In Review

The latest edition of the "Across 135th Street" program on RBMA Radio is up and ready to stream here. This month's show is my attempt at an '08 year-in-review mix. I say "attempt" because (in addition to the requisite sloppy mixing - hey, at least you know it's live) sometimes (actually, a lot of the time) I forget which songs officially came out this past year and which snuck out at the end of '07. Also, in order to ensure that the program is as unique and special a listening experience as possible I didn't include anything that I might have played on a show from earlier in the year. Which isn't as huge an issue for me as it might be for someone else since (in case you didn't notice) I have a tendency to live in the musical past at the expense of current releases, but it nonetheless required some preparation and mental labor on my part. (I gotta do something to earn those Red Bull Buck$.) And, of course, that didn't stop me from including older music that was reissued in '08. 

So even though the show is titled "Chairman's '08 Faves" it's more like "Chairman's Fave '08 Leftovers." BUT... as those of you who may have enjoyed a homemade lasagna or turkey dinner over the holidays can well attest, leftovers often taste even better than the meal did when it was originally served. Chew on that sh*t while you peep the play list:

Across 135th Street Vol. 20: Chairman's '08 Faves/Fave '08 Leftovers Edition

Q-Tip ft. President Barack Obama - Shaka (Motown)

Flying Lotus ft. Dolly - RobertaFlack (Warp)

Erykah Badu - The Healer (Motown)

Mayer Hawthorne & the County - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out (Stones Throw)

Jazzanova ft. Paul Randolph - Let Me Show Ya (Sonar Kollective)

Al Green ft. Anthony Hamilton - You've Got the Love I Need (Blue Note)

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (Rapson Edit) (SPM)

Menahan Street Band - Going the Distance (Daptone)

Jake One ft. Freeway & Brother Ali - The Truth (Rhymesayers)

Black Spade - Where I'm Coming From (Om)

Ludacris - MVP (Def Jam)

The Knux - Fire (Interscope)

eLZhi ft. Black Milk - Fire (Fat Beats)

eLZhi ft. Royce da 5'9" - Motown 25 (Fat Beats)

The P Brothers ft. Roc Marciano - Caviar (Heavy Bronx)

The P Brothers ft. Milano - Digital B-Boy (Heavy Bronx)

Q-Tip - Move (Motown)

Homeboy Sandman - Lightning Bolt. Lightning Rod (Homeboy Sandman)

P. Casso ft. Von Pea & Homeboy Sandman - Best in Show (High Water)

Homeboy Sandman ft. P. Casso - Wise Up (Homeboy Sandman)

Invincible - ShapeShifters (Emergence)

Baron Zen - Burn Rubber (Dam Funk Remix) (Stones Throw)

Todd Osborn - Wait a Minute (mp3)

TV on the Radio - Crying (Interscope)

Dam Funk - Galactic Fun (Stones Throw)

Cosmic Force - Ghetto Down (Kenny Dope Remix) (Truth & Soul)

Mellow Madness - Save the Youth (Kenny Dope Extended Remix) (Kay-Dee)

Kings Go Forth - You're the One (Mr. C's)

Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Nyx (Now Again)

Amp Fiddler w/ Sly & Robbie - Blackhouse (Paint the White House Black) (K7)

J. Rawls Presents the Liquid Crystal Project - Another Tribute to Dilla (Polar)

Wee - Trying to Tell You How I Feel (Owl/Numero Group)