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Song of the Day: Boogie Down Productions “Illegal Business”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on December 3, 2019December 12, 2019

Boogie Down Productions‘ “Illegal Business” was an early entrée in KRS-One‘s shift from gangsta to socially conscious hip-hop.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: BDP, Boogie Down Productions, hip-hop, KRS-One, music, Rap, Scott La Rock, song of the day

Listen to the Sounds of Shocktober!

DJ D-Mac  2:00 pm on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
Shocktober Spotify Playlist

We present this Spotify Shocktober playlist for your listening pleasure!

Categories: Blog, disco, garage rock, hip-hop, indie, old-school, psychedelic, punk, R&B, rock, spooky Tags: shocktober, song of the day, spotify

Song of the Day (Shocktober): MC ADE “How Much Can You Take”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019

MC ADE samples the main theme from John Carpenter‘s seasonal horror classic, Halloween, for this bumping early Miami bass hip-hop track.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day, spooky Tags: Halloween, hip-hop, john carpenter, M.C. A.D.E., MC ADE, Miami bass, music, shocktober, song of the day

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Whodini ‎”Haunted House of Rock”

DJ Stylus  10:00 am on October 18, 2019December 24, 2019

Pioneering rap trio Whodini throw a Halloween party that was wild even by ’80s standards.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, old-school, Song of the Day, spooky Tags: hip-hop, old school rap, shocktober, song of the day, Whodini

Song of the Day: Lafayette Afro Rock Band “Hihache”

DJ KC  10:00 am on September 18, 2019August 20, 2019

“Hihache” is a funk onslaught from Lafayette Afro Rock Band that had a second life as one of the most heavily-sampled songs in ’90s hip-hop.

Categories: Blog, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: breaks, funk, hip-hop, Lafayette Afro Rock Band, music, R&B, song of the day

Song of the Day: Adé “Something Sweet” feat. Fatman Scoop

DJ Stylus  10:00 am on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019
Song of the Day: Adé "Something Sweet" feat. Fatman Scoop

DMV rap notable Adé slipped a sweet dancefloor heater into his impressive major label debut EP this year.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: Adé, Fatman Scoop, Phonte, song of the day

DJ Stylus on the ESL Patio this Friday

DJ D-Mac  11:34 am on September 4, 2019September 6, 2019

DJ Stylus returns to the open air patio at the Eighteenth Street Lounge this Friday.

Categories: afrobeat, afropop, Blog, funk, hip-hop, house, House, jazz-funk, Latin, music, R&B, soul

Song of the Day: Little Brother “All In A Day”

DJ Stylus  10:00 am on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019
Song of the Day: Little Brother "All In A Day"

Little Brother reunites with a sound at once familiar and improved. North Carolina’s most important rap group has long time fans rejoicing.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: 9th Wonder, hip-hop, Little Brother, Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, song of the day

Song of the Day: Neneh Cherry “Buffalo Stance”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Neneh Cherry‘s big breakthrough came with “Buffalo Stance” which established her as an important feminist voice in the late ’80s rap scene.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: hip-hop, music, Rap, rap Neneh Cherry, song of the day

Song of the Day: Priest Da Nomad “Can’t Lose The Soul”

DJ Stylus  10:00 am on July 12, 2019July 12, 2019
Song of the Day: Priest Da Nomad "Can't Lose The Soul"

Pioneering DC hip-hop veteran Priest Da Nomad returns with a reflection on new D.C. and gentrification.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: DC hip-hop, hip-hop, Priest Da Nomad, Rap, song of the day

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