Fat Joe has been around forever…real talk. Sometimes we forget that, but homie was one of the original members of D.I.T.C with Big L, Lord Finesse and the rest of the crew. He was crazy dope, crazy raw and had the hunger of 100 wolves. He’s become arguably less dope over the years (that’s our opinion…sue us). The way we see it, Fat Joe was waaaaaaay doper in the 90’s. Let’s take a minute and show respect to the kid Joey Crack, the fat gangsta. Big Up south BX! SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting

Flow Joe
Watch The Sound
Bad Bad Man
Shit Is Real
Shit Is Real RMX
Say Word
Success RMX
Envy
Respect Mine feat Raekwon
Don Cartegena feat Puff Daddy
My World feat Big Pun
John Blaze feat Big Pun, Nas
Find Out

Main Source was an innovative, acclaimed Toronto and New York-based hip hop group comprising Toronto natives Sir Scratch, K-Cut, and Queens native Large Professor. Later, Mikey D (also a Queens native) replaced Large Professor on their second album, which was shelved due to label conflict. Credited with bringing forth the first on record appearance on Nas, Main Source was also the springboard from Large Professor who went on to produce more tracks then we can mention here. Let’s all pay homage by zoning out to a few classics! SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

Just Hanging Out
Large Professor
Looking At The Front Door
Live At the BBQ
Intermission
Set It Off
F**k What You Think
Down Low
Scratch And Kut ‘94

The Beatnuts are a n duo from Queens, who have been holding it down for a minute! JuJu and Psycho Les, aside from being the only Latino members of the Native Tongues Family are sick with the production too. This week we hold down the Beatnuts with a selection of some of our fav tracks over the years! Peace to Al’ Tariq. SUBSCRIBE!!!

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Tracklisting:

Ya Don’t Stop
Get Funky
Are You Ready?
You Get Props
Do You Believe
On The M.I.C
Find That
Off The Book
Turn It Up
Watch Out Now
Beatnuts Forever

Special brings you part 3 of his series of old s**t. This time around we hear some of the tracks that set his MySpace on fire back in the day. Stay tuned! SUBSCRIBE!!!

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Tracklisting:

Flashing Lights
My Style
Where Will You Be?
Dumb It Down RMX
Had a Dream
Turn It Up
Good Love
Show You The World with UNFORGIVIN
Money Stacks
Stand

Guru, the gravel-voiced rapper who as a member of the duo Gang Starr was one of the most expressive rappers of the 1990s and a major figure in bridging hip-hop and jazz, died Monday in New York. He was 47. This week we pay respect to Guru…Rest in peace homie. Subscribe!!

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Tracklisting:

Daily Operation
Step In The Arena
What You Want This Time?
Tonz O Gunz
New York Straight Talk
Take 2 and Pass
I’m The Man
Royalty
Work
Flip The Script
Interlude
Discipline
The Remainz
Moment of Truth

RIP GURU…

Jurassic 5 split in February 2007. The reason for the split was unclear; however member Soup (AKA Zaakir) had this to say: “I don’t want to sit here and fake around with it – we’re not seeing eye-to-eye right now… I’d like to keep it going, but you can’t force grown men to do what they don’t want to do.” Word…J5 were dope as hell…We thought we’d take an episode to play some of our fav joints…you know the deal…SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

Verbal Gunfight
The Game
Quality Control
WOE
Soul Searching Remix
Jayou
Improvise

Another week, another slamming mix. This week we play a handful of R&B throwbacks that made us @ Boom Box Radio remember summer…which seemed fitting, as the weather is CRAZY here in Toronto! Anuways…you know the 411…SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

All In My Mind – Soul 4 Real
Move On – Monica
Blak Pudd’n – SWV
What’s the 411 – Mary J Blige feat Grand Puba
Tell Me – GUY
All I Want – 702
Penetration – NEXT feat Naughty by Nature
Waste your Time – Jodeci
Wastin’ My Time – Mona Lisa feat Lost Boyz

Update — Episodes Now Have Chapters!
Special gives you a mix of his classic tunes from back in the day. A lot of dubs and unreleased mixtape stuff. Be sure to check www.specialontheinternet.com, as it will be relaunching this spring, with full download of unreleased projects.

Tracklisting:
Audiomag Spot – Dareal
Live at the BBQ Verse – Special
9th Wonder Beat – Special
In Fact – Special feat Tikal
Love Is – JC feat Special
I Know – Truezt feat Special
Rep 2004 – Special
I Will Not Lose – Special with Thieven Stealburg

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Special fell in love with hip Hop at the age of 7, the year was 1990. This week, he takes a look back at some of the gems that kindled his romance with the genre. They may be twenty years old, but ever time we hear them we say, “I remember that sh*t”. Word…straight classics, as per usual. SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

LL Cool J – Around the Way Girl
K-Solo – Spellbound
XX Posse – Executive Class
Main Source – Looking at the Front Door
Chubb Rock – Treat Em’ Right
Kool G Rap – Streets of NY
Poor Righteous Teachers – Rock This Funky Jointhere

Another week, another booming mix of old school gems. This week Special dug through the crates to play some classics. What he found was a few gems he hadn’t heard in a hot minute…so here you go world. Another mix of audio candy for your eardrums. SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

What Goes On – Artifacts
Bonita Applebum – Tribe Called Quest
Very Special – Grand Puba
A Name I Called Myself – Souls of Mischief
Priceless – All City
Fugitive – K-Solo
Let’s Get It On – Smif N Wessun
Stakes is High – De La Soul
Official – Big Shug feat Guru