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

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Options March 21, 2014: Put The Needle On The Record And Into The Groove

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen  I Missed Hip Hop   Options Portlandia (TV show)  IFC   2014      *    
Jim Rash  Dean Pelton Rap   Options Community (TV show)  NBC  2014      *   0:00:41 (Pop‑up)
Billy Jam & Bryce  I said to the guy   Options Put the Needle On the Bryce (Marathon 2011)  WFMU  2011        0:01:14 (Pop‑up)
Billy Jam & G-Spot  RAPS Call-Ins Pt 3 KALX 1990 Oct   Options             0:02:20 (Pop‑up)
Rappin 4-Tay  She's Hooked   Options Dangerous Crew compilation  Dangerous Music  1988        0:15:26 (Pop‑up)
Castle  Todd Shaw (feat. Has-Lo)   Options single  Mello Music Group  2014  Single    *   0:22:00 (Pop‑up)
Blitz The Ambassador  African In New York   Options The Warm Up EP  MVMT  2013        0:23:46 (Pop‑up)
Deviant & Naive  Eyes Towards Heaven   Options Community Skratch Music Volume 4  CSM          0:26:53 (Pop‑up)
Nac One  Handcrafted live on KALX 2004   Options Put The Needle On Billy Jam's 30 Years In Radio  WFMU  2014      *   0:28:53 (Pop‑up)
 
Third Sight  Anti Happy   Options single  Disgruntled Records    Vinyl      0:34:21 (Pop‑up)
RJD2   It All Came to Me in a Dream (feat Blueprint)   Options More Is Than Isnt'  RJ's Electrical Connections  2013        0:37:37 (Pop‑up)
Mac Dre  KPFA Interview & freestyle from Fresno County Jail 1992   Options Put The Needle On Billy Jam's 30 Years In Radio  WFMU  2014      *   0:40:01 (Pop‑up)
Sunspot Jonz + Bas-One   live WFMU freestyle from Oaksterdam Gift Shop   Options Put the Needle On the Bryce (Marathon 2011)  WFMU   2011        0:43:46 (Pop‑up)
Rap Attack  Rap Attack live on KALX 1986   Options non album recording  no label  1986    this was a showcase performance rap by Rap Attack during the 1986 Bay Area Rap Contest I produced on KALX - these guys were runners up in contest - the energetic Berkeley duo felt they should have won or at least placed in the contest - but the judges thought otherwise….Sir Quickdraw won    0:49:02 (Pop‑up)
Kosha Dillz  Hangin Out   Options Awkward In A Good Way  Kosha Dillz World  2013      *   0:54:05 (Pop‑up)


Listener comments!

Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 12:34pm Billy Jam:

In keeping with the theme of this show for the 2014 Marathon - all calendar year long I will be celebrating my 30 years (1984 - 2014) in radio with lots of throwback tracks (snippets of air checks from bygone era radio shows) - with today's including some classic call-in raps on KALX from October 1990 with my mainman/cohost G-Spot (who these days is on KPFK and KPFA)….plus some other lost/forgotten rap gems from my deep radio air check archives
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:00pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

This is FRESH!
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:02pm P-90:

@ DJ Billy J: Congratulations on thirty years of radio. Sounds like you've had a pretty cool career so far, and still going
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:02pm Owlex:

Put the needle on the TV
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:02pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

Bryce and Billy transitions! I miss them! Lmao!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:05pm Owlex:

There is no sound quite like phone/radio feedback
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:05pm Billy Jam:

wot up ALF - how was Texas?
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:05pm TheRapperWithNoName:

Holla! Posted with some pizza, a dank brew, and a dank blunt
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:05pm Billy Jam:

@ Owlex - agree - love the static of call-ins and old cassettes
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:06pm Owlex:

We need rap call ins on FMU
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:07pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

I went through a travel nightmare on my way there. Skratchpad was cool! Overall, I had a decent time.
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:08pm Billy Jam:

This time for me in radio was so great - hip-hop had not gone commercial fully and people were fiending for it and down to do call ins - we would do non stop 2 hours of call-ins and never run out…I did try call in raps on WFMU before -f about five or six years ago - but had no success
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:09pm Eons One:

Ayo Billy. Checkin in, been a minute.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:10pm Owlex:

...well there is alot of pressure freestylin' on FMU, I suppose
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:14pm ADA:

peace to the planet earth!
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:14pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

Trying to book girls on the air?! LMAO!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:16pm Owlex:

Smothered baboon?
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:17pm Benny in BK:

rollin bass beats - just perfect
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:18pm JakeGould:

Billy, that was an excellent time capsule. Nothing better than that initial spark when creativity was more innocent.
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:20pm Billy Jam:

at JakeGould - glad u like.. fully agree bout hip-hop then vs now - exciting and new and fresh and on a smaller scale -like everyone knew everything about all hip-hop - now it is too big to follow it all….
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:32pm anne:

I just had to add another owl to the comments board. And say hello too
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:33pm JakeGould:

Owl-night long!
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:36pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

Shouts to my homies Roughneck Jihad, D-Styles, and DuFunk of Third SIIIIGHTTT!
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:37pm TheRapperWithNoName:

THis shit is REAL REAL tight. Reminds me of Bigg Jus/ Company flow
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:45pm loopskywalker:

Big props..love this,its like a history lesson.
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:46pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

Billy, wasn't the Sunspot and Bas-1 freestyle at a live remote at a cafe in Oakland?
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:47pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

Never mind. Oaksterdam Gift Shop
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:48pm TheRapperWithNoName:

Show is rippin tonight! Loving all these call-ins and studio freestyles
Avatar Swag For Life Member 🎃 Fri. 3/21/14 7:49pm chris:

Damn my work! I missed the show, but I'm looking forward to the archive! Have a great weekend, y'all!
  Fri. 3/21/14 7:51pm ALF of Hip Hop Slam:

Gotta love that hiss!
Avatar Fri. 3/21/14 7:57pm Billy Jam:

thanks for listening - Debbie D in for Mr Fine Wine next - in two weeks will be "Put The Needle On The 3 Guest DJs: Part III" with Vex One, DJ 4AM, and DJ Inti each doing 20 minute sets - and sending over pics of their home studios
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