Playlist: 04/29/10

Date: 04/29/10

Note(s): ThaiMex and Santanna Hill came through with some nice tracks to mix things up and get you ready for the weekend. The set started out with a small tribute to the Gang Starr Foundation and moved into a variety of music to lounge to. The second hour was a collection of "love" songs.

01. Jeru the Damaja - Can't Stop the Prophet (Remix)

02. Group Home - Suspended in Time

03. Freddie Foxxx - No I Ain't With It

04. Erykah Badu - Turn Me Away (Get Munne)

05. Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

06. Show & AG - Next Level

07. Wu-Tang Clan St. Ides Commercial

08. Xzibit - Paparazzi

09. Nate Dogg St. Ides Commercial

10. Ras Kass - Understandable Smooth

11. Pharoahe Monch - Desire Feat. Showtyme

12. Ozomatli - O Le Le

13. Orishas - Represent

14. Boogie Down Productions - Love's Gonna Getcha

15. Erykah Badu - Love of My Life Feat. Common

16. Infinite Shades of Gray - Love

17. Mos Def - Love

18. k-Os - The Love Song

19. Murs - I Used to Love Her (Again)

20. Alpha MC - Loving Life

21. Erykah Badu - Love of My Life Worldwide Feat. Queen Latifah, Bahamadia & Angie Stone

Playlist: 04/22/10 - R.I.P. to GURU

Date: 04/22/10

Note(s): Sadly, one of hip-hop's innovators and icons has passed away. ThaiMex and Santanna Hill decided to pay a tribute to Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal by playing a song from each of his releases throughout the years.

01. Gang Starr - Positivity (Remix)

02. Gang Starr - Step In The Arena

03. Gang Starr - Take It Personal

04. Gang Starr - Mass Appeal

05. Gang Starr - You Know My Steez

06. Gang Starr - Skillz

07. Guru - Loungin' Feat. Donald Byrd

08. Guru - Watch What You Say

09. Guru - Certified Feat. J Dilla

10. Guru - State of Clarity Feat. Common & Bob James

11. Guru - Power, Money & Influence Feat. Jean Grae & Talib Kweli

12. Gang Starr - Ex Girl to Next Girl

13. Gang Starr - JFK to LAX

14. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth

Playlist: 04/15/10 - 420... almost

Date: 04/15/10

Note(s): With April 20th approaching, Santanna Hill decided to take a look at songs that highlighted what is often known and recognized as Hip-Hop's muse. ThaiMex was still missing, for the most part, somewhere in the breezy beauty of Maui.

01. Cypress Hill - I Wanna Get High
02. Redman - That’s How You Roll A Blunt
03. Channel Live - Mad Izm
04. Method Man - Tical
05. Black Moon - Stoned Is The Way
06. Keith Murray - Get Lifted
07. Snoop Dogg - Blueberry
08. The Luniz - I Got 5 On It (Remix) Feat. E-40, Spice-1, Richie Rich & Shock G
09. Living Legends - Purple Kush
10. Dr. Dre - Next Episode
11. Outkast - Crumblin' Erb
12. Busta Rhymes - Get High Tonight
13. Smif'n'Wesson - Hellucinations
14. BoB - Getting High
15. D’Angelo - Brown Sugar
16. NaS - Smokin'
17. The Pharcyde - Pack The Pipe
18. DJ Quik - Tha Bombudd
19. Afroman - Colt 45
20. Freestyle Fellowship - Mary
21. Bone Thugs 'n' Hamony - Budsmokers Only
22. 2Pac - High 'til I Die
23. The Pharcyde - Pack The Pipe
24. Rick James - Mary Jane

Playlist: 04/08/10 - At The Movies

Date: 04/08/10
Note(s): With ThaiMex vacationing in Maui, Santanna Hill decided to take a look at hip-hop's sound in the world of movies.

01. Naughty By Nature - Uptown Anthem from "Juice"
02. Ice-T - New Jack Hustler from "New Jack City"
03. Brand Nubian - A Child Born from "Soul In The Hole"
04. Biggie Smalls - Party and Bullshit from "Who’s The Man?"
05. MC Eiht - Streiht Up Menace from "Menace II Society"
06. Brand Nubian - Lick Dem Muthaphukas from "Menace II Society"
07. Method Man & Redman - How High from "The Show"
08. 2Pac - My Block from "The Show"
09. Crooklyn Dodgers - 1994 from "Crooklyn"
10. Crooklyn Dodgers - 1995 from "Clockers"
11. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Who Got Some Gangsta Shit from "Murder Was The Case"
12. Dr Dre & Snoop Dog - Deep Cover from "Deep Cover"
13. The Roots - Y’all Know Who from "The Wood"
14. Mos Def - You from "Black & White"
15. E-Bros. - Funky Piano from "New Jersey Drive"
16. Dr. Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringing from "Friday"
17. Outkast - Hollywood Divorce from "Idlewild"
18. Three 6 Mafia - It’s Hard Out There For A Pimp from "Hustle & Flow"
19. 2Pac - Me Against The World from "Bad Boys"
20. Keith Murry, Lord Jamar & UGK - Live Wires Connect from "Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood"
21. Beanie Siegel - Roc The Mic from "State Property"
22. Drake - Forever from "More Then A Game"
23. A Tribe Called Quest - Hot Sex from "Boomerang"

Dream Battle: Premier vs. Pete Rock - May 2, 2010

Your folks at The Barbershop came across some news and a trailer for what looks to be a "dream battle."

As part of a celebration commemorating Manhattan Records being in business for 30 years, hip-hop innovators and icons, DJ Premier and Pete Rock will be participating in a DJ Battle.

See the trailer here:

Manhattan Records presents DJ Premier VS Pete Rock -A Legendary DJ Battle trailer from getfunky on Vimeo.

Each of these pioneers has become so incredibly known for their production that many have forgotten how each got there... through an art form that lately seems to be more and more overlooked in this digital age: Turntablism. The DJ... Disc Jockey... Sound Selecter... whatever. The DJ is the one who keep the party moving and hype!!!

Details of the battle will be provided as we learn more.

Leave It To The Roots... again

Check it out, folks. To all you Roots fans out there who also happen to be fans of the late and great J Dilla, here’s another 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.

Apparently, Questlove announced this "mixtape" almost two months ago via Twitter and it features The Roots Band recreating some of their favorite J Dilla tracks.

The original Tweet reads:

#dilla im tired as hell, but im always up
for treats. enjoy these joints the roots
did in honor of dilla @swiftfm
http://bit.ly/cWfNCd

12:25 AM Feb 7th via Swift.fm

After looking around I found it available here.

Playlist: 04/01/10 - The United States

Date: 04/01/10
Note(s): Although many try to have you believe that there are rivalries between this and that coast or region, in the hip-hop industry, all the true heads know that's just the byproduct of mainstream media. In reality, mc's and producers have working together from the start. To take it even further, there are examples of mc's blowing up after setting up shop in a city that wasn't even their hometown.

This Thursday your boy, Santanna Hill held it down as ThaiMex was away preparing for a vacation in Maui and played some of his favorite collaborations from coast to coast.

01. Ice Cube - Endangered Species Feat. Chuck D
02. Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn Feat. Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane
03. Compton's Most Wanted - N2Deep Feat. Scarface
04. Pete Rock - One Life to Live Feat. MC Eiht
05. Prince Po - Meet Me At The Bar Feat. J-Ro & J-Zone
06. The Alkaholics - Hip Hop Drunkies Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard
07. Murs - The Animal Feat. Phonte
08. Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Offspring Feat. El-P
09. Buckshot - U Wonderin' Feat. Big Pooh & Sean Price
10. Kurupt - Light Shit Up Feat. Buckshot
11. 2Pac - Runnin' Feat. The Notorious B.I.G.
12. Nas - Play On Playa Feat. Snoop Dog
13. Dogg Pound - Brownsville II LBC Feat. Heltah Skeltah
14. Slum Village - Back and Forth Feat. Kurupt
15. Xzibit - Eyes May Shine (Remix) Feat. Mobb Deep
16. Tha Alkaholics - All The Way Live Feat. Q-Tip
17. Pharoahe Monch - Oh No Feat. Mos Def & Nate Dogg
18. Gorillaz - Dirty Harry Feat. Booty Brown
19. Common - The Corner (Remix) Feat. Mos Def & Scarface
20. De La Soul - Baby Phat Feat. Devin The Dude