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Playlist: 08/26/10 - Artist Spotlight on Outkast

Date: 08/26/10

Notes: Throughout it's lifespan, hip-hop has been predominately represented in terms of east and west coast. That all changed in 1994 when two dope boys in a cadillac dropped the hip-hop classic known as, "Southerplayalisticadillacmuzik." This week, ThaiMex and Santanna Hill decided to highlight the careers of Andre 3000 & Big Boi... better known as the duo called Outkast.

01. Player's Ball

02. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

03. Benz or Beemer

04. ATLiens

05. 2 Dope Boyz in a Cadillac

06. Jazzy Belle

07. Hootie Hoo

08. Street Talk Feat. Big Boi - From Slick Rick's album entitled, "The Art of Storytelling"

09. B.O.B.

10. Slum Beautiful Feat. Cee-Lo

11. Hey Ya!

12. She Lives In My Lap

13. Reset Feat. GooDie MoB

14. Mighty O

15. Hollywood Divorce Feat. Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg

16. Again Feat. Outkast - From the "Again" Maxi-Single by Lenny Kravitz

17. Xplosion

18. Ain't No Thang

Playlist: 08/19/10 - Featuring Q-Tip

Date: 08/19/10

Note(s): Undoubtedly established as one of hip-hop’s innovators and greats both through his work as a member of A Tribe Called Quest and as a solo artist, this is a night that instead features work Q-Tip has done for releases outside of his own body of work. From hip-hop to r&b, jazz to latin music, Q-Tip has been placing his unique sense of rhythm and vibe on music listeners since 1987.

Again on a solo mission, ThaiMex decided to show the level of influence Q-Tip has on music in creating a vibe. Although there is a rich history that has been created by Q-Tip's creative endeavors, ThaiMex decided not to play a single song by A Tribe Called Quest or Q-Tip's solo body of work to prove his point. Instead, he played songs by everyone else that featured Q-Tip.

01. DJ Mark Ronson - Tomorrow Feat. Q-Tip & Debi Nova

02. Heavy D - Don't Curse Feat. Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G Rap, Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth

03. Jungle Brothers - Black is Black Feat. Q-Tip

04. De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Called Saturdays Feat. Q-Tip

05. Prince - The Greatest Romance Feat. Pharrell & Q-Tip

06. Prince - Chocolate Box Feat. Q-Tip

07. Dee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart Feat. Q-Tip

08. Sergio Mendez - The Frog Feat. Will.I.Am & Q-Tip

09. Raphael Saadiq - Get Involved Feat. Q-Tip

10. Janet Jackson - Til It's Gone Feat. Q-Tip

11. Brand New Heavies - Sometimes (Remix) Feat. Q-Tip

12. Tha Alkaholiks - All The Way Live Feat. King Tee & Q-Tip

13. Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Undisputed Champs Feat. Pep Love & Q-Tip

14. Beastie Boys - Get It Together Feat. Q-Tip

15. Busta Rhymes - Ill Vibe Feat. Q-Tip

16. Busta Rhymes - Can't Hold The Torch Feat. Q-Tip

17. Common - Come Close (Remix) Feat. Pharrell, Q-Tip & Erykah Badu

18. Slum Village - Hold Tight Feat. Q-Tip

19. Black Sheep - La Menage Feat. Q-Tip

20. Mobb Deep - Drink Away The Pain Feat. Q-Tip

21. Da Bush Babees - 3MC's Feat. Q-Tip

22. Madd Skillz - Extra Abstract Skillz Feat. Large Professor & Q-Tip

23. The Roots - Ital (The Universal Side) Feat. Q-Tip

24. Mos Def - Body Rock Feat. Tash & Q-Tip

Playlist: 08/12/10 - Artist Spotlight on The Pharcyde

Date: 08/12/10

Note(s): The beginning of the 1990's was a time of a lot of movement for hip-hop in general but particularly in the West Coast. This era brought about a new mentality among the California scene as artists focused on lyrical precision and artistry. Among some of those to emerge were Project Blowed, Hieroglyphics and, of course, Imani, Bootie Brown, Fatlip and SlimKid3; we are talking about none other than The Pharcyde!

ThaiMex and Santanna Hill decided to shine a spotlight, play some music, and provide commentary on the crew from Los Angeles that has been active hip-hop, both as a group and as soloists in a number of ways since at least 1990.

01. The Pharyde - Pharcyde

02. Brand New Heavies - Soulflower Feat. The Pharcyde

03. The Pharyde - Ya Mama

04. The Pharyde - Passin' Me By

05. The Pharyde - Pandemonium

06. The Pharyde - Drop

07. The Pharyde - Runnin'

08. Pain

09. The Pharyde - Trust

10. Almyghty Myghty Pythons - AMP

11. The Pharyde - Knew You

12. SlimKid3 - AyYoMyMan

13. Fatlip - First Heat

14. Uncle Imani - Watch Me Go

15. The Pharyde - Network Feat. Black Thought

16. The Pharyde - Devil Music

17. Sublime - Doin' Time Feat. The Pharyde

18. Mya - Fallin' Feat. The Pharyde

19. The Pharyde - Runnin' (Jay-Dee Remix)

Playlist: 08/05/10 - Artist Spotlight on The Roots

Date: 08/05/10

Note(s): As ThaiMex was flying solo this evening, he decided to shine a spotlight to the crew from Philadelphia that has been active since 1987. In light of the release of their 10th studio album last month, we are talking about none other than the legendary Roots crew! Live musicianship, fierce mc’s, beatbox kings and a message… how can you go wrong? This broadcast featured a chronological review featuring a couple of tracks from each album by The Roots.

01. Essawhamah (Live at The Soulshack)

02. Distortion to Static

03. Proceed

04. Clones Feat. Dice Raw & M.A.R.S

05. Concerto of a Desperado

06. The Next Movement

07. You Got Me Feat. Erykah Badu & Eve

08. What You Want Feat. Jaguar

09. The Seed 2.0 Feat. Cody Chestnutt

10. Break You Off Feat. Musiq Soulchild

11. Guns Are Drawn Feat. Aaron Livingston

12. Stay Cool Feat. Martin Luther

13. Game Theory

14. Clock With No Hands Feat. Mercedez Martinez

15. Rising Down Feat. Mos Def & Styles P

16. Rising Up Feat. Wale & Chrisette Michele

17. The Fire Feat. John Legend

18. How I Got Over Feat. Dice Raw

19. Ital (The Universal Side) Feat. Q-Tip

20. Act Too (Love of My Life) Feat. Common

Playlist: 07/29/10 - Artist Spotlight on Erick Sermon

Date: 07/29/10

Note(s): This week at The Barbershop we decided to shine a producer’s spotlight on The Green Eyed Bandit, Mr. Erick Sermon. Half of the legendary duo known as EPMD, Erick Sermon has been in the game since 1986 so ThaiMex, Santanna Hill, and Low-L decided to dedicate an evening and highlight some of his work over the years as primarily as a producer,but also as an emcee.
01. EPMD - You Gots To Chill

02. EPMD - So What Cha Sayin'?
03. EPMD - I'm Mad
04. EPMD - Crossover
05. EPMD - The Headbanger Feat. K-Solo & Redman
06. K-Solo - Spellbound
07. Das Efx - They Want Efx
08. Redman - Blow Your Mind
09. Erick Sermon - Stay Real
10. Erick Sermon - Hostile Feat. Keith Murray
11. Keith Murray - The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World
12. Jamal - Keep It Real
13. Erick Sermon - Funkorama Feat. Redman
14. Method Man & Redman - How High
15. Def Squad - Def Squad Delight
16. Boyz II Men - Vibin' (Kenny Dope Remix) Feat. Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman & Two 2 Da Head
17. Erick Sermon - Boy Meets World
18. Too $hort - Buy You Some Feat. Erick Sermon, MC Breed & Kool Ace
19. Xzibit - Alcoholic Feat. Erick Sermon & Tha Alkaholiks.
20. Erick Sermon - Welcome
21. Erick Sermon - Music

Playlist: 07/08/10 - Interview with ThaiMex

Date: 07/08/10

Note(s): Shifting gears a bit, Santanna Hill decided to put ThaiMex on the spot and perform an interview with him in light of the release of his new album entitled, "Brand New Starts" that was released on 07/06/10 and is available on iTunes and Amazon.

Santanna played "Brand New Starts" in its entirety and drilled ThaiMex with questions along the way. Nothing like a friend asking you questions to get all the grit and grime, huh?

Brand New Starts by ThaiMex:

01. Brand New Starts

02. My Intention

03. Cut It Out

04. Me & Mine

05. Anti-Etc

06. The Truth

07. Violent Rooms

08. Maintain

09. Never-Ending (Time)

10. Face It

11. You Don't Feel Me

12. Let It Flow (Breathe)

13. Tribute

14. How I End It

15. Haiku of the Frustrated MC

Extras:

16. Infinite Shades of Gray - 101 Reasons

17. Hue of Intuition - Californians

18. ThaiMex - The Truth (Demo Version)