, to help bring the “SOUTH FOR THE WINTER” tour to the A on this night, which features Bobby himself & NYC’s Marlon Craft! Given his time in the NFL, we kick things off by getting a Super Bowl pick from Bobby (see: Arian Foster), and quickly pivot to more pressing matters - the music. We hear about how his relationship with Marlon has developed over the years, what we can expect from his live show and why the transition from athlete to musician is beyond natural. We get into a little history as Feeno breaks down how music and poetry was his first passion, long before football, the influence Saul Williams had on him at a young age and how a Pell grant helped him put together a home studio during his college days. We also get the background on his Tidal docu-series that featured Bun B & Scarface, as well as how he ended up partnering with Nas & company @ Mass Appeal for his latest release, “A Late February.” We could go on, but that would ruin the rest of the interview - so go ahead and press play, and while you’re listening grab tickets now for the show, the link is in our bio! Wait - do you need a refresher on this insane lineup?! MARLON CRAFT, BOBBY FEENO, J57, SHABAAM SAHDEEQ, J. SCIENIDE, HEEM STOGIED, YOUNI SOUL, LORD TOOZY, SELF JUPITER of FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, SAUCE HEIST and your friendly neighborhood Southern Vangard Radio co-hosts EDDIE MEEKS & DJ JON DOE will be serving up that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mix #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live January 12, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Marlon Craft interview session! As we mentioned in Ep239 on Tuesday - our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 at 529 EAV here in Atlanta - and headlining is Hell’s Kitchen’s own MARLON CRAFT. We caught Marlon at his home in NYC before he hits the road for the “SOUTH FOR THE WINTER” tour with BOBBY FEENO - which is his first string of dates in the South and spans 8 cities from North Carolina down to Florida and over to Texas. We get the low down on what to expect at the show, how his relationship with Bobby began and why they joined forces for this run, as well as how things went on his run out West last fall with Brother Ali & Evidence - including an insane behind the scenes story that involves DJ Premier & Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)! Marlon also talks about the impact of him capping off 2019 with a freestyle on the world famous Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex, and the challenges he faces this year from a creative standpoint given the current state of the world. Theres a lot more inside folks, so go ahead and press play, and while you’re listening grab your CHEAPER, early tickets for the show, the link is in the bio! Wait -do you need a refresher on this insane lineup?! MARLON CRAFT, BOBBY FEENO, J57, SHABAAM SAHDEEQ, J. SCIENIDE, HEEM STOGIED, YOUNI SOUL, LORD TOOZY, SELF JUPITER of FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, SAUCE HEIST and your friendly neighborhood Southern Vangard Radio co-hosts EDDIE MEEKS & DJ JON DOE will be serving up that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mix #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live January 12, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep239! Alright folks, this is the week - our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 at 529 EAV here in Atlanta - and boy oh BOY do we have a SHOW for you! Alongside Speakeasy Promotions, we’re bringing you MARLON CRAFT, BOBBY FEENO, J57, SHABAAM SAHDEEQ, J. SCIENIDE, HEEM STOGIED, YOUNI SOUL, LORD TOOZY, SELF JUPITER of FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP and SAUCE HEIST will be lighting East Atlanta UP - DON’T MISS THIS SHOW! Pre-sale tix are available now in our social media bios, save yourself a little bread buying them early versus paying out the door the night of the show. Ok - back to our regularly scheduled program - LOTS of great new music this week as usual (y’all heard that Big Ghost album, right?!), Meeks and Doe talking that ultimate trash as usual and not only are we TWICE A WEEK this week - we’re THRICE A WEEK! We have 2 interview sessions this week - one with Marlon Craft AND another Bobby Feeno that drop on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY the week. Check the snippets for a preview of these interviews at the end of Ep238, the full interviews drop Wed and Thurs! YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live January 12, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks Talk Break Inst. - "Had To Scheme" - MichaelAngelo (from Ty Farris' "No Cosign Just Cocaine 3") "Sweet Jesus" - The Bad Seed (prod. Team Demo) "I Pray" - Ty Farris (prod. Trox) "The Elegy" - Big Ghost Ltd ft. Rahiem Supreme, Mooch, Rigz & Rome Streetz "Rev Reid" - Dirt Platoon (prod. Fel Sweetenburg) "Bars" - Cut Beetlez ft. REKS Talk Break Inst. - "No Receipt, No Return" - Bozack Morris (from Ty Farris' "No Cosign Just Cocaine 3") "Jerz Sh1t" - SageInfinite (prod. ThatBlessedGirl) "Special Announcement - Defari (prod. Mike City) "Relax" - T3 ft. Frank Nitt & Illa J "Picture Perfect" - Chris Skillz & Zain "Vicuna Wool" - Zagnif Nori ft. Danamic "Traumedy" - Sideswipe ft. Rim Da Villin Talk Break Inst. - "I Pray" - Trox (from Ty Farris' "No Cosign Just Cocaine 3") "ThreeThirtyAM" - HooksArthur ft. Mondo Slade "Same Year" - Big Kahuna OG & Monday Night "Royal Flush" - All Hail Y.T. ft. Eto (prod. Tone Beatz) "Magnum Opus" - Supreme Cerebral (prod. Clypto) Talk Break Inst. - "Made My Grandmomma Cry" - Mr. Authenic (from Ty Farris' "No Cosign Just Cocaine 3") Interview Snippets - Bobby Feeno Interview Snippets - Marlon Craft

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep238! IT’S OUR ANNIVERSARY!!!! We celebrate FIVE YEARS of Southern Vangard Radio this week Vangardians! Can you believe it?! Doe & Meeks have been giving ya’ll that RAW week after week for FIVE. YEARS. 238 mix shows. 194 Interview Sessions. Countless artists and records broken. We raise our glass to you - the listeners and artists that have supported us over the years - THANK YOU! Alright before we get teary eyed, lets get down to biz. This week is what you’re here for - our Ep238 mix show is chock full of new joints and WORLD EXCLUSIVES, the homie DJ Pocket was in-studio with us to to celebrate and Strong Island’s finest JOHN JIGG$ was also in studio! On top of all of that, we have TRAGIC ALLIES’ own CODENINE for our Thursday interview session this week - those exclusives I mentioned earlier - he gave us TWO off his upcoming, yet to be titled project! Interview snippets are at the end of the mix to get you ready for the full interview on Thursday. AAAAAND this week is the official debut of our BRAND NEW LOGO, designed by the homie BIEF37! Had to put on a fresh coat of paint for for 2020, dig? Last but certainly not least - don’t forget our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is coming up on JANUARY 18, 2020 at 529 EAV here in Atlanta - Marlon Craft, Bobby Feeno, J57, Shabaam Sahdeeq, J. Scienide, Heem Stogied, Youni Soul, Lord Toozy, Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship and Sauce Heist will be tearing it down. Tix are available now, hit the link in our social media bios to cop ‘em. Pour it out and light it up for that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live January 5, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks Talk Break Inst. - "Beats And Blood" - Stu Bangas "Anastasia" - Codenine (prod. Karnate) ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** "Ride Thru The Jungle" - Ty Farris (prod. Bozack Morris) "Self Made" - John Jigg$ ft. Rockwelz (prod. Overlord Stone) "Gladiator School" - Big Ghost Ltd. ft. Rigz, Mooch, Rome Streetz, Asun Eastwood, Rahiem Supreme, Recognize Ali, Estee Nack, Daniel Son & Lukey Cage "Crab Cakes"- Your Old Droog ft. Prodigy (prod. Alchemist) "Foreign Affairs" - Snotty ft. Codenine (prod. MichaelAngelo) "Survelliances" - NapsNdreds ft. Dj Revolution (prod. JR Swiftz) Talk Break Inst. - "Sound The Horns" - Stu Bangas ** INTERVIEW - JOHN JIGG$ ** "MY GAWWWD" - UllNevano X JR Swiftz "Classie Freddie Blassie (Sheik/Volkoff Remix)" - Griff/Scorcese ft. Zilla Rocca "Stay Ignorant" - 4-IZE Feat. Talib Kweli, STAHHR, Senor KAOS, Number 2 ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** "Hit Me Wit da Hard" - Uptown X.O. (prod. Drew Dave) "Peace or War" - Dirt Platoon ft. Fel Sweetenberg "Rap Up 2019" - Mad Skillz Talk Break Inst. - "Keeping Time" - Stu Bangas "Bang Shit" - Terror Van Poo ft. Lord Tariq (prod. Vinny Idol) "Premium Drugs (Remix)" - Ty Farris ft. Rigz (prod. Sebb Bash) "Philadelphia Visits With My Bitch Who Look Like Garcelle Beauvais" - Jah-Monte ft. Estee Nack & Rahiem Supreme "Beyond Thunderdome" - Ca$ablanca (prod. Rob Deniro) "Prey" - Che Noir ft. Ransom (prod. By 38 Spesh) Talk Break Inst. - "The Healing Remedy" - Stu Bangas "Dominican Church Eucharist" - Codenine (prod. Karate) ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** Interview Snippets - Codenine

Freestyle Fellowship - The Ultimate Freestyle Fellowship Experience - By HipHopPhilosophy,com RadioWe are a 100% listener supported new music radio resource ... Our Paypal email address is programdirector@hotmail.com or Venmo ID: hhpradio or Cashapp: $acthepdAll tracks selected, mixed, chopped, looped, sequenced, flipped and freaked by El Choppo aka A.C. The P.D.#ACthePD#ElChoppo#MondayNightFresh#ThirdDegreeBurns#DJThirdrail#DJkuts#JessTheFacts#DJRezaDean#AllStarsMob#MoswanTheGeneral#HipHopPhilosophy#LABreakers#RealDjsCrew#LoveH8sMoney#WednesdaysFinest#RecordsAreForever#MarkersGarvey#BCJHealthAndFitness#HipHopHeadhunters#NickRocha#NorthCityRockers#50mmlosangeles#JulesMrsic#BeaucoupFuego#ArkivesLAC#Dash2000

Hip Hop from Gawd Status, Gang Starr, Freestyle Fellowship and The Unspoken Heard. A track from the great Damon Locks album and new music from the excellent Sault. Dancefloor tunes from ESG & Leoparden. Jazzy tunes from Shigeto and Lafleur. A deeper track from the Terror Danjah album. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Episode 51 we pay homage to jazz music. There is no hip-hop without this great artform. We've got joints from Digable to De La. We've also have Freestyle Fellowship, Blackalicious, Madkap, Organized Konfusion, Sound Providers, Damu The Fudgemunk, Artifacts, Buckshot LeFonque and Siah & Yeshua DapoED to name a few. Remember, on Soundcloud you can now download each episode for free! Our website has all the track lists for each episode and we just released a few new tees for the fall season. For all things Take It Personal please visit takeitpersonalradio.com Jazz ain't the past, this music's gonna last. And as the facts unfold, remember who foretold! - Guru

Episode 51 we pay homage to jazz music. There is no hip-hop without this great artform. We've got joints from Digable to De La. We've also have Freestyle Fellowship, Blackalicious, Madkap, Organized Konfusion, Sound Providers, Damu The Fudgemunk, Artifacts, Buckshot LeFonque and Siah & Yeshua DapoED to name a few. Remember, on Soundcloud you can now download each episode for free. Our website has all the track lists for each episode and we just released a few new tees for the fall. For all things Take It Personal please visit takeitpersonalradio.com Jazz ain't the past, this music's gonna last. And as the facts unfold, remember who foretold! - Guru

Ice Cube var livsfarlig i NWA, men blev möjligen ännu giftigare när han lärde sig att upparbeta ilskan på beställning. Rödhet lava blandat med saliv. Cube paralyserade lyssnaren med sitt svavelosande budskap (Fuck the police) som var lika delar ondskefullt, profetiskt och humoristiskt Han hade hela tiden tillgång till funk, soul och bluesarvet när han rörde sig mellan motstridiga känslor likt en mästermanipulatör, och satte in lyssnaren i gängmentaliteten utan några moraliska spärrar. Men det fanns också en tid då Cube ifrågasattes av hiphopnationen. Hur kombinerar man medverkan i gulliga familjekomedier med ryktet som kontroversiell rappare (The nigga ya love to hate)? The hood is where Im from, but it aint what I am säger Cube som idag lever långt från de tuffa kvarteren I South Central. Det här är NWA-legendens historia.   I timme två en annan av västkustens stora visionärer Aceyalone som satte en helt ny ton i Freestyle Fellowship.

Shouts to @CrowleyHead on Twitter for hitting us up about this one. Ava Duvernay's (Selma, 13th, A Wrinkle In Time) first film is a fantastic documentary about The Good Life Cafe, the Los Angeles home for conscious hip hop and breeding ground for Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Jurassic 5, and much more. SO much music in this ep. So there's a tracklist below. Figures of Speech - Alpha, Omega The Dynospectrum - Anything is Everything CVE - Fish N Chips Abstract Rude - A Coat of Paint (Finale) Busdriver - Imaginary Places Volume 10 - Pistol Grip Pump Aceyalone - The Hunt

Shouts to @CrowleyHead on Twitter for hitting us up about this one. Ava Duvernay's (Selma, 13th, A Wrinkle In Time) first film is a fantastic documentary about The Good Life Cafe, the Los Angeles home for conscious hip hop and breeding ground for Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Jurassic 5, and much more. SO much music in this ep. So there's a tracklist below. Figures of Speech - Alpha, Omega The Dynospectrum - Anything is Everything CVE - Fish N Chips Abstract Rude - A Coat of Paint (Finale) Busdriver - Imaginary Places Volume 10 - Pistol Grip Pump Aceyalone - The Hunt

www.SaveOnRadio.com “The Revolutions Will Not Be Televised” with Flipout Tuesdays 10am-Noon January 30, 2018. Funky Bijou – Por Favor (Dinked) (2015) BREAK Zamali – Why You Put Your Hands In The Air (Funky Mamas & Papas) (2009) Scrimshire - Handle It (Scrimshire's Sylver Edit) (Wah Wah Dubplates) (2013) Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time (Professor Shorthair Remix) (Superjock) (2015) J Rocc - Boogie Blamin (45 King Special) (Beat Junkie Sound) (2015) The Noble Knights ‎– Sing A Simple Song (Cottillion) (1969) Jorun Bombay – Concrete Jungle Boogie (Black Buffalo) (2016) BREAK Runex - Keep Your Head Alright (Runex' Zapped Up Mix) (Dusty Donuts) (2017) Teddy Pendergrass ‎– Come Go With Me (Philadelphia International) (1979) Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band ‎– P.I.M.P. (Truth & Soul) (2014) 50 Cent – P.I.M.P. (Snoop Remix) (Jamaica) Dr Dre – California Love (G Duppy Remix) (Off The Chain) Luniz – I Got 5 On It (Clean Short Mix) (Virgin) (1995) Jay Z – Can I Get A… (Jamaica) Menahan Street Band ‎– Make The Road By Walking (Dunham) (2006) BREAK Sister Nancy – Bam Bam (Techniques) (Re-Press) (2016) 50 Cent & Mobb Deep – Outta Control (Bam Bam) (Jamaica) Missy – Get Ur Freak On (Sleng Teng) (Jamaica) Notorious B.I.G. – Kickin The Door (DJ Moodie) (Nice Up!) Vybz Kartel & Spice ‎– Romping Shop (Tad’s International) (2009) Mophono – Groovin’ (Skip On Beat Remix) (CB) (2008) The GZA – Liquid Swords (Not On Label) (2017) Count Basie And Orchestra - Hang On Sloopy (Brunswick) (1967) Dream Warriors – Wash Your Face In My Sink (4th & Broadway) (1990) BREAK Incredible Bongo Band – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Mr. Bongo) (2016) Nas – Hip Hop Is Dead (Open Season) (2006) House Of Pain – Jump Around (DJ A-L Shoot Your Shot Rework) (Retro-Respect) (2016) Freestyle Fellowship – Hot Potato (Blow Up Club Edit) (4th & Broadway) (1993) Soho – Hot Music (Jazz Mix) (Dopebrother) (2012) J Rocc – The Funky Pres Mix 1&2 (Beat Junkie Sound) (2016) Aeon Seven ‎– Seven Breaks (45 Live) (2017) Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul (King) (1971) The Herb Johnson Settlement – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Toxsan) (re-issue) BREAK Gil Scott-Heron ‎– Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Flying Dutchman) 1971

We’re very pleased to present an in-depth conversation with legendary MC Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship. As you will hear, Myka is a prolific and gifted MC and vocalist who has deep history in the genre and a bunch of projects dropping soon.

Brian Cross, better known to most as B+, is one of the most important photographers of the hip-hop generation to ever emerge out of the West Coast. A transplant from Ireland to California, Cross began documenting the L.A. rap community throughout the late '80s and early '90s, producing one of the great books about the region's hip-hop scene, It's Not About a Salary. He's also a founding partner of the music/events organization Mochilla. Just this year, Cross finally published his first book reflecting on his career in photography, Ghost Notes: Music of the Unplayed. For his episode with Heat Rocks, Cross took us back to 1991 and the release of To Whom It May Concern, one of the greatest West Coast hip-hop albums of all time...and one that most people never got to hear back in the day because of its limited distribution at the time. Better late than never; don't keep sleeping. More on Freestyle Fellowship and To Whom It May Concern Kevin Beacham's review of the album for Fifth Element. Patrick Taylor's review of the album for Rap Reviews. More on Brian "B+" Cross Oliver's interview with Cross from 2011. Max Bell's interview with Cross for Noisey in 2018. Mochilla's Website | Twitter | Ghost Notes website Show Tracklisting (all songs from To Whom It May Concern unless indicated otherwise): ”Here I Am” Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill “How I could Just Kill A Man” AMG: Bitch Betta Have My Money “Bitch Betta Have My Money” ”Good Life” ”7th Seal” ”120 Seconds” ”Jupiter’s Journey” ”For No Reason” ”We Are The Freestyle Fellowship” ”Sunshine Men” ”Dedications” Ornette Coleman: This Is Our Music “Humpty Dumpty” ”5 o’Clock Follies” Gang Starr: No More Mr. Nice Guy ”Manifest” Jon Hendricks: Freddie Freeloader “Freddie Freeloader” ”Convolutions” ”7th Seal” ”Legal Alien” ”We Will Not Tolerate” If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

In Episode 5 Lenny talks to Myka Nyne from Project Blowed and Freestyle Fellowship about his lengthy career, how he stays so busy and how he would explain what Project Blowed is. Myka Nyna is a legend on the west coast but is still putting out great music. It's been rumored that he ghost wrote some of NWA's music...

We watched Forrest Whitaker's directorial debut for HBO, STRAPPED starring the god Bokeem Woodbine, Fredro Starr, and Das EFX, who we talk a lot about. We also get around to discussing Migos and Brother Ali and Freestyle Fellowship because we're extremely well-read rap fans.

We watched Forrest Whitaker's directorial debut for HBO, STRAPPED starring the god Bokeem Woodbine, Fredro Starr, and Das EFX, who we talk a lot about. We also get around to discussing Migos and Brother Ali and Freestyle Fellowship because we're extremely well-read rap fans.

Episode 15 is the 2nd installment of our West Coast Classics. This XL edition features tributes to Ice Cube, The Pharcyde, Cypress Hill, Freestyle Fellowship, House of Pain, Dilated Peoples and the entire Bay Area. We got joints from Jayo Felony, Spice 1, Mac Dre, Too $hort, RBL Posse, Luniz, Andre Nickatina, 2Pac, Tha Dogg Pound, Defari, Planet Asia, DJ Quik, E-40, Dr. Dre & Ras Kass to name a few. This episode clocks in at 4 1/2 hours, so make sure you listen in its entirety, because before you know it, WCC III drops this October!

Divorce, Dope Christian Hip-Hop, and Orthodoxy DJ Trey-Qel from Future Shock IntroHow we know each otherThe name DJ Trey-Qel-Drama comes from Star Wars!Liner notes!How Future Shock started from three different rap groups. One crew, a family.“I started stealing records from my parents and scratching them, ruining our turntables, trying to make the scratch sound.”How Future Shock came together with the Tunnel Rats with the help of Pigeon John. “A Place Called Hip-Hop” by LPG, beat by DJ Trey-Qel and Peace 586. Where the podcast was recorded: Newport Beach, CA on top of a house right on the beach. Reminiscing about a Bible study one night in Oceanside, CA where the whole Future Shock crew was present.Jayson was a DJ *AND* a rapper. “Once you’re an emcee, you’re always an emcee.”Chunjay wanted to be a DJ but became a rapper, and Trey-Qel wanted to be a rapper but became a DJ.Hyborean Warriors side crew, featuring Man of War, Sintax.the.Terrific, Absent Minded, Sundance, Gypsy (RIP), and Trey-Qel. “Rejected” by Man of War with the Hyborian Warriors. Time for shipwrecks! Divorce. Self-righteousness?“We were married and we took those vows and everything. But looking back on it, it was as though we were high school kids dating for a long time who broke up.”“It’s a shipwreck, ‘cause it really IS a shipwreck. I became a man out of that, that really woke me up. I was thoroughly humbled.”Going through a divorce at the same time as Ajax. “The Wind” from the Fashion Expo project by Trey-Qel and Ajax of Future Shock. More about divorce.Jeremiah Dirt’s album release party, LA Symphony, and Future Shock. “San Diego” by Brainwash Projects Shadow of the Locust’s three volume release.Royal Ruckus and the liner notes fiasco, as well as naming our album “Self-Titled.”Dax’s party house with open mics, Pigeon John, and a battle between Raphi aka Shamesworthy and Poetic Lee, Soup the Chemist, etc. “Can’t Wait” by SFC featuring Poetic Lee from A Saved Man in the Jungle. Chunjay met SFC when he was 12 at a Christian bookstore. The time that Soup the Chemist came to Nashville and stayed with Royal Ruckus, along with a bunch of others.What are we drinking? Mission Brewery Shipwrecked Double IPA, Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Milk Stout from Oceanside, CA, with Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whiskey. “Rap Is Not Music, Son” by Royal Ruckus from The Summer of the Cicadas Double LP. Jayson’s conversion to Orthodoxy. His questions from where he was.Disclaimers: Non-Orthodox people often really love the Lord and are great people.Shout out to Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick’s Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy podcast, blog, and book.Hip-Hop Pet Peeves: Mumble rap.We gotta pee off the top of the roof! “Scandalan” by Future Shock from the album, Remember the Future. What is the current state of hip-hop? You just gotta know where to find it.https://www.latashaalcindor.com/ “Olympian” by Propaganda from the album Crooked. Chunjay’s view on artistry and appreciating people where they are coming from. “Is it fresh?”An anecdote from Chunjay.“I’m not used to being the best rapper in the building… But I was like, dangit, I want to take the microphone and dis these guys.”Rap over your own CD.What podcasts are you into? “I listen to a lot of finance podcasts these days.”
Adventures in Finance Podcast.Ancient Faith Radio “Station of Podcasts”: “The Morning Offering” by Abbot Tryphon.Chunjay shouts out to Luke Nieuwsma for visiting the monastery.Favorite rap song of all time? Freestyle Fellowship’s “7th Seal.” Jayson curates @BeatsRhymesCuts! Check it out now! Shout outs: Cookbook & Uno.Mas of LA Symphony, Jeremiah Dirt of Shadow of the Locust and his albums “Plague” and “A War to Restore,” Faze, Berean Christian Bookstore, Technic 1200s, EPMD “You Gots Ta Chill,” Freedom of Soul, House of Pain, Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest, DJ Muggs, Brainwash Projects, Pigeon John, LPG, Peace 586, SFC’s “A Saved Man in the Jungle,” Dynamic Twins, The Bible Answer Man Radio Broadcast, 12th Tribe, Shadow of the Locust, Redcloud, Malachi Perez, Fros’T, Feed Magazine, Anglican Christianity, Father Andrew Stephen Damick’s Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives by Elder Thaddeus, shout to Dropjaw, Philly’s Mad Squablz, Latasha Alcindor, Propaganda and his album “Crimson Cord,” and so on. Background music by J.Rawls, Lupe Fiasco.

Episode 15 is the 2nd installment of our West Coast Classics. This XL edition features tributes to Ice Cube, The Pharcyde, Cypress Hill, Freestyle Fellowship, House of Pain, Dilated Peoples and the entire Bay Area. We got joints from Jayo Felony, Spice 1, Mac Dre, Too $hort, RBL Posse, Luniz, Andre Nickatina, 2Pac, Tha Dogg Pound, Defari, Planet Asia, DJ Quik, E-40, Dr. Dre & Ras Kass to name a few. This episode clocks in at 4 1/2 hours, so make sure you listen in its entirety, because before you know it, WCC III drops this October! www.takeitpersonalradio.com www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal Follow us on Instagram @takeitpersonalradio

On Solecast 37 I catch up with LA Based electronic music pioneer Daedelus.  Daedelus has 17 or so full length albums and worked with such labels as Alpha Pup, Ninja Tune, Brainfeeder and many others. He also runs a small imprint called Magical Properties.  He tours the world with his intense & unique live electronic PA sets and stands apart as a true innovator.  Check out/ support his music, and follow him on twitter.  (Transcript below) Topics Discussed: The life of an electronic musician in 2017 How the ruling class have weaponized absurdism  Current trends in rap and electronic music Hacking, circuit bending, & the rebelliousness of anologue music Reacting to trump and coping with it The assault on truth Economics & the future of labor Science fiction writers & the present  The role of record label The LA underground hip-hop scene of the early/mid 90s & its evolution to the LA beat scene. The transitory nature of things. Transcript: Sole (Tim Holland): Today's guest is my homie Daedelus. He's a beat-maker, a producer, an experimental artist, a performer, a pioneer, based out of Los Angeles, California. We're going to have a wide-ranging conversation about rap and electronic music, the shifts that are happening in society; we'll talk about hacking and how motherfuckers are dealing with Donald Trump and the current assault on the truth; how economics is shifting, and labor, and robots. It's all happening at once. We'll talk about science fiction, and just the transitory nature of shit that's happening right now. We'll talk about his music; we'll talk about some of the stuff he's into, his record label. It's conversations like this where we really get to crack into and get into an artist's mind, and really hear them go deep on shit. I was thoroughly impressed by how thoughtful and what a philosopher Daedelus is, as someone who says he doesn't read very much. What's new with you, man? What have you been up to? Last time I saw you was in New Zealand at that festival. Daedelus (Alfred Darlington): New Zealand is such an out-there place. I've gone back since, and I've found the scene to have developed. I've been doing the clinically insane thing of repeating processes and expecting different results: putting out a record (I've put out a few records, I think, since last we saw each other), doing multiple tours (sometimes having lots of bodies in rooms and having a lot of records sold, sometimes having very few), having projects totally disappear into the ether. And I still find a lot of relevance to it, but it does seem like an affront to the thoughtful world when you're releasing a full-length record and people just want their single little nugget of information to make all of their assumptions from. It's beautiful, though. I've always been troubled by the commerce aspect of creation. Even though desperately wanting to make a full-time living out of this life, having to balance the creation of recorded music versus the performance of improvised music or more spontaneous music, there are a lot of troublesome moments where you have to put a price tag on it and sell it to somebody and charge a cover. It's a tough line to draw. When you're just a musical soundtrack to somebody's intoxication, it's hard. The last couple years of playing raves and EDM events and just being someone's turn-up music is hard. But I still find so much to it. TH: I have the exact same thing with hip-hop, where it's I'm up there, I've worked so hard on these lyrics, I'm trying to communicate these complicated things, and yet I'm playing these shitty hip-hop shows with a bunch of wack rappers, and I'm like, I could say anything right now, nobody cares. It makes me want to be home. AD: I wonder, too—because I feel this in a pronounced way, but especially because the pendulum has really swung back toward hip-hop—I feel like the MC is really back in a strong way, like hip-hop as a genre has a different new definition. The same with the electronic versions of that. The Trap sound has progressed. Mumble Rap has kind of progressed. If you're doing something that reflects a reality of even a few years ago—in the case of electronic music it's like if you're even quoting Dubstep—it's as if there's this group amnesia towards the genre. I don't blame them. It's a pretty flash-bang grenade of a thing to have gone off, and I can understand. When the sparkle blurs out of your eyes, then you don't ever need to listen to Dubstep again in some ways. But still, if you're not playing Trap music right now, do people even consider it hip-hop unless it's some backpack throwback night? TH: I thought it was more friendly for electronic artists, but I guess you're right. I think maybe Denver is the last place where people can get away with playing Dubstep. AD: There are a few pockets. There are different genres that get footholds in places and they live depending on the people breathing life into it. And then there's always the genres that haven't hit yet that everyone expects to go big at some point. Juke is one of those. Footwork. In the hip-hop realm of things, there are people lacing their raps with jazz or gestures towards gospel. Chance the Rapper, even Kendrick. But that hasn't gone wide yet, necessarily. Maybe because it takes a different kind of musicianship. You're always wondering what's going to blow up, and I'm sure there's somebody out there who gets paid to determine this kind of thing with divining rods. TH: 2008-2009 was a huge turning point for that stuff, I think. That's when internet rap was like a Wild West, during the rise of Lil B and Odd Future. And I feel like that's where weird motherfuckers could just make a video and next thing you know Eminem's management is managing you behind the scenes and nobody knows, and now that's just the way shit is done. There's no underground anymore. There's very few really truly localized scenes, because the way people are experiencing music has so dramatically changed from when we started doing it almost twenty years ago. AD: A localized scene, like the Korean Drill Rap scene getting big now everywhere—there's no reason that we should have that on our lips, in some ways, because it is such a foreign language with a different cadence, but it's the kind of thing where they are pantomiming a lot if artists who are a lot closer. And maybe it's the shininess of it, the newness of it, the way a reflection can more accurately describe the thing you're looking at, in some ways... I also feel like there was confusion about the internet at that point, about how music would best be served. A lot of people were still fighting against the overall trends, the rivers that were going towards the big ocean of music culture. And now it's kind of solved, as funny as that sounds. It still doesn't seem like anybody is really making it work. It isn't like streaming is really working for people. There's still a ton of political behind-the-scenes stuff going on with payola, and who's making money and who's not, and the DJ Mag Top 100 is such a joke...but it still feels more solved than it did a few years ago. TH: What do you think the prospects are for independent music and experimental music and political music over the next few years? AD: I think it's tremendous. I just don't think it's necessarily going to hit a huge swathe of ears. I don't think it's necessarily going to be able to—this is a funny term—democratically exist. It's either going to exist with the sharp stick-end of a campaign by people who really do that thing— not a record label, but a media machine that can jab people with that stick—or it's going to be something holistic that wells up but isn't necessarily any one person. I don't see it as being a singular creative force, because it's so depreciated in our current machinations. I've had situations in the past where I was sponsored by Scion or Blackberry or Apple or whatever, companies that really had huge resources to bear, but they had no ideas, so they would just throw money around at weirdos like myself (and many, many others), to see what would stick. And now these brand companies are much more savvy, and music is just a small part of it, with a few exceptions—you see some brands that really make music, sort of as a post they are leaning on. But it's really the exception rather than the rule nowadays. From a political standpoint, that's the most interesting thing to me, because from the social aspect of music being depreciated, now not as many people are going to the local club just to have a night. Either there's a name of a person who you've known and you want to see playing at your local club, or you're staying at home watching as much Netflix as you can binge on. That seems like the dichotomy. The inertia is not to go out, ever. And then if you finally somehow get pushed out of that door, it's very controlled. But one area I feel like is really dynamic right now is protest. I would say political music, but it's more specifically protest music, protest sound. Because it's not only the political scene that I'm talking about, but it's also the existing systems. Look at the rise of the analog Eurorack music scene, the modular electronic synthesizer scene. There is no reason that should be happening in 2017, that people are getting modular units and adding it together and making weirdo synth music—other than the fact that it's scarce, it's not easy to do, it's not replicable, you can't really record it properly, it has to exist in space, and it is like a rebellious moment. It feels rebellious right now. TH: I don't know if you're familiar with this guy McKenzie Wark. He wrote the Hacker Manifesto. You know this? AD: I try to keep my toes dipped in that space a little bit. My friends tell me things, and then I go try to check it out, and sometimes it's readily available, and other times it's weirdly not on the surface. TH: Basically his extension of a hacker would go to a circuit bender. It would go to people who are hacking, but also circuit bending is part of that. Didn't you get started with circuit bending? Is that right? AD: I did a lot of it. All my records have some amount of that, with some permanent bends, which is a little different—there are two kinds of circuit bending. There's the kind where you are trying to modify and adapt and mutate existing instruments to have new feature sets. And then there's the other kind of circuit bending where you are looking for aleatoric chance, things that will never happen again because the way the capacitors decide to work that day, because of the way your fingers have a certain amount of spit on them or not. Do you know what I mean? I feel like the definition of hacker could include both, but there's the one kind of hacker who, through programming or modification, is subverting existing systems to do what they want, and the other kind of hacker who is looking into the crystal ball of electronics or devices or things, to get someplace that nobody would have thought to achieve. I think it's really important to look at both, because in our society especially, we are going to weird places with things—musically and otherwise; this is including everything—and bringing something back from that. That's shedding some light on our current moment a lot. TH: What do you think about our current moment, man? Two years ago, did you think we would have a fucking reality star for a president? A sexist racist fascist? AD: No. I travel a lot. I know you do too. I see all kinds of reality playing out. Some of it is a lot gentler. China is fucked. The so-called Communist regime is a really tough system of central control that is in everybody's lives constantly, and yet also when you go there—depending on the city they're living in, people are relatively out of touch with these grand decisions going into defense spending or weird limitations on their internet. They're not concerned about that. That isn't where their eyes are at. But you can still feel it touching every aspect. Maybe it's my perspective—the news media, the way things get covered; you can see it in a perspective but also see how skewed it is. And it's much the same when you come back to the States. I always felt like we had our own skewing and such. But now, it is such a topsy-turvy through-the-looking-glass...and it's not just the top of the ticket. It's not just Trump or Drumpf or whatever. I don't like saying that dude's name. I don't like writing it down, I don't like saying it. It's kind of weird. It's like an allergic response or something. TH: It's because he's pervaded every aspect of our lives already. AD: I get dizzy and weak—it feels like an allergic response. My strength is sapped, my will and my resolve—especially right after the election, I was in such a malaise (and I'm sure many, many people were). Every time you have a political system that you're involved in or you feel some sort of involvement in—it's like any kind of contest or competition—you can have sore loser feelings, but this is so much deeper. The deceptions and the psychological response—it's not just this surface depression. It felt way deeper and it took me a lot longer for me to dig myself into a place... Maybe I can tell you the way I've been coping with it and compare notes with you. For me, it went from being this broad idea of a group of humanity that I really still care about, but now I have about four or five people in my life that I feel like I need to look out for. That isn't totally disassociated from the larger politic, but I really feel like the person who's at my side is the person who I need to be looking after. Even if it's a stranger on a train, if they say some dumb shit I've got to call them out, and at least try to listen and hear them, but also speak to them if I really feel like there's some kind of racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic—if I hear some direct, blatant shit, I've got to say something. But in terms of yelling into the internet, I'm not going to contribute positively to that environment. So that's been my focus. That's felt therapeutic. That thing has felt therapeutic. TH: For me, right when he got elected, I was like (of course this is a white guy saying this), okay, he's president now, he got what he wanted, maybe he's not going to do all the fucked up shit. He'll realize the limitations of power and he'll roll with the status quo. And there were these huge protests everywhere, and I was like, okay, at least people are going to fight back. But about a month and a half, two months in, it's like, fuck, man, everyday it's something else. It's so much egregious stuff. The Russia shit—I mean, talk about living in a sci-fi novel. AD: Totally. All those silly films with the Russkies coming over the Arctic Circle to take us over...it's bananas. But on top of it, there's part of me (and this is the conspiratorial part of me—not InfoWars yet, but fuck, the fact that that's now part of our common parlance is just bananas)...if you look at Beckett and the absurdity that was talked about. It seemed like the only rational reaction to the World Wars was really weird electronic music and absurdity, dadaism, all these things. What else do you do? We're almost to the inverse of that, where absurdity now is used as a political tool of the ruling powers to make you not look anymore. Because every day there is a new absurd, crazy, real thing that, although factual, just makes you shake your head in this Etch-A- Sketch kind of way to get rid of it. Have you ever been in an earthquake before? It's profound, because we have all this sensory apparatus that grounds us in earth; we have the idea of magnetic north, and our inner ear is constantly balancing us, and our eyes give us this idea of a level plane. So when you shake that even slightly, the mind goes, “What the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuck,” and you get this moment of, “This is not happening.” And that's part of the reason why earthquakes feel so crazy, because all of your systems are going into alarm. But this same kind of feeling is going on every day, and that button is being pushed so much. I'm trying to figure out if it's a concerted effort to do this, to make the world so absurd that we'll accept any plausibility. Part of the conspiracy is that the Russians have been doing these actions in a lot of different political systems that aren't directed towards electing one person or another, it's just about getting rid of facts. You can't make people believe one thing or another in this current age, but you can get rid of the possibility of a truth. TH: Aside from all the people it's affected, Donald Trump's presidency has been an assault on truth itself. Steve Bannon is, like, a Leninist or something. Did you hear that? That he studied Lenin in his early years? I don't know if Steve Bannon is really the one pulling the strings or if these are just tactics Trump learned in the boardroom, about assaulting other people's facts so that they're meaningless, and just repeating lies. And he never even responds to it. He's already lying about something else. He gets called out on one lie, and he's got three others. It's insane. AD: I do believe that in this current challenging of factual reporting or factual statistics or data or all of these different things—that, again, the arts, the humanities, and music in particular is especially appropriate as a response, because it doesn't speak in direct terms, but it does speak to a deeper truth. It generally is playing on physiological and philosophical ideas that point towards a deeper truth. So maybe this would be a moment of extremely effective protest song and inspirational art that will really get to the essence of it, because everything else is just—as soon as you write the words down, like any kind of punishment, they start to lose their meaning. So maybe this is really an especially appropriate time for the humanities. This is definitely one thing that keeps me interested in pursuing that. On the flipside, you have groups like Wikileaks which serve such an important role, and arguably this would be its time to shine. This should be the moment where Wikileaks and similar platforms should be speaking truth to power like they were always supposed to. I know this is partially spin— this is partly just the way the system has rocked us—but doesn't it feel like just the fact that Donald Trump hasn't come out condemning the recent leak against American intelligence operations...it's such a weird moment for these speaking-truth-to-power platforms. TH: Truth and fact have been so attacked over the last few years, everything is relative on the internet now. Whereas sixty years ago, everybody was watching the same news. There were only six channels on TV. It was at least easier to make sense of things. But now that we have millions of sources, we have all this confirmation bias and filter-bubbles, and we literally only have to see the worldview that we want to see. AD: Totally. Fifty-sixty years ago there were only six channels, and you could argue that there were a lot more racist people, and a lot more people who were not checking in. It seems like there's this trope right now of trying to understand “Trump's America”, and it's perceived-liberal media outlets taking a closer look at the “middle” of America, where “Trump's America” is, in the Ohios and the Michigans and these kinds of places, where the topsy-turvy politics are largely just gerrymandering, creating this Trump thing. I saw one recently where they were interviewing these people who said, “I don't really care about Russia. I don't know why they're treating Trump so bad.” People were saying such stupid shit. Why are we paying attention to people who just don't care? But it also raised the question: why do I care? My voice doesn't matter. It is one of a lot of privilege in many, many ways. And I don't have that much to add to the soup. Why do I care? Of course, I don't know. My heart beats, and I really appreciate the natural environment around us, and I want there to be people in the future who can appreciate those things, and I like the freedom of data that my music and output travels on, and I like the way I received that kind of data in the past, and I kind of want to see that continue and flourish. There are just so many different points where I feel like, “Wait, there is a lot of importance to this.” I just wish there were people out there who could help describe the framework of action who aren't so inherently political or politicized in nature. Did you read that Shaun King piece that just came out today about the irrelevance of the Democratic Party? It's the usual refrain. You have these clear mandates from an upswelling of resistance and populism from a Democratically-leaning population, but that are not being addressed by this upper-echelon leadership, the 1% of the Democratic Party. A lot of it has to do with corporate involvement and big interests that arguably are sloshing money around the whole political system, so I don't know about singling out the Democrats and making it seem like the Republicans are this or that. But it's like a rallying call for a new kind of party that does address more of what was being talked about in Occupy and Black Lives Matter, and these upswelling political movements that for some reason aren't exactly on the tips of the Democratic Party's tongues, even though it's kind of low-hanging fruit, it seems like. That should have been the shit that was all in the mix. TH: The thing is with Trump is that Trump can get up there and be like, “I'm the racist boss you wish you had. I'm going to fix things for you.” But he's lying to them and telling them that he's going to bring their jobs back. The jobs aren't coming back. There aren't enough jobs. Even if he does bring the jobs back in ten years, robots are going to be doing that work in twenty, so forget about it. AD: And everybody who is doing Uber and Lyft right now and whatever else in the gig economy...fuck. This is kind of an aside, but I've been using a lot of robotic assistance in my musical life recently. I've been using robotic drums, and before that I was using some robotic assistance in a visual show. And I've been finding it so interesting, with so many creative places to go, with the precision and the mechanical nature of the stuff. But it does seem like the overarching concern, if we derive our existence and our purpose in life through work, and then that gets taken away, what is America going to do if you have to somehow look in a mirror and come up with something that gives your life meaning, when we've made a list of such commodities that just don't exist in any real, soul- filling fashion. TH: What they've done is strip meaning from everyone's lives, and we've become consumers. This seems like an obvious thing to say. But the more time I spend gardening and growing food and producing food, all that shit is work. The community organizing I do, all this work I do, I don't get paid for any of it. But it's in many ways the most meaningful. These are the things we would do if we didn't have to work. If we would educate ourselves and educate each other and create systems of mutual aid...if we took away work as the central thing in our life, people would flourish. That's why every day I'm on Twitter I see universal basic income tweets. I feel like that movement has gained a lot of steam in Europe, but I would love it if we just skipped over socialism in the States, and Bernie or whoever would run on UBI, and that's what people are demanding, because otherwise our society is just going to fucking fall apart into some crazy tech fiefdom with floating Amazon warehouses above our cities with drones delivering us shit. It's fucking weird, dude. I get so much shit delivered through Amazon. I just have trucks pulling up all throughout the day. Like, oh, what's in this package? I don't even remember what I ordered. My mailman is always talking shit: “I'm so sick of delivering dog food to people.” And I'm like, “Motherfucker, you complain now, but there's going to be a drone doing your job in ten years.” AD: I totally agree. And I feel like there needs to be a distinction made between work for money and work for social good. They all have their value, and the value system is really skewed right now. I really like the basic income idea as well. I know Scandinavian countries have been trying it for a minute. I just don't know if it can exist in the purely economic form, if it needs some basis in a mineral resources or something—if it can just be informational value with an invented economy...I've heard different arguments, and it's tough. The idea of inflation and greed in the system... A few years ago, every time I met an economist or an accountant or anyone who handled money in any kind of real way, I always wanted them to explain systems to me, because it seems so invented. There's a Nobel Prize for economics. Somebody out there is getting a big hunk of metal around their neck every year in this field that is really important but also totally imaginary. And the basic principles of it are sometimes grounded in such incredible racism or sexism, it's crazy. TH: It's capitalism. AD: Dammit. So here's the thing. I love coffee. I adore the high I get, but even more the taste, and the culture. It's this natural resource that takes some really specific space to grow. It doesn't like a lot of variation in its environment, but it flourishes in these small bands between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. It just happens. And you can have these farmers using these practices to make this amazing bean, essentially, this amazing fruit, and then if it doesn't get dried properly it fucks it all up. The whole thing falls apart. Then if you have this other group of people who get together and they process and move the fruit properly, then you get this grain pit of the fruit that goes through a roaster, and if the roaster does a bad job, it's game over. But if the roaster really takes the time to consider the grain product in their hand and they really go through the process and they treat it right with the cooling and heating and storing and everything, then it goes to the barista. And then the barista can fuck it up. Every part of this chain is this amazing confluence of economic scale that creates this thing that I can buy for way too much money, with way too much privilege, and then enjoy for literally ten seconds. It can be super transformative, and I can speak on all the ways that I love it, but also, never throughout the course of human history were we able to get to this kind of precision on this wild, neverending group of factors that could mess up at any point and ruin everything, shake the baby to death. It's crazy that at the end of that chain you can get this beautiful cup of coffee. I marvel at that. We get all this kind of stuff, and it's only because of this ridiculous economics that it's possible. TH: Speaking of artisanal shit, do you ever go to that place on Sunset Boulevard in LA? I've ordered a bunch of shit from there. I can't get spices from anywhere but there. That's where these top chef motherfuckers are shopping. But I don't know. Just to play the devil's advocate, I would say that if you remove the economic incentive today, people would still find a way to achieve all of those steps. Because people would still want amazing coffee. AD: I partially agree. I think people would desire it. But I also think there is another factor of people not caring. And a lot of people get their coffee that's way expensive and immediately hit it with some milk that isn't necessarily super considered, or they throw their Splenda in there, and it just tastes like milk or Splenda, you know what I mean? And it has to do with education and people's pallets and it's all very subjective. And it's the same thing with music. People will go out and buy these lossless formats and then listen to it through Beats by Dre. And then on the flipside you have people with their super hifi systems and they're listening to music that was recorded with fidelity that was ridiculously low. But their ears are gilded with gold, so to speak, so even the shittiest sound is somehow supposed to be gussied up by these fancy speakers. And all of this is to say that I feel like we're—whether devil's advocate or not, we are just in a tough moment of discerning...there's no consensus. We're kind of at a weird precipice. Are you familiar with the term tipping point? In the artistic fashion? In most art forms—especially temporal art forms, like music or poetry, but it happened in the visual arts too—you have a moment in the scheme where the artist will take an extra amount of time, typically, or an extra bit of emphasis to show an emotional depth. This is especially effective, in the arts, to have these kinds of “push moments” where there's a little bit more ask of the audience, basically. And that ask then has a reward, and it's almost a virtuosity being displayed by the artist to know when the time is to push that button. And you could argue that the same thing is true in the consumer world, in a way. That there are these moments of challenge that then is released, that should have some of the same relevance, but it's like—yeah, we've stripped all that. We don't have tipping points anymore. We don't have people waiting for their meal and then being satiated by it. You're expected to have it immediately from the drone in the sky. TH: That's how people are experiencing news and music and everything now. I keep going back to it, but it's just such a weird postmodern time that we're in. When I was kid thinking about the year 2000 I figured it would be working four hours a day, and then 2010 hit and it was like, you know what? Nothing's really changed. Everything is the same. All we have is phones. But now, I was reading the Wikileaks thing and they're trying to hack into computerized cars to crash them. Oh, okay. There are megamillionaires trying to go to Mars. Corporations are going to be on Mars before states will, and that's crazy. Would you go to Mars? AD: No. I love the idea of exploration, and I can safely say that I've done a lot of that in myself— psychedelics and otherwise—around some of these deeper questions I had as a kid that never were solved but I asked aloud of myself...but I would sooner go to the bottom of the ocean than I would go to Mars. There's so much about the world that we live in that we have rarely explored. Again with the same factors of very limited engagement, I do feel like if people went to the bottom of the ocean, they would have a lot more sympathy and compassion for the bottom of the ocean. And I don't see why we're spending all this money to try to go to outer space, besides the fact that it's obviously a lot of novelty and promise and potential, and it would be great so that we wouldn't have one calamitous event on Earth and lose the entire population. It'd be great. But I just don't understand why we're not going down and we're always going up. TH: Duh, man. It's because the Earth is hollow. I have actual literal flat-earthers on my Twitter timeline, and I'll make a joke like, “More NASA propaganda! They're showing Earth as a circle!” And people will be like, “Oh, man, I'm so glad you're woke.” Not to keep talking about this stuff, but it's fucking crazy and hilarious to me that in 2017 people would be arguing that the world is flat. If that's not a metaphor for Donald Trump's presidency, I don't know what is. AD: I think it's a very interesting problem, but also a really unique opportunity. I do find it really interesting: these people are supposedly really hungry for the truth and really feeling like they need to be part of the detective squad, the other Sherlocks. It's kind of cool that people feel so much purpose in this way, but they seem to be so tin-eared about facts. And not to say that one set of facts from a national agency should be totally trusted, but this idea that somehow they are privileged to some truth that they heard randomly somewhere—they seem like they heard it off a mountain, off some tablets, and that's the ultimate end-all be-all and somebody else's tablets that came off a very similar mountain don't have any relevance. TH: That's like an identity thing. It's like, my identity is linked to this brand new information I have. No one is more annoying than the newly converted. “I have the only truth and everyone else is wrong.” AD: I just wish these people would wear more cultish robes. They should commit. I'm saying this jokingly, but I kind of mean it truthfully. I kind of want people to go all the way if they're going to go there. But they just have one crazy theory about chemtrails, and then everything else can be somehow normal in the world, but they're just like yeah, chemtrails. Come on. Go all the way. TH: Wear a tinfoil hit. Wear your bathrobe out. AD: My dad wears a bathrobe all the time. It's great. It's fashionable. He's kind of crazy. It works. Maybe we're all in that space. So here's a question. I don't remember the term for it, but there is a concept that the future can't exist until it's written about by sci-fi writers, that until something appears on Star Trek it won't really be invented. It's kind of an imagination thing. If there's a simultaneous invention that happens in the world it's because of technological pressures that have been shown. There is a kind of zeitgeist about the physical problems or commercial issues that then breed solutions that take a form that generally seems to correspond to “science fiction,” even if it's things like inventing teleportation. Which seems so futuristic and science-fiction-y in Star Trek but is now actually being developed. People are part of this because it was dreamed up by somebody. So why aren't we hiring teams of writers to just write the craziest timelines to get us there? TH: Maybe we are and we just haven't read them yet. As you were saying that, I was thinking about why it's so important to expand your political imagination. If that's true, if all of these technological ideas are like a stream rippling through the eons that eventually become real, it's like The Secret on a civilization-wide scale. Maybe by creating a more radical imagination we really can have, a thousand years from now, people living in a world that we are imagining now. Marx or Adam Smith—when Adam Smith was writing, I don't think he thought, oh, this is the way it's going to be forever. Or even the Bible. AD: I don't think it has to take a thousand years. There has to be some structure that makes it happen way faster than people imagine. Because again, these books are set in the distant future, but this stuff comes way faster. There's something about that. But I do agree with you about the political systems thing. Just for instance, the third party thing is always shut down. It's always like, “Nope, not going to happen. We live in a two-party system.” And if ever somebody could really change our imagination to think more parliamentarian, I think it would happen in a second. We have way too many different camps for it not to happen quick. I mean, it obviously serves its purpose right now, but I think the nuance that's going on makes it seem obvious—we don't have Whigs anymore, but we have a thousand other things that could easily be in that place. TH: Yeah. I mean, David Graeber has this speech on bureaucracy and technology, and he really looks at the form of governance that the United States uses, and so much of it was based around a time where it would take a pigeon two months to make it across the country, when we were limited by railroads. AD: We went a long time without a nationwide-spanning railroad. We went a long time with horses that could only go so far. TH: Do you read graphic novels or science fiction? AD: I used to read a lot of them, but I'm also dyslexic, so I've always had a hard time. Especially the harder science fiction, I love it. Your Larry Nivens and these kinds of people, I like that stuff. It just takes me a long time to piece through it. I like graphic novels, it's sometimes easier, but it depends on the writer. Some people just have so much text that it really makes my eyes jump around a ton. TH: Somebody just gave me this Pax Romana graphic novel. Are you familiar with this? It's fucking awesome, man. I never read this shit, but it's like, the civilization has gone to shit and all that remains is the Roman Church and they send people back in time to take over the world before Mohammed is born. Of course it's born of psychotic Christian Eurocentric fantasies, but they go back there with nuclear weapons and drones and create an army of god. It was a fun read. Let me ask you some more music questions, actually. Do you still run a record label? AD: Yeah. I would call it more of an imprint than a record label, though it functions to do a lot of the normal label stuff. The mandate of the record label initially was initially to be a platform for artists to overcome the catch-22 of the music industry, which is: if you don't have a release, you're not going to get attention, and you're not going to be considered by record labels, and so you have to have a release to get attention, essentially. The label functioned as being a lot of artists' first release, the place where they could put a stick in the ground and then hopefully grow the seeds that they planted in that earth out into other spaces. I feel really good about that. Over time, now, I've had a few artists who have released multiple times on the label, and it's been a platform to release older music, some overview stuff of my own as well as others'. But it isn't this kind of thing to yell from the rooftops, or a movement, it's just been a little platform for these kinds of artists in the past. TH: I was looking at it and going back and listening to some interviews you did where you talked about it. I started a record label a couple years ago. And I mean honestly I'm probably just going to shut it down this year, or close its doors for a while, just because of having a kid and there's so much shit going on, I just can't give it what it needs. But one of the main reasons that I started the label is because I felt like blogs and things—you know, there's no John Peel in 2017. And all the old ways that people were discovering music have disappeared...there were these things that mattered, that if they happened it could set off a chain of events for people. And those milestones don't really exist any more. I feel like that is the function of record labels, now. Even on a small boutique imprint...my question is, do you feel like record labels are replacing blogs and publications? Like they're this other filter, a source of discovery that's almost more important than anything else today? AD: Yes and no. I think they did function like that about ten years ago. And then over time it became the curation of a few people who did some festival circuits. A while ago Pitchfork ceased being a really critical publication and more of a series of lifestyle choices. And then you had some labels that really represent (and you still have this on occasion) an idea, and that's potent enough to keep their existence. But largely they function as tax shells so you can have loss-leaders and some way of communicating a release, but really most labels just function as P&D deals for publishing houses to license music to movies, television, and radio, essentially. That's how the larger indies hold on, is through these licensing deals. The people who have taken over the role that you're speaking about, I really feel, are collectives nowadays. There are a lot of collectives—be it focused, usually, around a genre or sometimes more focused around a location— that become the figureheads of their individual pocket of scene and transmit their culture in a way that seems authentic and people like. Look at Teklife—which has a label aspect, but really it's a loose collection of people who are all under the banner of this Juke scene. Or Soulection, with their party sound, and they have tons of nights all over the world that are just selection nights, but you never know which DJs you're going to catch from the crew; they have some bigger-name people in the crew, but really it's just a sound that's really the modern party sound. And similarly with TeamSupreme and Brainfeeder—I mean, I'm kind of quoting off things that might be a little more underground than your listenership knows about, or is kind of specific, but this is really where that curation is happening, where you have people blanket-wise just ascribing themselves to one of these collectives, rather than a label. TH: Huh. I guess that is true. Of course Hellfire Club comes to mind. I was very excited about Hellfire Club when that was going on. It made me want to live in LA. AD: And there are exciting outgrowths. Even though Hellfire Club fell apart, there are still exciting outgrowths that are emanating from that. But you see that one moment where you have this supergroup feeling where people could really get behind it and were excited and could pour their energies into something. You could feel it. It emanates, and it's still rippling. I feel like that's one of the reasons why it has such powerful sustain. And I also think there's a collectivism in a lot of people coming together, that friction of different voices together, rather than having one main A&R or one blog writer. That was never sustainable. You always see through the facade of the one- person perspective. It never seems to work. You have these great runs. And even Peel had his ups and downs. But part of the reason why he was so abundant is because he had so many different outgrowths. He had his radio show and his critical writing. And it's interesting: it was a different time period, too, obviously, kind of a slower time (think of Cream magazine being all just that one dude), just a different way. But I feel like we desperately need more critical vision in our art structures. If it's another group of fifteen-year-olds who get together and make a crazy sound, that's fine, but if there's no knowledge of history or no knowledge of trajectory, they all seem to tear each other apart and go away rather than figure out how to sustain. TH: I don't have any experiences in my life that sound anything like you're describing, so I don't know what you're talking about... I'm writing a book right now about hip-hop and radical politics, and I keep thinking about Project Blowed and I keep wanting to ask people in LA what the impact of that scene was and how it influenced you. AD: I can tell you when I was really young, when I was in high school in the early nineties, the Blowed, or Freestyle Fellowship and those kinds of things—everybody knew the surface of what was going on in gangsta rap, especially in '92 when half the kids were all grunged out and the other half of kids were all gangsta rap, and it was starting to hit the airwaves in LA, and then you had LA hip-hop radio going from a dance mix of freestyle music from Miami and some Information Society, like, weird electro EDM music, industrial music that was going on—to full-on gangsta rap. That was this new sound that had older roots, but for the airwaves, you had people going deeper on the culture and going to the world stage, going to the Blowed, wherever it was being held, specifically the Good Life, and getting tapes from people who would dismiss you, would rip you off —you'd go up there and you'd be lucky to walk away with the thing you were trying to get. But it was this whole level of depth that you could go, which I know was not happening in a lot of other cities. You might be hearing music, but to actually go talk to the people who are making it go, witness them in person, and get the bug, and really feel like there's something really amazing happening, like there's a movement happening, that's special. But then on top of it: the riots. The LA riots happened in '92. Rodney King. And I mean, that lit fires in people that both tore apart a lot of the scene and caused a lot of friction in this way where the places you went were kind of dangerous, or perceived as dangerous to go...it became a very palpable danger. For years after that, I remember there were clubs that you were warned about. And that's part of the reason I feel like I did rave music. Because I think every kid wants to inhabit that danger, and LA had an amazing underground warehouse scene that at times played right there with all the LA underground hip-hop. You would catch those same names MCing for jungle artists, or being present in the club scene as much as they were at the Good Life. It's like, there was enough confusion that you could see the bleed between the things way before it happened in the overground worlds of electronic and hip-hop coming together. TH: You're talking about Peace, and Myka 9 and shit, right? Is that who you mean? AD: The core Blowedians for sure, but also look at Global Phlowtations. They were taking chances with their beats in the mid- to late nineties that were crazy. Thavius Beck is born of that, and Satchel Page. There are a lot of interesting voices. And they actually had female MCs in a real way —not to depreciate the other people in project Blowed that were doing the same, but... You know, when I first started touring, in the early aughts, I would go to places like Japan or Europe, and every once in a while I would trip over these stores that were just selling west coast hip-hop. Amazing, right? And I would go in there, and I'd ask, “Where's the LA hip-hop section?” and it's like, no, the store was all an LA hip-hop section. I learned more about what was going on in my own city through places like that. There was one particular one in either Sweden or Norway (one of the Scandie countries, I don't remember which one unfortunately, it's been a long time) that was so dedicated to the culture, and they had all these obscure side projects and shit. It's like, what are you talking about? These people have only one record out, had these one-off tape side projects, and they'd exist in these other places in these other countries, and I never would have found out about it in LA because it was just such a hidden culture that you weren't supposed to go out and engage with. It's tremendous. TH: I totally forgot about all that shit. In the Bay, too, you'd go to Amoeba Music, and sell five hundred CDRs. Amoeba Music paid my rent for the first two years of my music career. It's so crazy. It's things like that that I think about a lot, and this is one of the questions I had for you. How has the way you work changed over the fifteen years that you've been a full-time musician? AD: I mean, in some ways it's remained doggedly the same. I'll have a notion, and follow that notion down a winding path, and that will either yield a project that comes out commercially or, often, yields some sort of results that then coalesce into a record. And somehow I've been doing that this whole time. I've released seventeen collections of music that count as full-lengths, and that becomes this thing that somehow has gone on this long, for these past fifteen years. But then at the same time, technologically it's shifted so much, from being all hardware—no computer in the very beginning, creating everything with samplers and synthesizers—to hybrid forms of that. As sample times have changed, as the hardware has become more possible, in some ways, getting away from samplers with their long sample times (because that provided too many choices), going down to the circuit-bent, going down to the acoustic. I did a series of records a few years ago that were totally...it's almost like every good idea I've had, I've had to abandon because I don't know how to do that idea again. Do you know what I mean? And I know management and labels would love it if I could sustain the attention span to really do something long enough to make it actually truly good, rather than fidget. But that isn't my job. I kind of realized a while ago, my job isn't to make a lot of money. My job isn't to make great music. It's to bring my sense of wonder that I've always felt towards music and show it to other people. That's probably my highest aspiration at this point. TH: You're a tinkerer, man. I feel like what you're describing also is—have you ever seen Dosh play live? It's the same kind of thing. I feel like when I'm watching you or when I'm watching Dosh, I'm watching someone just playing in their bedroom. That's where I'm at with music right now. Man, I just don't want to play a show unless it feels like I'm tinkering in my bedroom, so I have to reimagine what my live show is, and incorporate more live PA into that, and it's so...when you're rapping, it's such a challenge to figure out how you can really rap and then have all these moving parts and shit that's organic and live. AD: I may say—I know you're a thinker. I know you're a deep thinker, but I also know you have a lot of really important things to say. And I feel like this is the kind of perspective that I wish I had other people telling me...but I think at a certain age, past a certain point, people stop giving you critique and they start to just assume that you're ever-prevalent, and this is just the thing, and it's set. But I feel like, for yourself, when I've caught you, it's always really vital to hear what you have to say. I feel that way honestly. And I understand the idea of building in mechanisms that keep you feeling interested, and keep you feeling like you're doing the work in this way, but I feel like you need to exist because there aren't that many people saying things that are of importance. Or they're not speaking their truth in a way that is including mine, do you know what I mean? There's a lot of political music out there that is important, and has a lot to say. I really like where clipping. is at right now, for instance. I dig it. But I also feel like they're skipping a lot of harder truths that are won through a deeper examination of the direct political scene. I love the metaphor, and I love the approach. And I think it's super important what they're doing as well, but it's just very different. There aren't many Public Enemy's right now. If any. TH: I hear that. It's fucked up there's not enough Public Enemy's right now, really. AD: I like reading about music, both the psychology and the physics of, and also the history of. And those 33-1/3 books can be kind of hit and miss. But the one on Public Enemy and the Bomb Squad production around It Takes a Nation of Millions is phenomenal. It's amazing. Do you know the 33-1/3 series? It's a series of creative writing. Some of it's very factual, and some of it's very personal narrative. And they always deal with a specific album. My favorites always tend to be the ones that really talk about the creation of or the history of the hard, on the ground facts of a certain record. And usually really classic albums get the treatment. TH: I'm trying to learn a lot of back story to shit like that right now. AD: It's a perfect one to dive into, and it really talks about the moment that birthed that record, but also that birthed Public Enemy. It's great. It's one of the ones I really recommend. The Bomb Squad—this is one of those experiences for me where it's like, okay, Public Enemy had a lot to say, but the onomatopoeia with the way they said it, the words they said it with but also the music...this book does a really good job talking about things like the fact there was a horn stab on every single beat in some of their songs. You know? It underlines not only the message, but the message underlines the music. It's perfect. There are a lot of groups out there that have a heavy sound, and they don't necessarily say very much. And the rare groups who have both, I think. I dig death metal groups, sometimes, it's not my favorite thing in the world, but man, the music sounds like those words, and those words sound like that music, and I have to tip my hat at that. I feel like Public Enemy did it really well, as well. The Bomb Squad did it really well. TH: That's one of the things I'm thinking about. The form was revolutionary in the way that it carried the message. It was a very experimental music. I remember listening to that with my mom. And she was like, “This is fucking terrible.” My dad was like, “Shut this off! This is the worst shit!” The same way that punk music was jarring to people's ears. So when I'm home just twiddling with loop pedals and shit, I try to think, like, what is that different format today? AD: It's a great mandate you can give to younger producers who don't usually have the perspective of what they want to say, they're just trying to figure out how to even be in the space. But sometimes if you have the message you want to end with before you have any of the notes, it can help determine those notes real fast. TH: When you listen to the way they imagine experimental music on TV shows like Battlestar Galactica, it's always some hybrid between noise and techno and cut-up shit. Today it would just be a bunch of Windows dings and the sound of a fucking Mac shutting off. AD: Are we talking about Vaporwave? TH: You haven't switched over yet? Or is it too late? Is that over? AD: It's over and it'll never be over. But yeah, I mean—I think that's a weird moment that we're in that won't ever stop now. All popular music is Vaporwave now. For a long time, I used to consider popular music to be kind of a mash-up culture, where unless you had one popular thing rubbing up against another popular thing, it wouldn't produce the phenomenon known as popular music. But now we're through the looking glass, and now you just have to have a taste of that thing. And it doesn't matter if the thing doesn't live in a serious space. It's better if it lives in a frumpy, humorous, tongue-and-cheek thing, because then you never have to actually commit. TH: It seems like it's a relative of Witch House. But Witch House was actually dope, I felt like. AD: Did it ever really even exist? Was it an easy journalistic term for just a passing chord? I liked a lot of the music that was going on in that space, too, and I feel like the “Ethereal & B,” the ethereal R&B that's going on now, you could point towards a lot of artists who are basically making a version of Witch House, but it has different DNA. It goes to the same place. TH: I've never heard of ethereal R&B, I'll check it out. AD: There's quite a bit of music in that vein, and you could argue that even Mumble Rap goes there too, sometimes, stuff that's a little bit more—oh god, my head is full of names, and they rarely come out at the right moment. The stuff I'm really feeling, I love the way that tempo has come back in a lot of music, and that chop has come back into rap. You have a lot of rappers now who can actually chop. There's a little more going on than just some catchphrases. I was really tired of that trend before it even set in. TH: I love the new rap music. I mean, Future. He's such an experimental artist. AD: Especially that new record. God, it goes places. You should check it out. You've head OG Maco before, right? Some of his—I don't know if you want to call them hits, but his more overground cuts, and his weird deeper-in-the-record cuts are weird as fuck. It's great. Even someone like Post Malone, which is again super-surface, he does stuff with Justin Bieber...but it comes out super strange sometimes. It has some weird blue-eyed soul to it, but then it does something. TH: Usually before I go I ask if there are any books or anything that you'd recommend to people. AD: I wish I read more. Dang, I am such an illiterate fool. Maybe I can encourage people, instead of imbibing the outside world, which is very relevant, but just from my perspective if more people took pen to paper and tried their hand at poetry, even the rappers out there who are used to scribbling verses, even the people who maybe keep a journal but try to have a bigger impact with fewer words...that exercise is something I engage in, still to this day. And there is relevance. There is something to be said with your personal voice. Word choice, thinking about what comes next. I'm a musician. I should know nothing about this. I'm largely illiterate. And I feel like it is an incredibly meditative practice. What's the next word? What's that next thing? So maybe my answer is a reversal of your question. TH: That's what keeps me from going crazy. Alright Alfred. Thank you for taking the time. AD: Equally! Tell me when this goes live, I can't wait to crow about it. 

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 100! It’s a celebration b*tches! This weeks episode is our 2 year anniversary on top of being the 100th mix show episode, which means we HAD to do something special. 5th Beatle of Southern Vangard, KOOP, and DJ Jon Doe conspired by the fire over the past month and came up with the idea to have an ALL EXCLUSIVE EVERYTHING show. What’s that mean, you ask? It means that EVERY SINGLE joint in this weeks mix has not seen the light of day until NOW. We won’t rattle them off here, you can check the tracklist in the show description - but let’s put it like this - we pulled off something marvelous. If that wasn’t enough - Supastition, J57 and DJ Pocket came by to hang out with us during the show, and we even convinced Supa, J57 & Meeks to drop a few bars over exclusive beats from D.R.U.G.S. Beats & The Are of K-Otix! Welcome to 2017 ya’ll, it’s gonna be quite a year and will most definitely be nothing but that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #underground #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live January 1, 2017 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks @beatlabusa Inst. Beds by D.R.U.G.S. Beats, J57, The Are & DJ Jon Doe "Game Changer" - Supastition & Praise "Untitled 01" - Joe Stu & DRUGS Beats Unreleased "Untitled" - Untitled "Brass Knuckles II" - Jack Jones "Forget the Rest (Demo Mix)" - R.A.W. (Problemz & DJ Skizz) "Untitled" - Kev Brown & Cy Young (cuts DJ Jon Doe) "Left In My Dust" - K-Def feat. The Artifacts "My Resolution" - J57 feat. Thom Seveer (prod. LuvJonez) "Victory At Last" - SPOX PhD (DJ Spinna & Oxygen) "Untitled" - K.A.A.N. & K-Def "Police Can Do" - Wise Intelligent "Here I Come" - K-Hill "Live for the Moment" - Bambu & Supastition (prod. Croup, cuts DJ Jon Doe) "Widdit" - Paten Locke "Daylight" - MarQ Spekt feat. HPONE "Bruce Willis" - The Difference Machine "Tax Season" - Lobsterdamus AKA Dillon "Tough Guys" - J. Sands "Letting Go" - Cas Metah feat. J57 & Matt Stamm (prod. J57) "Missing Me" - Yamin Semali (prod. Dublohskytzo) "Ghetto" - J. Scienide feat. Kev Brown (cuts DJ Jon Doe) "Angles" - SPOX PhD (DJ Spinna & Oxygen) "Selfie" - J. Sands "Untitled 02" - Joe Stu & DRUGS Beats Unreleased "Sick" - Freestyle Fellowship "Kings Throne" - Libretto feat. Awall

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 098! Honestly folks, we’re just firing on all cylinders right now. This weeks #twiceaweek content brings you the latest and greatest hip-hop on Tuesday and an interview session with one and only DV Alias Khryst! On top of that, Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship & The Kleenerz fame dropped by to hang out on the mix show this week. Say what?! Do you want more?!?! Interview snippets with DV are at the end of this weeks mix, full drops on Thursday! Hot damn ya’ll its that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #underground #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live December 11, 2016 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks @beatlabusa Inst. beds prod. by Jisah "Lights Out (J57 & G Koop Remix)" - DV Alias Khryst feat. Redman "Tell 'Em Again" - Sadat X feat. DV Alias Khrist "Where's The Hope" - Cas Metah feat. DV Alias Khryst & Craig G "Moschino" - Da Flyy Hooligan feat. Dv Alias Khryst (prod. Ded Tebiase) "Exit Thru The Gift Shop" - Tristate X Oh No feat. Evidence "The Ends & Outs" - Stik Figa (prod. Black Milk) "How We Choose" - Planet Asia feat. F1 "The Omen" - Planit Hank feat. Kool G. Rap, Canibus, Chris Rivers & DJ Evil Dee "Know What You're Facing" - Snowgoons feat. Killah Priest, Slaine & Aspects "Guns Hang High" - GQ feat Rapsody (prod. 9th Wonder & Khrysis) "Focus" - Twice Mighty "Milestone" - Smoke DZA feat. BJ the Chicago Kid, Jadakiss & Styles P "Psalm 137" - JuJu Rogers & Bluestaeb "God Bless (Remix" - Ras Beats feat. A.G. & JBiz Interview Snippets - DV Alias Khryst

This week we have a truly special guests hailing form the L.A. area.  With producer credits for artists like Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg & 213, Freestyle Fellowship and more, we bring to you our long-time friend Josef Leimberg.  We discuss his newest project released on Alpha Pup/ World Galaxy Records – “Astral Progressions”!  We bringREAD MORE

Episode 17 - Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship by Matt Greenfield

** NOTE: This week is an explicit/not radio friendly episode on the music and commentary ends... ** This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of September 28, 2016 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary on everything from politics to pop culture. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): Introduction + Commentary: 0:00 - 1:37:02 DJ Fusion Mix: 1:37:02 - 2:16:19 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Mix: 2:16:19 - 3:21:23 Our commentary this week touched base on pretty damned terrible week in Black America with the passing of actor Bill Nunn, DJ Snake of Phuture, rapper Shawty Lo & musician Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. of Buckwheat Zydeco, the U.S. deporting Haitians 6 years after the earthquake in Haiti, the latest law enforcement overreach killings in Tulsa, OK & Charlotte, NC of unarmed &/or non-threatening Black men, how deadly basically ANY Black American stereotype is via racism & colorism on ourselves and via society, the hypocrisy of the anger about the peaceful NFL protests via Colin Kalpernick and other athletes but not the reasons they are happening in the first place, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening ceremonies, recent comic books, movies & TV folks have checked out lately and some other stuff here and there. There is no brand new Black Agenda Report news mini-segment on this week's episode due to our extended commentary. Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly. FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Week of September 28, 2016 Joints Played Live On This Week's Broadcast by DJ Fusion [tunes listed by artist/song title/label(s) in order] 1. Freestyle Fellowship/1 Style At A Time/White Label 2. Pudgee Tha Fat Bastard feat. Lord Tariq & Sadat X/Think Big/Back 2 Da Source Records ‎ 3. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo feat. Westside Gunn & Conway/Basquiat On The Draw/Mello Music Group 4. Fudge/In My Shoes/Lex Records 5. Lizzy Parks/This and That (Chris Read RMX)/BBE Records 6. AlunaGeorge/Mediator/Island Records 7. Wax Tailor feat. Ghostface Killah/Worldwide/Lex Records 8. Utah Jazz/Can You Handle It? 2016/Spearhead Records 9. Robert Glasper Experiment/No One Like You/Blue Note 10. NxWorries/Lyk Dis/Stones Throw PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Ausar Ra Black Hawk Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics and Independent Music Finds

As an entertainment business entrepreneur, Paul Stewart has done it all. He’s started multiple companies. He’s worked in music, film, fashion, and now books. He’s had years with multiple mega-hits, and years where he just barely scraped by. His story is about the struggle: Wake up everyday and hustle. Stay true to what you know. Connect with good people. Be generous. Never stop fighting. Here are just a few of the gems that come out of our interview: On the keys to his success: “I got down differently than other people. I thought the parties were important. I do some of my best networking running the streets at night and connecting with people.” On the people running major record labels: “They are not creative people, so they hire uncreative people underneath them and its like, ego driven maniacs, nepotism and just unqualified.” The problem with book publishers: “There is just so much institutionalized racism in regards to urban culture and hip hop and things like that. It’s just a lack of understanding of what people are interested in because they are not in touch with this world. Most of the people that are the decision makers have a total disconnect to urban culture. Basically just the wrong people making decisions.” On the artists he’s worked with: The Pharcyde, House of Pain, Warren G., Coolio, Montel Jordan, Freestyle Fellowship, and so many more And movies he music supervised: Poetic Justice, Dear White People, Barbershop, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers, Hustle and Flow we won the Oscar Subjects featured in his books: Murder Dog Magazine, Pimp C, Curtis Snow, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bobby Brown, Too Short, Iceberg Slim, E-40, Marcus Garvey, Bushwick Bill, Scott La Rock, Tupac, Eazy E, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, and many many more. The EDM.com track of the week is: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/badflite-falling-down-ft-anuka If you enjoyed the music you heard in this episode, here's the list: Mista Grimm, Indo Smoke https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/indo-smoke/id192999606?i=192999894 Run-DMC, Rock Box https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rock-box/id255372435?i=255373612 Three Times Dope, Funky Dividends https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/funky-dividends/id945454956?i=945454963 House of Pain, Jump Around https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jump-around/id121050245?i=121049658 The Pharcyde, Passin Me By https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passin-me-by/id912597149?i=912597179 Greg Hein, Down https://soundcloud.com/greg-hein/down WC and the Madd Circle, West Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFvmgR6G3U Problem, Like Whaaat https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/like-whaaat-feat.-bad-lucc/id600041534?i=600041829

In advance of his new album "Action," the legendary Aceyalone of Freestyle Fellowship came by Dash Studios to tape an episode of Shots Fired. (The interview begins at the 35:19 mark) The innercity griot touches on everything from the early days of LA hip-hop (Egyptian Lover, Mixmaster Spade) to the roots of The Good Life, Project Blowed and how Freestyle Fellowship formed. The conversation spans from his personal views on art, media misperceptions, dealing with major labels, "The Book of Human Language," and his evolution over the last two decades. You don't want to miss this one. In addition, Nocando and Jeff talk "To Pimp a Butterfly." Pre-order Aceyalone & Bionik's "Action" here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/action/id972391757 Follow Aceyalone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aceyalone

Rapper/podcaster Intuition & Grantland writer Alex Pappademas join MC Nocando & Jeff Weiss to talk about what if scenarios. They talk about what if Biggie were still alive, The D.O.C. never damaged his larynx, Death Row signed Freestyle Fellowship, Ice Cube never left N.W.A, rappers get into performing musicals, Max B never went to jail, Big Pun were still alive, 50 Cent never got shot 9 times, RZA’s basement in Staten Island did not flood, and 2pac were still alive. Plus, Jeff & Nocando take a look at DMX reuniting with his son. Be sure to call and ask us questions at (424) 216-6230.

STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this women episode Mista Montana and Menace do this: Recently inducted Demigodz member Blacastan joins us dolo to promote latest Demigodz opus, 'KILLmatic'. Long awaited and paying homage to an era responsible for shaping his and his cohorts styles, Blacastan breaks down its creation, detailing the science behind some of the albums tracks such as 'Audi 5000', 'Dead In The Middle' and more! We also discuss Blac's colourful future, which will soon include various projects, one of which teaming with Reef The Lost Cauze for a project on Man Bites Dog Records , as well as a collaborative project with DJ DOOM set to drop on UK label Blunted Astronaut and the highly anticipated forthcoming AOTP album! To reference a track off 'KILLmatic', Blacastan is on a 'dumb-high' right now and we hope he doesn't come down! Adrian Younge may not be a known name in Hip Hop yet, but with rising anticipation around Ghostface Killah's forthcoming '12 Reasons To Die', a conceptual project that he describe's as a "vintage Italian horror film", its only but a matter of time before this changes! In a rare interview, we explore and detail his contribution to the 1968 based conceptual project and discuss his role as the album producer breaking down its creation, concept, direction and more! A student of RZA, Adrian talks about why this project is so personal to him citing 'Ironman' as a huge influence before later revealing his feelings on the forthcoming Wu-Tang album due later this year and much more! Essential listening! Westcoast legend Brotha Lynch Hung joins us for the first time on The Friday Night Live Show to detail his latest and final part in his Strange Music trilogy, 'Mannibalector'. We explore its creation comparing it to both projects prior, how the story ends and the reveal of an originally proposed ending that he deemed as too controversial to use, Strange Music's influence and more! We also touch on being bothered by fans that choose to pigeonhole his style, currently working on a 'Mannibalector' screenplay, his love of horror movies, touring, Juggalo's, censorship and his relationship with the media over the span of his controversial career, and much more!! Grrrr... Listen if you dare!    It's been a long Winter for us here at Conspiracy Worldwide Radio. Even longer has been the wave of critical acclaim and positive responses for one of the UK's premier artists right now: Edward Scissortongue. Taking the time out to join us last November, Ed reflects upon the creation of 2012's sleeper 'Better Luck Next Life' and why working with producer LampLighter for its entirety was so important among a gang of other topics including, lyricism, working with Sci-Fi Stu, The Bee Gees and more! Don't miss this interview with one of the UK's most gifted and High-Focused artists of recent times, and do remember that 'Better Luck Next Life' is available now for purchase. Rap royalty Myka 9 (Freestyle Fellowship) walks us through the making of his fantastic recently released, 'Sovereign Soul'. Entirely produced by Canadian producer Factor, we talk creative comparisons to their last project '1969' citing the noticeable upgrade in its live instrumentation, his style, collaborating with label mate Astronautalis, Freestyle Fellowship, being inspired by ex-house mate Talib Kweli, being in the lab with 2Pac and Biggie and much more! Legendary Status!! Sadistik drops in just weeks before the release of his new album 'Flowers For My Father' to talk the following: the electronic vibe of the project, maturity, accessibility, feeling less confined stylistically, the albums original change of direction, expectations, Dario Argentino's daughter tweeting his music, emphasising with the criticism Cage recieved for his transition in style, a new secret project and already starting his next album as well as a poetry book! This interview is the depiction of a balancing act -  no pun intended, crew!  Quelle Chris passes through to promote recently released Mello Music 7" single 'Ratsh*t' and two upcoming projects. In this fruitful interview we discuss the UK being responsible for the concept behind 'Ratsh*t' and director Eric Coleman's (Mochilla) vision for the the video, producing 'Monopoly' for Danny Brown, sampling and technological shifts, expanding people's undestanding of Hip-Hop, record digging with Roc Marciano, future work with rap titan Sean Price and more! AND THAT'S NOT ALL! Mista Montana and Menace lock horns regarding a miriad of controversial topics including, the new Pope, fox danger, Harlem Shake Poop and much more! Don't miss out like an agrophobic. Check out our new site here The Reveal Make sure you peep Wordplay Magazine here.

STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this women episode Mista Montana and Menace do this: Recently inducted Demigodz member Blacastan joins us dolo to promote latest Demigodz opus, 'KILLmatic'. Long awaited and paying homage to an era responsible for shaping his and his cohorts styles, Blacastan breaks down its creation, detailing the science behind some of the albums tracks such as 'Audi 5000', 'Dead In The Middle' and more! We also discuss Blac's colourful future, which will soon include various projects, one of which teaming with Reef The Lost Cauze for a project on Man Bites Dog Records , as well as a collaborative project with DJ DOOM set to drop on UK label Blunted Astronaut and the highly anticipated forthcoming AOTP album! To reference a track off 'KILLmatic', Blacastan is on a 'dumb-high' right now and we hope he doesn't come down!  Adrian Younge may not be a known name in Hip Hop yet, but with rising anticipation around Ghostface Killah's forthcoming '12 Reasons To Die', a conceptual project that he describe's as a "vintage Italian horror film", its only but a matter of time before this changes! In a rare interview, we explore and detail his contribution to the 1968 based conceptual project and discuss his role as the album producer breaking down its creation, concept, direction and more! A student of RZA, Adrian talks about why this project is so personal to him citing 'Ironman' as a huge influence before later revealing his feelings on the forthcoming Wu-Tang album due later this year and much more! Essential listening! Westcoast legend Brotha Lynch Hung joins us for the first time on The Friday Night Live Show to detail his latest and final part in his Strange Music trilogy, 'Mannibalector'. We explore its creation comparing it to both projects prior, how the story ends and the reveal of an originally proposed ending that he deemed as too controversial to use, Strange Music's influence and more! We also touch on being bothered by fans that choose to pigeonhole his style, currently working on a 'Mannibalector' screenplay, his love of horror movies, touring, Juggalo's, censorship and his relationship with the media over the span of his controversial career, and much more!! Grrrr... Listen if you dare!    It's been a long Winter for us here at Conspiracy Worldwide Radio. Even longer has been the wave of critical acclaim and positive responses for one of the UK's premier artists right now: Edward Scissortongue. Taking the time out to join us last November, Ed reflects upon the creation of 2012's sleeper 'Better Luck Next Life' and why working with producer LampLighter for its entirety was so important among a gang of other topics including, lyricism, working with Sci-Fi Stu, The Bee Gees and more! Don't miss this interview with one of the UK's most gifted and High-Focused artists of recent times, and do remember that 'Better Luck Next Life' is available now for purchase. Rap royalty Myka 9 (Freestyle Fellowship) walks us through the making of his fantastic recently released, 'Sovereign Soul'. Entirely produced by Canadian producer Factor, we talk creative comparisons to their last project '1969' citing the noticeable upgrade in its live instrumentation, his style, collaborating with label mate Astronautalis, Freestyle Fellowship, being inspired by ex-house mate Talib Kweli, being in the lab with 2Pac and Biggie and much more! Legendary Status!! Sadistik drops in just weeks before the release of his new album 'Flowers For My Father' to talk the following: the electronic vibe of the project, maturity, accessibility, feeling less confined stylistically, the albums original change of direction, expectations, Dario Argentino's daughter tweeting his music, emphasising with the criticism Cage recieved for his transition in style, a new secret project and already starting his next album as well as a poetry book! This interview is the depiction of a balancing act -  no pun intended, crew!  Quelle Chris passes through to promote recently released Mello Music 7" single 'Ratsh*t' and two upcoming projects. In this fruitful interview we discuss the UK being responsible for the concept behind 'Ratsh*t' and director Eric Coleman's (Mochilla) vision for the the video, producing 'Monopoly' for Danny Brown, sampling and technological shifts, expanding people's undestanding of Hip-Hop, record digging with Roc Marciano, future work with rap titan Sean Price and more! AND THAT'S NOT ALL! Mista Montana and Menace lock horns regarding a miriad of controversial topics including, the new Pope, fox danger, Harlem Shake Poop and much more! Don't miss out like an agrophobic.   Check out our new site here The Reveal Make sure you peep Wordplay Magazine here.

Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship & Fatlip of The Pharcyde join MC Nocando & Jeff Weiss this week to talk about their lives, their music, and what they’re doing now. Self Jupiter and Fatlip discuss early beginnings, the Good Life Cafe, and play some classic/current tracks. Plus, they talk about Drake’s trip to the strip club and MTV’s Hottest MC List.

"A smooth title track with a guarantee, not that one was needed." - Dirt E. Dutch, IndieFeed (Freestyle Fellowship on IndieFeed Hip Hop.)

STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this Halloween Special Mista Montana and Menace are live from The Ancient Ram Inn, one of the UK's most haunted venues, containing reports of sexual demonic activity, an incontinent spectral cat and headless apparitions. Do the boys make it out un-bummed and free of cat wee? Listen now to find out! On this show we have: Immortal Technique joins us live on the show fresh from the release of his new album "The Martyr" available to download now. In addition to an analysis of his new 16 track release, we talk Middle Passage, including a producer lineup, tracks already completed and Immortal Technique's concrete plan of action for its release in 2012, along with the UK-release of his new documentary. Tech breaks down plans to work with DJ Muggs, answers fan questions and addresses the recent comment from Tyler The Creator regarding his music. Celebratory and refreshing, this interview is essential listening for hip hop fans worldwide. Jedi Mind Tricks step back onto the show in the form of Vinnie Paz and we endulge in a feature-length 60 minute interview filled with emotion and truths as Vinnie tells the story of Stoupe. Far from a cautious affair, this interview explores the complex siutuation surrounding Jedi Mind Tricks, including Vinnie's years of torment whilst trying to publically protect Stoupe and keep a game face for the public. We also talk new albums, including Heavy Metal Kings' second album produced by DJ Muggs and Vinnie Paz's next solo album with production from DJ Premier, Psycho Les and features from Immortal Technique and Tragedy Khadafi. One of the most heart-felt interviews we have done and a must-hear piece of radio history.  The red carpet is rolled and Evidence rolls into the Conspiracy studio, joining us for a candid reflection and discussion on his new RSE released album Cats & Dogs and the making of some of its son. We also talk DJ Premier, new Dilated Peoples album, graffiti in L.A., particuarly critiquing the rumoured forthcoming law that writers buying spraypaint in L.A. will be potentially required to provide I.D. and their address with their purchase and much more in a swift but exact interview. Rhymesayers Entertainment were with us in the form of artistic giants; Brother Ali, Blueprint and Grieves to talk about the highly-anticipated upcoming Rhymesayers European tour, particuarly focusing on their forthcomin show in Camden, London. In this family themed interview, we discuss live performance, strange tour stories, the importance of european fans, forthcoming material, Mr. Dibbs, Macklemore, Lilly Allen, learning from Slug, stage diving topless women and more! A unique listening experience. Snowgoons and Reef The Lost Cause are with us on the show to discuss their new album together, as well as MOP's 10 track forthcoming release 'Sparta' and Snowgoons hopes to produce a track for Public Enemy in the near future. As action-packed as a Snowgoons beat itself this interview once again teases the audience with news of future projects including Snowgoons next album. Seatle's Macklemore joins us from the otherside, engaging in a feature length interview with a recent-found consciousness and state of sobriety. In this northwest soul induced interview, Macklemore bares his wings, taking flight into a multi-directional interview discussing; his current spot as the most known unknown artist in Seatle, drug abuse, a forthcoming appearance in the UK, Rhymesayers, lyricism, philosophy, future projects and more! A must hear for both casual and diehard fans of Macklemore. An excited Mr. MFN eXuire joins us for a dual-sided interview, breaking down his duality as an emcee and the differences between "the muthafu*cka" and the "esquire", for anybody who might be lost in translation. Beyond this, we talk visuals,The Last Huzzah, which he reveals was shot in his apartment using a shoe-string budget, working with El-P, ambitions on recording another remix with Necro, the internet, his name, his new album and forthcoming material with Danny Brown and El-P. We even discuss his subject, namely, PORN, with eXuire breaking down his favourite porn-stars, before gracing us with a freestyle on the streets of NYC as our interview comes to an end. Mr. Muthaf*ckin' eXuire is the future! Lowkey takes a rare break from his busy schedule to join us on the show to discuss wolrd issues inlcuding Occupy Wallstreet, the UK Riots and his distain at media moguls such as Simon Cowell. Lowkey is an amazinlgy self-motivated and successful artist, whose words resonate in the minds of millions worldwide. This interview helps to personiify the voice behind the music and serves as a timely reminder that Britain REALLY DOES have Talent. AND THAT'S NOT ALL! BONUS PODCAST FOOTAGE Freestyle Fellowship have a long-awaited album out and it was a pleasure to talk with Self Jupiter from the group and explore the history of one of hip hop's unsung supergroups, including their influence on other key icons in hip hop and the creation of their new LP. PLUS!! You can WATCH the legendary Chuck D's recent video interview with Menace where he discusses Conspiracy Worldwide Radio - WATCH IT  PART 1 PART 2 Enjoy our delivery! Contact us at conspiracyworldwide@gmail.com BBM: 22129BE3

STREAM or DOWNLOAD Part 1   On this Halloween Special Mista Montana and Menace are live from The Ancient Ram Inn, one of the UK's most haunted venues, containing reports of sexual demonic activity, an incontinent spectral cat and headless apparitions. Do the boys make it out un-bummed and free of cat wee? Listen now to find out! On this show we have: Immortal Technique joins us live on the show fresh from the release of his new album "The Martyr" available to download now. In addition to an analysis of his new 16 track release, we talk Middle Passage, including a producer lineup, tracks already completed and Immortal Technique's concrete plan of action for its release in 2012, along with the UK-release of his new documentary. Tech breaks down plans to work with DJ Muggs, answers fan questions and addresses the recent comment from Tyler The Creator regarding his music. Celebratory and refreshing, this interview is essential listening for hip hop fans worldwide. Jedi Mind Tricks step back onto the show in the form of Vinnie Paz and we endulge in a feature-length 60 minute interview filled with emotion and truths as Vinnie tells the story of Stoupe. Far from a cautious affair, this interview explores the complex siutuation surrounding Jedi Mind Tricks, including Vinnie's years of torment whilst trying to publically protect Stoupe and keep a game face for the public. We also talk new albums, including Heavy Metal Kings' second album produced by DJ Muggs and Vinnie Paz's next solo album with production from DJ Premier, Psycho Les and features from Immortal Technique and Tragedy Khadafi. One of the most heart-felt interviews we have done and a must-hear piece of radio history.  The red carpet is rolled and Evidence rolls into the Conspiracy studio, joining us for a candid reflection and discussion on his new RSE released album Cats & Dogs and the making of some of its son. We also talk DJ Premier, new Dilated Peoples album, graffiti in L.A., particuarly critiquing the rumoured forthcoming law that writers buying spraypaint in L.A. will be potentially required to provide I.D. and their address with their purchase and much more in a swift but exact interview. Rhymesayers Entertainment were with us in the form of artistic giants; Brother Ali, Blueprint and Grieves to talk about the highly-anticipated upcoming Rhymesayers European tour, particuarly focusing on their forthcomin show in Camden, London. In this family themed interview, we discuss live performance, strange tour stories, the importance of european fans, forthcoming material, Mr. Dibbs, Macklemore, Lilly Allen, learning from Slug, stage diving topless women and more! A unique listening experience. Snowgoons and Reef The Lost Cause are with us on the show to discuss their new album together, as well as MOP's 10 track forthcoming release 'Sparta' and Snowgoons hopes to produce a track for Public Enemy in the near future. As action-packed as a Snowgoons beat itself this interview once again teases the audience with news of future projects including Snowgoons next album. Seatle's Macklemore joins us from the otherside, engaging in a feature length interview with a recent-found consciousness and state of sobriety. In this northwest soul induced interview, Macklemore bares his wings, taking flight into a multi-directional interview discussing; his current spot as the most known unknown artist in Seatle, drug abuse, a forthcoming appearance in the UK, Rhymesayers, lyricism, philosophy, future projects and more! A must hear for both casual and diehard fans of Macklemore. An excited Mr. MFN eXuire joins us for a dual-sided interview, breaking down his duality as an emcee and the differences between "the muthafu*cka" and the "esquire", for anybody who might be lost in translation. Beyond this, we talk visuals,The Last Huzzah, which he reveals was shot in his apartment using a shoe-string budget, working with El-P, ambitions on recording another remix with Necro, the internet, his name, his new album and forthcoming material with Danny Brown and El-P. We even discuss his subject, namely, PORN, with eXuire breaking down his favourite porn-stars, before gracing us with a freestyle on the streets of NYC as our interview comes to an end. Mr. Muthaf*ckin' eXuire is the future! Lowkey takes a rare break from his busy schedule to join us on the show to discuss wolrd issues inlcuding Occupy Wallstreet, the UK Riots and his distain at media moguls such as Simon Cowell. Lowkey is an amazinlgy self-motivated and successful artist, whose words resonate in the minds of millions worldwide. This interview helps to personiify the voice behind the music and serves as a timely reminder that Britain REALLY DOES have Talent. AND THAT'S NOT ALL! BONUS PODCAST FOOTAGE Freestyle Fellowship have a long-awaited album out and it was a pleasure to talk with Self Jupiter from the group and explore the history of one of hip hop's unsung supergroups, including their influence on other key icons in hip hop and the creation of their new LP. PLUS!! You can WATCH the legendary Chuck D's recent video interview with Menace where he discusses Conspiracy Worldwide Radio - WATCH IT  PART 1 PART 2 Enjoy our delivery! Contact us at conspiracyworldwide@gmail.com BBM: 22129BE3