In going through my old radio aircheck tapes, I found one labelled with my dude Adam Mansbach’s name, from 2003. How old is this? It’s so old that he tells us to “look out for my upcoming book, The Angriest White Boy in the World” (or something like that; I’m paraphrasing). That book, of course, turned out to be entitled Angry Black White Boy but my point is: this was from a ways back.
Adam is now touting his latest book (two novels and one runaway hit “children’s” book later), Rage Is Back. Read his hilarious accounts of what being on book tour is like (spoiler: not anything like you see in movies).
In any case, Adam rolled through with a selection of tunes on that show, along with whatever I was into back in ’03.
September 16, 2003 (download)
Special guest DJ: Adam Mansbach, author of Shackling Water
- Flavornaughts: Asa Quebrada
Human Race: Human Race
Oliver Sain: On the Hill
Alvin Robinson: Down Home Girl
Phil Upchurch: Spinning Wheel
Joe Cain: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Mambo Pt. 1
Flavornaughts: Mexican Rave
*Adam’s Picks*
Olympic Runners: Out to Lunch
Stanley Cowell: Miss Viki
Gene Russell: Get Down
Camille Yarbrough: Take Yo Praise
*Cedar Walton: Road Island Red
Detroit Emeralds: You’re Getting Too Smart
Pretty Purdie: Artificialness
Cleveland Eaton: Keep It Funky
Cannonball Adderley: The Price You Gotta Pay To Be Free
Lonnie Smith: Drives
Son Seals: How Could She Leave Me?
Dizzy Gillespie: The Matrix
Don Campbell: Campbell Lock
The Eddy Jacobs Exchange: Pull My Coat
Chocolate Star: Got To Get Your Love
Spirit of Atlanta: Hunter Street
Calbido’s Three: African Penta Song
Sunshine Anderson: Heard It All Before (QSO remix)
Frankie Nieves: Mi Guajira
J-Love and Ric Nice: King of New York
Lyrics Born: Callin Out
Diverse: Build
Mark Ronson w/ Mos Def and MOP: On the Run
Beanie Siegel: When You Hear That
Uptown: Dope On Plastic
Diverse: Explosive
DJ Zeph: Underworld
Family Tree: Push, Move, Build
Scoopy: Scoopy Rap
Black Moon: Stay Real
Lil Kim: Came Back For You
J-Biz: The Treasure Pt. 2
Push Button Objects: 360 (Prefuse remix)
De La Soul: Much More
DJ Shadow: Right Thing (Z-Trip remix)
Flavornaughts: If You Know Me
As a bonus, I discovered a second aircheck on the same minidisc (though I didn’t bother to write it on the disc): a show from two weeks later, right after Ahnauld had been elected governor of California following the recall of Gray Davis. It seems not-quite-weird now, looking back, but believe me: that sh– was weird at the time. A real black eye for California. Anyways, I had two guests on that day: DJ Frane and the Feenom Circle.
October 7, 2003 (download)
Special guests DJ Frane & Feenom Circle
- Human Race: Grey Boy
Southside Movement: Save the World
The Vigs: The Theme From S.W.A.T.
The Street People: Booty Butt
DJ Frane interview
DJ Frane: In the Bag
DJ Frane: I Am Dreaming
South Street Soul Guitars: Poppin Popcorn
Oliver Sain: St. Louis Breakdown
Tito Rodriguez: Descarga Cachao
Samba Soul: Mambo No. 5
Rakaa: Ends to Means
Feenom Circle interview
Feenom Circle: Frisco Disco
Feenom Circle: A-Train
Rodger Collins: Foxy Girls in Oakland
Pat Lundy: Work Song
Outkast: Hey Ya
Bernard Wright: Haboglobatribbin
Kinky Bustop: Deep Fuzz
Mark Ronson, Mos Def, MOP: On the Run
Method Man: Uh-Huh remix
Kool G Rap: Bout That Remix
Kayne West w/ Consequence: Electric Relaxation 03
E40 w/ Clipse: Quarterbackin
Lil Kim: I Came Back For You
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