Well, we're finally here. After nearly 200 episodes, we're ending our run with Maximum Fun! We intend to come back sometime in 2022, and to celebrate this occasion, it's and Oliver, Morgan, and Producer Christian episode. We talk about our favorite moments from the show, the things we appreciate about the show, and we have a few good laughs. Follow Morgan and Oliver on Twitter to keep up with upcoming projects! Until next time, Heat Rockers. If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Well, we're finally here. After nearly 200 episodes, we're ending our run with Maximum Fun! We intend to come back sometime in 2022, and to celebrate this occasion, it's and Oliver, Morgan, and Producer Christian episode. We talk about our favorite moments from the show, the things we appreciate about the show, and we have a few good laughs. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/morganrhodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morgan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/oliverswang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oliver</a> on Twitter to keep up with upcoming projects! Until next time, Heat Rockers. If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

The Heat Rocks Appreciation Episode

Cat Zhang

Music writer and resident TikTok expert Cat Zhang sits down with us to discuss Flo Milli's 2020 debut mixtape Ho, why is you here?  We get into what goes into making a TikTok hit,  Flo Milli's unique voice, and her role in the current hip hop landscape.More on Cat ZhangCheck out Cat's latest article on TikTok trendsListen to Cat chatting with our friends at Switched on PopTwitter | Website More on Flo MilliFlo Milli Is Here. Get Used to It. (The Ringer)Flo Milli Came to Flex (Rolling Stone)Back Pack (Flora The Explorer) music videoShow Tracklisting (all songs from Ho, why is you here? unless otherwise indicated):19May IIn The PartyPaul Anka: Put Your Head On My Shoulderyung cxreal and baby frankie: dumb bitchitisSend The AddyFlo Milli: Back Pack (Flora The Explorer)Beef FloMixNot FriendlyPockets BiggerPussycat DollEthereal and Playboi Carti: BeefBeef FloMixMay ILike That BitchWeakIn The PartyMood Everyday (Intro)Pussycat DollJacki-O: Sugar WallsMC Lyte: 10% DisDoja Cat: StreetsHey Heat Rockers, if you have an appreciation for the show, we’d love to play some of them during our Aug 11th appreciation episode. You can either send use a voice memo to heatrockspod@gmail.com OR you can phone in a voicemail to (310) 986-3340‬. We just need them all in by August 8th (Sunday), thanks!Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Music writer and resident TikTok expert Cat Zhang sits down with us to discuss Flo Milli's 2020 debut mixtape Ho, why is you here?  We get into what goes into making a TikTok hit,  Flo Milli's unique voice, and her role in the current hip hop landscape.More on Cat Zhang<ul><li>Check out Cat's <a href="https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-latest-tiktok-trend-is-vietnamese-music-about-the-countryside/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">latest article on TikTok trends</a></li><li>Listen to Cat <a href="https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/japanese-city-pop-cat-zhang-pitchfork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chatting with our friends at Switched on Pop</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/catzhang1?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://www.catzhang.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> </li></ul>More on Flo Milli<ul><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2020/7/29/21346167/flo-milli-ho-why-is-you-here-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flo Milli Is Here. Get Used to It.</a> (The Ringer)</li><li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flo-milli-interview-profile-1061701/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flo Milli Came to Flex</a> (Rolling Stone)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h640OUzLmYs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Back Pack (Flora The Explorer) music video</a></li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Ho, why is you here? unless otherwise indicated):<ul><li>19</li><li>May I</li><li>In The Party</li><li>Paul Anka: Put Your Head On My Shoulder</li><li>yung cxreal and baby frankie: dumb bitchitis</li><li>Send The Addy</li><li>Flo Milli: Back Pack (Flora The Explorer)</li><li>Beef FloMix</li><li>Not Friendly</li><li>Pockets Bigger</li><li>Pussycat Doll</li><li>Ethereal and Playboi Carti: Beef</li><li>Beef FloMix</li><li>May I</li><li>Like That Bitch</li><li>Weak</li><li>In The Party</li><li>Mood Everyday (Intro)</li><li>Pussycat Doll</li><li>Jacki-O: Sugar Walls</li><li>MC Lyte: 10% Dis</li><li>Doja Cat: Streets</li></ul>Hey Heat Rockers, if you have an appreciation for the show, we’d love to play some of them during our Aug 11th appreciation episode. You can either send use a voice memo to <a href="mailto:heatrockspod@gmail.com">heatrockspod@gmail.com</a> OR you can phone in a voicemail to (310) 986-3340‬. We just need them all in by August 8th (Sunday), thanks!Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jfjvTnzv7zHkg2s6yCgRd?si=TdFB77s2Q5O89IxN512kTQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on there If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Cat Zhang on Flo Milli's "Ho, why is you here?" (2020)

Daphne A. Brooks

We continue our Music and Popcorn miniseries, where we chat about some of our favorite movie soundtracks. This week, we're talking to professor and writer Daphne Brooks about the soundtrack to Waiting to Exhale. We get into Babyface's prolific career, Whitney Houston's presence on both the soundtrack and the movie, and the mystery surrounding DJ Theo Mizuhara.More on Daphne A. BrooksCheck out her book Liner Notes for the RevolutionAnd check out the accompanying playlist!WebsiteMore on Waiting to ExhaleOfficial trailerShocking Omissions: 'Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album' (NPR)100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time: 'Waiting to Exhale' (Albumism)Show Tracklisting (all songs from the Waiting to Exhale OST unless otherwise indicated):Exhale (Shoop Shoop)My Funny ValentineMy Love, Sweet LoveCount On MeIt Hurts Like HellWhy Does It Hurt So BadLet It FlowNot Gon' CryMy Funny ValentineSittin' Up In My RoomWey UKissing YouLet It FlowPrince: HeadExhale (Shoop Shoop)Maxwell: Sumthin' Sumthin'A Tribe Called Quest: Hot SexDionne Farris: I KnowOleta Adams: Get HereEn Vogue: Don't Let Go (Love)Hey Heat Rockers, if you have an appreciation for the show, we’d love to play some of them during our Aug 11th appreciation episode. You can either send use a voice memo to heatrockspod@gmail.com OR you can phone in a voicemail to (310) 986-3340‬. We just need them all in by August 8th (Sunday), thanks!Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

We continue our Music and Popcorn miniseries, where we chat about some of our favorite movie soundtracks. This week, we're talking to professor and writer Daphne Brooks about the soundtrack to Waiting to Exhale. We get into Babyface's prolific career, Whitney Houston's presence on both the soundtrack and the movie, and the mystery surrounding DJ Theo Mizuhara.More on Daphne A. Brooks<ul><li>Check out her book <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674052819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liner Notes for the Revolution</a></li><li>And check out <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pPpJViwMlAjvxsMymDDWv?si=0WBUcYo-QDWXRClc-FFafA&amp;nd=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the accompanying playlist!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.daphneabrooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li></ul>More on Waiting to Exhale<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5iE3Wt2cJs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official trailer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/09/13/549731082/shocking-omissions-waiting-to-exhale-original-soundtrack-album" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shocking Omissions: 'Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album'</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://www.albumism.com/lists1/100-greatest-soundtracks-of-all-time-waiting-to-exhale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time: 'Waiting to Exhale' </a>(Albumism)</li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from the Waiting to Exhale OST unless otherwise indicated):<ul><li>Exhale (Shoop Shoop)</li><li>My Funny Valentine</li><li>My Love, Sweet Love</li><li>Count On Me</li><li>It Hurts Like Hell</li><li>Why Does It Hurt So Bad</li><li>Let It Flow</li><li>Not Gon' Cry</li><li>My Funny Valentine</li><li>Sittin' Up In My Room</li><li>Wey U</li><li>Kissing You</li><li>Let It Flow</li><li>Prince: Head</li><li>Exhale (Shoop Shoop)</li><li>Maxwell: Sumthin' Sumthin'</li><li>A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex</li><li>Dionne Farris: I Know</li><li>Oleta Adams: Get Here</li><li>En Vogue: Don't Let Go (Love)</li></ul>Hey Heat Rockers, if you have an appreciation for the show, we’d love to play some of them during our Aug 11th appreciation episode. You can either send use a voice memo to <a href="mailto:heatrockspod@gmail.com">heatrockspod@gmail.com</a> OR you can phone in a voicemail to (310) 986-3340‬. We just need them all in by August 8th (Sunday), thanks!Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jfjvTnzv7zHkg2s6yCgRd?si=TdFB77s2Q5O89IxN512kTQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on there If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Music & Popcorn #7: Daphne A. Brooks on the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack (1995)

Jocelyn Brown

We reboot our Music and Popcorn series, where we talk about some of our favorite movie soundtracks. This week, we invite our friend Jocelyn Brown to discuss a few iconic 90s OSTs, Love Jones, Boyz N The Hood, and Trainspotting. We get into what makes these soundtracks so memorable, the shift in tone from 80s and 90s OSTs, and proper record care etiquette.Show Tracklisting:  Primal Scream: TrainspottingRefugee Camp All-Stars Presents Melky and Day:  I Got A Love Jones For YouIce Cube: How To Survive in South CentralMonie Love: Work It OutIce-T: New Jack HustlerKid 'N Play: Fun HouseToo $hort: It's Your LifeQuincy Jones: SetembroStanley Clark: Boyz N The Hood ThemeMain Source: Just A Friendly Game of Baseball (Remix)Yo Yo: Mama Don't Take No MessIce Cube: How To Survive In South CentralQuincy Jones: SetembroTony! Toni! Toné!: Me and YouIce Cube: A Bird In The HandThe Five Stairsteps: O-o-h ChildNewcleus: Jam On ItCompton's Most Wanted: Growin' Up In The HoodBlur: SingLou Reed: Perfect DayNew Order: TemptationUnderworld: Born Slippy (Nuxx)Primal Scream: TrainspottingGoldie: Inner City LifeBrian Eno: Deep Blue DayIggy Pop: Lust for LifeLou Reed: Perfect DayBrian Eno: Deep Blue DayMaxwell: Sumthin' Sumthin'Cameo: Shake Your PantsMeshell Ndgeocello &amp; Marcus Miller: Rush OverRefugee Camp All-Stars &amp; Lauryn Hill: The Sweetest ThingDionne Farris: HopelessRefugee Camp All-Stars &amp; Lauryn Hill: The Sweetest ThingDuke Ellington and John Coltrane: In A Sentimental MoodRefugee Camp All-Stars Presents Melky and Day:  I Got A Love Jones For YouSWV: AnythingDinosaur Jr.: Turnip FarmLarge Professor and Pete Rock: The Rap WorldHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

We reboot our Music and Popcorn series, where we talk about some of our favorite movie soundtracks. This week, we invite our friend <a href="https://www.jocelynmichellebrown.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jocelyn Brown</a> to discuss a few iconic 90s OSTs, Love Jones, Boyz N The Hood, and Trainspotting. We get into what makes these soundtracks so memorable, the shift in tone from 80s and 90s OSTs, and proper record care etiquette.Show Tracklisting:<ul><li>  Primal Scream: Trainspotting</li><li>Refugee Camp All-Stars Presents Melky and Day:  I Got A Love Jones For You</li><li>Ice Cube: How To Survive in South Central</li><li>Monie Love: Work It Out</li><li>Ice-T: New Jack Hustler</li><li>Kid 'N Play: Fun House</li><li>Too $hort: It's Your Life</li><li>Quincy Jones: Setembro</li><li>Stanley Clark: Boyz N The Hood Theme</li><li>Main Source: Just A Friendly Game of Baseball (Remix)</li><li>Yo Yo: Mama Don't Take No Mess</li><li>Ice Cube: How To Survive In South Central</li><li>Quincy Jones: Setembro</li><li>Tony! Toni! Toné!: Me and You</li><li>Ice Cube: A Bird In The Hand</li><li>The Five Stairsteps: O-o-h Child</li><li>Newcleus: Jam On It</li><li>Compton's Most Wanted: Growin' Up In The Hood</li><li>Blur: Sing</li><li>Lou Reed: Perfect Day</li><li>New Order: Temptation</li><li>Underworld: Born Slippy (Nuxx)</li><li>Primal Scream: Trainspotting</li><li>Goldie: Inner City Life</li><li>Brian Eno: Deep Blue Day</li><li>Iggy Pop: Lust for Life</li><li>Lou Reed: Perfect Day</li><li>Brian Eno: Deep Blue Day</li><li>Maxwell: Sumthin' Sumthin'</li><li>Cameo: Shake Your Pants</li><li>Meshell Ndgeocello &amp; Marcus Miller: Rush Over</li><li>Refugee Camp All-Stars &amp; Lauryn Hill: The Sweetest Thing</li><li>Dionne Farris: Hopeless</li><li>Refugee Camp All-Stars &amp; Lauryn Hill: The Sweetest Thing</li><li>Duke Ellington and John Coltrane: In A Sentimental Mood</li><li>Refugee Camp All-Stars Presents Melky and Day:  I Got A Love Jones For You</li><li>SWV: Anything</li><li>Dinosaur Jr.: Turnip Farm</li><li>Large Professor and Pete Rock: The Rap World</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3yEZcnhg02BaTnSjXPacmV?si=YaDoX0Q4QnmwsDmjy8RArg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on there If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Music & Popcorn #6: '90s OSTs with Jocelyn Brown

Jill Scott

This week, we talk to singer/songwriter Yola about Jill Scott's debut studio album "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol 1." We get into Jill's time with The Roots, how her poetry shaped her songwriting, and Jill's role in the neo-soul movement.More on YolaCheck out Yola's newest single and upcoming album Stand for Myself! Yola is Ready to Meet Her Moment  (Rolling Stone)Twitter | InstagramMore on Jill ScottJill Scott’s Debut Album ‘Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective (Albumism)Check out the original version of  You Got Me by The Roots w/ Jill ScottJill Scott's Def Poetry appearanceShow Tracklisting (all songs from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 unless otherwise indicated):Love RainYola: Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadYola: Stand For MyselfA Long WalkBrothaThe Roots: You Got Me (Live)Slowly SurelyJilltroTryIt's Love Jill Scott: Gotta Get Up (Another Day)Honey MolassesThe Roots (Interlude)Do You Remember Love RainI Think It's BetterExclusivelyJill Scott: Crown Royal on IceHe Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)A Long WalkDo You RememberMoe Koffman: Days Gone BySlowly SurelyI Think it's BetterHe Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)Watching Me A Long WalkGettin' In The WayIt's LoveI Think it's BetterThe Roots (Interlude)Grenique: Star of the StoryAdriana Evans: Love Is All AroundMinnie Riperton: Les FleursHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

This week, we talk to singer/songwriter Yola about Jill Scott's debut studio album "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol 1." We get into Jill's time with The Roots, how her poetry shaped her songwriting, and Jill's role in the neo-soul movement.More on Yola<ul><li>Check out Yola's <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0cQJAAGTwnKJCz4FKLmooz?si=CeJO0bujTTO8OzOeOh8Qmg&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newest single</a> and <a href="https://click.ees.link/standformyself" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">upcoming album Stand for Myself! </a></li><li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yola-interview-stand-for-myself-1188251/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yola is Ready to Meet Her Moment </a> (Rolling Stone)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/iamyola" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamyolaofficial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul>More on Jill Scott<ul><li><a href="https://www.albumism.com/features/jill-scott-debut-album-who-is-jill-scott-words-and-sounds-vol-1-turns-20-anniversary-retrospective" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jill Scott’s Debut Album ‘Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective</a> (Albumism)</li><li>Check out the original version of  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuxmNs578lE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Got Me by The Roots w/ Jill Scott</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7OwBQPZYh8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jill Scott's Def Poetry appearance</a></li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 unless otherwise indicated):<ul><li>Love Rain</li><li>Yola: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road</li><li>Yola: Stand For Myself</li><li>A Long Walk</li><li>Brotha</li><li>The Roots: You Got Me (Live)</li><li>Slowly Surely</li><li>Jilltro</li><li>Try</li><li>It's Love </li><li>Jill Scott: Gotta Get Up (Another Day)</li><li>Honey Molasses</li><li>The Roots (Interlude)</li><li>Do You Remember </li><li>Love Rain</li><li>I Think It's Better</li><li>Exclusively</li><li>Jill Scott: Crown Royal on Ice</li><li>He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)</li><li>A Long Walk</li><li>Do You Remember</li><li>Moe Koffman: Days Gone By</li><li>Slowly Surely</li><li>I Think it's Better</li><li>He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)</li><li>Watching Me </li><li>A Long Walk</li><li>Gettin' In The Way</li><li>It's Love</li><li>I Think it's Better</li><li>The Roots (Interlude)</li><li>Grenique: Star of the Story</li><li>Adriana Evans: Love Is All Around</li><li>Minnie Riperton: Les Fleurs</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3v37zDUVpHAongd7CrGWOu?si=a71527c36a5648b1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Yola on Jill Scott's "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)

Kris Bowers

In honor of Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 turning 10 years old this month, we are re-airing our convo with Kris Bowers on Lamar's  debut studio album.[show notes from original post]To talk about Kendrick Lamar’s studio LP debut, we wanted to find someone of K-Dot’s generation, another L.A. young gun, and who better than pianist and composer, Kris Bowers? Like Kendrick, Kris grew up in L.A. and just as Kendrick has ascended the hip-hop ladder, so has Kris in jazz, as he won the prestigious Theolonious . But more than that, the web of Los Angeles musical ties was bound to bring the two into orbit in different ways – something we discuss in the episode – not the least of which is the fact that Kris covered one of the biggest tracks in Kendrick’s early career: “Rigamortis.”In our conversation with Kris, we got deep into how he put together both the song and video for his version of “Rigamortis,” whether or not Kendrick has a jazz sensibility in his style, and what it’s like to see a hometown kid become the Greatest Rapper Alive.More on Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80Kendrick talking about Section.80 in an interview with Complex.com.Ditto but in an interview with Billboard.Ogden Payne’s revisit of the album in 2016 for Forbes.More on Kris BowersKris on NPR’s “Piano Jazz: Rising Stars.”NY Times on Kris winning the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Prize.Website | Soundcloud | Twitter | FacebookShow Tracklisting (all songs from Section.80 unless indicated otherwise):Hol' UpA.D.H.DKris Bowers: Forget-erKris Bowers: RigamortisRigamortisMurs: Everything Chapter SixKeisha's Song (Her Pain)Kendrick Lamar: Sing About Me, I'm Dying of ThirstAb-Souls OutroPoe Mans Dreams (His Vice)F*ck Your EthnicityKush &amp; CorinthiansRigamortisKris Bowers: RigamortisWillie Jones III: The ThornRigamortisBlow My High (Members Only)HiiiPowerAb-Souls OutroHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

In honor of Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 turning 10 years old this month, we are re-airing our convo with Kris Bowers on Lamar's  debut studio album.[show notes from original post]To talk about Kendrick Lamar’s studio LP debut, we wanted to find someone of K-Dot’s generation, another L.A. young gun, and who better than pianist and composer, Kris Bowers? Like Kendrick, Kris grew up in L.A. and just as Kendrick has ascended the hip-hop ladder, so has Kris in jazz, as he won the prestigious Theolonious . But more than that, the web of Los Angeles musical ties was bound to bring the two into orbit in different ways – something we discuss in the episode – not the least of which is the fact that Kris covered one of the biggest tracks in Kendrick’s early career: “Rigamortis.”In our conversation with Kris, we got deep into how he put together both the song and video for his version of “Rigamortis,” whether or not Kendrick has a jazz sensibility in his style, and what it’s like to see a hometown kid become the Greatest Rapper Alive.More on Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80<ul><li>Kendrick talking about Section.80 in an <a href="http://www.complex.com/music/2011/08/interview-kendrick-lamar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview with Complex.com.</a></li><li>Ditto but in an <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/467608/kendrick-lamar-talks-section80-new-album-and-upcoming-videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview with </a>Billboard.</li><li>Ogden Payne’s <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2016/07/02/how-kendrick-lamars-section-80-catapulted-him-into-hip-hop-royalty/#6313aa015b4d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">revisit of the album</a> in 2016 for Forbes.</li></ul>More on Kris Bowers<ul><li>Kris on NPR’s “<a href="https://www.npr.org/2012/02/09/145515268/kris-bowers-on-piano-jazz-rising-stars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Piano Jazz: Rising Stars</a>.”</li><li>NY Times on Kris winning the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/arts/music/thelonious-monk-international-jazz-piano-competition.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Prize.</a></li><li><a href="http://www.krisbowers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/krisbowers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/krisbowersmusic?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/krisbowersmusic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Section.80 unless indicated otherwise):<ul><li>Hol' Up</li><li>A.D.H.D</li><li>Kris Bowers: Forget-er</li><li>Kris Bowers: Rigamortis</li><li>Rigamortis</li><li>Murs: Everything </li><li>Chapter Six</li><li>Keisha's Song (Her Pain)</li><li>Kendrick Lamar: Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst</li><li>Ab-Souls Outro</li><li>Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice)</li><li>F*ck Your Ethnicity</li><li>Kush &amp; Corinthians</li><li>Rigamortis</li><li>Kris Bowers: Rigamortis</li><li>Willie Jones III: The Thorn</li><li>Rigamortis</li><li>Blow My High (Members Only)</li><li>HiiiPower</li><li>Ab-Souls Outro</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5wOegD2yCtmIw7kGZz2OVi?si=ba0a06adac644de7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Kris Bowers on Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" (2011) [redux]

Phil Collins

This week, we talk to producer/singer Benny Sings about Phil Collins' solo debut album, Face Value. We get into the incredible drum fill of In The Air Tonight, it's iconic use on Miami Vice, and the real life issues Collins was going through when making this album.More on Benny SingsCheck out Benny's new album MusicWith The Vibrant 'City Pop', Benny Sings Stakes His Claim For The Masses (NPR)Twitter | InstagramMore on Face ValuePhil explaining the origins of In The Air TonightIn The Air Tonight on Miami ViceCheck out Chris Molanphy's episode of Hit Parade on Phil CollinsShow Tracklisting (all songs from Face Value unless otherwise indicated)This Must Be LoveDronedBenny Sings: Sunny AfternoonPhil Collins &amp; Phillip Bailey: Easy LoverOne More NightIf Loving Me Is EasyDronedHand In HandI Missed AgainBehind the LinesIn The Air TonightI'm Not MovingIn The Air TonightIf Leaving Me Is EasyI'm Not MovingGino Vanneli: Love &amp; EmotionFrank Sinatra: Only the LonelyPaul McCartney: Say Say Say

This week, we talk to producer/singer Benny Sings about Phil Collins' solo debut album, Face Value. We get into the incredible drum fill of In The Air Tonight, it's iconic use on Miami Vice, and the real life issues Collins was going through when making this album.More on Benny Sings<ul><li>Check out Benny's <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3Yt6hyKUIgAeg6BIr7aPmK?si=uK9Eok7cScusGHxm6zWsKA&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new album Music</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/02/14/693621644/first-listen-benny-sings-city-pop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">With The Vibrant 'City Pop', Benny Sings Stakes His Claim For The Masses</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/bennysingsmusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bennysingsmusic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul>More on Face Value<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLRy_RkoTKA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phil explaining the origins of In The Air Tonight</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMCzRj3Syg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In The Air Tonight on Miami Vice</a></li><li>Check out Chris Molanphy's episode of <a href="https://chris.molanphy.com/hit-parade-the-invisible-miracle-sledgehammer-edition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hit Parade on Phil Collins</a></li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Face Value unless otherwise indicated)<ul><li>This Must Be Love</li><li>Droned</li><li>Benny Sings: Sunny Afternoon</li><li>Phil Collins &amp; Phillip Bailey: Easy Lover</li><li>One More Night</li><li>If Loving Me Is Easy</li><li>Droned</li><li>Hand In Hand</li><li>I Missed Again</li><li>Behind the Lines</li><li>In The Air Tonight</li><li>I'm Not Moving</li><li>In The Air Tonight</li><li>If Leaving Me Is Easy</li><li>I'm Not Moving</li><li>Gino Vanneli: Love &amp; Emotion</li><li>Frank Sinatra: Only the Lonely</li><li>Paul McCartney: Say Say Say</li></ul>

Benny Sings on Phil Collins' "Face Value"  (1981)

Kierra Sheard

Singer/songwriter Marzz sits down with us to discuss Kierra Sheard's gospel album This is Me. We get into the secular production of this album, Kierra's place in the Clark Sheard family, and Marzz's own experience in the church. More on MarzzCheck out Marzz's Love Letterz EP Marzz Evokes The Brightest And Most Vibrant Colors All By Living In Her Truest Aura (Uproxx)Instagram | TwitterMore on Kierra SheardKierra and Karen Sheard singing "You Loved Me"Kierra on This Is Me back in 2006This is Me music videoShow Tracklisting (all songs from This Is Me unless otherwise indicated): This is MeWhy Me?Marzz: Countless TimesIt Is What It IsNo, NeverFaithKaren Clark Sheard &amp; Kierra Sheard: You Loved MeHave What You WantThis Is MeYesFaithNo, NeverYouYesHear ThisChangeYouKim Burrell: Open Up The DoorMary Mary, Shackles (Praise You) J Moss: RebuildHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Singer/songwriter Marzz sits down with us to discuss Kierra Sheard's gospel album This is Me. We get into the secular production of this album, Kierra's place in the Clark Sheard family, and Marzz's own experience in the church. More on Marzz<ul><li>Check out <a href="https://smarturl.it/LoveLetterz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marzz's Love Letterz EP</a> </li><li><a href="https://uproxx.com/music/marzz-interview-love-letterz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marzz Evokes The Brightest And Most Vibrant Colors All By Living In Her Truest Aura</a> (Uproxx)</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/marzzofficiall/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/marzz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li></ul>More on Kierra Sheard<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWaK_1jALBQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kierra and Karen Sheard singing "You Loved Me"</a></li><li><a href="http://gospelflava.com/articles/kierrasheardinterview2006.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kierra on This Is Me back in 2006</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYMw3jrpqB8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is Me music video</a></li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from This Is Me unless otherwise indicated):<ul><li> This is Me</li><li>Why Me?</li><li>Marzz: Countless Times</li><li>It Is What It Is</li><li>No, Never</li><li>Faith</li><li>Karen Clark Sheard &amp; Kierra Sheard: You Loved Me</li><li>Have What You Want</li><li>This Is Me</li><li>Yes</li><li>Faith</li><li>No, Never</li><li>You</li><li>Yes</li><li>Hear This</li><li>Change</li><li>You</li><li>Kim Burrell: Open Up The Door</li><li>Mary Mary, Shackles (Praise You)</li><li> J Moss: Rebuild</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hCj7m4njA5mptFJjK5n3C?si=7d0b1aa23e724561" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Marzz on Kierra Sheard's "This Is Me" (2006)

This week, Oliver and Morgan are discussing Lil' Kim's debut studio record "Hard Core" which is turning 25 years old this year. We get into Lil' Kim's role in Bad Boy and Junior M.A.F.I.A., the effect she had on the Megan Thee Stallions and Cardi B's of today, and what made this record so unforgettable.More on Hard CoreA timely reminder that Lil Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ is still the greatest rap record of all time (NME)Biggie's reference track for Queen BitchHow Lil’ Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ Changed Rap (The Ringer)Show Tracklisting (all songs from Hard Core unless otherwise indicated):DrugsSpend A Little DoeJunior M.A.F.I.A.: Get MoneyBig Momma ThangNot TonightBig Momma ThangNot TonightSpend A Little DoeJeru The Damaja: Ya Playin' YaselfTotal: Can't You See112: Peaches and CreamJunior M.A.F.I.A.: Player's AnthemFoxy Brown: I'll BeFoxy Brown: (Holy Matrimony) Letter to the FirmCity Girls: Fuck On UHWA: Little DickNo TimeFuck YouRoberta Flack: Hey That's No Way To Say GoodbyeQueen BitchThe Notorious B.I.G.: Queen BitchDrugsFuck YouDreamsWe Don't Need ItCrush On YouBig PoppaDreamsScheamin'Big Momma ThangCrush On YouCrush On You (Remix)The Jeff Lorber Fusion: Rain DanceNo TimeG Yamazawa: Crush On YouMariah Carey: A No NoLido: Melodies From Heaven/Crush On YouNo TimeCrush On YouFoxy Brown: Ill Na NaNicki Minaj: Itty Bitty PiggyNicki Minaj: Barbie DreamsHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

This week, Oliver and Morgan are discussing Lil' Kim's debut studio record "Hard Core" which is turning 25 years old this year. We get into Lil' Kim's role in Bad Boy and Junior M.A.F.I.A., the effect she had on the Megan Thee Stallions and Cardi B's of today, and what made this record so unforgettable.More on Hard Core<ul><li><a href="https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/lil-kim-hardcore-the-greatest-rap-album-of-all-time-2552745" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A timely reminder that Lil Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ is still the greatest rap record of all time</a> (NME)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avrmrGsE6IY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biggie's reference track for Queen Bitch</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2021/5/27/22456125/how-lil-kims-hard-core-changed-rap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Lil’ Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ Changed Rap</a> (The Ringer)</li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Hard Core unless otherwise indicated):<ul><li>Drugs</li><li>Spend A Little Doe</li><li>Junior M.A.F.I.A.: Get Money</li><li>Big Momma Thang</li><li>Not Tonight</li><li>Big Momma Thang</li><li>Not Tonight</li><li>Spend A Little Doe</li><li>Jeru The Damaja: Ya Playin' Yaself</li><li>Total: Can't You See</li><li>112: Peaches and Cream</li><li>Junior M.A.F.I.A.: Player's Anthem</li><li>Foxy Brown: I'll Be</li><li>Foxy Brown: (Holy Matrimony) Letter to the Firm</li><li>City Girls: Fuck On U</li><li>HWA: Little Dick</li><li>No Time</li><li>Fuck You</li><li>Roberta Flack: Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye</li><li>Queen Bitch</li><li>The Notorious B.I.G.: Queen Bitch</li><li>Drugs</li><li>Fuck You</li><li>Dreams</li><li>We Don't Need It</li><li>Crush On You</li><li>Big Poppa</li><li>Dreams</li><li>Scheamin'</li><li>Big Momma Thang</li><li>Crush On You</li><li>Crush On You (Remix)</li><li>The Jeff Lorber Fusion: Rain Dance</li><li>No Time</li><li>G Yamazawa: Crush On You</li><li>Mariah Carey: A No No</li><li>Lido: Melodies From Heaven/Crush On You</li><li>No Time</li><li>Crush On You</li><li>Foxy Brown: Ill Na Na</li><li>Nicki Minaj: Itty Bitty Piggy</li><li>Nicki Minaj: Barbie Dreams</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hCj7m4njA5mptFJjK5n3C?si=7d0b1aa23e724561" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Celebrating Lil' Kim's "Hard Core" (1996)

Vijay Iyer

This week, we discuss Prince for the SIXTH time on Heat Rocks with musician/scholar Vijay Iyer. We get into Prince's love of the drum machine, Vijay's love of the 80s, and the many sides of Prince we see on this record. More on Vijay IyerFloating Along In Uncertainty With Vijay Iyer (NPR)Check out UneasyTwitter | InstagramMore on Sign o' The TimesIs Prince’s Sign O’ The Times the greatest album of all time? (BBC)The Story of Prince's Sign o' The Times (Classic Album Sundays)Prince's 'Sign O' the Times' Turns 30: All the Songs Ranked (Billboard)Show Tracklisting (all songs from Sign o'The Times unless otherwise indicated): HousequakeStarfish and CoffeeVijay Iyer: Night and DayPrince: Little Red CorvetteSlow LoveSign O' The TImesStarfish and CoffeeItHousequakeIf I Was Your GirlfriendThe Ballad of Dorothy ParkerIf I Was Your GirlfriendItHot ThingThe CrossAdoreU Got The LookIt's Gonna Be A Beautiful NightHot ThingThe Ballad of Dorothy ParkerLords of the Underground: Flow On (New Symphony)The Ballad of Dorothy ParkerForever In My LifeThe CrossSlow LoveVijay Iyer: Human NatureMystic BrewIf I Was Your GirlfriendThe Cure: Just Like HeavenMadhouse: ThreePrince: Sometimes It Snows in AprilHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

This week, we discuss Prince for the SIXTH time on Heat Rocks with musician/scholar Vijay Iyer. We get into Prince's love of the drum machine, Vijay's love of the 80s, and the many sides of Prince we see on this record. More on Vijay Iyer<ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004511144/floating-along-in-uncertainty-with-vijay-iyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floating Along In Uncertainty With Vijay Iyer </a>(NPR)</li><li><a href="https://ecm.lnk.to/Uneasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out Uneasy</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/vijayiyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vijayiyer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul>More on Sign o' The Times<ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200923-is-princes-sign-o-the-times-the-greatest-album-of-all-time" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is Prince’s Sign O’ The Times the greatest album of all time?</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://classicalbumsundays.com/album-of-the-month-prince-sign-o-the-times/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Story of Prince's Sign o' The Times </a>(Classic Album Sundays)</li><li><a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7744222/prince-sign-o-the-times-album-ranked" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prince's 'Sign O' the Times' Turns 30: All the Songs Ranked</a> (Billboard)</li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Sign o'The Times unless otherwise indicated): <ul><li>Housequake</li><li>Starfish and Coffee</li><li>Vijay Iyer: Night and Day</li><li>Prince: Little Red Corvette</li><li>Slow Love</li><li>Sign O' The TImes</li><li>Starfish and Coffee</li><li>It</li><li>Housequake</li><li>If I Was Your Girlfriend</li><li>The Ballad of Dorothy Parker</li><li>If I Was Your Girlfriend</li><li>It</li><li>Hot Thing</li><li>The Cross</li><li>Adore</li><li>U Got The Look</li><li>It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night</li><li>Hot Thing</li><li>The Ballad of Dorothy Parker</li><li>Lords of the Underground: Flow On (New Symphony)</li><li>The Ballad of Dorothy Parker</li><li>Forever In My Life</li><li>The Cross</li><li>Slow Love</li><li>Vijay Iyer: Human Nature</li><li>Mystic Brew</li><li>If I Was Your Girlfriend</li><li>The Cure: Just Like Heaven</li><li>Madhouse: Three</li><li>Prince: Sometimes It Snows in April</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1d2v4GZo4ZeWPp1Wk8DpN1?si=22a4dbe461d246f5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Vijay Iyer on Prince's "Sign O' The Times" (1987)

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The Album: Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) 2018 has been a tough year for Kanye West and Kanye West fans. He's showed up in unlikely places and waxed problematic about virtually everything , earned the ire of some of the West Coast's most loyal representatives, inspired critical analysis, all the while releasing Ye, his eighth solo album, an album as part of a group, and executive producing albums for Teyana Taylor, Pusha T and Nas. Sure, he's been booked and busy, but also the center of controversy and speculation. In 2010, he embraced his controversy, on the thirteen track My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Macy Gray joined us to talk about her fanship and hardcore love of this album, why she bumped one song all the way to Vegas, what caused her to rock a "MAKE KANYE GREAT AGAIN" hat for the 'gram and Kanye's impressive production on the album. We talked about Kanye's choice of samples, what can be learned about Kanye via MBDTF and why this album is great, but not his greatest. Ironically, we recorded this episode before Kanye's SNL appearance. Eavesdrop. Please. More on Macy Gray   Macy Takes Her Love of Life to Town on Ruby (Pop Matters) Afropunk Interview: Macy Gray Instagram | Twitter  More on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy  Every Sample from MBDTF (YouTube)  5 Years Later, Is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Really Kanye West's Best Album? (GQ)  Track-by-Track Guide to Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Genius)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy unless indicated otherwise):  Power Macy Gray: I've Committed Murder Macy Gray: Shinanigins Kanye West: Jesus Walks Lost in the World Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes Dark Fantasy Aphex Twin: Avril 14th Blame Game Gil Scott-Heron: Comment 1 Who Will Survive in America Bon Iver: Woods Lost in the World Monster Runaway Power Devil in a New Dress Dark Fantasy Runaway   Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) 2018 has been a tough year for Kanye West and Kanye West fans. He's showed up in unlikely places and waxed problematic about <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/10/12/heres-every-word-kanye-wests-bizarre-meeting-president-trump/1609230002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">virtually everything </a>, earned the ire of some of the West Coast's <a href="https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/kanye-west-increases-security-detail-amidst-crips-gang-threat/,%20http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/snoop-dogg-says-f-you-to-kanye-west-president-donald-trump/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">most loyal representatives</a>, inspired <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/05/im-not-black-im-kanye/559763/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">critical analysis</a>, all the while releasing Ye, his eighth solo album, an album as part of a group, and executive producing albums for Teyana Taylor, Pusha T and Nas. Sure, he's been booked and busy, but also the center of controversy and speculation. In 2010, he embraced his controversy, on the thirteen track My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Macy Gray joined us to talk about her fanship and hardcore love of this album, why she bumped one song all the way to Vegas, what caused her to rock a "MAKE KANYE GREAT AGAIN" hat for the 'gram and Kanye's impressive production on the album. We talked about Kanye's choice of samples, what can be learned about Kanye via MBDTF and why this album is great, but not his greatest. Ironically, we recorded this episode before Kanye's SNL appearance. Eavesdrop. Please. More on Macy Gray <ul> <li><a href="https://www.popmatters.com/macy-gray-ruby-review-2607603265.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Macy Takes Her Love of Life to Town on Ruby</a> (Pop Matters)</li> <li><a href="http://afropunk.com/2018/10/afropunk-interview-macy-gray/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Afropunk Interview: Macy Gray</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macygrayday/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MacyGraysLife?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> More on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ4vr2ex4L4&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Sample from MBDTF</a> (YouTube)</li> <li><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-5-years-later" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 5 Years Later, Is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Really Kanye West's Best Album?</a> (GQ)</li> <li><a href="https://genius.com/posts/357-Track-by-track-guide-to-kanye-west-s-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Track-by-Track Guide to Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</a> (Genius)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Power</li> <li>Macy Gray: I've Committed Murder</li> <li>Macy Gray: Shinanigins</li> <li>Kanye West: Jesus Walks</li> <li>Lost in the World</li> <li>Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes</li> <li>Dark Fantasy</li> <li>Aphex Twin: Avril 14th</li> <li>Blame Game</li> <li>Gil Scott-Heron: Comment 1</li> <li>Who Will Survive in America</li> <li>Bon Iver: Woods</li> <li>Lost in the World</li> <li>Monster</li> <li>Runaway</li> <li>Power</li> <li>Devil in a New Dress</li> <li>Dark Fantasy</li> <li>Runaway</li> </ul> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/cduenas93/playlist/78qCmdWZSn56Y3r2hgXXXM?si=JVVWxWGqRcurecBkDL8xyQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Macy Gray on Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)

Chris Ryan

The Album: The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street (1972) In 1972, The Rolling Stones were at the peak of their success...and excess. In order to flee British tax collectors, Keith, Mick and the crew fled to France where, over the course of many months - and a ton of drugs - the group pieced together what would become an epic double album. It would take Mick dragging the tapes to Hollywood to complete production but once finished, Exile On Main Street would become embrace as one of the group's greatest albums and for some, it marked the end of the group's "golden era," in terms of how it blended together rock, soul, and blues together in a mish-mash of styles that still invoke awe - and controversy - today. The album pick came to us via Chris Ryan, executive editor at The Ringer, where he contributes or hosts a number of podcasts himself, including the pop culture show, The Watch, and the site's movie discussion show, The Rewatchables. Before that, Chris was a long-time music writer, based out of New York, and one of the funniest and smartest critics Oliver's ever met. More on Chris Ryan  The Watch podcast The Rewatchables podcast Author Page on The Ringer | Twitter | Blog  More on Exile On Main Street  "How Exile On Main Street Killed the Rolling Stones" (The Atlantic) "The Stones and the true story of Exile on Main St" (The Guardian) "Trying to Make a Record in the Führerbunker: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on Exile on Main St" (GQ)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Exile On Main Street unless indicated otherwise):  Rocks Off Casino Boogie Ventilator Blues Sweet Black Angel Shake Your Hips Sweet Virginia Tumbling Dice Turd on the Run Rocks Off Happy The Rolling Stones: Miss You  Here is the  Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on here If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: The Rolling Stones: <a href="https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/home/productlinks/customize?asin=B003L5BRXK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exile On Main Street</a> (1972) In 1972, The Rolling Stones were at the peak of their success...and excess. In order to flee British tax collectors, Keith, Mick and the crew fled to France where, over the course of many months - and a ton of drugs - the group pieced together what would become an epic double album. It would take Mick dragging the tapes to Hollywood to complete production but once finished, Exile On Main Street would become embrace as one of the group's greatest albums and for some, it marked the end of the group's "golden era," in terms of how it blended together rock, soul, and blues together in a mish-mash of styles that still invoke awe - and controversy - today. The album pick came to us via Chris Ryan, executive editor at The Ringer, where he contributes or hosts a number of podcasts himself, including the pop culture show, The Watch, and the site's movie discussion show, The Rewatchables. Before that, Chris was a long-time music writer, based out of New York, and one of the funniest and smartest critics Oliver's ever met. More on Chris Ryan <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/the-watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Watch</a> podcast</li> <li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/the-rewatchables" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rewatchables</a> podcast</li> <li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/authors/chris-ryan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Author Page on The Ringer</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisRyan77?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://gabesaidwereintomovements.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a></li> </ul> More on Exile On Main Street <ul> <li>"<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/05/how-exile-on-main-st-killed-the-rolling-stones/57149/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Exile On Main Street Killed the Rolling Stones</a>" (The Atlantic)</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/25/stones-exile-on-main-street" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Stones and the true story of Exile on Main St</a>" (The Guardian)</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.gq.com/story/trying-to-make-a-record-in-the-fhrerbunker-mick-jagger-and-keith-richards-on-exile-on-main-st" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trying to Make a Record in the Führerbunker: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on Exile on Main St</a>" (GQ)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Exile On Main Street unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Rocks Off</li> <li>Casino Boogie</li> <li>Ventilator Blues</li> <li>Sweet Black Angel</li> <li>Shake Your Hips</li> <li>Sweet Virginia</li> <li>Tumbling Dice</li> <li>Turd on the Run</li> <li>Rocks Off</li> <li>Happy</li> <li>The Rolling Stones: Miss You</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/cduenas93/playlist/5MWmMoYwRtezy3LsKSqRjh?si=UmmrdgGUR7-W4Pl8nc4p5w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on here If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Chris Ryan on the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" (1972)

This week, we are joined by Los Angeles rapper, Ill Camille. She picked Common's Like Water For Chocolate from 2000, a moment that marked the Chicago's turn towards becoming a hip-hop elder statesman, backed by the production might of the Soulquarians crew. Camille's love for the album runs deep and during the course of our taping, she'd bust out Common's rhymes, line for line. More on Common and Like Water For Chocolate:  Oliver's original 2000 review of the album for the LA Weekly  Mensah Demary's "liner notes" of the album for The Toast.  More on Ill Camille:  Her new album, Heirloom  Profile of Ill Camille and Heirloom in the L.A. Weekly Website | Twitter | Soundcloud  Show Tracklisting:  Common: Like Water For Chocolate "6th Sense (Feat. Bilal)" Ill Camille Heirloom "Black Gold" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Geto Heaven" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "A Song For Assata (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Funky For You (Feat. Bilal &amp; Jill Scott)" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "The Light" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Thelonius (Feat. Slum Village)" Georgia Ann Muldrow: "Untitled/Fantastic Remix" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Dooinit" Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Time Travelin (A Tribute to Fela)"  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

This week, we are joined by Los Angeles rapper, Ill Camille. She picked Common's Like Water For Chocolate from 2000, a moment that marked the Chicago's turn towards becoming a hip-hop elder statesman, backed by the production might of the Soulquarians crew. Camille's love for the album runs deep and during the course of our taping, she'd bust out Common's rhymes, line for line. More on Common and Like Water For Chocolate: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.laweekly.com/music/black-steel-2131970" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oliver's original 2000 review of the album</a> for the LA Weekly</li> <li><a href="http://the-toast.net/2015/03/11/liner-notes-commons-like-water-chocolate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mensah Demary's "liner notes" of the album</a> for The Toast.</li> </ul> More on Ill Camille: <ul> <li>Her new album, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W57BT6G?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B06W57BT6G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heirloom</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.laweekly.com/music/ill-camille-the-female-mc-la-has-been-waiting-for-has-been-hiding-in-plain-sight-7868394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Profile of Ill Camille</a> and Heirloom in the L.A. Weekly</li> <li><a href="http://www.illcamille.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/illcamille?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/illcamille" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting: <ul> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "6th Sense (Feat. Bilal)"</li> <li>Ill Camille Heirloom "Black Gold"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Geto Heaven"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "A Song For Assata (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Funky For You (Feat. Bilal &amp; Jill Scott)"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "The Light"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Thelonius (Feat. Slum Village)"</li> <li>Georgia Ann Muldrow: "Untitled/Fantastic Remix"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Dooinit"</li> <li>Common: Like Water For Chocolate "Time Travelin (A Tribute to Fela)"</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Ill Camille on Common's "Like Water for Chocolate"

This week, we are joined by Dam-Funk, Stones Throw recording artist, resident DJ for the legendary Funkmosphere parties and all-around apostle of the boogie. He was one of the very first artists we invited to tape Heat Rocks, back in its pilot stage, and we're very pleased to finally shared the episode in which he took us on a deep trip into Change's Miracles.   Along the way, we talked about the post-disco, Chic-era of funk and R&amp;B, how Italian and New York musical communities collided on this album, and how a young kid, growing up in Pasadena, would drive up to Mt. Wilson, bumping this on cassette. More on Change and Miracles:  Love Come Down's post about whether Change is disco's "most underrated band". Robert Christgau's short-by-sweet review of Miracles   More on Dam-Funk:  Dam-Funk spinning an hour-plus set on Boiler Room Collections His interview on Resident Advisor  Andy Beta's review of his 2015 album, Invite the Light.  Show Tracklisting:  Change: Miracles "Paradise" Dam-Funk: Invite The Lights "Just Ease Your Mind From All Negativity (Feat. Snoop Dogg and Joi Gilliam)" Parliament: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome "Flash Light" The Bar-Kays: Money Talks "Holy Ghost" Mtune: Juicy Fruit "Juicy Fruit" Chic: Risqué "Good Times" Change: Miracles "Heaven In My Life" Nite Funk: Nite-Funk "Let Me Be Me" Change: Miracles "Miracles" Change: Miracles "Hold Tight" Dam-Funk: A Beautiful Day "A Beautiful Day" Dam-Funk: Adolescent Funk "When I'm With You I Think Of Her" Change: Miracles "On Top"  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

This week, we are joined by Dam-Funk, <a href="https://www.stonesthrow.com/damfunk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stones Throw recording artist</a>, resident DJ for the legendary <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Funkmosphere/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Funkmosphere</a> parties and all-around apostle of the boogie. He was one of the very first artists we invited to tape Heat Rocks, back in its pilot stage, and we're very pleased to finally shared the episode in which he took us on a deep trip into Change's Miracles. Along the way, we talked about the post-disco, Chic-era of funk and R&amp;B, how Italian and New York musical communities collided on this album, and how a young kid, growing up in Pasadena, would drive up to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wilson_(California)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mt. Wilson</a>, bumping this on cassette. More on Change and Miracles: <ul> <li>Love Come Down's post about whether Change is disco's "<a href="http://www.lovecomedown.co.uk/musicblog/2016/1/30/change-discos-most-underrated-band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">most underrated band</a>".</li> <li>Robert Christgau's <a href="http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=4523" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">short-by-sweet</a> review of Miracles </li> </ul> More on Dam-Funk: <ul> <li>Dam-Funk spinning an hour-plus set on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m7qw48LPOU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boiler Room Collections</a></li> <li>His <a href="https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2015/10/dam-funk-ra-exchange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview</a> on Resident Advisor</li> <li><a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/08/26/434358222/first-listen-dam-funk-invite-the-light" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Andy Beta's review</a> of his 2015 album, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010BU9MW0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B010BU9MW0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Invite the Light</a>.</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting: <ul> <li>Change: Miracles "Paradise"</li> <li>Dam-Funk: Invite The Lights "Just Ease Your Mind From All Negativity (Feat. Snoop Dogg and Joi Gilliam)"</li> <li>Parliament: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome "Flash Light"</li> <li>The Bar-Kays: Money Talks "Holy Ghost"</li> <li>Mtune: Juicy Fruit "Juicy Fruit"</li> <li>Chic: Risqué "Good Times"</li> <li>Change: Miracles "Heaven In My Life"</li> <li>Nite Funk: Nite-Funk "Let Me Be Me"</li> <li>Change: Miracles "Miracles"</li> <li>Change: Miracles "Hold Tight"</li> <li>Dam-Funk: A Beautiful Day "A Beautiful Day"</li> <li>Dam-Funk: Adolescent Funk "When I'm With You I Think Of Her"</li> <li>Change: Miracles "On Top"</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Dam-Funk on Change's "Miracles"

Raphael Saadiq

The Album: Earth, Wind &amp; Fire That's The Way Of The World (1975) On March 15, 1975, Columbia Records released "That's The Way Of The World" the sixth studio album of Earth Wind &amp; Fire, a band of 10 members who fused rock, jazz, funk and soul. The album sold five million units, and won a Grammy for the single "Shining Star" (Best R&amp;B Performance by a Duo or Group). Produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney, the album focused on EWF's familiar themes, spirituality, oneness, love. Oscar and Golden Globe nominated composer Raphael Saadiq joined Oliver and Morgan in studio to talk "That's The Way of The World" and all the things that made EWF iconic including, Philip Bailey's falsetto, Maurice White's mysticisms and drum heroics, Charles Stepney's production and the harmonies that caught his ear and his attention and the happy feelings the band's music inspired in his own musicianship as a youth growing up in Oakland. You'll want to catch this one. Because Reasons. And stay tuned after the interview for a special segment celebrating the life and music of Nipsey Hussle, who would have turned 34 this week. Rest in power, Nipsey. More on Raphael Saadiq   Raphael Saadiq Finally Put His Past on the Record (The New York Times) Raphael Saadiq is a Real One(Afropunk) Twitter | Instagram  More on That's The Way Of The World   Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: 12 Essential Songs (Rolling Stone) BBC's review of That's the Way of the World  Key Tracks: Earth Wind, &amp; Fire's That's the Way of the World (Red Bull Music Academy)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from That's The Way Of The World unless indicated otherwise):  See The Light Raphael Saadiq: So Ready Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: On Your Face The Jacksons: Show You The Way To Go Al Green: I'm Still In Love With You B.B King: Heed My Warning War: Why Can't We Be Friends Rick James: Bustin' Out 2 Men, A Drum Machine and A Trumpet: Tired of Getting Pushed Around Funkadelic: (Not Just) Knee Deep Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Love Music Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Love's Holiday Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Imagination Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Yearnin' Learnin' (Live) Minnie Ripperton: Les Fleur Africano Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Can't Let Go All About Love (First Impression) Shining Star That's the Way of the World Shining Star Happy Feelin' Reasons Shirley Murdock: As We Lay Erick Sermon: Stay Real Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Boogie Wonderland The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess The Randy Watson Experience &amp; Bilal: Can't Hide Love Nipsey Hussle: Hussle in the House Nipsey Hussle: FOREVER ON SOME FLY SHIT Nipsey Hussle: They Roll Nipsey Hussle: Face the World Nipsey Hussle: Shell Shocked DJ Khaled: Higher  Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: Earth, Wind &amp; Fire <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thats-Way-World-Earth/dp/B0012GMUO0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That's The Way Of The World </a>(1975) On March 15, 1975, Columbia Records released "That's The Way Of The World" the sixth studio album of Earth Wind &amp; Fire, a band of 10 members who fused rock, jazz, funk and soul. The album sold five million units, and won a Grammy for the single "Shining Star" (Best R&amp;B Performance by a Duo or Group). Produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney, the album focused on EWF's familiar themes, spirituality, oneness, love. Oscar and Golden Globe nominated composer Raphael Saadiq joined Oliver and Morgan in studio to talk "That's The Way of The World" and all the things that made EWF iconic including, Philip Bailey's falsetto, Maurice White's mysticisms and drum heroics, Charles Stepney's production and the harmonies that caught his ear and his attention and the happy feelings the band's music inspired in his own musicianship as a youth growing up in Oakland. You'll want to catch this one. Because Reasons. And stay tuned after the interview for a special segment celebrating the life and music of Nipsey Hussle, who would have turned 34 this week. Rest in power, Nipsey. More on Raphael Saadiq <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/arts/music/raphael-saadiq-jimmy-lee.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Raphael Saadiq Finally Put His Past on the Record</a> (The New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://afropunk.com/2019/05/raphael-saadiq-is-a-real-one/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raphael Saadiq is a Real One</a>(Afropunk)</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/RaphaelSaadiq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/raphael_saadiq/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> More on That's The Way Of The World <ul> <li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/earth-wind-fire-12-essential-songs-26670/sweetbacks-theme-1971-27970/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: 12 Essential Songs</a> (Rolling Stone)</li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/wrb6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BBC's review of That's the Way of the World</a></li> <li><a href="https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/02/key-tracks-earth-wind-and-fire-thats-the-way-of-the-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Key Tracks: Earth Wind, &amp; Fire's That's the Way of the World</a> (Red Bull Music Academy)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from That's The Way Of The World unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>See The Light</li> <li>Raphael Saadiq: So Ready</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: On Your Face</li> <li>The Jacksons: Show You The Way To Go</li> <li>Al Green: I'm Still In Love With You</li> <li>B.B King: Heed My Warning</li> <li>War: Why Can't We Be Friends</li> <li>Rick James: Bustin' Out</li> <li>2 Men, A Drum Machine and A Trumpet: Tired of Getting Pushed Around</li> <li>Funkadelic: (Not Just) Knee Deep</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Love Music</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Love's Holiday</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Imagination</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Yearnin' Learnin' (Live)</li> <li>Minnie Ripperton: Les Fleur</li> <li>Africano</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Can't Let Go</li> <li>All About Love (First Impression)</li> <li>Shining Star</li> <li>That's the Way of the World</li> <li>Shining Star</li> <li>Happy Feelin'</li> <li>Reasons</li> <li>Shirley Murdock: As We Lay</li> <li>Erick Sermon: Stay Real</li> <li>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire: Boogie Wonderland</li> <li>The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors</li> <li>Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess</li> <li>The Randy Watson Experience &amp; Bilal: Can't Hide Love</li> <li>Nipsey Hussle: Hussle in the House</li> <li>Nipsey Hussle: FOREVER ON SOME FLY SHIT</li> <li>Nipsey Hussle: They Roll</li> <li>Nipsey Hussle: Face the World</li> <li>Nipsey Hussle: Shell Shocked</li> <li>DJ Khaled: Higher</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3En47yB65ZYLw1jmTIBxOD?si=-akfegTXQ0-xu2APBgutMw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Raphael Saadiq on Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's The Way Of The World" (1975) + Remembering Nipsey Hussle

Janet Jackson

This episode is the edited version of our special live launch party we held on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles, as part of the Voyager Institute. We were joined by Grammy-nominated soul artist B.Slade, a self-described "Rhythm Nation-pedia" who, indeed, brought incredible insight and knowledge to our discussion of this seminal Jackson LP. How many people can name every single dancer in Janet's "Miss You Much" video? Exactly. It was a delightful conversation and having the live audience was great. It was our first time taping in front of an audience but hopefully won't be our last. Thanks to all those who came out and to those who couldn't, we're happy you finally get to listen to this.   More on Janet Jackson and Rhythm Nation 1814:  Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' track-by-track breakdown of the album in Billboard.  Jimmy Jam on the "making of" Rhythm Nation 1814 in Billboard. Joseph Vogel's "The Nation That Janet Built" for The Atlantic  More on B.Slade:  B.Slade's video for his cover of "Alright."  An interview with him by UrbanBridgez.com. Website | Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Rhythm Nation unless indicated otherwise):  Intro from "Rhythm Nation" "Interlude: T.V." B.Slade: Alright 2016 "Knowledge" "Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness" "You Need Me" (b-side of the "Miss You Much" single) "Miss You Much" "Alright" Beyonce: "Freedom" "Rhythm Nation" "Miss You Much" "Love Will Never Do" "Someday Is Tonight" "Living In a World They Didn't Make" DeBarge: "Love Me In a Special Way" The Carpenters: "Close To You"  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

This episode is the edited version of our special live launch party we held on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles, as part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/voyagerla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Voyager Institute</a>. We were joined by Grammy-nominated soul artist B.Slade, a self-described "Rhythm Nation-pedia" who, indeed, brought incredible insight and knowledge to our discussion of this seminal Jackson LP. How many people can name every single dancer in Janet's "Miss You Much" video? Exactly. It was a delightful conversation and having the live audience was great. It was our first time taping in front of an audience but hopefully won't be our last. Thanks to all those who came out and to those who couldn't, we're happy you finally get to listen to this. More on Janet Jackson and Rhythm Nation 1814: <ul> <li>Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6258726/janet-jacksons-rhythm-nation-1814-revisited-by-jimmy-jam-terry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">track-by-track breakdown of the album</a> in Billboard.</li> <li><a href="http://edit.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6258728/jimmy-jam-remembers-the-making-of-janet-jacksons-rhythm-nation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jimmy Jam on the "making of" </a>Rhythm Nation 1814 in Billboard.</li> <li>Joseph Vogel's "<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/the-world-changing-aspirations-of-rhythm-nation-1814/380144/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nation That Janet Built</a>" for The Atlantic</li> </ul> More on B.Slade: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jll3TSGNDr0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B.Slade's video</a> for his cover of "Alright."</li> <li><a href="http://urbanbridgez.com/ubgblog/2017/11/09/ub-interview-b-slade-talks-new-album-inspiration-more/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> An interview with him</a> by <a href="http://UrbanBridgez.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UrbanBridgez.com</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.bsladenow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://bslade.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/BSladeNow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bsladenow/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Rhythm Nation unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Intro from "Rhythm Nation"</li> <li>"Interlude: T.V."</li> <li>B.Slade: Alright 2016</li> <li>"Knowledge"</li> <li>"Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness"</li> <li>"You Need Me" (b-side of the "Miss You Much" single)</li> <li>"Miss You Much"</li> <li>"Alright"</li> <li>Beyonce: "Freedom"</li> <li>"Rhythm Nation"</li> <li>"Miss You Much"</li> <li>"Love Will Never Do"</li> <li>"Someday Is Tonight"</li> <li>"Living In a World They Didn't Make"</li> <li>DeBarge: "Love Me In a Special Way"</li> <li>The Carpenters: "Close To You"</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

B.Slade on Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" (Recorded Live!)

We here at Heat Rocks talk a lot about Prince, and this marks the FIFTH episode where we're discussing an album of his. Around in the World in a Day incorporated more psychedelia and a wider variety of instruments, which made for a much more eclectic and unconventional album. This is also Morgan's favorite episode, so we couldn't be more excited to talk about this magnificent album. Wendy &amp; Lisa of the Revolution come down to the studio to talk about creating this record with Prince, the funkiness of the record, and what life was like working alongside his purpleness for all those years.  This is a very special episode you definitely do not want to miss. More on Wendy &amp; Lisa   Wendy and Lisa on Prince (Esquire) Website | Twitter  More on Around the World in a Day  Prince's First Ever TV Interview (MTV)  Prince: In appreciation of a virtuoso, enduring genius (The Independent)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Around the World in a Day unless otherwise indicated):  Raspberry Beret Around the World in a Day Prince: Annie Christian America Pop Life Paisley Park Raspberry Beret Condition of the Heart The Ladder Tamborine America Raspberry Beret Around the World in a Day Paisley Park Condition of the Heart Prince: Uptown Wendy &amp; Lisa: I Will The Family: Screams of Passion   Here is the  Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

We here at Heat Rocks talk a lot about Prince, and this marks the FIFTH episode where we're discussing an album of his. Around in the World in a Day incorporated more psychedelia and a wider variety of instruments, which made for a much more eclectic and unconventional album. This is also Morgan's favorite episode, so we couldn't be more excited to talk about this magnificent album. Wendy &amp; Lisa of the Revolution come down to the studio to talk about creating this record with Prince, the funkiness of the record, and what life was like working alongside his purpleness for all those years.  This is a very special episode you definitely do not want to miss. More on Wendy &amp; Lisa <ul> <li><a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a54634/wendy-and-lisa-interview-prince/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Wendy and Lisa on Prince</a> (Esquire)</li> <li><a href="http://wendyandlisa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/wendyandlisa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> More on Around the World in a Day <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otwXYWFUiB4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prince's First Ever TV Interview</a> (MTV)</li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/prince-dead-obituary-in-appreciation-of-a-virtuoso-enduring-genius-a6995736.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Prince: In appreciation of a virtuoso, enduring genius</a> (The Independent)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Around the World in a Day unless otherwise indicated): <ul> <li>Raspberry Beret</li> <li>Around the World in a Day</li> <li>Prince: Annie Christian</li> <li>America</li> <li>Pop Life</li> <li>Paisley Park</li> <li>Raspberry Beret</li> <li>Condition of the Heart</li> <li>The Ladder</li> <li>Tamborine</li> <li>America</li> <li>Raspberry Beret</li> <li>Around the World in a Day</li> <li>Paisley Park</li> <li>Condition of the Heart</li> <li>Prince: Uptown</li> <li>Wendy &amp; Lisa: I Will</li> <li>The Family: Screams of Passion </li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7zonkqOZYDN191RGwHkTiv?si=o2UVl3yfQE2sNe1Ra3rOFQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Wendy & Lisa on Prince's "Around the World in a Day" (1985)

Martín Perna

Martín Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra wanted to revisit one of the formative albums of his childhood: Michael Jackson's Off The Wall. For many MJ fans, this is the king of pop's greatest work, a clear statement that he was now fully out of the shadow of the Jackson 5 and, along with super-producer Quincy Jones, ready to remake American pop music as we know it. Perna not only brought his memories of growing up, mesmerized by the cover of the album, but his multi-instrumentalist also broke down some of the secrets behind the production on the album. Even for deep fans, there's something to learn, and for everyone else, you get to hear from one of the great pop albums of all time. (And if you haven't heard it before, check out this incredible demo version of "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough") Next week's episode is also about Michael Jackson as director Justin Simien (Dear White People) joins us to talk about MJ's HIStory (1995). And look for a bonus beats episode to post soon that features Perna and us talking about the never-ending "Off the Wall vs. Thriller" debate. More on Off the Wall  A track-by-track breakdown of the album (Billboard) "How Michael Jackson rebranded himself for his first solo album" (The Undefeated) "Michael Jackson starts work on Off The Wall" (The Guardian)  More on Martín Perna   Interview with Breakdown FM. "Antibalas: Unification Through Diversification (Tomorrow's Verse) Website | Twitter  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Off the Wall unless indicated otherwise):  “Off The Wall” Antibalas: Antibalas “Dirty Money” The Wiz “You Can’t Win” “She’s Out of my Life” Jackson 5: ABC “ABC” “Get On The Floor” “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough” “I Can’t Help It” Fela Kuti: Upside Down “Upside Down” “Rock With You” “Burn This Disco Out” “It’a The Falling In Love” “Girlfriend”  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Martín Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra wanted to revisit one of the formative albums of his childhood: Michael Jackson's Off The Wall. For many MJ fans, this is the king of pop's greatest work, a clear statement that he was now fully out of the shadow of the Jackson 5 and, along with super-producer Quincy Jones, ready to remake American pop music as we know it. Perna not only brought his memories of growing up, mesmerized by the cover of the album, but his multi-instrumentalist also broke down some of the secrets behind the production on the album. Even for deep fans, there's something to learn, and for everyone else, you get to hear from one of the great pop albums of all time. (And if you haven't heard it before, check out this incredible demo version of "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough") Next week's episode is also about Michael Jackson as director Justin Simien (Dear White People) joins us to talk about MJ's HIStory (1995). And look for a bonus beats episode to post soon that features Perna and us talking about the never-ending "<a href="https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/which-is-the-better-michael-jackson-album-thriller-or-1820898417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off the Wall vs. Thriller</a>" debate. More on Off the Wall <ul> <li>A <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6214222/michael-jacksons-off-the-wall-at-35-classic-track-by-track" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">track-by-track</a> breakdown of the album (Billboard)</li> <li>"How Michael Jackson <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/michael-jackson-off-the-wall-album-cover/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rebranded himself</a> for his first solo album" (The Undefeated)</li> <li>"Michael Jackson <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/11/michael-jackson-off-the-wall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">starts work</a> on Off The Wall" (The Guardian)</li> </ul> More on Martín Perna <ul> <li><a href="http://hiphopandpolitics.com/2009/06/08/an-interview-w-martin-perna-of-antibalas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview</a> with Breakdown FM.</li> <li>"Antibalas: <a href="http://www.tomorrowsverse.com/story/antibalas-unification-through-diversification-the-martin-perna-interview-23598.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unification Through Diversification</a> (Tomorrow's Verse)</li> <li><a href="https://www.martinperna.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/martinperna?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Off the Wall unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>“Off The Wall”</li> <li>Antibalas: Antibalas “Dirty Money”</li> <li>The Wiz “You Can’t Win”</li> <li>“She’s Out of my Life”</li> <li>Jackson 5: ABC “ABC”</li> <li>“Get On The Floor”</li> <li>“Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough”</li> <li>“I Can’t Help It”</li> <li>Fela Kuti: Upside Down “Upside Down”</li> <li>“Rock With You”</li> <li>“Burn This Disco Out”</li> <li>“It’a The Falling In Love”</li> <li>“Girlfriend”</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Martín Perna on Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall"

The Album: Nas Illmatic (1994) In our first episode from our four-part Art of Sampling series, we focused on one of the classic sources of samples from the mid-80s: the James Brown anthology, In the Jungle Groove. For #2, we wanted to turn our attention to an album whose use of samples helped influences sampling culture and for that, we went with a giant celebrating its 25th anniversary this year: Nas's debut album, Illmatic. So much has been said about this LP over the years, we shouldn’t need to make a case for it but here’s the short version: it’s not simply considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time but it’s universally lauded as one of the greatest debut albums in any genre, least of all given the intense hype around Nas leading up to it. Befitting that anticipation, Illmatic drew, really for the first time, a Dream Team-esque assemblage of some of New York’s finest producers including Q-Tip, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor and L.E.S. Their production decisions, including the samples that powered their now iconic tracks, marked one peak in hip-hop’s golden era of sample-based production. To help us break all this down, we invited one of Los Angeles’s finest: Thes One, half of People Under the Stairs (and composer of our theme song!) While Thes generally doesn’t like talking about other producers’ work, as a 16 year old hip-hop head hyped for Illmatic when it dropped in ’94, Thes brought his insights as both a producer and fan, and we touched on everything from the use of nostalgia in sample choices, how Nas’s flow worked with different beats, and why DJ Premier’s “bubba chip” drum programming was a game changer. More on Thes One  Thes interviewed by Oliver in 2011 (Part 1 and Part 2) Thes interviewed on the House List (Part 1 and Part 2) Website | Instagram  More on Illmatic   The Second Coming (The Source)  Nas's Illmatic 25 anniversary mixtape by Chris Read" (WaxPoetics)  Illmatic by Nas turns 25 (The Independent)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Illmatic unless indicated otherwise):  The Genesis N.Y. State of Mind Michael Jackson: Human Nature It Ain't Hard to Tell It Ain't Hard to Tell (Demo) DJ Day: It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix) Large Professor: It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix) Common: Resurrection Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park) Parliament: Come in Out of the Rain One Love One Time 4 Your Mind The Gap Band: Yearning for Your Love Life's a Bitch A Tribe Called Quest: Lyrics to Go Represent Lee Erwin: Thief of Bagdad Represent Cameo: Hanging Downtown Group Home: Supa Star The Heath Brothers: Smilin' Billy Suite Pt. II One Love The World Is Yours Ahmad Jamal: I Love Music The World Is Yours Monty Alexander: Love and Happiness Apache: Gangsta Bitch The Beatnuts: Let Off A Couple Reuben Wilson: We're In Love Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park) N.Y. State of Mind Halftime Milly and Silly: Gettin' Down for Xmas Long Red: Mountain (Live) Pete Rock and CL Smooth: Good Life Represent Jay-Z: Feelin' It Main Source: Looking at the Front Door  Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: Nas <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Illmatic-Nas/dp/B0000029GA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Illmatic </a>(1994) In our first episode from our four-part Art of Sampling series, we focused on one of the classic sources of samples from the mid-80s: the James Brown anthology, In the Jungle Groove. For #2, we wanted to turn our attention to an album whose use of samples helped influences sampling culture and for that, we went with a giant celebrating its 25th anniversary this year: Nas's debut album, Illmatic. So much has been said about this LP over the years, we shouldn’t need to make a case for it but here’s the short version: it’s not simply considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time but it’s universally lauded as one of the greatest debut albums in any genre, least of all given the intense hype around Nas leading up to it. Befitting that anticipation, Illmatic drew, really for the first time, a Dream Team-esque assemblage of some of New York’s finest producers including Q-Tip, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor and L.E.S. Their production decisions, including the samples that powered their now iconic tracks, marked one peak in hip-hop’s golden era of sample-based production. To help us break all this down, we invited one of Los Angeles’s finest: Thes One, half of People Under the Stairs (and composer of our theme song!) While Thes generally doesn’t like talking about other producers’ work, as a 16 year old hip-hop head hyped for Illmatic when it dropped in ’94, Thes brought his insights as both a producer and fan, and we touched on everything from the use of nostalgia in sample choices, how Nas’s flow worked with different beats, and why DJ Premier’s “bubba chip” drum programming was a game changer. More on Thes One <ul> <li>Thes interviewed by Oliver in 2011 (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-15-thes-one-of-people-under-the-stairs/id436800731?i=1000173035714" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-20-thes-one-part-deux/id436800731?i=1000173035735" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 2</a>)</li> <li>Thes interviewed on the House List (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-52-thes-one-pt-2/id1164288424?i=1000391610145" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-52-thes-one-pt-2/id1164288424?i=1000391610145" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 2</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.puts.band/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/piecelock70/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> More on Illmatic <ul> <li><a href="https://ifihavent.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/second-coming-nas-in-the-source-1994/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Second Coming</a> (The Source)</li> <li><a href="https://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/music/mixtape/nas-illmatic-25th-anniversary-mixtape-chris-read/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nas's Illmatic 25 anniversary mixtape by Chris Read"</a> (WaxPoetics)</li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/nas-illmatic-25-anniversary-tracklist-ny-state-of-mind-memory-lane-producers-a8877156.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Illmatic by Nas turns 25 </a>(The Independent)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Illmatic unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>The Genesis</li> <li>N.Y. State of Mind</li> <li>Michael Jackson: Human Nature</li> <li>It Ain't Hard to Tell</li> <li>It Ain't Hard to Tell (Demo)</li> <li>DJ Day: It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix)</li> <li>Large Professor: It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix)</li> <li>Common: Resurrection</li> <li>Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)</li> <li>Parliament: Come in Out of the Rain</li> <li>One Love</li> <li>One Time 4 Your Mind</li> <li>The Gap Band: Yearning for Your Love</li> <li>Life's a Bitch</li> <li>A Tribe Called Quest: Lyrics to Go</li> <li>Represent</li> <li>Lee Erwin: Thief of Bagdad</li> <li>Represent</li> <li>Cameo: Hanging Downtown</li> <li>Group Home: Supa Star</li> <li>The Heath Brothers: Smilin' Billy Suite Pt. II</li> <li>One Love</li> <li>The World Is Yours</li> <li>Ahmad Jamal: I Love Music</li> <li>The World Is Yours</li> <li>Monty Alexander: Love and Happiness</li> <li>Apache: Gangsta Bitch</li> <li>The Beatnuts: Let Off A Couple</li> <li>Reuben Wilson: We're In Love</li> <li>Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)</li> <li>N.Y. State of Mind</li> <li>Halftime</li> <li>Milly and Silly: Gettin' Down for Xmas</li> <li>Long Red: Mountain (Live)</li> <li>Pete Rock and CL Smooth: Good Life</li> <li>Represent</li> <li>Jay-Z: Feelin' It</li> <li>Main Source: Looking at the Front Door</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uqQ9IodC5CcRk2a6YWe2T?si=vBtTXYj_Tg-Z0Z45UnQRfg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Art of Sampling #2 with Thes One on Nas's "Illmatic" (1994)

Saul Williams

Saul Williams is super talented.  The multi-hyphenate artist not only has a way with words, he has an ear for heat rocks.  And apparently kept a fire starting five in his CD changer.  We were fortunate enough to have him bring his ear and words to the booth to discuss Portishead's debut album "Dummy" on Heat Rocks. Brooklyn meets Bristol in Atlanta, at a time when Saul was discovering global sounds, immersing himself in culture and scholarship - in other words, he and the album were both in the right place at the right time. We spoke about Beth Ortons haunting vocals, the rise of the trip hop genre, sampling as an aesthetic, lyrical ingenuity and why Atlanta’s club scene was unmatched in the 90s.   More on Saul Williams  Saul's Tiny Desk Concert Saul's new album, Encrypted &amp; Vulnerable Website | Twitter  More on Dummy  Pitchfork's review of Portishead  Portishead's Dummy is 25. The Band Asks That You Play it Loud (The New York Times) Portishead's first TV appearance  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Dummy unless indicated otherwise):  Sour Times Saul Williams: Fight Everything Mysterons Gang Starr: No Shame In My Game Young Disciples: As We Come (To Be) Cleveland Watkiss: Project 23 Omar: Need You Bad Mysterons Numb Glory Box Tricky: Hell is Round the Corner Glory Box It Could Be Sweet Sade: No Ordinary Love It Could Be Sweet Sour Times Lalo Schifrim: Danube Incident Isaac Hayes: Ike's Rap II Glory Box Strangers It's A Fire Pedestal It Could Be Sweet Esthero: Superheroes Isaac Hayes: Walk On By Nearly God: Poems Goldie: Mother Soho: Hot Music Fela Kuti: Lady Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Saul Williams is super talented.  The multi-hyphenate artist not only has a way with words, he has an ear for heat rocks.  And apparently kept a fire starting five in his CD changer.  We were fortunate enough to have him bring his ear and words to the booth to discuss Portishead's debut album "Dummy" on Heat Rocks. Brooklyn meets Bristol in Atlanta, at a time when Saul was discovering global sounds, immersing himself in culture and scholarship - in other words, he and the album were both in the right place at the right time. We spoke about Beth Ortons haunting vocals, the rise of the trip hop genre, sampling as an aesthetic, lyrical ingenuity and why Atlanta’s club scene was unmatched in the 90s.   More on Saul Williams <ul> <li>Saul's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfVIPqcF9I&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Desk Concert</a></li> <li>Saul's new album, <a href="https://saulwilliams.ffm.to/encrypted.syz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Encrypted &amp; Vulnerable</a></li> <li><a href="http://saulwilliams.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/saulwilliams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> More on Dummy <ul> <li>Pitchfork's <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23079-dummy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review of Portishead</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/arts/music/portishead-dummy-anniversary.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Portishead's Dummy is 25. The Band Asks That You Play it Loud</a> (The New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVX2adpyInM&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portishead's first TV appearance</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Dummy unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Sour Times</li> <li>Saul Williams: Fight Everything</li> <li>Mysterons</li> <li>Gang Starr: No Shame In My Game</li> <li>Young Disciples: As We Come (To Be)</li> <li>Cleveland Watkiss: Project 23</li> <li>Omar: Need You Bad</li> <li>Mysterons</li> <li>Numb</li> <li>Glory Box</li> <li>Tricky: Hell is Round the Corner</li> <li>Glory Box</li> <li>It Could Be Sweet</li> <li>Sade: No Ordinary Love</li> <li>It Could Be Sweet</li> <li>Sour Times</li> <li>Lalo Schifrim: Danube Incident</li> <li>Isaac Hayes: Ike's Rap II</li> <li>Glory Box</li> <li>Strangers</li> <li>It's A Fire</li> <li>Pedestal</li> <li>It Could Be Sweet</li> <li>Esthero: Superheroes</li> <li>Isaac Hayes: Walk On By</li> <li>Nearly God: Poems</li> <li>Goldie: Mother</li> <li>Soho: Hot Music</li> <li>Fela Kuti: Lady</li> </ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XRxsGVp2H1fiPYRFUKuvm?si=t9qqoeQiT-u0oVBGINZytA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Saul Williams on Portishead's "Dummy" (1994)

Meshell Ndgeocello

The Album: Prince: Purple Rain (1984) I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. But when I woke up this morning and realized that Oliver and I spent an hour or so talking with Meshell N'degecello about Prince's seminal "Purple Rain" album, I was beside myself with hype. We spoke about the album's forward thinking musicianship and arrangements, Prince as a visionary, his Messiah-like presence and the extended version of Computer Blue. She told us about keeping "I Would Die 4 U" on elevated decibels and repeat and the pure dopeness of "When Doves Cry". We all revisited the moment we first experience Purple Rain. Simply put, we talked to one genius guitar hero about another. It gets no better than that. Throw on your best purple garments and get up on this. "Hey, take a listen. Tell me do you like what you hear..." -Prince More on Prince and Purple Rain:  Prince Wikipedia Entry  Purple Rain Review?" (THR)  Prince: The Oral History of Purple Rain (Spin) Purple Rain Review (Pitchfork)  Let's Go Crazy: Why Prince's Purple Rain is a Masterpiece (Rolling Stone)  More on Meshell Ndegeocello:  Plantation Lullabies: Review (BBC)  Meshell Covers Prince (Color Lines) Website|Twitter| Instagram  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Purple Rain unless indicated otherwise):  Purple Rain Prince: For You Purple Rain When Doves Cry I Would Die 4 U Let's Go Crazy Take Me With U Prince: I Wanna Be Your Lover Computer Blue I Would Die 4 U The Beautiful Ones When Doves Cry D'Angelo: Alright J Dilla: Bye. Alice Smith: Fool For You Flying Lotus: All the Secrets Purple Rain When Doves Cry Take Me With U Prince: Erotic City The Ronettes: Be My Baby  Here's the Spotify playlist of as many of the songs above as we can find on there.  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: Prince: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Rain-Prince/dp/B0011Z51QG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1531412654&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=purple+rain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purple Rain </a>(1984) I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. But when I woke up this morning and realized that Oliver and I spent an hour or so talking with Meshell N'degecello about Prince's seminal "Purple Rain" album, I was beside myself with hype. We spoke about the album's forward thinking musicianship and arrangements, Prince as a visionary, his Messiah-like presence and the extended version of Computer Blue. She told us about keeping "I Would Die 4 U" on elevated decibels and repeat and the pure dopeness of "When Doves Cry". We all revisited the moment we first experience Purple Rain. Simply put, we talked to one genius guitar hero about another. It gets no better than that. Throw on your best purple garments and get up on this. "Hey, take a listen. Tell me do you like what you hear..." -Prince More on Prince and Purple Rain: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prince Wikipedia Entry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/purple-rain-review-1984-movie-1024852" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Purple Rain Review?"</a> (THR)</li> <li><a href="https://www.spin.com/2016/04/prince-the-oral-history-of-purple-rain-brian-raftery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Prince: The Oral History of Purple Rain</a> (Spin)</li> <li><a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21841-purple-rain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purple Rain Review</a> (Pitchfork)</li> <li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/lets-go-crazy-why-princes-purple-rain-is-a-masterpiece-180600/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Let's Go Crazy: Why Prince's Purple Rain is a Masterpiece</a> (Rolling Stone)</li> </ul> More on Meshell Ndegeocello: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fc8c/%22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plantation Lullabies: Review</a> (BBC)</li> <li><a href="https://www.colorlines.com/articles/meshell-ndegeocello-unveils-heartbreaking-cover-prince-classic-sometimes-it-snows-april" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Meshell Covers Prince</a> (Color Lines)</li> <li><a href="http://www.meshell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialMeshellr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialmeshell/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Purple Rain unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Purple Rain</li> <li>Prince: For You</li> <li>Purple Rain</li> <li>When Doves Cry</li> <li>I Would Die 4 U</li> <li>Let's Go Crazy</li> <li>Take Me With U</li> <li>Prince: I Wanna Be Your Lover</li> <li>Computer Blue</li> <li>I Would Die 4 U</li> <li>The Beautiful Ones</li> <li>When Doves Cry</li> <li>D'Angelo: Alright</li> <li>J Dilla: Bye.</li> <li>Alice Smith: Fool For You</li> <li>Flying Lotus: All the Secrets</li> <li>Purple Rain</li> <li>When Doves Cry</li> <li>Take Me With U</li> <li>Prince: Erotic City</li> <li>The Ronettes: Be My Baby</li> </ul> Here's the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/cduenas93/playlist/1ukXSbcIO917LqCsYXRYjw?si=McRBdDMhTOilmGBwTgAbnA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many of the songs above as we can find on there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Meshell Ndgeocello on Prince's "Purple Rain" (1984)

Lorraine Ali

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 quite ready. It was like she brought the full force of Global South dance culture in with her — gloriously bombastic — and the Sri Lankan/British singer/rapper simply didn’t sound like anyone else on the charts. For her follow-up, the idea on paper seemed smart: why not pair M.I.A. with one of the most innovative American producers of that era: Timbaland. Alas, in a post-9/11 world, Homeland Security deemed M.I.A. a threat to national security and refused to give her the necessary visa to come work in the U.S. Undaunted, M.I.A. and producer Switch jumped around the world, recording parts of what would eventually become Kala in cities across South America, Africa and Asia. The resulting masterpiece, propelled on the strength of the eventual mega-smash “Paper Planes,” all but established M.I.A. as a key voice in a different kind of new world order, one in which the borders of nationalism and colonialism were imploding and emergent movements and calls to action were part of that destabilization. As it turned out, M.I.A. didn’t need to come to the U.S. to help invade it with her sound. Kala was the album pick of this week’s guest, Lorraine Ali who currently writes about television for the Los Angeles Times but also got her start as a music critic. As one of the few Muslim American culture critics out there, Lorraine connected heavily with who and what M.I.A. represented and during the course of our conversation, we got into what it was like to listen to Kala in the wake of the second Gulf War, burgeoning refugee crises and the shifting geo-political map in which the music of the Global South could be heard as a subversive force, bamboo bangas and all. More on Lorraine Ali  Her 2008 cover story on M.I.A. for Spin Her LA Times archive Website | Twitter  More on Kala  Oliver's original 2007 NPR review  Kala Turns 10 (Stereogum)  Looking Back at the Passion and Politics of M.I.A.'s Kala (Dazed)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Kala unless indicated otherwise):  Paper Planes M.I.A.: Galang XR2 Come Around Bird Flu 20 Dollar The Turn Mango Pickle Down River M.I.A.: Bad Girls Boyz World Town Jimmy Paper Planes The Clash: Straight To Hell Hussel Bamboo Banga Paper Planes Diga Rhythm Band: Razooli Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar: Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyar  Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: M.I.A. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VAHFCK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=oliverwang-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B000VAHFCK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kala </a>(2007) In 2005, when M.I.A. dropped onto the pop scene with her debut, Arular, heads weren’t quite ready. It was like she brought the full force of Global South dance culture in with her — gloriously bombastic — and the Sri Lankan/British singer/rapper simply didn’t sound like anyone else on the charts. For her follow-up, the idea on paper seemed smart: why not pair M.I.A. with one of the most innovative American producers of that era: Timbaland. Alas, in a post-9/11 world, Homeland Security deemed M.I.A. a threat to national security and refused to give her the necessary visa to come work in the U.S. Undaunted, M.I.A. and producer Switch jumped around the world, recording parts of what would eventually become Kala in cities across South America, Africa and Asia. The resulting masterpiece, propelled on the strength of the eventual mega-smash “Paper Planes,” all but established M.I.A. as a key voice in a different kind of new world order, one in which the borders of nationalism and colonialism were imploding and emergent movements and calls to action were part of that destabilization. As it turned out, M.I.A. didn’t need to come to the U.S. to help invade it with her sound. Kala was the album pick of this week’s guest, Lorraine Ali who currently writes about television for the Los Angeles Times but also got her start as a music critic. As one of the few Muslim American culture critics out there, Lorraine connected heavily with who and what M.I.A. represented and during the course of our conversation, we got into what it was like to listen to Kala in the wake of the second Gulf War, burgeoning refugee crises and the shifting geo-political map in which the music of the Global South could be heard as a subversive force, bamboo bangas and all. More on Lorraine Ali <ul> <li>Her <a href="https://www.spin.com/featured/spin-cover-story-m-i-a-pow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2008 cover story</a> on M.I.A. for Spin</li> <li>Her LA Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-bio-lorraine-ali-staff.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archive</a></li> <li><a href="http://lorraineali.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/LorraineAli" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> More on Kala <ul> <li>Oliver's original <a href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13831187" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2007 NPR review</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stereogum.com/1955775/kala-turns-10/franchises/the-anniversary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kala Turns 10</a> (Stereogum)</li> <li><a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37006/1/mia-kala-10-year-retrospective" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Looking Back at the Passion and Politics of M.I.A.'s Kala</a> (Dazed)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Kala unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Paper Planes</li> <li>M.I.A.: Galang</li> <li>XR2</li> <li>Come Around</li> <li>Bird Flu</li> <li>20 Dollar</li> <li>The Turn</li> <li>Mango Pickle Down River</li> <li>M.I.A.: Bad Girls</li> <li>Boyz</li> <li>World Town</li> <li>Jimmy</li> <li>Paper Planes</li> <li>The Clash: Straight To Hell</li> <li>Hussel</li> <li>Bamboo Banga</li> <li>Paper Planes</li> <li>Diga Rhythm Band: Razooli</li> <li>Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar: Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyar</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1L35kScId9ID0XFFCn4CWj?si=YrvalVHpR2SenQai8Bs7Eg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Lorraine Ali on M.I.A's "Kala" (2007)

Jay Smooth

Jay Smooth was always on our list of "people who we gotta get for Heat Rocks." His cultural and political commentary, much of which he does through his pioneering Ill Doctrine videos, have positioned him as one of the hip-hop generation's leading pundits and he's also hosted one of the longest running rap shows in the world: The Underground Railroad on WBAI. For this show, Jay wanted to revisit Raising Hell a paradigm-shifting rap album that, as we discuss, has seemingly become underrated through the passage of time though it is unquestionably one of the most important hip-hop releases, ever. We get into the moment in which Run DMC first arrived, how they changed the game for rap artists (for better and for worse) and of course, all our fire track and sleeper jam picks off this LP. More on Run DMC's Raising Hell  Mark Coleman's original review in Rolling Stone from 1986. John Freeman's revisit review on the album's 30th anniversary in Quietus. Chaz Kangas' celebration of Raising Hell's album cuts.  More on Jay Smooth  The Ill Doctrine video series. His interview on The Cipher podcast. Twitter | Youtube  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Raising Hell unless indicated otherwise):  Walk This Way Run DMC: Sucker MCs Run DMC: It's Like That Raising Hell Eric B. and Rakim: I Ain't No Joke It's Tricky Peter Piper Bob James: Mardi Gras Dumb Girl Is It Live? My Adidas Proud to Be Black You Be Illin' NWA: Straight Outta Compton Run DMC: Tougher Than Leather Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man Jay-Z: Jockin' Jay-Z  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Jay Smooth was always on our list of "people who we gotta get for Heat Rocks." His cultural and political commentary, much of which he does through his pioneering <a href="http://illdoctrine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ill Doctrine videos</a>, have positioned him as one of the hip-hop generation's leading pundits and he's also hosted one of the longest running rap shows in the world: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UndergroundRailroadRadio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Underground Railroad</a> on WBAI. For this show, Jay wanted to revisit Raising Hell a paradigm-shifting rap album that, as we discuss, has seemingly become underrated through the passage of time though it is unquestionably one of the most important hip-hop releases, ever. We get into the moment in which Run DMC first arrived, how they changed the game for rap artists (for better and for worse) and of course, all our fire track and sleeper jam picks off this LP. More on Run DMC's Raising Hell <ul> <li>Mark Coleman's <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/raising-hell-19860828" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">original review</a> in Rolling Stone from 1986.</li> <li>John Freeman's <a href="http://thequietus.com/articles/06883-run-dmc-raising-hell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">revisit review</a> on the album's 30th anniversary in Quietus.</li> <li>Chaz Kangas' celebration of Raising Hell's <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/music/run-dmc-s-raising-hell-celebrating-30-years-of-the-album-cuts-7203975" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">album cuts</a>.</li> </ul> More on Jay Smooth <ul> <li>The <a href="http://illdoctrine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ill Doctrine</a> video series.</li> <li>His <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=4&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj01fuFw5bYAhWosFQKHeCdD_cQFgg7MAM&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheciphershow.com%2Fepisode%2F201%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw0zqJY_Hk-QiZNocX4PlEEd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview on The Cipher podcast</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jsmooth995?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjj9EnVJUY7pTkP5MX8F9gQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Raising Hell unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Walk This Way</li> <li>Run DMC: Sucker MCs</li> <li>Run DMC: It's Like That</li> <li>Raising Hell</li> <li>Eric B. and Rakim: I Ain't No Joke</li> <li>It's Tricky</li> <li>Peter Piper</li> <li>Bob James: Mardi Gras</li> <li>Dumb Girl</li> <li>Is It Live?</li> <li>My Adidas</li> <li>Proud to Be Black</li> <li>You Be Illin'</li> <li>NWA: Straight Outta Compton</li> <li>Run DMC: Tougher Than Leather</li> <li>Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man</li> <li>Jay-Z: Jockin' Jay-Z</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Jay Smooth on Run DMC's "Raising Hell"

Erykah Badu

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. transplant (by way of Atlanta), Bosco's been steady climbing the ranks in the music game and has had a breakout year in 2017, especially wiht the release of her full-length, b. For her pick, Bosco wanted to revisit one of the formative albums that shaped her imagination as a kid: Erykah Badu's sophomore album: Mama's Gun. If Baduizm helped put Badu on the map, Mama's Gun - which was produced by the same Soulquarian team also working on D'Angelo's Voodoo and Common's Like Water For Chocolate - firmly established her as the preeminent queen of what was then called neo-soul and these days seems better described as future soul. Our conversation touched on many aspects of how Badu and her sound landed on people's ears back at the turn of the century and how it continues to reverberate today. More on Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun  Daphne Brook's review in Pitchfork. Kieran Yates' "My Favorite Album" review in The Guardian.  Mensah Demary's "Liner Notes" breakdown of the album in The Toast.  More on Bosco  Alexander Aplerku's profile in Noisey. Julianne Shepherd's profile in The Muse. Website | Soundcloud | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Mama's Gun unless indicated otherwise):  ”Bag Lady” Bosco: b. “Castles” Erykah Badu: Baduizm “Apple Tree” ”Other Side Of The Game” The Roots: Things Fall Apart “You’ve Got Me ft. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Live” Res: How I Do “How I Do” ”Cleva” SZA: Ctrl “Normal Girl” ”Time’s A Wastin” ”…&amp;On” ”Didn’t Cha Know” Bosco: b. “Free” ”Penitentiary Philosophy” ”A.D. 2000” ”Orange Tree” …&amp;On ”Kiss Me ON My Neck” ”Booty” ”Green Eyes” ”In Love With You Ft. Stephen Marley” Erykah Badu: “I’ve Been Going Through it All” ”Orange Tree” …&amp;On ”Kiss Me ON My Neck” ”Booty” ”Green Eyes” ”In Love With You Ft. Stephen Marley” Erykah Badu: Erykah Badu “Amerykahn Promise”  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

<a href="http://www.hellobos.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bosco</a> was an artist that Morgan knew, from jump, she wanted to get on the show. A Savannah native who's now an L.A. transplant (by way of Atlanta), Bosco's been steady climbing the ranks in the music game and has had a breakout year in 2017, especially wiht the release of her full-length, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0732PM1DM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B0732PM1DM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">b.</a> For her pick, Bosco wanted to revisit one of the formative albums that shaped her imagination as a kid: Erykah Badu's sophomore album: Mama's Gun. If Baduizm helped put Badu on the map, Mama's Gun - which was produced by the same Soulquarian team also working on D'Angelo's Voodoo and Common's <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/heat-rocks/heat-rocks-ep-5-ill-camille-commons-like-water-chocolate-2000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like Water For Chocolate</a> - firmly established her as the preeminent queen of what was then called neo-soul and these days seems better described as future soul. Our conversation touched on many aspects of how Badu and her sound landed on people's ears back at the turn of the century and how it continues to reverberate today. More on Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun <ul> <li>Daphne Brook's <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22045-mamas-gun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review in Pitchfork</a>.</li> <li>Kieran Yates' <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/sep/06/mamas-gun-erkyah-badu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"My Favorite Album" review</a> in The Guardian. </li> <li>Mensah Demary's <a href="http://the-toast.net/2015/06/17/liner-notes-erykah-badu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Liner Notes" breakdown</a> of the album in The Toast.</li> </ul> More on Bosco <ul> <li>Alexander Aplerku's <a href="https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rg8896/meet-your-new-favorite-singer-bosco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">profile in Noisey</a>.</li> <li>Julianne Shepherd's <a href="https://themuse.jezebel.com/meet-bosco-the-eminently-cool-atlanta-musician-whose-g-1797100108" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">profile in The Muse.</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hellobos.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/hellobosco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/helloBOSCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellobosco/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/helloBOSCO/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Mama's Gun unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>”Bag Lady”</li> <li>Bosco: b. “Castles”</li> <li>Erykah Badu: Baduizm “Apple Tree”</li> <li>”Other Side Of The Game”</li> <li>The Roots: Things Fall Apart “You’ve Got Me ft. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Live”</li> <li>Res: How I Do “How I Do”</li> <li>”Cleva”</li> <li>SZA: Ctrl “Normal Girl”</li> <li>”Time’s A Wastin”</li> <li>”…&amp;On”</li> <li>”Didn’t Cha Know”</li> <li>Bosco: b. “Free”</li> <li>”Penitentiary Philosophy”</li> <li>”A.D. 2000”</li> <li>”Orange Tree”</li> <li>…&amp;On</li> <li>”Kiss Me ON My Neck”</li> <li>”Booty”</li> <li>”Green Eyes”</li> <li>”In Love With You Ft. Stephen Marley”</li> <li>Erykah Badu: “I’ve Been Going Through it All”</li> <li>”Orange Tree”</li> <li>…&amp;On</li> <li>”Kiss Me ON My Neck”</li> <li>”Booty”</li> <li>”Green Eyes”</li> <li>”In Love With You Ft. Stephen Marley”</li> <li>Erykah Badu: Erykah Badu “Amerykahn Promise”</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Bosco on Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun"

David Ma

The Album: GZA Liquid Swords (1995) Music journalist David Ma has been in the game for a long time, writing for The Guardian, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Source, and many, many others. He's also the host of Dad Bod Rap Pod, a hip-hop roundtable discussion show from the Bay area. When he told us he wanted to talk about GZA's debut solo effort, Liquid Swords, we knew we were in for a good conversation. We talk about GZA's new jack swing beginnings, his role within the Wu-Tang Clan, and his seemingly endless vocabulary. Even within the Wu's solo efforts, Liquid Swords stands out, with its gritty production, complex lyricism, and hard-hitting flow. It stood the test of time and still bounces, Shogun Assassin samples included. More on David Ma  David's talk with GZA about Liquid Swords (WaxPoetics) Dad Bod Rap Pod Twitter | Website  More on Liquid Swords   20 Years, 20 Questions: GZA Revisits Liquid Swords (Spin)  Why the GZA's 'Liquid Swords' Is the Embodiment of the Wu-Tang Brand (Complex)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Liquid Swords unless indicated otherwise):  I Gotcha Back Liquid Swords Wu-Tang Clan: 7th Chamber - Part II - Conclusion GZA: Come Do Me Swordsman Gold Raekwon: Ice Cream Method Man: I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need Notorious BIG: The What Shadowboxin' Dr. Dre: Stranded on Death Row Liquid Swords Willie Mitchell: Groovin' Liquid Swords Cannonball Adderly: Aries Gold Ann Peebles: Trouble, Heartaches, &amp; Sadness Shadowboxin' Gold 4th Chamber Labels B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) The Genius: Feel the Pain Wu-Tang Clan: Clan In Da Front  Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: GZA <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Swords-GZA-Genius/dp/B000000OUJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liquid Swords </a>(1995) Music journalist David Ma has been in the game for a long time, writing for The Guardian, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Source, and many, many others. He's also the host of Dad Bod Rap Pod, a hip-hop roundtable discussion show from the Bay area. When he told us he wanted to talk about GZA's debut solo effort, Liquid Swords, we knew we were in for a good conversation. We talk about GZA's new jack swing beginnings, his role within the Wu-Tang Clan, and his seemingly endless vocabulary. Even within the Wu's solo efforts, Liquid Swords stands out, with its gritty production, complex lyricism, and hard-hitting flow. It stood the test of time and still bounces, Shogun Assassin samples included. More on David Ma <ul> <li>David's talk with <a href="https://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/features/articles/the-making-of-liquid-swords-gza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GZA about Liquid Swords</a> (WaxPoetics)</li> <li><a href="https://dadbodrappod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dad Bod Rap Pod</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/_davidma?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://nerdtorious.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> </ul> More on Liquid Swords <ul> <li><a href="https://www.spin.com/2015/11/gza-liquid-swords-20-years-anniversary-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 20 Years, 20 Questions: GZA Revisits Liquid Swords</a> (Spin)</li> <li><a href="https://www.complex.com/music/2015/11/why-the-gza-liquid-swords-is-the-embodiment-of-the-wu-tang-brand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why the GZA's 'Liquid Swords' Is the Embodiment of the Wu-Tang Brand</a> (Complex)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Liquid Swords unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>I Gotcha Back</li> <li>Liquid Swords</li> <li>Wu-Tang Clan: 7th Chamber - Part II - Conclusion</li> <li>GZA: Come Do Me</li> <li>Swordsman</li> <li>Gold</li> <li>Raekwon: Ice Cream</li> <li>Method Man: I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need</li> <li>Notorious BIG: The What</li> <li>Shadowboxin'</li> <li>Dr. Dre: Stranded on Death Row</li> <li>Liquid Swords</li> <li>Willie Mitchell: Groovin'</li> <li>Liquid Swords</li> <li>Cannonball Adderly: Aries</li> <li>Gold</li> <li>Ann Peebles: Trouble, Heartaches, &amp; Sadness</li> <li>Shadowboxin'</li> <li>Gold</li> <li>4th Chamber</li> <li>Labels</li> <li>B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)</li> <li>The Genius: Feel the Pain</li> <li>Wu-Tang Clan: Clan In Da Front</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05WxhOpp2q1MPfeojGrezp?si=YmKwcIzUQqqjZuMEMCBaFQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find there If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

David Ma on GZA's "Liquid Swords" (1995)

The Album: OutKast Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) Antwan (Big Boi) Patton and Andre (Dre) Benjamin began collaborating in 1992 and paired their genuis presenting it for the world to see on their debut project SouthernPlayalisticadillacmuzik which released on LaFace records in the spring of 1994. LA’s own DJ Rashida sat with us to talk southern charm, the musicality of this album, black consciousness through the lyrics, what made the interludes so compelling and why this album stands the real test of time. More on DJ Rashida  DJ Rashida's Wikipedia page DJ Rashida on Prince Twitter | Instagram  More on Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik  Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik's Wikipedia page  How Classic is OutKast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Classic Hip-Hop Magazine)  Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik at 20 (Billboard)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik unless indicated otherwise):  Hootie Hoo Arrested Development: Tennessee Call of da Wild True Dat (Interlude) Welcome to Atlanta (Interlude) Ain't No Thang Funky Ride Ain't No Thang Claimin' True Crumblin' Erb Myintrotoletuknow Flim Flam Git Up, Git Out Player's Ball Player's Ball (Reprise) The Roots: Proceed Society of Soul: E.M.B.R.A.C.E.  Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: OutKast <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik-OutKast/dp/B0000013GB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik </a>(1994) Antwan (Big Boi) Patton and Andre (Dre) Benjamin began collaborating in 1992 and paired their genuis presenting it for the world to see on their debut project SouthernPlayalisticadillacmuzik which released on LaFace records in the spring of 1994. LA’s own DJ Rashida sat with us to talk southern charm, the musicality of this album, black consciousness through the lyrics, what made the interludes so compelling and why this album stands the real test of time. More on DJ Rashida <ul> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Rashida" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Rashida's Wikipedia page</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlc-FBV1Og&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Rashida on Prince</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/DJRASHIDA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/djrashida/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> More on Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik's Wikipedia page</a></li> <li><a href="https://classichiphopmagazine.com/94-9-reviews/2018/4/27/outkast-spcm-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How Classic is OutKast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik</a> (Classic Hip-Hop Magazine)</li> <li><a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6070026/outkast-southernplayalisticadillacmuzik-at-20-classic-track-by" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik at 20</a> (Billboard)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Hootie Hoo</li> <li>Arrested Development: Tennessee</li> <li>Call of da Wild</li> <li>True Dat (Interlude)</li> <li>Welcome to Atlanta (Interlude)</li> <li>Ain't No Thang</li> <li>Funky Ride</li> <li>Ain't No Thang</li> <li>Claimin' True</li> <li>Crumblin' Erb</li> <li>Myintrotoletuknow</li> <li>Flim Flam</li> <li>Git Up, Git Out</li> <li>Player's Ball</li> <li>Player's Ball (Reprise)</li> <li>The Roots: Proceed</li> <li>Society of Soul: E.M.B.R.A.C.E.</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/cduenas93/playlist/0x7pRrtxGzs8cv4Qik51ns?si=vrUD4XRdRTaTYLERHl7Aqg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist </a>of as many songs as we can find there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

DJ Rashida on OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994)

The Grammy-nominated ladies of King are Anita Bias alongside sisters Amber and Paris Strother and it seems only right to have a super-sized guest talk about a super-sized album: Outkast's massive double LP from 2003: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Amongst other topics, we talked about how each of the three women first crossed paths with Outkast, what the group meant for the rise of the South in the 1990s, and revisited the endless debate over whether this as an Outkast album or a pair of Big Boi/Andre 3000 solo albums packaged together. More on Outkast and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below  MTV"s "making of" story of the album. Jon Caramanica's original review of the album for Rolling Stone. Oliver's original review of the album for the San Jose Metro  More on King  King on NPR's Music Field Recordings Okayplayer interview Band Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Soundcloud  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below unless indicated otherwise):  “Ghetto Musick” KING: The Story “The Story” KING: The Story “Supernatural” Outkast: ATLiens “Elevators (Me &amp; You)” “My Favorite Things” “Reset” “Where Are My Panties”  Outkast: Aquemini “Spottieottiedopalicious” Dungeon Family: Even In Darkness “Trans DF Express” “Pink &amp; Blue” “Prototype” “Unhappy” “Tomb of the Boom” “Church” “Knowing” “The Rooster” “She Live In My Lap” “Draculas Wedding” “Hey Ya!” “Love Hater” “Happy Valentines Day” “Take Off Your Cool” “A Day IN The Life of Benjamin Andre (Incomplete)” “Spread”  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Grammy-nominated ladies of King are Anita Bias alongside sisters Amber and Paris Strother and it seems only right to have a super-sized guest talk about a super-sized album: Outkast's massive double LP from 2003: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Amongst other topics, we talked about how each of the three women first crossed paths with Outkast, what the group meant for the rise of the South in the 1990s, and revisited the endless debate over whether this as an Outkast album or a pair of Big Boi/Andre 3000 solo albums packaged together. More on Outkast and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below <ul> <li>MTV"s <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1714490/outkast-speakerboxxx-the-love-below-10th-anniversary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"making of" story</a> of the album.</li> <li>Jon Caramanica's <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/speakerboxxx-the-love-below-20030924" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">original review</a> of the album for Rolling Stone.</li> <li>Oliver's <a href="http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.16.03/outkast-0342.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">original review</a> of the album for the San Jose Metro</li> </ul> More on King <ul> <li>King on NPR's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBtw1MOG8Es" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music Field Recordings</a></li> <li>Okayplayer <a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/interviews/first-look-exclusive-king-interview.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview</a></li> <li><a href="http://weareking.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Band Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/weareKING" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weareking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/weareKING" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://soundcloud.com/weareking-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>“Ghetto Musick”</li> <li>KING: The Story “The Story”</li> <li>KING: The Story “Supernatural”</li> <li>Outkast: ATLiens “Elevators (Me &amp; You)”</li> <li>“My Favorite Things”</li> <li>“Reset”</li> <li>“Where Are My Panties”</li> <li> Outkast: Aquemini “Spottieottiedopalicious”</li> <li>Dungeon Family: Even In Darkness “Trans DF Express”</li> <li>“Pink &amp; Blue”</li> <li>“Prototype”</li> <li>“Unhappy”</li> <li>“Tomb of the Boom”</li> <li>“Church”</li> <li>“Knowing”</li> <li>“The Rooster”</li> <li>“She Live In My Lap”</li> <li>“Draculas Wedding”</li> <li>“Hey Ya!”</li> <li>“Love Hater”</li> <li>“Happy Valentines Day”</li> <li>“Take Off Your Cool”</li> <li>“A Day IN The Life of Benjamin Andre (Incomplete)”</li> <li>“Spread”</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

King on Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"

Brother Ali

Wonder

Guest: Brother Ali    The album: Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (1976)   As part of the two week MaxFun Drive, we wanted to save two of our best shows to share with you. This first week, it's rapper Brother Ali, a long time MaxFun favorite, and he picked one of the greatest albums of all time: Stevie Wonder's majestic Songs in the Key of Life, recorded when the artist was still in his 20s(!).   Brother Ali, of course, has his own string of modern classics, including Shadows on the Sun (2003), The Undisputed Truth (2007) and most recently, last year's All the Beauty In This Whole Life. In choosing Stevie's masterpiece, Brother Ali took us back to his childhood, growing up with listening to Stevie in the house, and then later, as a teenager, buying Stevie albums to bring home and study. During our conversation with him, we got into the musical, social and cultural threads that Songs In the Key of Life  has helped unwind over the years.     More on Songs In the Key of Life  Jordan Runtagh's revisit of the album for Rolling Stone. Alan Light's review of the album for Pitchfork. The original 1976 Newsweek feature on the album.  More on Brother Ali  Donna Claire's 2017 interview with him for Passion of the Weiss. Mike Schiller's review of All of the Beauty for Popmatters. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook  Show Tracklist (all songs fromSongs in the Key of Life unless indicated otherwise):  ”Isn’t She Lovely” Brother Ali: All The Beauty In This Whole Life “Own Light (What Hearts are For)” ”Summer Soft” ”I Wish” ”Black Man” ”Pastime Paradise” ”Village Ghettholand” ”Love Is In Need of Love Today” ”Sir Duke” ”Knocks Me Off My Feet” ”Saturn” ”Another Star” ”As” George Michael:  Ladies &amp; Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael “As Feat Mary J. Blidge” Coolio: Gangsta’s Paradise “Dangerous Minds” Jay-Z: 4:44 “Smile” ”Isn’t She Lovely”  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Guest: Brother Ali The album: Stevie Wonder: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004SZWD?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00004SZWD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Songs in the Key of Life</a> (1976)   As part of the two week MaxFun Drive, we wanted to save two of our best shows to share with you. This first week, it's rapper Brother Ali, a long time MaxFun favorite, and he picked one of the greatest albums of all time: Stevie Wonder's majestic Songs in the Key of Life, recorded when the artist was still in his 20s(!).   Brother Ali, of course, has his own string of modern classics, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009W2IX?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00009W2IX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shadows on the Sun </a>(2003), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NQR7QG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B000NQR7QG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Undisputed Truth</a> (2007) and most recently, last year's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XCS1CRW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sousid-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B06XCS1CRW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All the Beauty In This Whole Life</a>. In choosing Stevie's masterpiece, Brother Ali took us back to his childhood, growing up with listening to Stevie in the house, and then later, as a teenager, buying Stevie albums to bring home and study. During our conversation with him, we got into the musical, social and cultural threads that Songs In the Key of Life  has helped unwind over the years.     More on Songs In the Key of Life <ul> <li>Jordan Runtagh's <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-stevie-wonders-epic-songs-in-the-key-of-life-w442279" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">revisit of the album</a> for Rolling Stone.</li> <li>Alan Light's <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22174-songs-in-the-key-of-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review of the album</a> for Pitchfork.</li> <li>The <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/stevie-wonders-songs-key-life-1976-newsweek-review-504021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">original 1976 Newsweek feature</a> on the album.</li> </ul> More on Brother Ali <ul> <li>Donna Claire's <a href="https://www.passionweiss.com/2017/08/17/brother-ali-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2017 interview with him</a> for Passion of the Weiss.</li> <li>Mike Schiller's <a href="https://www.popmatters.com/brother-ali-all-the-beauty-in-this-whole-life-2495392138.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review of All of the Beauty</a> for Popmatters.</li> <li><a href="https://rhymesayers.com/artists/brotherali" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/BrotherAli?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brotheraliisblind/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotherali/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklist (all songs fromSongs in the Key of Life unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>”Isn’t She Lovely”</li> <li>Brother Ali: All The Beauty In This Whole Life “Own Light (What Hearts are For)”</li> <li>”Summer Soft”</li> <li>”I Wish”</li> <li>”Black Man”</li> <li>”Pastime Paradise”</li> <li>”Village Ghettholand”</li> <li>”Love Is In Need of Love Today”</li> <li>”Sir Duke”</li> <li>”Knocks Me Off My Feet”</li> <li>”Saturn”</li> <li>”Another Star”</li> <li>”As”</li> <li>George Michael:  Ladies &amp; Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael “As Feat Mary J. Blidge”</li> <li>Coolio: Gangsta’s Paradise “Dangerous Minds”</li> <li>Jay-Z: 4:44 “Smile”</li> <li>”Isn’t She Lovely”</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Brother Ali on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life"

The Album: Joy Division Closer (1980) Moby has been in the game for over three decades, making punk, electronic, alt-rock, dance, and everything in between. When we heard he was coming on Heat Rocks, we had no idea what album he'd pick, but we knew it was going to be some absolute fire. Joy Division were pioneers, blending genres and helping create and popularize the sound that would become post-punk. Unfortunately, Closer would be Joy Division's final album. On May 18th 1980, just weeks before Joy Division's first tour in America, lead singer Ian Curtis took his own life. Factory Records released the album a few months later, and the remaining members would go on to form New Order. We sat down with Moby to talk about post-punk, the wildly varied music scene on the East coast in the 80s, and the shift from Joy Division to New Order. We chat about Ian's deteriorating mental wellness and Moby's own experiences playing with New Order and covering Joy Division songs. Grab a chair, this conversation goes deep. Moby's new book, "Then It Fell Apart" is out now. Cop it at your local bookstore. More on Moby  Moby's new memoir "Then It Fell Apart"  For Moby, Using Music as a Coping Mechanism(Wall Street Journal) Twitter | Instagram  More on Closer   My Favourite album: Closer by Joy Division (The Guardian) Rewind: Joy Division's Closer" (Read TIDAL)  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Closer unless indicated otherwise):  Twenty Four Hours Moby: Natural Blues Heart and Soul Joy Division: Wilderness Decades Atrocity Exhibition Nolan Porter: Keep On Keepin' On Joy Division: Interzone The Eternal Moby: New Dawn Fades Atrocity Exhibition Twenty Four Hours Isolation Atrocity Exhibition The Nonce: Mix Tapes Elliott Smith: No Name No. 5  Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there. If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

The Album: Joy Division <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Closer-Joy-Division/dp/B000VZC4CQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Closer </a>(1980) Moby has been in the game for over three decades, making punk, electronic, alt-rock, dance, and everything in between. When we heard he was coming on Heat Rocks, we had no idea what album he'd pick, but we knew it was going to be some absolute fire. Joy Division were pioneers, blending genres and helping create and popularize the sound that would become post-punk. Unfortunately, Closer would be Joy Division's final album. On May 18th 1980, just weeks before Joy Division's first tour in America, lead singer Ian Curtis took his own life. Factory Records released the album a few months later, and the remaining members would go on to form New Order. We sat down with Moby to talk about post-punk, the wildly varied music scene on the East coast in the 80s, and the shift from Joy Division to New Order. We chat about Ian's deteriorating mental wellness and Moby's own experiences playing with New Order and covering Joy Division songs. Grab a chair, this conversation goes deep. Moby's new book, "Then It Fell Apart" is out now. Cop it at your local bookstore. More on Moby <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Then-Fell-Apart-Moby/dp/0571348890" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moby's new memoir "Then It Fell Apart"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-moby-using-music-as-a-coping-mechanism-11557239154" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> For Moby, Using Music as a Coping Mechanism</a>(Wall Street Journal)</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/thelittleidiot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moby/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> More on Closer <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/aug/18/joy-division-closer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> My Favourite album: Closer by Joy Division</a> (The Guardian)</li> <li><a href="http://read.tidal.com/article/rewind-joy-divisions-closer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rewind: Joy Division's Closer"</a> (Read TIDAL)</li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Closer unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>Twenty Four Hours</li> <li>Moby: Natural Blues</li> <li>Heart and Soul</li> <li>Joy Division: Wilderness</li> <li>Decades</li> <li>Atrocity Exhibition</li> <li>Nolan Porter: Keep On Keepin' On</li> <li>Joy Division: Interzone</li> <li>The Eternal</li> <li>Moby: New Dawn Fades</li> <li>Atrocity Exhibition</li> <li>Twenty Four Hours</li> <li>Isolation</li> <li>Atrocity Exhibition</li> <li>The Nonce: Mix Tapes</li> <li>Elliott Smith: No Name No. 5</li> </ul> Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/cduenas93/playlist/5sAK47LyqyI1FT5GU2eOhr?si=pDSuTPxqQdaUAoKmu7JVXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there.</a> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Moby on Joy Division's "Closer" (1980)

Cam O'bi

When Kanye West first announced the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut, The College Dropout, the biggest question on everyone's mind was "can he do it again?" And Kanye proved without a doubt that he can. He enlisted composer/producer Jon Brion to help create a much more lush and dense record. They dug through the crates and flipped some fantastic records and collaborated with some of the biggest artists at the time, like Jay, Nas,  Jamie Foxx, even Adam Levine came into the studio for this one.Fellow producer-turned-rapper Cam O'bi sits down with us to discuss  Kanye West's sophomore album, Late Registration. We talk about the prolific use of samples on the album, the changing image of Kanye at the time, and the influence it had on Cam's own producing techniques.More on CamCam's single "Tenderheaded" featured on NPRBeat Break: Cam O'bi Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs (DJ Booth)Bandcamp | TwitterMore on Late RegistrationEvery sample used on Late Registration (Bandstand)How Kanye West Handed In A Stone-Cold Classic (uDiscoverMusic)Heard 'Em Say animated by Bill PlymptonShow Tracklisting (all songs from Late Registration unless otherwise indicated):Gold Digger (Radio Edit)Cam O'bi: PerfectJay-Z: This Can't Be LifeCelebrationLupe Fiasco: Kick PushDiamonds From Sierra Leone (remix)Skit #1Heard 'Em SayNoname: YesterdayNoname: Shadow ManCinderella (1950): Sing Sweet NightingaleNoname: Diddy BopHeard 'Em SayKanye West: ImpossibleWe MajorOrange Krush: ActionWe MajorAddictionTouch the SkyCurtis Mayfield: Move On UpTouch the SkyDrive SlowCowboy Bebop: Tank!Akifumi Tada: White IceLateSean Rose: TomorrowGold DiggerGoneThe Whatnauts: I'll Erase Away the PainLateThe Kay-Gees: Heavenly DreamCelebrationDiamonds from Sierra Leone (remix)Kanye West: Love LockdownDrive SlowJay-Z: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)Common: ResurrectionPink Floyd: MoneyHere is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on thereIf you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

When Kanye West first announced the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut, The College Dropout, the biggest question on everyone's mind was "can he do it again?" And Kanye proved without a doubt that he can. He enlisted composer/producer Jon Brion to help create a much more lush and dense record. They dug through the crates and flipped some fantastic records and collaborated with some of the biggest artists at the time, like Jay, Nas,  Jamie Foxx, even Adam Levine came into the studio for this one.Fellow producer-turned-rapper Cam O'bi sits down with us to discuss  Kanye West's sophomore album, Late Registration. We talk about the prolific use of samples on the album, the changing image of Kanye at the time, and the influence it had on Cam's own producing techniques.More on Cam<ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/01/22/579663377/songs-we-love-cam-obi-tenderheaded-feat-smino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cam's single "Tenderheaded" featured on NPR</a></li><li><a href="https://djbooth.net/features/2017-07-17-cam-obi-interview-beat-break" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beat Break: Cam O'bi Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs </a>(DJ Booth)</li><li><a href="https://camobi.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/camob" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li></ul>More on Late Registration<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xB8421MyU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every sample used on Late Registration </a>(Bandstand)</li><li><a href="https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/late-registration-kanye-west-album/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Kanye West Handed In A Stone-Cold Classic </a>(uDiscoverMusic)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elVF7oG0pQs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heard 'Em Say </a>animated by Bill Plympton</li></ul>Show Tracklisting (all songs from Late Registration unless otherwise indicated):<ul><li>Gold Digger (Radio Edit)</li><li>Cam O'bi: Perfect</li><li>Jay-Z: This Can't Be Life</li><li>Celebration</li><li>Lupe Fiasco: Kick Push</li><li>Diamonds From Sierra Leone (remix)</li><li>Skit #1</li><li>Heard 'Em Say</li><li>Noname: Yesterday</li><li>Noname: Shadow Man</li><li>Cinderella (1950): Sing Sweet Nightingale</li><li>Noname: Diddy Bop</li><li>Heard 'Em Say</li><li>Kanye West: Impossible</li><li>We Major</li><li>Orange Krush: Action</li><li>We Major</li><li>Addiction</li><li>Touch the Sky</li><li>Curtis Mayfield: Move On Up</li><li>Touch the Sky</li><li>Drive Slow</li><li>Cowboy Bebop: Tank!</li><li>Akifumi Tada: White Ice</li><li>Late</li><li>Sean Rose: Tomorrow</li><li>Gold Digger</li><li>Gone</li><li>The Whatnauts: I'll Erase Away the Pain</li><li>Late</li><li>The Kay-Gees: Heavenly Dream</li><li>Celebration</li><li>Diamonds from Sierra Leone (remix)</li><li>Kanye West: Love Lockdown</li><li>Drive Slow</li><li>Jay-Z: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)</li><li>Common: Resurrection</li><li>Pink Floyd: Money</li></ul>Here is the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pn8zAIB4mDwdFHtR4enz3?si=l4qN5hLzSMi_9nsceAXG9A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of as many songs as we can find on there If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Cam O'bi on Kanye West's "Late Registration" (2005)

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