Free Lunch Courtesy of The Roots

Check it out, folks. To all you Roots fans out there, here’s a free little treat that your boys at The Barbershop found. Keep in mind, we’re not the folks giving this away, we just heard about it, then found it all over the internet. So, as fans, we’re passing it on.

From: http://www.itsallthewaylive.net/

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“Questlove was feeling the holiday spirit this weekend as he shared some presents to the world by offering up some 'Sandwiches' from NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. These are those awesome little jams you hear The Roots crew play as the show heads into and out from commercial breaks. Apparently they have now reached a milestone by writing 1,000 of these songs, all within the past 9 months. Its crazy to think that they can write these jams in no time and makes you really anticipate what they are saving for their upcoming release, 'How I Got Over,' which is slated to be released in February. Here’s 22 sandwiches, straight from the afro himself, compiled into a nice little EP.”

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There are no rhymes from Black Thought. Also, the recordings do not sound particularly polished but more like practice jam sessions. Still, the collection is nice little jazzy set to listen to.

Links to Download your Sandwiches:

http://www.mediafire.com/?4morw1jdquf -or-

http://rapidshare.com/files/321589545/The_Roots_LNJF_Sandwiches.zip

Playlist: 03/25/10 - Producer Spotlight: Pete Rock

Date: 03/25/10

Note(s): This week we decided to highlight the artistry of legendary producer known as “Soul Brother #1″ and “The Chocolate Boy Wonder.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are speaking of none other than Mr. Pete Rock!!!

From his influential and formative days as a member of the legendary duet known as Pete Rock & CL Smooth to his solo series of Soul Survivor albums, Pete Rock has been blessing us with gems for over 18 yrs (Can you believe it’s been that long???).

01. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Creator
02. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brother
03. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - I Got A Love
04. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Sun Won't Come Out
05. A Tribe Called Quest - The Jazz (We've Got)
06. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
07. Heavy D & The Boyz - Don't Curse Feat. Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G. Rap, Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth
08. NaS - The World Is Yours
09. AZ - Rather Unique
10. Das Efx - Real Hip Hop (Soul Brother Remix) 11. InI - To Each His Own
12. J-Dilla - Remember Feat. Bilal
13. Pete Rock - Niggaz Know Feat. J Dilla
14. Blackstar - Respiration (Remix) Feat. Black Thought
15. Pete Rock - Tru Master Feat. Inspectah Deck & Kurupt
16. Run DMC - Down With the King Feat. Pete Rock & CL Smooth
17. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You

Playlist: 03/18/10

Date: 03/18/10

Note(s): Yes, yes, ya’ll!!! It’s a few days before the spring equinox but, if you live in Southern California, Summer is definitely in the air. You just can’t beat it. This week ThaiMex and Santanna Hill came in and pumped out jam after jam from both mainstream and underground sources to fit the vibe.

01. House of Pain - Jump Around
02. Naughty by Nature - Feel Me Flow
03. Latyrx - Lady Don't Tek No
04. Rifleman - Califormula Mix
05. NaS - Rewind
06. Sir Skrapy - World Wide
07. Rune Orfeus - Completely Unresponsive Feat. Hoodfox & Joosik Energetik
08. D-Nice - Crumbs on the Table
09. Corniche - CHiPs Theme
10. Redman - Funkorama
11. Beatnuts - Watch Out Now
12. EPMD - Crossover
13. Parker & The Numberman - Caught Up
14. Tony Da Skitzo - Let's Drift
15. De La Soul - Watch Out
16. Ill Al Skratch - Don't Shut Down on a Playa
17. Of Mexican Descent - I Am Still
18. NoCanDo - Trumpet In The Rain
19. Ice Cube - Jackin' 4 Beats
20. Illa J - We Here
21. The Nonce - Keep It On

Playlist: 03/11/10 - Family Trees, Vol. 2: Living Legends

Date: 03/11/10
Note(s): Volume 2 in a series designed to explore family/crew associations in music. This volume's selected crew was Living Legends.

In preparation for the show, ThaiMex and Santanna Hill had every intention of trying to create a 2-hour chronological tour highlighting significant movements in their career... until they realized that each of the 9 members of this crew could probably have a complete 2-hour show dedicated them alone.

So, instead, your boys at The Barbershop tried to give you a good taste of the whole crew as an "overview."

01. Mystik Journeymen - Walkman Invaders
02. Mystik Journeymen - Depths of Survival
03. The Grouch - Roll Call
04. The Grouch - Rap is Senseless
05. Log Cabin Crew - Sunsprayed
06. 3 Melancholy Gypsies - 2010
07. Asop - As Good As It Gets
08. Bicasso - Life and Times
09. Eligh - One Day Feat. Rick Rick
10. Murs - 4 the Record
11. Murs - Belief's Blues
12. Murs - The Jerry MacGuire Song
13. CMA - Introspections
14. G&E - Streetwalking
15. Mystik Journeymen - Voices Feat. Eligh, Asop, The Grouch, Murs & Arata
16. Sunspot Jonz - Nitroglycerin Feat. Elight, Asop, The Grouch, Murs, Bicasso, PSC & Scarub
17. Scarub - A Fact of the Matter
18. The Grouch - Symbolism Feat. Bicasso19. Mystik Journeymen - People of the Sun Feat. The Grouch

Playlist: 03/04/10 - A Tribute to GURU

Date: 03/04/10
Note(s): After hearing about his recent cardiac arrest, temporary coma, and subsequent surgery, ThaiMex and Santanna Hill decided to pay tribute to hip-hop legend, Guru from Gangstarr, with a play list that features some of his more notable songs.

01. Gangstarr - You Know My Steez
02. Gangstarr - Take It Personal
03. Boogiemonsters - Behold a Pale Horse
04. Project Blowed - Crazy Cray Feat. Busdriver, NoCanDo, Aceyalone & Subtitle
05. GooDie MoB - Black Ice Feat. Outkast
06. Mikah 9 - Chopper Feat. Busdriver
07. Gangstarr - Skillz
08. Kurupt - We Can Freak It
09. Pete Rock - One Life to Live Feat. MC Eiht
10. 1st Down - Front Street
11. Cody Chestnutt - The Seed
12. Blackroc - Ain't Nothing Like You Feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones
13. Mystik Journeymen - People of the Sun Feat. The Grouch
14. Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes to Worst Feat. Guru
15. Gangstarr - Step In The Arena
16. Gangstarr - Who's Gonna Take The Weight
17. Dres - Gimme 5 Feat. Junkie
18. Deeskee - Hip-Hop Legends Feat. Rifleman & Murs
19. Company Flow - Vital Nerve Feat. BMS
20. Natural Resource - They Lied
21. Ladybug Mecca - Oh Poor You
22. Gangstarr - Mostly the Voice