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The third in a series, 'Black Radio III' released last month, almost ten years to the day after the first.
"Why We Speak" features Q-Tip and Esperanza Spalding, while Jennifer Hudson, Gregory Porter, PJ Morton, Big K.R.I.T. , BJ the Chicago Kid, Yebba, and Ty Dolla Sign appear elsewhere on the album.
Robert Glasper is on tour right now: www.robertglasper.com
Happy birthday to Extra P aka Large Professor of Main Source!!!
Produced by and featuring Large Professor
Produced by DJ Premier, who also celebrates a birthday today!
The sample on the chorus "Half Man, Half Amazin" comes from "It Ain't Hard To Tell", produced by Preemo's birthday twin Extra P.
Philadelphia-born hip hop artist Bahamadia released her debut album 'Kollage' in 1996. Throughout her career, Bahamadia has been a featured artist on tracks with musicians such as The Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, Erykah Badu, Morcheeba, Guru, Towa Tei, among others. Produced by NYC hip hop wizard, DJ Premier, "3 Tha Hard Way" samples James Brown's "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved."
Written by D'Angelo and Gang Starr's DJ Premier.
Initially released as a promotional single for his second album, this song is a sparse funk diatribe on the excess of money and materialism in hip hop
Watch a trailer for the 2019 documentary about D'Angelo: youtu.be
"No matter what we face / We must face the moment of truth"
Fifth album by pioneers of jazz rap, Gang Starr (hip hop duo DJ/producer DJ Premier and MC Guru (RIP)), 'Moment of Truth' is regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
Chicago MC Saba calls 'Few Good Things' “the realization of self after a search for exterior fulfillment.”
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Saba talked about his new album in this Washington Post interview:
wapo.st
Jazz is Dead Series 2 begins with Jazz Is Dead 11.
For Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, collaborating with music icons and personal heroes is a dream come true. As Younge notes,
“A lot of the luminaries have been forgotten, and we want to get people excited again. For me, there is nothing more rewarding than that.”
jazzisdead.co
jazzisdead.bandcamp.com
The Chicago artist's second album 'Legacy! Legacy!' pays tribute to her heroes, legends like Eartha Kitt, James Baldwin, Muddy Waters, and on this track, poet Sonia Sanchez.
Check out Woods break-down of each song: bit.ly
Arlo Parks will be live on KEXP on Wednesday, March 23 at 2:00 PM. This session is NOT open to the public, so be sure to tune in (or listen from the two-week streaming archives) -- bit.ly
Arlo Parks is opening for Clairo that night at The Paramount Theatre! -- bit.ly
"'Softly' is a song about yearning, about how fragile you feel in the dying days of a relationship when you’re still desperately in love," Parks said of the new track. bit.ly
arloparks.bandcamp.com
Listener request going out to Heather on Beacon Hill!
Lady Wray will be at the Freakout Weekender and LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, March 30th, at noon. ladywray.bandcamp.com
'Fragments' is out now and features the talents of artists like Jamila Woods, O'Flynn, Jordan Rakei, and Joji, as well as Kadhja Bonet.
Bonobo was Live in the KEXP Studio in Dec 2017 - check out that performance on KEXP's YouTube: youtu.be
Playing the Showbox SoDo March 21st! More music and tour dates:
www.bonobomusic.com
Happy birthday to Seattle's own Candidt!
Produced by Tay Sean (Helladope/Kingdom Crumbs) and featuring vocals from Maya Jenkins & Xperience!
The debut album from Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), 'Black on Both Sides' features live instrumentation and was recorded in one take. There are lovely images in the video for "Umi Says": www.youtube.com
Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Show with John Richards!
Little known fact, Surfer Rosa, released on this day in 1988, was actually a birthday present for John.