Hip-hop and rap, that's where my heart's at. But I'll play anything so long as it ain't crap!

June 23, 2017: Put The Needle on Show #3 of Summer 2017 - Dedicated to Prodigy (Rest In Power)

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
MC Eiht	Got That (produced by DJ Premier)   → "Got That (produced by DJ Premier)" by "MC Eiht"	Which Way Iz West		2017		strong comeback album from CMW's MC Eiht - famous for his "jeayeah" quote - who teams up with executive producer DJ Premier - who also produces four of the tracks (including this one) in addition to Eiht's regular producer Brenk Sinatra who handles production duties on the remainder of 15 track album that's recommended!		*
Ca$ablanca	45 Long Slide   → "45 Long Slide" by "Ca$ablanca"			2017				*	0:02:57 (Pop-up)
Joell Ortiz	God Forbid   → "God Forbid" by "Joell Ortiz"			2017				*	0:04:37 (Pop-up)
Lex	High Noon   → "High Noon" by "Lex"			2017				*	0:07:23 (Pop-up)
Nametag Alexander	Nametag Alexander   → "Nametag Alexander" by "Nametag Alexander"			2017				*	0:09:56 (Pop-up)
Billy Danze (of M.O.P.)	Chasin' After Money (feat. Styles P & Havoc)   → "Chasin' After Money (feat. Styles P & Havoc)" by ...			2017				*	0:12:12 (Pop-up)
60 East	Almost There   → "Almost There" by "60 East"			2017				*	0:15:38 (Pop-up)
Count Bass D	Near The C.R.E.A.M.   → "Near The C.R.E.A.M." by "Count Bass D"			2017				*	0:18:32 (Pop-up)
The Mighty Capeech	Younger Days   → "Younger Days" by "The Mighty Capeech"			2017				*	0:19:42 (Pop-up)
The Artifacts	Easter   → "Easter" by "The Artifacts"			2017		NJ represent		*	0:22:53 (Pop-up)
Kincee	Clusters (feat. Roc Marciano)   → "Clusters (feat. Roc Marciano)" by "Kincee"			2017				*	0:26:37 (Pop-up)
Billy Woods	Wonderful (feat. Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman)   → "Wonderful (feat. Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman)" b...	Known Unknowns		2017		this weekend Billy Woods is in the Bay Area - playing shows in SF and East Bay inc. a free Amoeba Berkeley instore at 2pm tomorrow, Sat, June 24		*	0:30:24 (Pop-up)
Mobb Deep	Shook Ones Pt. 2 [Extra Clean Radio Edit]   → "Shook Ones Pt. 2 [Extra Clean Radio Edit]" by "Mo...			1995		Rest In Power Prodigy of Mobb Deep			0:34:12 (Pop-up)
IceRocks	3 Eyes Closed (feat. Calamity, Spit Gemz & SicWitDaPen)   → "3 Eyes Closed (feat. Calamity, Spit Gemz & SicWit...			2017				*	0:38:30 (Pop-up)
J-Zone & Pablo Martin are The Du-Rites	Bocho's Groove   → "Bocho's Groove" by "J-Zone & Pablo Martin are The...			2016					0:41:52 (Pop-up)
Themselves	The Mark (Featuring D-Styles)   → "The Mark (Featuring D-Styles)" by "Themselves"	theFREEhoudini Deluxe	Anticon	2009		Themselves is Jel and Doseone who appeared on this show back at the time of this release			0:46:27 (Pop-up)
D-Styles & Nicks	Can You Tell?   → "Can You Tell?" by "D-Styles & Nicks"	Stylus Wars		2001					0:49:29 (Pop-up)
Bryce	Oh. Hey (word from our sponsor)   → "Oh. Hey (word from our sponsor)" by "Bryce"	WFMU archives		2009					0:52:52 (Pop-up)
MC Eiht	Compton Zoo (feat. DJ Premier on the cuts)   → "Compton Zoo (feat. DJ Premier on the cuts)" by "M...	Which Way Iz West		2017				*	0:53:02 (Pop-up)
Kool Keith & Bushwick Bill	Mantronix   → "Mantronix" by "Kool Keith & Bushwick Bill"			2017				*	0:55:44 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	7:01pm → Marcel M: Yep yep
	7:02pm → P-90: Uh huh
	7:06pm → Marcel M: Nutter butters yep yep
	7:07pm → Ronny G from JV: Billy butterball!! Layin the phat tracks Tyvvvvvvvvm mate
	7:09pm → spidermank: FerrrucckinngFriiiddday is JamDay ,,oi
	7:10pm → Billy Jam: hey Ronny G, P-90, and Marcel M - thanks 4 tuning in today - dedicated to Prodigy
	7:10pm → northguineahills: Was about to ask about Prodigy, and then I read above. RIP
	👻 7:11pm → chris: hi, all. RIP Prodigy.
	7:12pm → Billy Jam: hey Spidey in da UK hope u r well. @NGH - yup, spill a lil on da curb for another hip-hop artist dead at too young an age 42 sickle cell anemia
	7:12pm → Bobby: Billy Jam. Yes.
	7:13pm → common: Billy jam! All! Beeeeeeeeersies!
	7:13pm → Ronny G from JV: I'm glad to! And yeah that's right :( RIP to Prodigy. I knew you'd do something relevant when I heard the news. And WOOOOO STYLES P!! I live not far from d block haha
	7:14pm → Ronny G from JV: Drop a gem on en
	7:14pm → Billy Jam: @ Ronny G from JV - cool! / hey Common / What up chris! - Thanks for listening Bobby - Special shout out to Marcel M who is engineering today
	7:18pm → Billy Jam: playing mostly all brand new hip-hop today - so much good stuff coming out - but most of it with links to hip-hop's rich past/legacy - including the next one am about to play - a short but inspired new cover of a classic Wu-Tang track by Count Bass D
	👻 7:20pm → chris: beersies, common! sweet tracks, Billy Jam! diggin.
	7:22pm → Billy Jam: thanks chris! - hope everyone's summer 2017 is off to a good start
	👻 7:22pm → chris: About to head up to BC for a while. ROAD TRIP!
	7:23pm → Bobby: ...aaaaaand Pharcyde!
	7:24pm → Billy Jam: Bobby you are correct! - @Chris - that's cool - nice drive -Hey is there a train that runs the entire coastline from SF up to BC or does it go inland?
	7:25pm → Willie in Jersey City: diggin all this real hiphop ......nice
	👻 7:28pm → chris: inland for most of that journey north. the coast starlight goes from LA to Seattle, though. most of the coastal views are out of LA and through Half Moon Bay... that would be nice.
	7:30pm → Billy Jam: @ chris - good to know. Speaking of which - a good thing to know about is Marcel M's show on Weds 3-6am on WFMU
	7:32pm → TheRapperWithNoName: Big Ups to everyone posted up listening tonight. Known Unknowns is straight FLAME, favorite tracks so far, Groundhog's Day, Washington Redskins, Robespierre
	7:32pm → Willie in Jersey City: wow - pure fire
	👻 7:33pm → chris: what was music, anyway? :D thanks, Marcel M for running that board and for your show!
	👻 7:34pm → Smilty69: Prodigy!
	7:35pm → northguineahills: dayum. the next time my insomnia hits me (which is frequent) on a Wednesday, I'll catch Marcel, it's been a while...
	7:38pm → Billy Jam: Marcel M is currently taking your quiz on Twin Peaks - hit him up with any question on the new series in a new comments board edition we are calling "Stump Marcel M on Twin Peaks"
	👻 7:40pm → chris: where's the friggin' 4th missing page of Laura's diary, Marcel M?
	7:42pm → Billy Jam: yeah Marcel M, where is that missing page?
	7:46pm → northguineahills: Have we seen the white lodge in new series? Or, has it been so long I can't tell the difference b/tn the black and white lodge?
	7:47pm → Marcel M: If I revealed anything crucial like that, David would kill me ;-)
	👻 7:48pm → Smilty69: Whatever happened to Annie, Marcel M? Did she leave Twin Peaks to follow a kickass rapper?
	7:48pm → TheRapperWithNoName: Big Ups and much love to Billy Jam for curating such a consistently solid show. WFM if you dont know U better ask somebody.
	7:48pm → DJ ChexMixMaster: @Marcel M: Do you think that body really is MAJ Briggs?
	7:49pm → TheRapperWithNoName: oh snap, Themselves. (It's tHEMMMMMMM!)
	👻 7:49pm → chris: beat's so sick, i'm getting whiplash
	7:51pm → listener #126464: Thanks Billy Jam
	7:51pm → Willie in Jersey City: man oh man just lovin this whole show - wish it went all night
	7:52pm → spidermank: scratchin clears the soul of electromagnetic abberrations
	👻 7:53pm → chris: taking me higher, that's for damn sure. cheers, Billy Jam, Marcel M, all!
	7:54pm → Marcel M: @DJ Chex: I do think the body is major brigs and I'm realllly eager to see exactly HOW that can be. Also did you guys catch the dude walking down the hallway in the scene where the military lady comes to check the body? Some people are saying it may be the guy who was in the cell next to the principal of the school from the first few episodes, who vanished from the cell wearing the weird black mud stuff who looked like Jesus. I really have no idea about the 4th page tho... but damn I can't wait till Sunday night!
	7:55pm → Berd: Thanks wfmu. Thanks Billy Jam.
	7:55pm → spidermank: Beeeeeely Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamed it
	7:55pm → Billy Jam: thanks listener #126464, chris, spidermank and all else tuned in today - and thanks to Macel M for running shit in the studio - check out his WFMU show in archives if u cannot do it live - Hey BERD!
	7:56pm → northguineahills: Well, David Lynch is the master of throwing red herrings that later end up not being red herrings. I'm curious as well.
	👻 7:57pm → Smilty69: Superb show, Billy Jam. Thanks.
	7:57pm → Marcel M: Bushwick represent
	7:58pm → northguineahills: enjoy the weekend, Billy, thanks!
	7:58pm → Marcel M: Peace all! You the man billy JAM
	7:58pm → C.C.: Stranger in a Strange Land!!! ...:)0(:..
	7:58pm → TheRapperWithNoName: WHAT! Is this a one off or did they do a whole record?
	7:58pm → Berd: Heya billy..great show will check it out in archives. As always you're a saviour.
	7:58pm → Billy Jam: thanks Smilty69 -hey RWNN - hey CC- hope all have a great weekend - and keep it locked to W F M U know -
	👻 7:58pm → chris: my east coast peeps out on Dekalb, Marcel M. Bushwick represent.
	7:59pm → northguineahills: Miss my home in Bushwick....
	8:03pm → spidermank: ufffffft

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