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This week, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nas’ Illmatic. It remains to this day what I consider to be the best hip hop album of all time. If you’re a hip hop fan and you don’t own or haven’t heard this album, you’re dead to me go out and buy it right away. I think I own it in four different formats now.

So we ran through a bunch of Illmatic tracks and original sample material, then some Illmatic inspired or derivative tracks. After the tribute was over, some old hip hop and funk gave way to more recent stuff. Capping off the hip hop, a song from Bishop Nehru, who incidentally as name-checked by Nas himself as the future of music.

Ended the extended show with some drum’n’bass and reggae vibes.

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Had to commemorate the passing of Frankie Knuckles this week on the show by starting things off with one of his seminal tracks.

After that, continued on in a house vibe for a little bit, including recent work from Calgary-born singer Kiesza who’s currently blowing up so big in the UK that even the Sun is on to her now. If fellow Calgary son Neighbour could get similar shine, I’d be thrilled.

After that, what else but hip hop, both old school and semi-recent. Enjoy

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Slightly extended show this week, so we run through a bunch of stuff, kicking off with some funk before gliding into hip hop, jumping into drum’n’bass and ending up with some house. wicked.

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Love kicking off the show with this Vikter Duplaix – A super smooth track, yet at the same time, completely filthy. Rolled through some nice house styles, including this amazing new track from Route 94.

Eventually ended up back in hip hop beats. whaddyagonnado?

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Kicked it off with some Vadim before dropping a couple of more recent hip hop tracks that I’ve been enjoying. Then a few classics, more hip hop, and some funk before winding things up at the end.

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Filling again for the Road Pops this week. It was a pretty fun show, except I got there hella late, so thanks to Chad for covering nearly the first hour. Also, some issues with the logger, so unfotunately the attached show only goes from the Andrew Ashong track to the Stereolab one. It’s too bad, there’s some great tracks following that. Hopefully you’ll take the time to seek them out.

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