Lauren Hill was the full package: Beauty, Brains and teh voice of an angel. She rocked stages, rocked movie screens…basically son, Lauren was the s**t. Everyone wanted to work with her, and along with the Fugees, she paved the way for her iconic solo album. Well, after one reunion track (and a lot of promises) we have yet to hear anything new for L Boogie. This episode is an open letter. COME BACK, WE MISS YOU LAUREN! Subscribe!

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Tracklisting:

How Many Mics
Zealots
Vocab
Cowboys
Fu-gee-la
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Everything is Everything
Ex-Factor
Killin Me Softly

We have and always will love you. We keep you laced with that old school flavor, keeping you in the right head space as the game changes around us. Everyone else keeps giving you that new sh*t, let us give those throwbacks. Don’t worry people, we got you! SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

Boogie Monsters – Honeydips in Gothem
Da Bush Babies – We Run Things
Mic Geronimo – Shits Real
I Didn’t Mean To – Casual
Al Tariq – Crime Pays
Beatnuts – Bless the M.I.C
Funkdoobiest – Rock On
Shyheim – Shaolin Style
INI – Fakin Jax
Jeru Da Damaja – Mind Spray
Organized Konfusion – Black Sunday

That’s right y’all, we’re pulling a South Park and taking a week off before the new new episode. Take this opportunity to really take in the episodes we’ve dropped so far this season. SUBSCRIBE.

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Sometimes people seem to forget that Ice-Cube was an incredibly gangsta dude. When he first split from N.W.A, some wondered how he would fair as a solo artist. He showed everyone when he dropped Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, which saw Cube take his creativity to new heights. Over the next 2 years, he dropped consistently solid albums, keeping as “real” as one could on record. From there he made Friday (which we loved) and then continued his foray into the movie scene (while dropping a few more solo efforts). He may make kid movies now-a-days, but we thought it fitting to take some time out and reflect on how HARD Ice-Cube used to be. Salute to the G. SUBSCRIBE

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Tracklisting:

Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
Turn Off the Radio
Get off my D and tell your B to Come Here
Check Yourself feat DAS EFX
Predator
Today Was A Good Day REMIX
You Know How We Do It
Ghetto Bird
Bop Gun

Milk Box Edition Part 1:

Was is the voice? The flow? Whatever it was, when NINE dropped his classic album, “Nine Livez”, lead off with teh single “Wutcha Want”, me and my whole crew took notice. The man was sick…period! Unfortunately, like most underated greats, he never quite found mainstream success. He released a second album (which is REDICULOUS…if your lucky enough to find a copy) which slipped under the radar. Imma say this…NINE, if your reading this…GET AT ME! SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

Wutcha Want
Da Fundamentalz
Tha Cypha
Hit Em’ Like Dis (feat. Froggy Frog)
We Play 4 Keeps
Lyin’ King
Who Won Test
Uncivilized
The Product (feat Uneeq)
Make or Take (feat Smooth da Hustler)

Here at Boom Box Radio we’re gearing up for Caribana weekend. Toronto will be bustling with millions of visitors from all over celebrating carribean culture (music, food, etc.) We’re thought we’d get you in the mood for the weekend by bringing you a mix of some classics sure to get you in the zone. BOOM BOX RADIO…you know we love you! SUBSCRIBE

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Tracklisting:

Just One of Those Days – Sizzla
Smoke Ganja Hard – Little John
Pass the Tu-Shen-Peng – Frankie Paul
Roots and Culture – Bounty Killah
Collie Buddz – Hustle
Steppin Razor – Peter Tosh
Shine Eye Gal – Black Uhuru

Lost Boyz were dope as hell in the 90’s. The South Jamaica Queens group, consisting of Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Tah, Spigg Nice and Pretty Lou had a string of hits that propelled them into the spotlight. Unfortunately Freaky Tah was shot and killed in 1999. The crew tried to move on, but could not find the same chemistry that once existed. Spigg Nice was later booked for a string of bank robberies in NJ, and was sentenced to 37 years in jail. Mr. Cheeks found some success as a solo artist. This week we pay homage to the Lost Boyz, and bang the gems that made our heads nod back in the day. Rest in Peace Freaky Tah! SUBSCRIBE! SEASON 3!

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Season 3 Premiere! We’re back with a new season of Hip Hop mixes for all the real people out there! We kick off season 3 with a mix of Rakim classics. He did a free concert at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, and I just couldn’t think of anyone else to help me kick off Season 3. So here we go, another string of classic episodes. SUBSCRIBE!

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Tracklisting:

It’s The R
Classic
When I Be On The Mic
Know-The-Ledge
It’s Been A Long Time
Finest Ones
Follow The Leader
Gettin It Up Anthem

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New Jersey and Australia collide for an international mix CD titled “Flight 973 to Sydney” that features Australia’s #1 Urban DJ – DJ Nino Brown – and Jersey Sound Lab Recordings leading artist Internal Quest. Flight 973 to Sydney features some of Hip-Hop’s elite El Da Sensei and 5FT of Blackmoon among Jersey Sound Lab affiliates Special, Bodat Ink, Bless McFly and Australia’s MC Rafa.

Emcee, producer and engineer, Internal Quest takes a journey with his lead single “I Kept Going” that reveals his tenacity and paying the price of fame while on the come up in Brick City – Newark, New Jersey. The versatility of Internal Quest is what makes him a much-needed force in the Hip-Hop industry.

“It’s been a refreshing experience working with a triple threat like Internal Quest,” reveals DJ Nino Brown. “He’s incredible on the beats, as an MC and also as an engineer.”

Flight 973 to Sydney keeps you “Flying High” throughout the 18-track mix CD with head knocking beats from Jersey Sound Lab Recording artists Internal Quest and Future aka Craft along with JSL affiliates JL, Chasm and LP. “UShudaknown” will have you pressing repeat with the hip-hop enthused drums and catchy hook. Flight 973 to Sydney is diverse with Australian rapper MC Rafa spitting on “Where We At” putting Sydney on the US radar.

“Make A Scene” will have true school hip-hop lovers on the edge of their seats with El Da Sensei and 5FT of Blackmoon igniting the track with quotable lyrics with a crowd-pleasing beat. With the right touches from El Da Sensei and MC Rafa, “Play the Horn” will be one of many favorites off of Flight 973 to Sydney. Internal Quest doesn’t leave the ladies out the loop, “One Night Affair” and “Grindin for Us” slows it down and shows appreciation to the ladies and the one night stands.

DJ Nino Brown puts the final touch of dopeness to Flight 973 to Sydney with drops from DJ Evil Dee, Bumpy Knuckles, El Da Sensei, Sadat X of Brand Nubian and many more. Club track “Waiting For the Beat to Drop” will have music fans all over the world wanting more with features from JSL affiliate Mars Hoffa.

Internal Quest swapped rhymes with JSL label mate Special to create rap duo 4th Quarter on “The Dream” which is a sneak peek to their upcoming album Engineered 2 Win (E2W) that drops late 2010.

Flight 973 to Sydney is a one-way ride to dope lyrics; production that transcends hip-hop that includes soulful interludes, R&B inspired songs while paying homage to the boom-bap the Hip-Hop game has been missing. This is just the beginning for Internal Quest his solo debut album on Jersey Sound Lab Recordings titled Monumental will be out later this summer. Catch DJ Nino Brown at www. DJNinoBrown.com for upcoming events and projects.

Well Kids,

Special has just wrapped season 2 of BBR and is taking a few weeks to regroup and pull together another amazing season of themed hip hop classics for your mental. Have you been keeping up with season 2? Be sure to go back and check out all the episodes we did this season…we covered Fat Joe, Main Source even Digital Underground…but we are always digging, looking for classics to forge into amazing mixes for all of you to pump on your day to day. We really appreciate all our listeners, and encourage you to contact us with any requests! You can follow me directly on twitter @specialdesigns, and let me know what’s good…

Hip Hop I love you, and will continue to teach your history!

See you July 17th!

~special