Brooklyn Bodega Radio: BHF Week Recap Edition with Guests Skyzoo, General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun and Those Chosen

Brooklyn Bodega Radio

Friday, July 9, 2010

BHF10 Week Recap, Main Day Preview Edition

Hosts Navani Otero and The Company Man recap an epic BHF10 Week – discussing the Illmatic Show And Prove Super Bowl, BEI with Ma Dukes Yancey and Q-Tip, Movie Night and Salute The DJ. Raven The Blazin Eurasian stops in the studio along with Savannah Boogie Music artists, Those Chosen. General Steele and Skyzoo call in to discuss Duck Down’s upcoming 15th Anniversary performance at the 2010 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

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BODEGA RADIO, Friday June 4th, BHF History Edition with Special Guest SkyZoo

Friday, June 4th

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival History Edition

BrooklynBodega.com staff writers Navani Otero, Run_P (The Free Safety) and host The Company Man along with special studio guest and Bodega Solider contest winner, Dan Ehrenreich, run through Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festivals years past.

Brooklyn Bodega founders Wes and Ebonie Jackson stop in and drop unknown facts about BHF history, the highlights, the trepidation and intriguing moments with 2008 Headliner, KRS-One.

2010 BHF performer, SkyZoo dials in to preview his upcoming performance, discusses working with 9th Wonder, Duck Down Records and his experience at the first BHF in 2005.

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Bodega Radio – March 12th

Brooklyn Bodega Radio

TODAY on Bodega Radio

The Legacy of Biggie Smalls

Friday, March 12th, 1-4PM EST on www.pncradio.fm

*Is Biggie the Greatest Of All Time?

Nikon and Wes will be joined by Bodega Writer, The Company Man and discuss Big’s legacy and debate whether he is/was the best MC on the M-I-C.

*DJ Parler – Samplology The Notorious Chapter

At 3pm The Bodega’s Favorite DJ, DJ Parler explores the samples used in various B.I.G. joints

We Love Amel

In preparation for the upcoming R&B takeover on Bodega Radio we have that good old rhythm and blues, and soul on the mind. Naturally we wanted to feature the sounds of the lovely Amel Larrieux.

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Bodega Radio – Friday Nov. 13th

We are joined this week by the Bodega’s favorite DJ – DJ Parler.
We will be rocking mixes from his acclaimed Samplology Mix Tape Series specifically the Philly International, Jay Dee (J Dilla), and Kanye West Chapters.

Guaranteed Freshness.

Bodega Radio Friday 11/6

This Week on Brooklyn Bodega Radio

“THE INDUSTRY FROM THE INSIDE OUT”

Our host Wes Jackson sits down with Dru Ha, Founder of Duck Down Records; Alma Geddy-Romero, Director of Marketing at Decon and former Executive Director of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival; and Ian Steaman of Notes From A Different Kitchen and former A&R at Tommy Boy Records.

Friday 1-4pm on www.pncradio.fm with Wes Jack, Brooklyn Bodega Head Honcho

You can also find us on the PNC Radio channel on iTunes

email your thoughts to radio@brooklynbodega.com and tweet us @brooklynbodega to join the conversation

Video From Bodega Radio 10/30

You can hear them on the radio but if you feel like putting a face with aname, here’s some video from our Live Bands in Hip-Hop debate.

Panel Discussion Part 2 from Brooklyn Bodega on Vimeo.

Panel Discussion Part 3 from Brooklyn Bodega on Vimeo.

Brooklyn Bodega 10/9

The Ladies of October Show and Prove
Kalae All Day, Zarinah, Gypsy Flesh

DIscuss: Hip-Hop Mentorship, Aggressive male fans, competitors lying on their johnson and more

Rappers are in 8 Million Little Pieces

Rappers are in 8 Million Little Pieces

We were having a discussion on Bodega Radio last Friday about what everyone is talking about – Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 and Blueprint 3. I took the position that BP3 was a superior record because of the complexity of its content. OB4CL2 (its Twitter nom de plume) was better fundamentally but in essence was the same old crack tales that have dominated Hip-Hop for the pat 20 years. Furthermore, OB4CL2 is essentially fiction as there is no way Rae is still selling and cooking crack as the album claims.

Our esteemed panelists took the position that Rae was indeed a fiction writer. He was called a lyrical painter and given similar accolades. And being a fiction writer there was a certain leap of reality that the listener was expected to take. Basically, the “I don’t believe that shit but it sure is entertaining,” argument. Fair enough except for one little problem. Nowhere on OB4CL2 could our panelists find where Rae admitted to this. So the reality is he is essentially a fiction writer allowing himself to be filed in the non-fiction section. Just like the dude from ‘8 Million Pieces’ who duped Queen Oprah. Just as he got aired out on Oprah so should these rappers. IF YOU ARE A STORYTELLER -SAY SO!

Remember Special Ed’s video for “The Mission?” It begins with Ed participating in the ‘World’s Greatest Liar Competition.’ In jest, Ed was making my point. There is plenty space in Hip-Hop for griots. There is no need to blur this line. As far back as ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and Hip-Hop’s progenitors there is a tradition of fiction writing. As Nikon said on the radio show, there was a shift to realism or intense non-fiction post ‘Straight Outta Compton.’ After Dre, Ren, Eazy, Yella and Cube dropped their bomb everyone was as real as a heart attack. Of course there were liars but my point is that these lies and liars are now allowed to release album after album unchallenged.

This misclassification does a great disservice to Hip-Hop. Works must be classified properly less they be grossly misunderstood. It is imperative that we know, explicitly, that Rae is not really cooking crack in the Housing Projects of Staten Island. The ambiguity clouds the art. Let alone what it does to the youth, who in their admiration, try to emulate your behavior. So while you are a 40 year old, father who has been blessed to be one of the few Hip-Hop artists to earn a living for over 16 years, you are still selling the idea that you are a two bit, sub minimum wage dead end job having corner boy. Come on now. We can do so much better.