Ranked #1
Macy Gray on Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)
Macy Gray on Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)
The Album: Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) 2018 has been a tough year for Kanye West and Kanye West ... Read more
13 Dec 2018
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50mins
Ranked #2
Chris Ryan on the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" (1972)
Chris Ryan on the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" (1972)
The Album: The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street (1972) In 1972, The Rolling Stones were at the peak of their success... Read more
27 Sep 2018
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52mins
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Ill Camille on Common's "Like Water for Chocolate"
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This week, we are joined by Los Angeles rapper, Ill Camille. She picked Common's Like Water For Chocolate from 2000, a m... Read more
7 Nov 2017
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Dam-Funk on Change's "Miracles"
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31 Oct 2017
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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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The Album: Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World (1975) On March 15, 1975, Columbia Records released "That'... Read more
15 Aug 2019
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Ranked #6
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This episode is the edited version of our special live launch party we held on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles, as part of the Vo... Read more
5 Dec 2017
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Ranked #7
Wendy & Lisa on Prince's "Around the World in a Day" (1985)
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We here at Heat Rocks talk a lot about Prince, and this marks the FIFTH episode where we're discussing an album of his. ... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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1hr
Ranked #8
Martín Perna on Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall"
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Martín Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra wanted to revisit one of the formative albums of his childhood: Michael Jac... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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Art of Sampling #2 with Thes One on Nas's "Illmatic" (1994)
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The Album: Nas Illmatic (1994) In our first episode from our four-part Art of Sampling series, we focused on one of the ... Read more
4 Jul 2019
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Saul Williams on Portishead's "Dummy" (1994)
Saul Williams on Portishead's "Dummy" (1994)
Saul Williams is super talented. The multi-hyphenate artist not only has a way with words, he has an ear for heat rocks... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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Ranked #11
Meshell Ndgeocello on Prince's "Purple Rain" (1984)
Meshell Ndgeocello on Prince's "Purple Rain" (1984)
The Album: Prince: Purple Rain (1984) I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. But when I woke up... Read more
12 Jul 2018
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55mins
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Lorraine Ali on M.I.A's "Kala" (2007)
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The Album: M.I.A. Kala (2007) In 2005, when M.I.A. dropped onto the pop scene with her debut, Arular, heads weren’t quit... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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Ranked #13
Jay Smooth on Run DMC's "Raising Hell"
Jay Smooth on Run DMC's "Raising Hell"
Jay Smooth was always on our list of "people who we gotta get for Heat Rocks." His cultural and political commentary, mu... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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Ranked #14
Bosco on Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun"
Bosco on Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun"
Bosco was an artist that Morgan knew, from jump, she wanted to get on the show. A Savannah native who's now an L.A. tran... Read more
26 Dec 2017
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42mins
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David Ma on GZA's "Liquid Swords" (1995)
David Ma on GZA's "Liquid Swords" (1995)
The Album: GZA Liquid Swords (1995) Music journalist David Ma has been in the game for a long time, writing for The Guar... Read more
18 Jul 2019
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54mins
Ranked #16
DJ Rashida on OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994)
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The Album: OutKast Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) Antwan (Big Boi) Patton and Andre (Dre) Benjamin began collabo... Read more
16 May 2019
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52mins
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King on Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
King on Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
The Grammy-nominated ladies of King are Anita Bias alongside sisters Amber and Paris Strother and it seems only right to... Read more
7 Feb 2018
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Brother Ali on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life"
Brother Ali on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life"
Guest: Brother Ali The album: Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (1976) As part of the two week MaxFun Drive, ... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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Moby on Joy Division's "Closer" (1980)
Moby on Joy Division's "Closer" (1980)
The Album: Joy Division Closer (1980) Moby has been in the game for over three decades, making punk, electronic, alt-roc... Read more
9 May 2019
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Cam O'bi on Kanye West's "Late Registration" (2005)
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When Kanye West first announced the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut, The College Dropout, the biggest questi... Read more
19 Mar 2020
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