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Take It Personal (Ep 132: 90's Flashback Pt. 5)

On Episode 132, we're bringing you the 5th and final installment of our 90's Flashback series. This is our potpourri edition. We've got music from Prince, Missy Elliott, Jamiroquai, Weezer, Daft Punk, Rage Against The Machine, Uncle Luke, Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Jane's Addiction, Biggie, Nine Inch Nails, LL Cool J and Janet Jackson. Plus medleys dedicated to Aerosmith, Boyz II Men and Timberland.  
 
We delivered another 3 mixes to put the finishing touches on this 5-part 90's Flashback series, giving you the ultimate music capsule. At the break, we discuss the new Mixtape Documentary, the importance of the mixtape DJ, as well as the importance of the music video. Don't forget to join the Get On Down giveaway and earn a chance to take home this Low End Theory 7-inch box set! 
 
Enjoy the final lap of our 90's flashback series. Next-up is the Ultramagnetic MC'!.  
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 131: 90's Flashback Pt. 4)

On Episode 131, we're bringing you the 4th installment of our 90's Flashback series. This is our Hip-hop edition with 3 masterful mixes featuring over 110+ tracks and 5+ hours of music. We got classics, anthems and remixes from Ice Cube, Redman, De La Soul, Heavy D., EPMD, Mobb Deep, Eric B & Rakim to Das EFX. 
 
The 90's were hands down the best decade for hip-hop and this episodes packs up our case, not to mention might be our most replayed episode we ever do!
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Take It Personal (Ep 130: 90's Flashback Pt. 3 - The R&B Edition)

On Episode 130, we're bringing you the 3rd installment of our 90's Flashback series. On this R&B Edition, we have music from Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, D'Angelo, SWV, R. Kelly, Usher, Boyz II Men, plus a little hip-hop love from LL, Biggie, Nas, Jay, Mobb Deep, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim.
 
90's R&B was a special time for many of us and if you lived it, you loved it. At the break we get into what this genre meant to us. We dive into the careers of Jodeci, R. Kelly and Mary J., as well as Heavy D, Puff and Teddy Riley and how they helped marry hip-hop and R&B. 
 
Stay tuned because this is an episode you're going to have on repeat all summer long!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 129: 90's Flashback Pt. 2)

On Episode 129, we're bringing you the 2nd installment of our 90's Flashback series. This decade was a special time for many of us and if you lived it, you loved it! We have music from The Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Beck, Guns N' Roses, Ice Cube, Oasis, Sublime, No Doubt, Cypress Hill and plenty more.
 
We also have special tributes dedicated to Nirvana, Green Day and A Tribe Called Quest.
 
At the break, we're back on our 90's talk. From movie soundtracks to infamous beef between Axl Rose and Kurt Cobain all the way to some of our guilty pleasures. Stay tuned because this is an episode you're not going to want to miss! 
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 128: 90's Flashback)

On Episode 128, we're staying in the 90's but this time we're incorporating all types of music that defined the decade. Just like we did with the 80's flashback on Episode 78, this show feature the sounds of the 90's courtesy of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Guns N' Roses, Radiohead, Portishead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Boyz II Men, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu and Mariah Carey to name a few. We're also playing a handful of medleys in honor of some of the biggest names of the 90's, a'la Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
 
At the break, we discuss everything from video games to fashion to television shows, favorite brews and we even share some of our favorite ladies of the 90s. You're not going to want to miss this 2-part series. Get ready to relive your 90's all over again and enjoy this special TIP episode to put on the shelf!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 127: New Sh!t)

 
​Episode 127 we're hitting the pause button on the golden era and giving you an entire show of new shit! If you haven't been keeping up, there's been plenty of dope hip-hop to come out in the 1st quarter of '23.
On this episode, we're playing joints from Ty Farris, Napoleon Da Legend, Rome Streetz, Mickey Diamond, Meyhem Lauren, Supastition, Stove God Cook$, Atmosphere, Che Noir, Larry June, Awon, The God Fahim, Him Lo, Recognize Ali, Chuck Strangers, Vursatyl, Sankofa, Living Legends, Roshin, Naps N Dreds, El Michaels Affair & Black Thought
 
At the break we announce the winners of our giveaway, as well as debut our new AMA segment, where we answer many of the questions you've asked. Get ready for another classic TIP episode to put on the shelf. Enjoy!
Napoleon Da Legend & D-Styles - Wu-Masters
Napoleon Da Legend & Amerigo Gazaway - Gorbachev Wallets (Remix) feat. Awon
Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs - Fresh Out The Water
Rome Streetz & Big Ghost Ltd - Pz N Qz feat. Method Man
Ty Farris & Machacha - Flagrant Fouling feat. Mickey Diamond
El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Grateful
Living Legends - Everyday
L*Roneous & Blesinfinite - My Life
Atmosphere - Okay
Wax Tailor - Freaky Circus feat. Mr. Lif & Napoleon Da Legend 
Supastition - Old Man Strength 
Kid Abstrakt & Leo Low Pass - On Point feat. Predominance & Phoniks
Alcynoos, Parental & Loop.Holes - Grand Scheme feat. Ill Conscious, Kid Abstrakt & Debonair P
Roshin x Noam - Hoosiers
Stove God Cook$ - Pudo
Him Lo x Wino Willy - Elegant Slang Talk
Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs - Szechuan Capital feat. Action Bronson
Ricks 73 - Marble Floors feat. Mickey Diamond
Awon & Elements - Game Matters (REmix)
Da Equilibrium - Payin' The Price
Che Noir & Big Ghost Ltd - Brilliance feat. Skyzoo & D-Styles
Substance810 & Observe - Mechanical Movements feat. Asun Eastwood & DJ Grazzhoppa
Chucky Smash & Molecules - Ewing, Oakley, Starks feat. The Legion
Statik Selektah - Unpredictable feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & Method Man
Mickey Diamond & Big Ghost Ltd - Death By Designer
Rome Streetz & Big Ghost Ltd - Suicide feat. Conway The Machine
Tha God Fahim & Camoflauge Monk - Gristle feat. Estee Nack
Your Old Droog - The Groundhog
Larry June & The Alchemist - Left No Evidence feat. Evidence
Recognize Ali & Sibb Roc - Moonwalking
Mickey Diamond - Chrome Dome
Ty Farris - Dean Smith
Naps N Dreds - Shoot The Messenger feat. Supreme Cerebal
Him Lo & Big Nawz - Valore Bathrobez
Chuck Strangers - Prospect Park West
Supastition - Scatterbrained
Vustayl - Hard On The Boulevard  feat. Lunden Benard & Krispy Hendrixx
Sankofa - Rambo Knife feat. JON?DOE
Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs - Wild Salmon
Chuck D - Warning Track
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 126: CB4 Gusto)

Episode 126 is chock-full of treats you'll need to check your insulin levels after this. We're talking demos, bootlegs, remixes, deep cuts and  classics from 1992 all the way to 1996. Originally titled the Tiramisu episode to follow-up 360's Chef's Special, we thought playing The Message, talking about It Was Written at the break and giveaway away some sick Get On Down vinyl, including Nas, made this title very apropos. 
 
At the break. we announce the ways to enter our giveaway. We also share some wild opinions and what's an episode without some A-Aron hate? We get into his loathe for Life After Death and It Was Written. Dre joins the hate parade with his Puffy and Will Smith diatribe. Kevlar annihilates Jamie Lee Curtis and I confessed liking Hell On Earth more than The Infamous. But we're giveaway a bunch of shit, so stick with us.
 
In addition to all the Get On Down vinyl records, we're also giving away Take It Personal custom baseball cards featuring Nas, Rakim, MF DOOM Redman & Black Thought courtesy of France's finest Zetaw Cards.
 
This episode is the definition replay value. Enjoy!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 125: Chef's Special)

Episode 125 is an episode DJ 360 has been wanting to do since the inception of Take It Personal. After 124 episodes and over 620 hours of TIP content, our DJ finally gets his wish.
 
We're calling this the Chef's Special. Once upon a time DJ's went on a feeling and you weren't quite sure what path the music would take you on, you just know it would take you somewhere. This episode is about freedom, creativity and taking it back to the essence of being a real DJ.
 
DJ 360 is the only chef in the kitchen on this episode. No format. No tracks. No sequencing. No samples. No editing. No topics. I am simply a guest at the table, much like yourself and I know we're about to be served some marvelous shit. 
 
Pull-up a chair, bring your appetite and get ready to experience a full course meal courtesy of DJ 360. Bon appetit! 
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 124: Trugoy Tribute)

Episode 124 is our tribute to David Jolicoeur aka Plug Two aka Trugoy the Dove aka 1/3 of one of the greatest groups of all-time. Please join us in this celebration as we take you on this incredible lyrical journey courtesy of Trugoy.
 
Shouts to Pharoahe Monch, Apathy, Open Mike Eagle, Supastition & Jeru The Damaja for being a part of this tribute.
Special thanks goes out to Amy Cinnamon for allowing us to use her amazing art for this episode. Thanks to Dirt Dog for always making our covers come to life and thanks to De La Soul for giving us 35 years of greatness.
 
Please make sure support De La Soul on your streaming platforms tomorrow. We owe it to them. We owe it to Dave.
You are going to fucking LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this episode.
 
RIP Dave.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 123: NYC Airplay - College Edition)

On Episode 123, we're finishing up our NYC Airplay series but this time giving you the college radio version. Last episode we had plenty of G-Unit, Dipset, D-Block, Terror Squad and The Roc, but this episode we're giving you Non Phixion, Screwball, Wee Bee Foolish, D.I.T.C., Juggaknots, Bumpy Knuckles, El-P and J-Live to provide the perfect balance NYC had to offer in the 2000's.
 
Unfortunately, Trugoy passed away during the recording of this episode and if you've been a long-time listener of Take It Personal, you know just how much De La Soul means to us. David Jolicoeur was an amazing lyricist and responsible for so many great moments in hip-hop, so needless to say we're back in the lab working on a very necessary tribute to him. Enjoy episode 123 and stay tuned prepare to drop our next episode where we pay respects to Plug 2.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 122: NYC Mixshow)

On Episode 122 we're going back to NYC circa 2000-2005, where mix show radio dominated the airwaves. Where clan's, posse's, crew's and clik's peaked with G-Unit, Dipset, D-Block, Terror Squad, Ruff Ryders, Murder Inc and The Roc. This was fresh-off the Nas and Jay-Z battle, when NYC was thriving again and when a kid named Justin Smith completely changed the game. Justin Smith aka Just Blaze went on to produce more hit records than any other hip-hop producer during this time. I can't stress this enough, but before there was Kanye West, there was Just Blaze.
 
There also was no bigger artist than 50 Cent. He wasn't just big in music, he was internally known with every major corporation with his undeniable charisma, street anthems and fashion. And speaking of fashion, remember the oversized white tees? How about Mitchell & Ness jerseys? You also had to have a fresh pair of Tims and white Air Force 1's. Who could forget those gaudy Canal Street watches we wanted to pass-off as Jacobs?
 
We may have lacked self-awareness in fashion but we definitely can acknowledge the incredible music to come out of this era. Whether you bumped Hot 97, Kiss or Power or downloaded joints off Napster, Limewire or Kazaa, you knew special this time was. We gotta thank to Nas, Jadakiss, Killa Cam, 50, Mobb Deep, Jay-Z, Ghostface, Fabulous, Black Rob, M.O.P., Ja, Styles P and Fat Joe for giving NYC back their sound.
 
This show is a homage NYC mix show and because we're always trying to find a balance like Atmosphere, our next episode we're giving you our college radio edition. Think of Non Phixion, D.I.T.C., Freddie Foxxx, Screwball, Wee Bee Foolish, El-P and J-Live. Think Fat Beats, A-1 and Turntable Lab. Think of the joints you copped off Sandboxautomatic and HipHopSite. Think of the message board era of Okayplayer, HipHopInfinity, UGHH and the best of all, the Philaflava forums. We are going to give you the ultimate yin and yang that NYC hip-hop had to offer during these great times. Enjoy episode 122.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 121: The Set-Up)

Episode 121 is titled The Set-Up. After these big tributes we do on TIP, you sometimes you have to to decompress, but we can't really take our foot off the pedal too much because we're just getting started. 
 
On this show we take it back to the mid-late 90s with a lot of emphasis on 1996-97. We got bangers from Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Camp Lo, Common, Royal Flush,  EPMD, Smoothe Da Hustler, M.O.P., Sadat X & Diamond D.
 
At the break we discuss Uptown Saturday Night, Stone Crazy, Hell On Earth and The Soul In The Hole soundtrack.
 
This replay value is 10x on episode 121, so start your first listen today because by the weekend you'll be running this back like Barry Sanders.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 120: J Dilla Tribute Pt. 2)

Episode 120 is part 2 of our J Dilla Tribute, it also marks the start of our 7th season doing Take It Personal. We started this podcast in 2016 as an excuse to get together and listen to some great music. Who knew this would bring so many people together from all walks of life? We went from talking about rappers on this show to eventually interviewing the very best of them. Rappers we grew up idolizing, we were "giving them their flowers" before that became a played-out word with our titanic tributes.
We're putting the explanation point on the remarkable young career James Yancey had. This extra large episode features 3 mixes clocking in over 4+ hours with early Jay Dee production as well as collaborations with Madlib, Phat Kat, Illa J, Q-Tip, Common, Frank-n-Dank, Chino XL, Royce Da 5'9, DOOM, Raekwon, De La Soul, The Roots and Black Star to name a few.
This 2-part tribute features over 125 Dilla tracks and has a runtime of 7.5 hours. This is simply our way saying, J Dilla changed our lives.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 119: J Dilla Tribute Pt. 1)

Episode 119 is our tribute to one of the greatest producers of all-time, J Dilla. Whether you knew him as Jon Doe, Jay Dee, J. Yancey, Dilla Dog or just Dilla, you knew him as the most influential producer hip-hop has seen in the last quarter century. J Dilla wasn't just a musical genius, he absolutely reinventing the way hip-hop was being created. His passion, imagination and the prowess displayed on each track is something we'll never be able to duplicate. To put it bluntly, J Dilla was simply ahead of his time.
On part 1, we're playing the essentials from The Pharcyde, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, The Roots, Janet Jackson, Q-Tip and of course Slum Village. We also focus on the solo career of Dilla as well as the collaborations with Madlib, Ghostface Killah, MF DOOM and Jay Electronic.
Whether we're talking about Pete Rock, Preemo, Q-Tip, RZA or even Madlib, you can immediately identify their signature sound. They hold a special place in our hearts, but J Dilla's place in different. His music hits different. We can't think of a better way to close-out 2022 than with this 2-part tribute in honor of James Dewitt Yancey.
Like Joni Mitchell says "You don't know what you've got til it's gone."
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