Take It Personal Radio

Take It Personal (Ep 56: 3rd Year Anniversary Special)

 
We’re officially 3 years deep in this podcast game and we got 56 episodes and a bunch of tributes and great interviews to show for it.
 
In three short years, we’ve landed the greatest producers of all-time like DJ Premier (twice), Pete Rock and Erick Sermon. We've interviewed legendary MC's like KRS-One, Redman, Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Casual, Del and were fortunate enough to chopped it up with Roc Marciano, Evidence, Murs, Planet Asia, Ras Kass, Slug, Apathy, Open Mike Eagle, Supastition and Bonz Malone to name a few. We covered Philly hip-hop, Brooklyn hip-hop, Indie hip-hop, West Coast hip-hop, Southern hip-hop and produced extensive tributes for DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Nas, Jay-Z, YO! MTV Raps, Native Tongues, KRS-One, Prodigy, Redman, Hieroglyphics, Atmosphere, Pharoahe Monch and Wu-Tang Clan.
 
Plus, we Respect(ed) The Architects while covering LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B. & Rakim, Run-DMC, EPMD and Boogie Down Productions. We also tackled New Jack Swing, acid jazz as well as Miami Bass. There isn’t much we haven’t covered or won't cover. We take great pride in being diverse, while keeping it classic.
 
On Episode 56, our 3rd anniversary special, we take a break from all the tributes and interviews and deliver you music that’ll bound to wreck your body and say turn the party out. It’s a celebration! Thank you for being a part of our extended family and for keeping hip-hop alive. Happy Holidays!
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Take It Personal (Ep 56: 3rd Year Anniversary Special - NYE Edition)

This is our New Year's Eve Edition of episode 56. 100% music and 0% talking. We put out a NYE version every year so you can let it ride in your whip or at one of your house parties on New Year's Eve!
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1. Diamond D - Fuck What You Heard2. Grand Puba - That's How We Move It3. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Creator4. Das EFX - Jussumen5. Showbiz & A.G. - Soul Clap feat. Diamond D6. EPMD - Crossover7. LL Cool J - Nitro8. De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring9. Ice Cube - Jackin' For Beats10. Nice And Smooth - Hip Hop Junkies11. Redman - Tonight's Da Night12. Common - Soul By The Pound (Remix)13. Dr. Dre - A Nigga Witta Gun14. Beastie Boys - Pass The Mic15. Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity (Remix)16. Method Man - Method Man17. KRS-One - Hip Hop vs. Rap18. Funkmaster Flex - 6 Million Ways To Die feat. Nine19. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Serial Killa feat. The D.O.C., RBX & Tha Dogg Pound20. Ice Cube - Really Doe21. Digital Underground - The Return of The Crazy One22. Tha Alkaholiks - Make Room23. The Beanuts - Psycho Dwarf24. Lords of The Underground - Funky Child25. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God26. Leaders of The New School - What's Next27. Erick Sermon - Stay Real28. Diamond D - You Can't Front feat. Sadat X & Lord Finesse29. Funkdoobiest - Wopbabalubop
 
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 55: Speak Ya Clout) with DJ Premier

I can tell you all the reasons why you should listen to our DJ Premier interview, but we're talking DJ Premier! When the G.O.A.T. talks, you just listen.
 
DJ Premier goes in-depth about the new album. We talk plenty about Guru, their relationship, the misunderstandings and the family bond. We collabos with Nas, Pete Rock, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Bun B, K-Rino. We discuss the artists featured on One of The Best Yet, as well as those who weren’t on the album but felt they should be. There was nothing off-limits and DJ Premier opened about Solar like we've never heard before. Of course, we had to have a little fun, so, we made Preem choose his best work outta Livin' Proof, The Sun Rises In The East or Hard To Earn.
 
Episode 55 also features plenty of '19 music with Gang Starr, Benny The Butcher, Murs, Pharoahe Monch, Brother Ali, Little Brother, Diamond D, DJ Shadow, Apollo Brown, Meyhem Lauren, Westside Gunn, Rapsody, Freddie Gibbs, Him Lo, Skyzoo & Pete Rock, Black Moon, Big Shug, Ghostface Killah, Supastition, Darc Mind, Your Old Droog, Elcamino, Apathy, Ras Kass and much more.
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Take It Personal (Ep 54: Nas vs. Jay-Z)

We knew when making this that it had to be special. It had to be something unlike we've ever witnessed before, even though the battle took place nearly decades ago. It was important to re-create the magic and the memories and celebrate two of the most decorated veterans in hip-hop.  
 
This epic episode plays like a Scorsese film. But, unlike most films, this gladiator battle has 4 acts. Each battle is carefully curated to bring out the best in each opponent.
 
We found a way to breathe new life into this battle of rap dominance and New York supremacy. Whether you're Team Nas or Team Jay-Z, we guarantee you moments where you'll feel conflicted, startled and even celebratory.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 53: YO! MTV Raps Tribute) with Doctor Dre

It’s not every day you get to go back to your old school and talk with your teachers. Today, we got that chance to speak to one of them. Doctor Dre was the only doctor I knew growing up besides Dr. Spock. Dre, along with Fab Five Freddy and Ed Lover, were instrumental in our early exposures to hip-hop. They helped educate and they definitely helped entertain us. If not for YO! MTV Raps, many of us wouldn’t have even known these classic rap videos existed. There was no internet back then. Certainly nothing remotely close to Youtube. If you didn’t catch Music Box, Pump It Up, Rap City or Yo!, chances are, you just missed out!
 
While Fab Five Freddy took on the more serious role as the teacher who dropped knowledge all day, it was the fun-loving duo of Doctor Dre and Ed Lover that really captivated you. They had you laughing from the start of the class to the end of it. They left you wanting more. Doctor Dre knew how to kick dunn language, like on Knowledge Me, and he and Ed both knew how to have fun like Back Up Off Me. There has never been a team like Doctor Dre and Ed Lover and considering how the music industry is today, especially MTV, there never will be. Before mainstream TV really embraced hip-hop, before you had In Living Color, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or New York Undercover, it was YO! MTV Raps that was pivotal in the hip-hop movement in mainstream America.
 
On this episode, we pay homage to YO! with 2 ridiculously dope DJ 360 mixes. We also speak to the great Doctor Dre. We talk about his early days at Adelphi University with Chucky D and Flavor Flav. We talk Original Concept, Def Jam and some interesting stories about Rick Rubin. We cover touring with the Beasties, how Bill Cosby did a very Bill Cosby thing when on YO!. We find out Don Cornelius felt threatened by their success. We talk about RUN-DMC not giving Dre the proper credit all the way to dropping an album on Def Jam in ‘88 along with Slick Rick and Public Enemy. We talk a lot of P.E., even Dre’s love/hate relationship with Flavor Flav.
 
We cover a lot of ground here. From Who’s The Man, to who was the man behind the selections on the the soundtrack. But - what would this interview be without the amazing history and stories of YO!? We take you to the final episode, where that infamous freestyle session goes down between Rakim, Chubb Rock, Erick Sermon, MC Serch, KRS-One, Redman, Method Man, Large Professor, Special Ed and Craig Mack. We learn who Doctor Dre felt had the best verse on that iconic episode. So much and more. Don’t miss our YO! MTV Raps Tribute Show featuring Doctor Dre!
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Take It Personal (Ep 52: The Ruffhouse Show) with Chris Schwartz

Episode 52 pays homage to Philly's own Ruffhouse Records. Home of Cypress Hill, Lauryn Hill, The Fugees, Tim Dog, The Goats, Kris Kross, and once, DMX and Nasty Nas! This interview driven episode features Ruffhouse CEO Chris Schwartz. We discuss how Schoolly D was an intricate part in helping Ruffhouse get started. We learn about Fugees' early struggles before their monstrous success. We find out Chris passed on Arrested Development, The Roots and House of Pain. We learn how Tommy Motolla took back Nas. We talk Kool Keith, Tim Dog, Lauryn Hill, Mountain Brothers, The Goats and everything Ruffhouse-related.
 
If you've read Chris Schwartz's book "Ruffhouse", you're going to love this episode. If you haven't, then you're really going to love this episode. Be sure to check it out:
 
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What would a TIP episode be like without a dope mix? We got all the classics and then some for you at the break.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 51: A Jazz Thing)

Episode 51 we pay homage to jazz music. There is no hip-hop without this great artform. We've got joints from Digable to De La. We've also have Freestyle Fellowship, Blackalicious, Madkap, Organized Konfusion, Sound Providers, Damu The Fudgemunk, Artifacts, Buckshot LeFonque and Siah & Yeshua DapoED to name a few. Remember, on Soundcloud you can now download each episode for free. Our website has all the track lists for each episode and we just released a few new tees for the fall. For all things Take It Personal please visit takeitpersonalradio.com
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Jazz ain't the past, this music's gonna last. And as the facts unfold, remember who foretold! - Guru
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 50: The Official Hieroglyphics Tribute) (Music Only Edition)

Ask and you shall receive. This is our Official Hieroglyphics Tribute (Episode 50) with 4 hours of non-stop Hiero. No talking, no interviews, just 100% music!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 50: The Official Hieroglyphics Tribute) with Del, Casual, Domino & Tajai

If you’re going to Hiero Day, EPISODE 50 is going to enhance your experience exponentially. If you aren’t attending, this is the next best thing. We interviewed Del, Domino, Casual & Tajai and we’ve got stories for days! We talk about Del doing shrooms with Q-Tip to Casual freestyling with Pharoahe Monch at the Gavin. Of course, we touch on Casual vs. Saafir and the impact it had on battle rap. We find out Ice Cube wasn’t a fan of Gang Starr and thought Kool Keith was too weird (ya don’t say?). Del explains what it was like not only being cousins with Ice Cube, but their musical similarities and his involvement earlier on in his career. We learn about Del’s feelings towards the Gorillaz, while Domino breaks down just about every Hiero collaboration imaginable. We talk I Wish My Brother George Was Here, ’93 Til Infinity, No Need For Alarm, Fear Itself, Like It Should Be and No Man’s Land. We discuss their rap dominance prior to being dropped by the label. Tajai’s breaks down his feelings towards the group’s sophomore album and the importance of each album sounding different.
 
Special guests Slug, Murs, Apathy, J-Zone, The Grouch & Breakbeat Lou also share their feelings on the Hiero collective and lace us with some of their fondest memories of the music. You’ll hear many gems and plenty of "LOL" moments, as well as plenty rewind moments on our Official Hiero Tribute show.
 
EPISODE 50 can be a fast burn or a slow one, we just hope the burn lasts forever because Hiero is forever!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 49: The Crossover - Summertime Edition Pt. 3)

Episode 49 concludes our Crossover (Summertime Edition) series. We've got music from O.C., Large Professor, Grand Puba, The Beatnuts, MC Eiht, The Pharcyde, Naughty By Nature, Dilated Peoples, Atmosphere, Little Brother and Too $hort to name a few. Plus, during the break, we got the debut of Dick Knickerbocker on our “name that tune” segment. What should have been an easy game, turned into the most difficult and at times, embarrassing game we’ve ever played on the show. Enjoy part 3 and stay tuned for #50!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 48: The Crossover - Summertime Edition Pt. 2)

Episode 48 continues to rock ya mind, soul and body with Pt. 2 of The Crossover – Summertime Edition. We've got music from Jeru The Damaja, Nice & Smooth, LL Cool J, K.M.D., Smif-N-Wessun, Nas, Gang Starr, Ghostface Killah, Common, Bahamadia and Lord Finesse to name a few. Plus, during the break we foolishly thought it would be easy to pick 3 of our all-time favorite verses, so check that out and share with us your (3) favorite verses with us in the comment section below. We're gonna hit you with Pt. 3 to round out our Summertime trilogy, then get ready for the big 5-0 show!
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Take It Personal (Ep 47: The Crossover - Summertime Edition)

Episode 47 embodies every possible emotion you could experience in summertime. Whether you’re posting up on the stoop cursing at the heat, dippin’ in the streets or dippin’ in the pool, we got you covered. Whether you’re at the beach, a BBQ or going thru summer love, we got you! Music is often associated with our memories and we bring back a lot of them for ya’ll on this one. With classics from Soul of Mischief, Original Flavor, Ill Al Skratch, De La Soul, Slum Village, Warren G, Naughty By Nature, Suga Free, Ice Cube and The Roots, we got you plenty COVERED! Grab a nice cold one and turn this shit way the f*ck up!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 46 Redman Tribute Pt. 2) with Redman

There aren’t many rappers deserving of a 7 hour tribute, but we’re talking Redman here. On part 2, we air our exclusive Redman interview along with countless hours of music covering his looseys, remixes and ridiculously dope collabos. We remind you how the Def Squad was a force to be reckoned with.
 
The chemistry between Erick, Keith and Redman was a thing of beauty. We also have the Wu features, the collabos with Tame One, Kris Kross, Pete Rock, M.O.P., Meth, Eightball, Scarface and Snoop Dogg. And you know we had to throw in some surprises, too. I once said in jest we’re the “King of The Tributes,” but after this, Preem, Pete Rock, Pharoahe Monch, Wu-Tang, KRS-One, Prodigy, Atmosphere, Southern, West Coast, Indie, Philly Hip-Hop and The Native Tongues tribute, it just might be the truth. We do this for YOU!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 45: Redman Tribute) with Redman

Redman is one of a kind. I really can’t think of another rapper like him. Not in style, not in sound and definitely not with his personality. As I told Redman during our interview, it’s hard to name another rapper of as likable as him.
 
Redman is ridiculously funny, constantly entertaining and his energy is through the roof. Not to mention, he is honest to a fault. You have to love those qualities in a person, let alone a rapper. In terms of rapping tho, he’s been doing this officially since 1990. That’s almost 3 decades! Most rappers don't have that kind of longevity and certainly most haven't been able to maintain a career without their skills deteriorating. If you listen to Redman today, he’s as sharp as he was back when he debuted with EPMD. During this 2-part tribute, we pay homage to Redman aka Funk Doctor Spock aka Mr. Reggie Noble. We cover the classics, the remixes and both the hip-hop and R&B collabos. We got all the Def Squad collabos too. We cover the joints with Cypress Hill, KRS-One, Boyz II Men, Wu Tang, D'Angelo, LL Cool J all the way to MC Eiht.
 
A rapper of this magnitude deserves a proper tribute, which is why we decided to make this into a 2-parter. On Part 2, we feature our Redman interview, as well as few more necessary mixes to help properly celebrate his career. You can currently stream that interview on our Vevo channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfOs8fo0nIk if you don’t wish to wait for part 2. Part 1 is just a taste, so stay tuned as we got more dope shit in store for our Redman tribute.
 
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