Friday, March 19th
*Beef
Today we are talking about the one time cornerstone of Hip-Hop, Battling. Battling has moved from displaying ones skills to speaking about personal information and insiders secrets about the subject. We will have a call in from Wu Tang's Inspectah Deck.
*DJ Parler - Samplology Philadelphia International Chapter
This chapter covers tracks from P.I.R., the 1971 label formed by pioneers of Philadelphia soul, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff.
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Brooklyn Bodega Radio Hosted by Bodega Prez, Wes Jackson and Nikon
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Brooklyn Bodega Radio Fridays 1-4pm EST on www.pncradio.fm
SALUTE GURU
As heard Friday, March 5th, 1-4PM EST on www.pncradio.fm*GURU/Gangstarr Legacy
Nikon and Wes (@westothejack) sit down to talk about Guru's heart attack, his iconic status and the legacy of the Guru Keithy E. and DJ Premier
*DJ Alias - Gangstarr mix
At 3pm Bodega Fam DJ Alias takes over with his special Guru/Gangstarr mix
TODAY on Bodega Radio
Friday, January 22nd, 1-4PM EST on www.pncradio.fm
*DONUTS ARE FOREVER
We sit down with Dee Phunk from Rare Form to talk about the upcoming Dilla tribute party - Donuts Are Forever
*Salute Uncle Ralph
Angela McKenzie comes to DUMBO to talk about her Black History Month Tribute to Uncle Ralph McDaniels
*FELA
Special mix from Bodega Fam DJ NessDigi. Ness will be rocking the best from the original Black President. Get your Afro Beat and Funk on this afternoon.
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Brooklyn Bodega Radio Hosted by Bodega Prez, Wes Jackson
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Brooklyn Bodega Radio Fridays 1-4pm EST on www.pncradio.fm
This Week on Bodega Radio*The Ladies will be bringing in the new year with a very special R&B Edition.This week the ladies of The Bodega take over the airwaves.
Our guests and guest DJ's are none other than our GM, Ebonie Jackson and Senior Brand Manager Pamela Bishop.*Hip-Hop smoothed out on the R&B Tip
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But you know we get into more than just the music. Here are some issues we will be discussing:
What is R&B? We need to properly define the term. From the music to the message to the philosophy and appearance many of these artists appear to me to be more of the Hip-Hop generation. Many of them owe their success to their creative proximity to Hip-Hop culture. Total, Brandy, D'Angelo, Jodeci, Brownstone - they are more Hip-Hop to me than R&B. They are categorized as R&B simply because they sing. This gets into my (and BB/BHF's) definition of Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop must be defined as something broader than spoken words over a 4/4 beat.
Ron G, The Remix and Hip-Hop/R&B - A lot of the artists we will be discussing are not R&B in the traditional sense. Not R&B in a Luther kind of way or in an Isley Brothers way. It is R&B in a Hip-Hop kind of way. We will talk about how this marriage came about. And specifically how it was done via the work of Puffy. It was he who introduced this style via Mary J, Jodeci and later Total and Faith.
Generational Appreciation - Whether it was in college or in high school, in Buffalo or Queens. The impact of these songs is universal.
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Hosted by Bodega Prez, Wes Jackson and featuring Bodega Fam Ebonie and Pamela.
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Friday, January 15th 1-4pm EST
PNC Radio
and on iTunes
I have been caught up on this concept of crack rap all week. Ever since our excellent show last week on Brooklyn Bodega Radio I have been trying to reconcile our obsession with crack tales. My initial theory was that Crack was the inner city’s Dust Bowl and rappers were the modern day Woodie Guthrie’s. I still stand behind that rationale but over the past few days I have been thinking about the dark side of this argument.
The dark side is that crack was (is) a destructive force in the Black Community. And when looking at the entertainment and cultural history of this country there is a long record of people reveling in watching the self destruction of the Black community. From the building up and tearing down of Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. To the hero worship then demonization of Michael Jackson, America loves to see Black folks unravel, mentally and physically.
Crack was the lever that short circuited the advancement of Black folk in the 80’s. After the flood of heron in the 60’s and 70’s which derailed the ideology of SNCC, The Black Panthers and the rest, we got crack. For those in the city who saw it destroy families and friends crack was THE boogeyman. We were told not to touch it, don’t smell it less you become the ultimate failure – a crackhead. While this nightmare raged there were millions in the suburbs, rural areas and other countries who watch the epidemic like a car crash. This is how the word has moved from the deplorable noun to the celebratory adjective. “You nasty crackhead,” to “Yo this shit is crack.”
Raekwon, Jeezy, Jay, TI, Busta, and all the rest have realized that tapping into this pathology is a clear route to profit. The crack mythology turns them into warrior/poets while still satisfying America’s longing for the minstrel show. A tough guy and a fool all in one.
I am teaching as well as taking a few classes right now so I am really into the exchange of ideas rather than the lecture so I want to hear your thoughts.
This Week
Our last show of 2009. Next week is Christmas then it's New Year's
We'll be back on Jan. 8th
*2009 Recap
Wes, Dee Phunk and Jessica from iheartdilla will be in the house discussing the best music, events, books and issues of 2009.
Sensing a lot of Diamond District, some Fresh Daily, Tanya Morgan, Jigga man and more goodies.
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Brooklyn Bodega Radio Fridays 1-4pm on www.pncradio.fmwith your host Wes Jackson, President of Brooklyn Bodega, and our esteemed panel
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This Week*Mike G from The Jungle Brothers
Wes and Nikon sit down with Mike G and discuss the founding of the JB's, Red Alert, million dollar record deals, the birth of the Native Tongues and more.
*Japan is in the house
YUME Mike fresh off his trip to Japan brings in DJ Sarasa to talk about Hip-Hop on the other side of the planet.
*The Pharcyde, Group Home and BlakRoc
Taking it back and moving it forward with selections from the first two Pharcyde albums, Group Home's first and the new BlakRoc project.
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Brooklyn Bodega Radio Fridays 1-4pm on www.pncradio.fmwith your host Wes Jackson, President of Brooklyn Bodega, and our esteemed panel
This Week on Bodega Radio*Special EdSpecial Ed calls in to talk about his career and upcoming show at Southpaw. Don't miss us chopping it up with 'The Magnificient'*Grammy Family
The panel tackles the question - are the Grammy's still relevant for Hip-Hop*Dilla and Pete RockAll afternoon we will be rocking joints from Pete Rock and selections fro DJ Rasta Root's 'The Rest of Dilla' vol.1
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Hosted by Bodega Prez, Wes Jackson and featuring Nikon and Jessica from iheartdilla
Produced by Ana, Evan and Raven
Every Friday on PNC Radio from 1-4pm EST
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Also check the Making of the mixtape here
Shout out to Bodega Fam, Pamela for putting us up Rasta Root's great work. (Go Canada)
PNC is upgrading their broadcast system. We'll be back next week.
Up and Coming DJ's
PAY ATTENTION
The day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27th) We are starting a new segment
"Wheels of Steel"
We will be giving 'up and coming' DJ's the same break we give MC's with 'Show and Prove.'
The last Friday of every month on Bodega Radio we will feature a guest mix from Bodega Fam. Established DJ's as well as guys and girls siting in their room with two turntables and a Serato will have a chance to shine.
DJ's interested in being featured on "Wheels Of Steel" should send their mixes to radio@brooklynbodega.com by Tuesday, November 24th at 5 p.m.
Mixes should be a minimum of one hour, maximum of two hours.
DO NOT SEND MP3 files. Submissions should be 3rd party links (divshare, yousendit, ftp, etc.)
This Friday 1-4pm on www.pncradio.fm
Brooklyn Bodega Radio with your host Wes Jackson
The topic for this week is Live Bands in Hip-Hop. Why?
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We talked about this briefly during the Hip-Hop Honors recap in discussing the debacle that was Onyx's performance.
They performed 'Slam' with the live band that was disjointed and incohesive.
It lead me to ask the question - 'Why did they do that?' 'Have they ever performed with a band before?' and the question I have been asking ever since it became in vogue, post Roots, to replace your DJ with a band - 'When did two turntables and a mic become so in adequate?'
Thesis:
Hip-Hop is at its roots electronic music. From the earliest days of Kool Herc, Hip-Hop has used technology as its creative foundation.
Vinyl, turntables, drum machines, samplers, SSL boards. Not guitars, drums, and bass.
There is a big difference sonically and conceptually between sampling 3 seconds of James Brown and having the JB's actually play behind you.
The electronic transfer of the vinyl through an SP 1200 gives you a fundamentally different sound than the actual horn and rhythm section.
Replacing the analog with the digital (the band for the DJ) will yield the same bizarre results as replacing the digital for the analog.
Imagine James Brown without a band but rather with a DJ.
Hip-Hop business has always been about finding the shortest route to success. Our history shows that every so often a trailblazer discovers a new formula for success. That causes a gold rush of copycats. You can see this from the Hip-Hop's first hit "Rapper's Delight" where Big Bank Hank stole Grandmaster Caz's rhyme and style. Think of all the EPMD, Nas, Das Efx, ATCQ, De La, NWA, Jay Z, Scarface, Wayne, Mos Def clones that populate the marketplace. The copies are rarely as sharp as the original.
Ever since The Roots hit the scene artists, promoters, managers and A&R's alike have deduced that the 'Roots' model is the new path to success. From the outside it appears that all you need is Questlove to change the game. The reality that The Roots are a cohesive unit that have been together for years. The fact that Black Thought is an elite MC is lost. Too many believe that live instrumentation is the key to success; and even more arrogantly creative advancement.
This shoving of live instrumentation down the throats of audiences 1) reeks of arrogance and elitism - the idea that you are more of a musician if you play a trombone rather than an MPC, 2) diminishes Hip-Hop's cultural routes by removing the DJ from the equation, 3) has deep soci-economic ramifications as if it progresses unchecked this thinking will create a barriers of entry for young musicians who cannot afford piano lessons or afford to attend Berklee or The New School.
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Our guests:DJ Parler, Amenan Kouadio- Talent Buyer/A&R Brooklyn Bodega, Savannah Boogie Music and Song, Meghan Stabile from Revive Da Live
Our Panelists: Jessica Estevez from iheartdilla.com, Dee Phunk, Nikon Kwantu
I have been caught up on this concept of crack rap all week. Ever since our excellent show last week on Brooklyn Bodega Radio I have been trying to reconcile our obsession with crack tales. My initial theory was that Crack was the inner city’s Dust Bowl and rappers were the modern day Woodie Guthrie’s. I still stand behind that rationale but over the past few days I have been thinking about the dark side of this argument.
The dark side is that crack was (is) a destructive force in the Black Community. And when looking at the entertainment and cultural history of this country there is a long record of people reveling in watching the self destruction of the Black community. From the building up and tearing down of Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. To the hero worship then demonization of Michael Jackson, America loves to see Black folks unravel, mentally and physically.
Crack was the lever that short circuited the advancement of Black folk in the 80’s. After the flood of heron in the 60’s and 70’s which derailed the ideology of SNCC, The Black Panthers and the rest, we got crack. For those in the city who saw it destroy families and friends crack was THE boogeyman. We were told not to touch it, don’t smell it less you become the ultimate failure – a crackhead. While this nightmare raged there were millions in the suburbs, rural areas and other countries who watch the epidemic like a car crash. This is how the word has moved from the deplorable noun to the celebratory adjective. “You nasty crackhead,” to “Yo this shit is crack.”
Raekwon, Jeezy, Jay, TI, Busta, and all the rest have realized that tapping into this pathology is a clear route to profit. The crack mythology turns them into warrior/poets while still satisfying America’s longing for the minstrel show. A tough guy and a fool all in one.
I am teaching as well as taking a few classes right now so I am really into the exchange of ideas rather than the lecture so I want to hear your thoughts.
