Heat Rocks
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Scorching guests and sizzling records: join music writer Oliver Wang and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes each week as they invite their favorite artists, critics and scholars for in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives. Each week our special guests will take you deep into their heat rocks from the world of hip-hop, soul, dance, jazz, funk and more. Get with us!
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Introducing Primer, MaxFun’s Newest Music Podcast
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May 21, 2024 |
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The Heat Rocks Appreciation Episode
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Cat Zhang on Flo Milli's "Ho, why is you here?" (2020)
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Music & Popcorn #7: Daphne A. Brooks on the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack (1995)
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Music & Popcorn #6: '90s OSTs with Jocelyn Brown
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Yola on Jill Scott's "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Kris Bowers on Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" (2011) [redux]
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Benny Sings on Phil Collins' "Face Value" (1981)
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Marzz on Kierra Sheard's "This Is Me" (2006)
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Celebrating Lil' Kim's "Hard Core" (1996)
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Vijay Iyer on Prince's "Sign O' The Times" (1987)
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Patrick Paige II on The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" (1994)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Steve Arrington on Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" (1976)
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May 27, 2021 |
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Pell on N.E.R.D's "In Search Of..." (2002)
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May 20, 2021 |
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Kemp Powers on De La Soul's "De La Soul Is Dead" (1991)
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May 13, 2021 |
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Karriem Riggins on A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" (1993)
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May 06, 2021 |
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Nite Jewel on Kraftwerk's "Computer World" (1981) [redux]
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Joshua Abrams on Arthur Verocai's "Arthur Verocai" (1972)
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Jason King on Sylvester's "Living Proof" (1979)
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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The Twilite Tone on Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July" (1980)
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Xenia Rubinos on Abbey Lincoln's "Abbey is Blue" (1959)
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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MF DOOM Special with Dante Ross
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Megan Pattison on Teena Marie's "It Must Be Magic" (1981)
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Sheila Burgel on The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica" (1964)
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Jeff Parker on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1965)
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Samm Henshaw on Kirk Franklin's "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin" (2002)
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Take Two #8: Mary J Blige's "What's the 411?" with Naima Cochrane
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Take Two #7: Mary J Blige's "Mary" with Naima Cochrane
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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J Dilla Special
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Valerie June on Etta James' "At Last!" (1960)
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Salaam Remi on Jungle Brothers' "Straight Out The Jungle" (1988)
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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DJ Soul Sister on The Meters' "Rejuvenation" (1974)
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Brittany Spanos on Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Our Heat Rocks of 2020
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Phonte on Intro's "Intro" (1993)
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Heat Rocks Holiday Music Special 2020
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Take Two #6: Drake's "Scorpion" (2018)
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Take Two #5: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" (2013)
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Formative Songs with G Yamazawa
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Soulquarian Medley
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Discovering Music Through Samples with Joseph Schloss
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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VanJess on Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" (2006)
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Favorite Breaks with Loren Kajikawa
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Anjimile on Oliver Mtukudzi's "Vhunze Moto" (2002)
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Nas & Unused Samples
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Kevin Smokler & Christopher Boone on B.T. Express' "Non-Stop" (1975)
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Take Two #4: Jay-Z's "The Black Album" (2003)
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Take Two #3: Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" (1996)
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Hanif Abdurraqib on The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" (1971)
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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The Art of Sampling #3B with Dan Charnas on Slum Village's "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (2000)
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Three Year Anniversary Special
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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The Art of Sampling #3A with Nate Patrin on J Dilla's "Donuts" (2006)
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Syreeta Gates on Cardi B's "Invasion of Privacy" (2018)
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Take Two #2: Janet Jackson's "The Velvet Rope" (1997)
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Take Two #1: Janet Jackson's "Control" (1986)
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Tiffany Johnson on Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" (2006)
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Wu-Tang Clan Special
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Braxton Cook on Emily King's "Seven" (2011)
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Duckwrth on Blue Magic's "Thirteen Blue Magic Lane" (1975)
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Camille Yarbrough on India.Arie's "Worthy" (2019)
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Alphabet Soup - D
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Regina Bradley on OutKast's "Aquemini" (1998)
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Ali Shaheed and Morgan chat EWF's "All 'n All"
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Ali Shaheed Muhammad on Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back" (1988)
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Adeline on Chaka Khan's "Naughty" (1980)
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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BONUS BEATS: Alphabet Soup - C
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Phillip Merritt on Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" (1979)
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Bruno Major on Chet Baker's "Embraceable You" (1995)
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Father's Day Special
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Jason Randall Smith on The Art of Noise's "In Visible Silence" (1986)
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Alphabet Soup - B
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Adam Mansbach on Black Sheep's "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (1991)
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Felicia Angeja Viator on Cypress Hill's "Cypress Hill" (1991)
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May 28, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Alphabet Soup - A
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May 26, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Sly's "Small Talk" with Michael Barnes
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May 22, 2020 |
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Havoc on Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" (1995)
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May 21, 2020 |
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Jarrett Hill on India.Arie's "Testimony Vol. 1, Life & Relationship" (2006)
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May 14, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Originals vs Covers and Crate Digging Stories
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May 12, 2020 |
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Comfort Music #3: Audience Picks
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May 07, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Quincy Jones' "Summer in The City" with Thes One
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May 05, 2020 |
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Nelson George on Stevie Wonder's "Innervisions" (1973)
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Old Music Reviews and James Gadson
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Comfort Music #2: Oliver's Picks
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Reggae Covers with Adam Mansbach
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Comfort Music #1: Morgan's Picks
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Heat Rocks Mailbag II
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Remembering Bill Withers with Joey Dosik
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Bonus Beats: Heat Rocks Mailbag
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Trackademicks on Sade's "Lover's Rock" (2000)
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Patrice Rushen on Minnie Riperton's "Come to My Garden" (1970)
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Cam O'bi on Kanye West's "Late Registration" (2005)
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Emily Yoshida on Björk's "Post" (1995)
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Music and Popcorn #5: Drea Clark on the "High Fidelity" soundtrack (2000)
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Music and Popcorn #4: April Wolfe on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack (1992)
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Music and Popcorn #3: Sean Fennessey on the "Juice" soundtrack (1992)
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Music and Popcorn #2: Renée Bever on the "Us" soundtrack (2019)
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Music and Popcorn #1: The Medley
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Josh Kun on Manu Chao's "Clandestino" (1998)
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Tall Black Guy on D'Angelo's "Voodoo" (2000) redux
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding on the Nat King Cole Trio's "Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio" (1991)
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Wendy & Lisa on Prince's "Around the World in a Day" (1985)
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Our Heat Rocks of the 2010s
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Holiday Music Special with Alonso Duralde redux
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Cristela Alonzo on A Tribe Called Quest's "We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service" (2016)
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Father Amde of The Watts Prophets on Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" (1971)
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Van Hunt on The Sensational Nightingales' "It's Gonna Rain Again" (1972)
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Phil Yu on Boyz II Men's "II" (1994) redux
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Shana Redmond on Jodeci's "Forever My Lady" (1991)
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Saul Williams on Portishead's "Dummy" (1994)
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Tisa Bryant on The Emotions' "Rejoice" (1977)
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Jason Concepcion on Herbie Hancock's "Thrust" (1974)
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Gabrielle Civil on Prince's "Parade" (1986)
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Luis Xtravaganza on the "Grease" soundtrack (1978)
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Gerrick Kennedy on Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" (1998)
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Luz Mendoza on Nina Simone's "To Love Somebody" (1969)
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Jason Woodbury on Karen Dalton's "In My Own Time" (1971)
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Jeff Chang on the "Wild Style" soundtrack (1983)
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Lee Fields on Sam Cooke's "Portrait Of A Legend" (2003)
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Lorraine Ali on M.I.A's "Kala" (2007)
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Allen Thayer on João Gilberto's "João Gilberto" (1973)
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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100th Episode Spectacular: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' "100 Days 100 Nights" (2007)
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Raphael Saadiq on Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's The Way Of The World" (1975) + Remembering Nipsey Hussle
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Mark "Frosty" McNeill on Nina Simone's "It Is Finished" (1974)
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Summer Spectacular feat. Quetzal (redux)
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Jimetta Rose on Rufus & Chaka Khan's "From Rags to Rufus" (1974)
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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David Ma on GZA's "Liquid Swords" (1995)
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Gavin Turek on Carole King's "Tapestry" (1971)
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Art of Sampling #2 with Thes One on Nas's "Illmatic" (1994)
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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Kier Lehman on Steely Dan's "Aja" (1977)
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Comeback Albums and Mailbag Special
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Prince Special
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Hua Hsu on Depeche Mode's "Violator" (1990)
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Guy Branum on Ani DiFranco's "Plastic Little Castle" (1998) Recorded LIVE
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May 30, 2019 |
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Vikki Tobak and Joseph Patel on Gang Starr's "Hard to Earn" (1994)
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May 23, 2019 |
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DJ Rashida on OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994)
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May 16, 2019 |
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Moby on Joy Division's "Closer" (1980)
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May 09, 2019 |
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RJ Smith on James Blood Ulmer's "Odyssey" (1984)
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May 02, 2019 |
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Karen Tongson on The Carpenters' "A Song For You" (1972)
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Sy Smith on Meshell Ndgeocellos "Plantation Lullabies" (1993)
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Bhi Bhiman on Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" (1969)
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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The Art of Sampling #1, James Brown's "In the Jungle Groove" (1984)
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Joey Dosik on Bill Withers's "+Justments" (1974)
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Heartbreak Radio on the "Chungking Express" soundtrack (1994)
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Illa J on Prince's "Dirty Mind" (1980)
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Nick Waterhouse on Jackie Shane's Any Other Way (2017)
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Tall Black Guy on D'Angelo's "Voodoo" (2000)
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Garth Trinidad on the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band's "The Serpent's Mouth" (2018)
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Tre'vell Anderson on the Dreamgirls soundtrack (2006)
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Lyrics Born on Curtis Mayfield's "Back to the World" (1973)
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Lindsay Zoladz on Bryan Ferry's "These Foolish Things" (1973)
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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Jamie Stewart on Otis Redding's "The Very Best of Otis Redding" (1992)
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Open Mike Eagle on Ol Dirty Bastard's "Return to the 36 Chambers" (1995)
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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Chani Nicholas on Cyndi Lauper's "She's So Unusual" (1983)
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Mayer Hawthorne on Parliament's "The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein" (1976)
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Lynell George on David Bowie's "Young Americans" (1975)
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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Holiday Music Special with Alonso Duralde
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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Macy Gray on Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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G Yamazawa on Kanye West's "The College Dropout" (2004)
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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EP62: Iman Omari on J*DaVeY's The Beauty in Distortion (2008)
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Jeff Weiss on Drakeo the Ruler's "Cold Devil" (2017)
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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Chris Molanphy on George Michael's "Faith" (1987)
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Women Behaving Boldly #6: Evelyn McDonnell on Janelle Monae's "Dirty Computer" (2018)
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Women Behaving Boldly #5: Joan Morgan on Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998)
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Women Behaving Boldly #4: Ann Powers on Madonna's "Like a Prayer" (1989)
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Women Behaving Boldly #3: Joi on Betty Davis' "They Say I'm Different" (1974)
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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Women Behaving Boldly #2: Aretha Franklin Retrospective feat. Lynnée Denise
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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Women Behaving Boldly #1: Oliver & Morgan on Millie Jackson's "Caught Up" (1974)
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Chris Ryan on the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" (1972)
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Aurora Guerrero on the "Mosquita Y Mari" soundtrack (2012)
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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James Spooner on Minor Threat's "Minor Threat" (1983)
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Sidibe on Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark" (1974)
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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serpentwithfeet on Björk's "Homogenic" (1997)
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Tiffany Gouché on Destiny's Child's "The Writing's on the Wall" (1999)
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Summer Spectacular feat. Quetzal
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Thomas Golubic on De La Soul's "Three Feet High and Rising" (1989)
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Amber Navran on King's "We are King" (2016)
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Phil Yu on Boyz II Men's "II" (1994)
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Jesse Thorn on The Coup's "Steal This Album" (1998)
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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Meshell Ndgeocello on Prince's "Purple Rain" (1984)
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Star Spangled Banner Special
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Benjamin Booker on William Onyeabor's "Who is William Onyeabor?"
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Eliza Skinner on the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack (1986)
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Marcus Moore on Mos Def's "Black on Both Sides" (1999)
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Adrian Younge on Jeru's "The Sun Rises In the East" (1994)
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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Taura Stinson on Minnie Riperton's "Adventures in Paradise"
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May 31, 2018 |
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Cut Chemist on Cymande's "Cymande" (1972)
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May 24, 2018 |
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Cole Cuchna on Kanye West's "Yeezus"
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May 17, 2018 |
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Fredara Hadley on Anita Baker's "Compositions"
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May 10, 2018 |
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Justin Simien on Michael Jackson's "HIStory"
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May 03, 2018 |
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Martín Perna on Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall"
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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Egyptian Lover on Cameo's "Cameosis"
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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Nite Jewel on Kraftwerk's "Computer World"
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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Brother Ali on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life"
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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P.J. Morton on Brandy's "Full Moon"
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Jack Davey on Digable Planets' "Reachin'"
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Denaun "Mr." Porter on A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory"
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Brian "B+" Cross on Freestyle Fellowship's "To Whom It May Concern"
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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DJ Monalisa on D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar"
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Ishmael Butler on Lightnin' Rod's "Hustlers Convention"
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Pharoahe Monch on Main Source's "Breaking Atoms"
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Feb 13, 2018 |
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King on Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Bardo Martinez on Eugene McDaniels' "Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse"
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Jan 30, 2018 |
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Frannie Kelley on TLC's "CrazySexyCool"
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Vernon Reid on Jimi Hendrix's "Band of Gypsys"
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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Bahamadia on The Kay-Gee's "Keep On Bumpin' & Masterplan"
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Jan 09, 2018 |
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Kris Bowers on Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80"
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Jan 02, 2018 |
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Bosco on Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun"
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Dec 26, 2017 |
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Jay Smooth on Run DMC's "Raising Hell"
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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"The Prequel Episode" Loren Kajikawa on Dr. Dre's "The Chronic"
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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Suzi Analogue on Missy Elliott's "Da Real World"
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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B.Slade on Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" (Recorded Live!)
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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The Shacks on The Sapphires' "Best Of"
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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Ernest Hardy on Sade's "Love Deluxe"
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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Anil Dash on Prince's "1999"
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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Ill Camille on Common's "Like Water for Chocolate"
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Nov 07, 2017 |
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Dam-Funk on Change's "Miracles"
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Oct 31, 2017 |
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Shea Serrano on DMX's "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot"
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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Ann Powers on Madonna's "Like A Prayer"
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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Phonte on Intro's 1993 Self-Titled Album
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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Joi on Betty Davis's "They Say I'm Different"
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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Sep 28, 2017 |