REDEF RADIO UPDATE: Hip Hop Radio Tribute, DJ...

Hello good people!! Ah, it's been two years already, but it seemed so easy...ha. As an added bonus this is also my 10 year anniversary of radio after my 8 years of doing Time Travel Radio on WNUR 89.3 (yes, I went from one 89.3 to another, perhaps my "destiny" is radio...) in Chicago to 89.3 The Current. Then "on the even over the top additional bonus" it's my B-day weekend (mar 20th). I remember my first show at The Current was on March 19th so right when I finished at Midnight it was my b-day, I considered the return to radio "fates" gift to me.Ã‚ÂÂ

I don't know about you but growing up in the 80s and living in Germany I really counted on families joining the armed forces from New York and moving to my army base....ha. It happened often enough and those radio show tapes were often how I was exposed to Hip Hop. That continued when I moved to the Chicago area with College Radio and eventually again with the dubbed tapes courtesy of Stretch & Bobbito.

Anyway, The History of Hip Hop Radio. I nearly went crazy trying to figure out how to pull this off. I still don't have a great way of explaining it...ha. I'll be playing songs from some the most important figures in Hip Hop radio history since a lot of them made music also (Jocko, Lady B, Supreme Team, etc...) or had songs made about them (Mr Magic, Red Alert, etc...).Ã‚ÂÂ Ã‚ÂÂ

However the funniest part to me is the "Recreation Mixes". I've wanted to do this for a long time. I remember it was 2002/03 or so when I first started converting my old New York radio tapes to CD. There was a very particular Red Alert mix from '85 that I have always loved and then some Chuck Chillout mixes as well (both from 98.7 Kiss). It was then I had the concept of recreating them and releasing them as some sort of "classic radio mix cd" or something. I wanted to get Red Alert and Chuck Chillout behind it and then do put it together but never got around to it. Then the P Brothers did a similar concept a couple years ago for Afrika's Islam's "Zulu Beat" show so I got discouraged for waiting too long. However, this concept seemed a little different and perfect for the radio rather than a Mix CD. Anyway, DJ Plain Ole Bill put together the mixes and then I went to the old original shows and grabbed soundbytes, freestyles, drops, outros, intros and whatever else and fused them into Bill's Recreations. I had Mr Plain Ole Bill play they same songs, same order and do similar turntable tricky to make them nearly exact replicas of these shows!!!

This week for Part One we pay tribute to Jocko, Supreme Team, Lady B, and special recreation mixes for Zulu Beat and Mr Magic's Rap Attack w/Marley Marl.Ã‚ÂÂ

This is probably one my favorite concept shows I've done yet so I encourage you to tune in and check it out!!!

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11 pm until Midnight (central us time)

Twin Cities: 89.3 The Current

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Don't Forget to read the "overly" informational blog:Ã‚ÂÂ redefradio.gather.com/

There's lots of lyrical analyzing, history and all that. Expect updates weekly. The newest things up are about Women in Hip Hop with articles on: Medusa, Mystic, Antoinette, Sweet T, Bahamadia, Eternia, Poetess, Lady Of Rage, Ice Cream Tee, ESG, Sha-key, Queen Mother Rage, Nikki D, Ang 13 and more!

Coming soon will be more random rambling about rap as well as Interviews (up first: Count Coolout, Mele Mel and The Poetess), and a few other concepts that I'm toying with.

In the archives find articles on: International Hip Hop, History of Reggae/Hip Hop, History of Story-telling In Hip Hop, and much more!!

HERE'S LAST WEEKS SHOW:Ã‚ÂÂ

March 10, 2007

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Playlist

Captain Rock - "Cosmic Blast" '84

Instrumental: Disco Four - "Throwdown" '83

Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - "Lovin’ Every Minute Of It" '86

2 Live Crew - "Drop The Bomb" '88

Grandmaster Mele Mel & Furious 5 - "Pump Me Up" '85

Boogie Down Productions - "Criminal Minded" '87

Instrumental: Trouble Funk - "Lets Get Small" '82