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Take It Personal (Ep 82: Gone But Not Forgotten)

RIP to the following artists featured on episode 82:
 
Double K, J Dila, Baatin, Sub-Roc, MF DOOM, MC Breed, Big L, Big Pun, 2Pac, Fatal Hussein, Nate Dogg, Big Skye, Nipsey Hussle, Prodigy, Roc Raida, Craig Mack, Heavy D, Kid Hood, Phife Dawg, Sean Price, Apache, Tim Dog, Eazy-E, MCA, Prince Markie Dee, The Human Beat Box, Jam Master Jay, Ecstasy, Mac Dre, The Jacka, Pimp C, Bushwick Bill, Eyedea, Too Poetic, Mac Miller, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Proof & Stretch from the Live Squad.
 
And we gotta recognize the contributions of these following artists as well:
 
Paul C., Tony D., Ted Demme, Scott LaRock, John Singleton, Pumpkinhead, Johnny J, Soulja Slim, Seagram, Scientifik, Charizma, Pop Smoke,  Bad Azz, DJ Uncle AL, Cowboy, Big Moe,  XXXTrentacion, Left-Eye, Capital STEEZ, DJ Screw, Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, Fred the Godson, Juice WRLD, Stezo, Rappin’ Ron, Meen Green, Popa Wu, Professor X, MC Trouble, Mausberg, Lovebug Starski, Hostyle,  Godfather & Ganxsta Ridd from Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Ganjah K, Fresh Kid Ice, Fat Pat, DJ Shay, DJ Kaos, Camu Tao, A$AP Yams, Andre Harrell, Paten Locke and all the rappers wit Lil’ in their name. Rest in peace!
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Episode 82 is a homage to the fallen soldiers in hip-hop.  With overwhelming amount of new music and new artists, it’s easy to sometimes forget those who helped paved the way. Those who provided the soundtrack to our lives. Those who influenced us throughout the years.
 
The pioneers, the legends and the young talent taken from us too soon.  On Gone But Not Forgotten we play some of our favorites as well celebrate the life and music of these great artists.
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Take It Personal (Ep 81: A Tribute to D&D Studios) with David Lotwin

Whether you're an 80s baby or a 90s baby, this episode is for you. Whether you grew up on the Fat Boys or the Lost Boyz, this tribute is for you. D&D Studios is the most important studio in hip-hop history. Period. 
 
It's responsible for countless anthems such as Danger, Whutcha Want, Who Got Da Props, Ain't No Nigga, Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimas & Benz, Ante Up and DWYCK to name a few. It's responsible for many classic albums like Illmatic, Ready To Die, Enta Da Stage, Livin' Proof, The Sun Rises In the East and Return of the Boom-Bap. Whether it was produced by DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz, DJ Muggs or mixed by Eddie Sancho or Norty Cotto, the D&D stamp was official. Doug Grama and David Lotwin created hip-hop mecca. A place where stars were born and GOATs were made. 
 
Today, we celebrate D&D Studios and we're joined by 1-half of the D's, Mr. David Lotwin. We go behind the scenes, hear the stories, re-live the classics and play all your favorite D&D cuts. We also have special guests stopping by to share stories like DJ Premier, Russell Peters, Jeru The Damaja, Mark The 45 King and Craig-G.
 
You'll hear what it was like when DJ Premier was in the studio creating classic after classic. You'll hear stories about Biggie and how Puffy went ballistic after finding a gun while recording there. You'll get to hear what it was like recording Enta Da Stage, Return of the Boom-Bap, Illmatic and other classics  You'll hear about pre-fame Jay-Z being denied at the door because there were too many people inside the studio at the time. You'll hear about the late, great Big L, Sean P, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Guru. 
 
On episode 81, we celebrate hip-hop. We celebrate history. We celebrate D&D Studios.
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Take It Personal (Ep 80: Year In Review Pt. 2)

Episode 80 is part 2 of our 2020 Year In Review. We've play some of our favorites from from Boldy James, Ka, 38 Spesh, Aesop Rock, Lyric Jones, Lord Goat, Open Mike Eagle, NapsNDreds, Sankofa, Hus Kingpin, Big Ghost, Illogic, Billy Danze and Steve God Cook$ to name a few. With over 56 tracks and 3 1/2 hours of music, we wrap-up 2020 TIP style. 
 
Before we get business, I have to say thank you all for rocking with us for these 5 years. It really means a lot and your support continues to fuel us. Enjoy the show and RIP to the great Double K. People Under The Stairs music will forever live on!
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Take It Personal (Ep 79: Year In Review Pt. 1) with Pharoahe Monch

Episode 79 sets off our 5th season of Take It Personal Radio. On this episode, we're bringing you our Year In Review and since there was a lot of dope material that dropped in 2020, we're making the Year In Review a 2-parter. We're playing some of our favorites, your favorites and some of the hidden gems of 2020 on these shows. We've got music from Black Thought, Roc Marciano, Th1rt3en, The LOX, Griselda, Busta Rhymes, Sa-Roc, Elzhi, The Starting 5ive, MC Eiht and much more.
 
We're also starting off the year right with special guest Pharoahe Monch. Making this his 3rd appearance on TIP, we discuss the forthcoming album A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism. Pharoahe breaks down the making of this album and what Th1rt3en is all about. He also shares the reaction some rappers like Nas and Black Thought had when hearing the record. We got some Spitkicker stories. We got MF DOOM stories. We got everything from Trump talk to the NY Mets, all the way to The Mandalorian. We got Pharoah f*ckin' Monch in the building!
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Take It Personal (Ep 78: 4th Anniversary Show - NYE Edition)

Episode 78 is our 4th anniversary special. After the crazy year we've all had, it felt right to end 2020 with a TIP celebration. We've produced over 23 episodes, close to 90 hours of content, including 7 tributes, 2 album spotlights and some pretty memorable, informative and occasionally contentious interviews with artists like R.A. The Rugged Man, The Beatnuts, Spice 1, Jeru The Damaja, Ras Kass, Shawn J. Period, Meyhem Lauren, Apathy and Black muthafuckin' Thought of The Roots Crew!
 
Whether it was our 5-part 1995 Tribute, our 6+ hour MF Doom tribute, The Remix Show or Justice For George, we tried to keep you entertained in every conceivable way throughout this taxing year.
As many of your already know, an awful lot goes into creating each episode. No disrespect to those who strictly do interview shows or hop on Instagram Live for an hour, but we try to produce each show like a movie. In addition to those marathon-like interviews we do, we curate the music from the finest of hip-hop ingredients. From the selections to the sequencing to the mixing to the samples, our goal is to provide you a product that you'll listen to, not once, not twice, but frequently.
 
It's easy to put out content these days, but the average consumer chews it up and spits it out, only to be forgotten a week later. But in a year from now, when you want to remind yourself what 1995 was like, or if you want to suggest to a friend why Black Thought is the GOAT, or tell a friend why MF DOOM is one of the important rappers of the last two decades, you have our shows for that. When you want to re-live classic albums like Street Level or The Sun Rises In The East and learn things we've never heard before directly from the artists themselves, then you have our album spotlights for that. When you only want to hear the very best remixes or collaborations, we got you covered. We are a hip-hop library; A time capsule and ultimately the most complete hip-hop show you've heard since the great Stretch & Bob days.
 
Michael Jackson called himself the King of Pop. Howard Stern calls himself the King of all Media. On Take It Personal, we call ourselves the King of all Tributes. No other podcast or radio show for that matter is doing what we're doing.
Tonight is a celebration for sure. For just one episode, we decided to do something totally off-course. You're going to hear some of our FAVORITE joints from the 80s. We're talking Tears For Fears, The Clash, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol, Pet Shop Boys, Naked Eyes, George Michael, Michael Jackson and much more.
 
If you grew up in the 70s or an 80s baby like myself, you're going to love this show and play it over and over and over again! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and giving us a reason to produce the best hip-hop podcast we can make.  Like the legendary Bret Hart says the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.
 
Sincerely,
Take It Personal Radio
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 78: 4th Anniversary Show)

Episode 78 is our 4th anniversary special. After the crazy year we've all had, it felt right to end 2020 with a TIP celebration. We've produced over 23 episodes, close to 90 hours of content, including 7 tributes, 2 album spotlights and some pretty memorable, informative and occasionally contentious interviews with artists like R.A. The Rugged Man, The Beatnuts, Spice 1, Jeru The Damaja, Ras Kass, Shawn J. Period, Meyhem Lauren, Apathy and Black muthafuckin' Thought of The Roots Crew!
 
Whether it was our 5-part 1995 Tribute, our 6+ hour MF Doom tribute, The Remix Show or Justice For George, we tried to keep you entertained in every conceivable way throughout this taxing year.
As many of your already know, an awful lot goes into creating each episode. No disrespect to those who strictly do interview shows or hop on Instagram Live for an hour, but we try to produce each show like a movie. In addition to those marathon-like interviews we do, we curate the music from the finest of hip-hop ingredients. From the selections to the sequencing to the mixing to the samples, our goal is to provide you a product that you'll listen to, not once, not twice, but frequently.
 
It's easy to put out content these days, but the average consumer chews it up and spits it out, only to be forgotten a week later. But in a year from now, when you want to remind yourself what 1995 was like, or if you want to suggest to a friend why Black Thought is the GOAT, or tell a friend why MF DOOM is one of the important rappers of the last two decades, you have our shows for that. When you want to re-live classic albums like Street Level or The Sun Rises In The East and learn things we've never heard before directly from the artists themselves, then you have our album spotlights for that. When you only want to hear the very best remixes or collaborations, we got you covered. We are a hip-hop library; A time capsule and ultimately the most complete hip-hop show you've heard since the great Stretch & Bob days.
 
Michael Jackson called himself the King of Pop. Howard Stern calls himself the King of all Media. On Take It Personal, we call ourselves the King of all Tributes. No other podcast or radio show for that matter is doing what we're doing.
Tonight is a celebration for sure. For just one episode, we decided to do something totally off-course. You're going to hear some of our FAVORITE joints from the 80s. We're talking Tears For Fears, The Clash, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol, Pet Shop Boys, Naked Eyes, George Michael, Michael Jackson and much more.
 
If you grew up in the 70s or an 80s baby like myself, you're going to love this show and play it over and over and over again! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and giving us a reason to produce the best hip-hop podcast we can make.  Like the legendary Bret Hart says the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.
 
Sincerely,
Take It Personal Radio
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 77: Tribute to The Sun Rises in the East) with Jeru The Damaja

Episode 77 is tribute to the '94 classic The Sun Rises in the East by Jeru The Damaja. We sit down with D. Original Dirty Rotten Scoundrel himself, as we break down track-by-track on the masterpiece he created with DJ Premier. This is our 2nd album spotlight episode, so what better way to continue the trend than with The Sun Rises in the East? In typical TIP fashion, we interview Jeru for over two hours, as he shares some amazing stories about both Guru and Preem. Like our Street Level tribute, we play the album tracks in their entirety as we weave in and out with insightful stories about making this album.
 
We greatly appreciate all the Patreon members who continue to show your support. We have an exclusive gift coming your way next week. If you're interested in becoming a TIP Patreon member, you can check-out the options available on our website (takeitpersonalradio.com).
 
Remember, you can stream and subscribe to to our shows directly on TakeItPersonalRadio.com. We're also available on all streaming platforms such as  iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and now Amazon music!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 76: 1995 Tribute Pt. 5)

Episode 76 is the 5th and final installment of our 1995 Tribute. We've got joints from Fat Joe, Lost Boyz, Heather B, Jamal, The Roots, Chino XL, Naughty By Nature and we finally bless ya'll with the Southern hip-hop tribute of the series. We also have our Get On Down winners announced on this episode!
 
With 5 episodes dedicated to 1995, clocking in over 20+ hours of music, if this tribute doesn't convince you, I don't know what will.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 75: 1995 Tribute Pt. 4)

Episode 75 is our 4th installment of our 1995 Tribute. We start things off with some of our '95 favorites; featuring Da Bush Babees, Mobb Deep, Mad Skillz, A Tribe Called Quest and Jeru The Damager. Then with head to west to showcase some of the best the underground and independent movement had to offer. We have music from Ras Kass, Mannish, The Pharcyde, The Alkaholiks, Souls of Mischief, Dilated Peoples, Cypress Hill and Jurassic 5 to name a few. We even have a special mini-mix dedicated to The B.U.M.S.
 
Then, cuz we do this for y'all, we added a bonus round with Jemini The Gifted One, Erick Sermon, The Artifacts, J-Live, Masta Ace and Smif N Wessun. Listen carefully, because we have super-dope giveaway of Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Instrumentals" colored 2xLP courtesy of Get On Down.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 74: 1995 Tribute Pt. 3)

Episode 74 is our 3nd installment of our 1995 Tribute. On this show, we take you to the Shaolin Isle, as we cover the '95 Wu classics and affiliates. On the flipside, we've got music from Fat Joe, Special Ed, Mic Geronimo, Big L, Das EFX and Ill Al Skratch to name a few.
 
We also have some exciting news - Take It Personal is NOW available on Amazon Music. So, now you can now tell Alexa to Play Take It Personal!
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 73: 1995 Tribute Pt. 2) with Apathy

Episode 73 is our 2nd installment of our 1995 Tribute. If we didn't already change your mind last episode about '95 being the best year, well, this might just do it! We dive into the classics, the anthems, the remixes, and then on the flipside we head to the West as we play some of it's best of '95. We're talking Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Luniz,  2Pac, E-40, The Dogg Pound, Too Short, Cypress Hill and The Click.
 
We also have extended show member, and one of the best emcees in the game, Apathy sitting in with us to discuss all things 1995 at the two breaks. We get into whether or not ODB had a classic, the 95 soundtracks, one-hit wonders, Big L and a so much more!  This is just part 2, and we're just getting warmed up. So, sit back, relax and let's continue on this musical excursion together.
 
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Take It Personal (Ep 72: 1995 Tribute Part 1)

Episode 72 is our 1st installment of our 1995 Tribute. We're about to make one hell of a convincing case as to why 1995 was the greatest year in hip-hop. Why it had the best production, the best singles, the best remixes and some of the best replay value in hip-hop history. And this is all coming from few guys who didn't even pick 1995, when we did our favorite years episode a few years back. We've got an awful lot to cover, so stay tuned as we plan on creating several 1995 episodes. For now, crack the 40, roll that blunt and let's take a trip down memory lane.
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Take It Personal (Ep 71: Diggin' in the Crates)

Episode 71 takes it back to the 90s with music from Shyheim, House of Pain, The Artifacts, Redman, Lord Finesse and Kool G. Rap. Plus, we dug deep in the obscure record crates with Private Investigators, Now Born Click, N-Tense, Da King & I, World Renown, Joe Sinistr and Hard 2 Obtain.
At the break, we share our thoughts on the new Nas album Kings Disease and discuss if DJ Premier still brings that heat. Dick Knickerboxer returns with a game of name that tune, that will surely infuriate many of you playing along. Sit back, relax and enjoy the sounds of Take It Personal Radio. Next up is our mammoth 1995 Tribute Trilogy series!
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Take It Personal (Ep 70: Aiight Chill)

Episode 70 is a little breather from our recent tributes and interviews. We got some new(er) music on deck like Felt, Blu & Exile, One Be Lo, Boldy James, Flee Lord, Mach Hommy, J.U.I.C.E., The Starting 5ive, Him Lo, AZ, Buckwild & Reks to name a few.
 
At the break we discuss the anniversary of O.C.'s Jewelz and the group decides if this is better than Word...Life. We also discuss another anniversary, Stress: The Extinction Agenda. Find out where we rank this among our favorite hip-hop albums of all-time. Is it a top 10, top 15? We want to know what YOU think, so leave those comments below! Plus, we get into today's lyricists, our Black Thought afterthoughts and more dinosaur discussions about dad rap vs. drug rap these days.
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RIP Meen Green
RIP DJ Shay
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