The Weekly Top 5 Countdown: The New Producers…Hip Hop’s New Pioneers

Well, with The 5th Anual Mil-Town Beat Down Hip Hop Olympics happening at the Wherehouse this Friday, and showcasing the hottest producers on the scene here in Milwaukee. And with Tarik Moody filling in for Scott, we thought we’d get some hip hop in the mix. Todays topic is all about the most innovative hip hop producers [...]

K-Os hears those Footsteps In The Dark

Many, many, many artists have sampled The Islet Brothers. So when I decided to pick my favorite Isley Brothers samples for this week’d seven o clock sample segment, this song was a no-brainer!

“Footsteps in the Dark” was released in 1977 by The Isley Brothers as an album track featured [...]

Find A Way with Towa Tei

Today I’m presenting one of my absolute favorite samples.  I’d been looking for this sample for a very long time.

I knew what the song was, but I could not find the album, when I finally got it, I was bragging to Tarik that I had found one of my favorite samples, to which he said… [...]

Are You Feeling This: The Very Best, Wye Oak and Two Michael Jackson Remixes

Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the [...]

Q Tip’s DANCING MACHINE

I know that I promised that we’d explore only James Brown Hip Hop samples in the month of June, however with Q Tip coming to town this Thursday and all the excitement here at the station around that, I felt I had to give you a little Q Tip sample this morning.
Q Tip’s newest album [...]

What’s the Scenario?!

This week on the 7 o clock sample, we are exploring one of the most influential and classic hip hop albums of all time. A Tribe Called Quest’s LOW END THEORY.
In 1991, the third 12″ single for this album was released by Jive records. That single was ” SCENARIO” , which after almost 20 [...]

Common’s Ghetto Child

Today’s seven o clock sample comes to us from Common’s 6th studio release BE. This critically acclaimed record was viewed as many , as Common’s come back record. After receiving mixed reviews about his ELECTRIC CIRCUS project, he teamed up with Kanye ( and Dilla ) for a boom bap heavy album.
Here is [...]

Are You Feeling This: Suite For Ma Dukes, La Roux and Architecture in Helsinki

 

Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online.  Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists.  Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about.  You tell us what you think.  Vote in the Are [...]

Freebie: Waajeed is doing it for the ladies

If you are not familiar with the producer/musician Waajeed, you need to be.   He is founder of the amazing hip hop/soul group Platinum Pied Pipers and the Bling47 crew and worked with aritsts such as J Dilla, Invincible, Dwele, and more. Anyway my man dropped a podcast honoring the women in hip hop and soul, [...]