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December 28, 2018: Put The Needle On The Best of 2018 Part Two
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Format | Comments | New | Approx. start time | ||
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SUW ReMIX Project | I Had A Good Time (Please Don't Go) ReRemix | 2018 | this show is dedicated to SUW's Michele and Frangry whom we all miss on these here FMU airwaves - | * | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |||||
Del & Amp Live | Help (feat. Adult Karate) | Gate. 13 | 2018 | #BayArea. Since longtime member of Zion I producer Amp Live split with his emcee partner Zumbi (who continues Zion I solo) he has been busy being his usual super creative self. In 2018 he teamed up again with Del the Funky Homosapien this time for the full-length album “Gate 13” on which he flexes his future beat production style. On this track he both employs among other styles some opera (something first done by Malcolm McLaren) while also continuing the vibe he first crafted a decade ago on “RADIOHEAD RAINYDAYS REMIXES” his dope Radiohead remix project that included guest spots from Zumbi, Too $hort and Del. | 0:01:18 (Pop-up) | |||||
deM atlaS | Bad Loves Company EDIT | Bad Actress | Rhymesayers Entertainment | 2018 | deM atlaS is Minneapolis multi-talented artist Joshua Turner. This wonderful track is off his 2018 Rhymesayers album Bad Actress which, while not his first release, is the first official full-length album release by the emcee, poet,painter, and former frontman for a rock. As noted by his renowned record label, this soul bearing album is “packed the album with unguarded emotions centered around a lifetime of unhealthy relationships, struggles with mental illness, and an indomitable drive to overcome them.” | 0:02:51 (Pop-up) | ||||
Gurp City | Tribe & Brew (feat Eddie K, Luke Sick, DJ Quest) | Gurp City The Flood Rap Camp Vol. 1 | 2018 | #BayArea. Off brand new album from the super-talented extended underground hip-hop collective Gurp City which is the San Francisco centered (although includes members from all over the country) modern day Wu-Tang Clan. Gurp City features new and veteran hip-hop talents such as Z-Man, Jake Uno, Big Sammy, Eddie K, Luke Sick, and DJ Quest of Bullet Proof Space Travelers/Live Human fame. | * | 0:07:01 (Pop-up) | ||||
Senor Gigio | Ride (The Fall of Mac'n Cheez) (scratches by KIDSIXTH) | Heroes of the Gold Rush | 2018 | #BayArea. More underground Bay Area hip-hop talent that was supported on this show -upon its July release. As stated by the artist on his Bandcamp page “Señor Gigio is the Emcee with No Name in this Hip Hop western. Time traveling back to the days of the 1849 gold rush & fast forwarding to the 2018 tech boom era in the Bay, Señor Gigio tells stories filled with California lore & social commentary for the times we live in. Of course, never short of romance, mysticism & humor, this album is also a tribute to the golden age of Hip Hop - especially the golden age hip hop of California & especially ESPECIALLY the great San Francisco Bay Area.” | 0:09:39 (Pop-up) | |||||
Knxwledge | WhyUGangsta? EDIT | 2PK.4TRK.B.SiDE. | 2018 | Ever prolific NJ to LA artist whom I interviewed here a while back recorded lots of music in 2018 including this song/album. Artist whose talents (before Stones Throw) were spotted by OB at All City back in Ireland - home of Tall Paul - on comments right now | 0:12:45 (Pop-up) | |||||
LC Odysse | You Say You Leavin' EDIT | 2018 | not to be confused with DC MC/producer Oddisee this is Paris France producer LC Odyssee (sometimes known as just Odyssee) and one of the tracks he dropped in 2018 | 0:13:36 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Your Old Droog | Live From NYC (Freestyle) | 2018 | BK, NY to LA emcee supertalent Your Old Droog (aka YOD) may not have released a full-length album in 2018 - but this one track Live From NYC (Freestyle) is so damn good it makes up for it | 0:14:44 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Jason Nevermind aka JNeva | Who Di$... Furiou$ Styles (Produced by DJ4AM). EDIT | Deep Thoughts w/JNeva #Mixtape V.5: "So So Many Broken Robots" | 2018 | #BayArea Jason Nevermind aka JNeva aka 4AM aka Jason Chavez - longtime friend of this show outta da Sco | 0:18:33 (Pop-up) | |||||
Afu-Ra | 3 Evil Masters (feat. Jeru The Damaja & Big Shug) | Mazterchef | 2018 | 2+ decade veteran Afu-Ra returns with 2018 album Mazterchef boasting track like this killer slice of hip-hop with two old time longtime patners “3 Evil Masters (feat. Jeru The Damaja & Big Shug)” | 0:22:04 (Pop-up) | |||||
ChanHays | Brooklyn (feat. Skyzoo & Joell Ortiz) | The Creepy EP | 2018 | ChanHays is one sick ass gifted producer from Canada with a love of American hip-hop and artists | 0:25:46 (Pop-up) | |||||
Nas | Adam and Eve (feat The Dream) EDIT | Nasir | 2018 | when you begin your career with a landmark album it's hard to top it - hence while NAS'' 2018 release Nasir was not as great as previous work it did have some strong material like this track - that was produced by Kanye West (one of the few good things he did in 2018 - even if track was allegedly jacked from another_ | 0:28:26 (Pop-up) | |||||
Rahzel | Ring The Alarm!!! (feat. Bun B) | 2018 | Renowned beatboxer and former member of The Roots Rahzel returned in 2018 with this great track featuring Southern rap legend Bun B of UGK fame | 0:31:42 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Viktor Vaughn | Change The Beat (Flu Remix) | The Villain Wins (DOOM remixes) | 2018 | while technically a 15 year old song by MF DOOM aka Viktor Vaughan off the 2003 "Vaudeville Villain" album this is one of the 2018 remixes of the artist by Flu off the December 2018 release by the Melbourne Australia producer/remixer | 0:35:54 (Pop-up) | |||||
Roc$edy X Trizz | Double Park The Spaceship | The Preamp | 2018 | more great new 2018 (albeit generally slept on) hip-hip outta Cali with artists down with my man Chuuwee | 0:38:33 (Pop-up) | |||||
Rakim | King's Paradise EDIT | 2018 | Arguably the greatest emcee of all time Rakim may not have dropped any albums in almost a decade (“The Seventh Seal” in 2009) but this year the influential revered mic wrecker returned with this one sick song - as heard on the latest season of Luke Cage on Netflix for track he did with A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge. | 0:41:07 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Skipp Whitman | Nametag (The One Day Project) | 2018 | Skipp Whitman from Brookline, Massachusetts has been around for over a decade dropping series of mixtape and albums - most recently released full-length was "Piece" back in 2017. This year he dropped several singles/tracks including this short but killer one (over a familiar looped sample) that he dropped via YouTube right before the summer. | 0:43:34 (Pop-up) | ||||||
One.Be.Lo | Clusters | EARS APART | 2018 | One.Be.Lo song “Clusters” from EARS APART released on August 24th -same date the artist from Pontiac Michigan AKA Binary Star - also released the album LIGHTY - as noted upon release by the artist ‘BINARY STAR = People will listen to LIGHTY and EARS APART and think it's one album, but in reality it's two albums that revolve around each other, and that's how they shine. THE TWO HEADED DRAGON = One Be Lo and OneManArmy of Binary Star breathes fire, blows flames.“ | 0:44:58 (Pop-up) | |||||
Killah Priest & 4th Disciple | You Don't Stop (feat. Raekwon) | 2018 | this year the Wu-Tang Clan celebrated 25 years in the hip-hop game - over the past 12 months members of the WU were busy been creative collaborating with other artists and keeping Shaolin alive and (wu)well | 0:48:53 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Jedi Mind Tricks | Certified Dope (feat. Eamon) | The Bridge and the Abyss | 2018 | still going strong in 2018 Jedi Mind Tricks released their ninth studio album at start of the summer 2018 | 0:51:22 (Pop-up) | |||||
Oxygen & Paul Nice | Body Language | 2018 | longtime NY producer and kung fu fan Paul Nice returns for this killer track with Oxygen | 0:53:57 (Pop-up) | ||||||
GOERSCH | APP.156 | bad herrenalb | 2018 | 10" | 0:57:16 (Pop-up) | |||||
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