Q Tip on Jay Smooth's Underground Railroad in 2002

Q Tip on Jay Smooth's Underground Railroad radio show in 2002

Q Tip on Jay Smooth's Underground Railroad radio show, in 2002

Q Tip on Jay Smooth's Underground Railroad radio show, in 2002

Q Tip on Jay Smooth's Underground Railroad radio show, in 2002

http://www.illdoctrine.com A quick mashup of the song everyone will be hearing all week. No disrepect or mockery intended to Ms. Dupre, for whom I have nothing but sympathy.. I hope she has good support around her and comes out of this healthy (and hires an agent!)

Jay Smooth of http://www.illdoctrine.com interviews the legendary director of Wild Style, on WBAI 99.5 FM.

DJ 3D pays tribute to James on WBAI's Underground Railroad

Here's another dose of the french toast from DJ 3D, served up on WBAI's Underground Railroad. Extra points if you can name the movie clip I threw in at the end.

It's not all new, but it's all funky.

Courtesy of nahright.com, Papoose comes with a swift response to the killing of Sean Bell by the NYPD, gthe night before his wedding day. A rip from local radio, supplemented by the hearfelt commentary of Kay Slay.

DJ Emskee continues with his exploration of hip-hop's "Golden Age," which he maps out from 1988 to 1995.

Last week we welcomed a true hip-hop pioneer to our radio show, producer/emcee Ced Gee of Ultramagnetic. In honor of his visit DJ Monk One mixed a full hour of tracks from Ced's illustrious discography. Needless to say, after the mix was done we recorded the definitive Ced Gee interview, including a thorough rundown of his role in the Criminal Minded. Stay tuned for that any day now.

The Underground Railroad's DJ Emskee kicked off WBAI's Hip-Hop Takeover with 2 hours of music from hip-hop's Golden Age, which he mapped out spanning 1988 to 1995. Here's the first hour of the show.

DJ Oneman spins 60 minutes of tricks and treats on WBAI's Underground Railroad. See if you can name all the rare stuff.

A little old, a little new.. 45 minutes of hip-hop from DJ Emskee on WBAI's Underground Railroad

In honor of New York's new #1 franchise, I now present "Let's Get Metsmerized," featuring raps by all the 1986 Mets from Darryl Strawberry down to Tim Teufel .not to mention the ill spanglish verse from Rafael "The Original Juelz" Santana.

A battle between two of hip-hop's greatest years, with DJ Monkone representing 1998, and DJ Oneman holding it down for 2001. Recorded live on WBAI's Underground Railroad, for hiphopmusic.com

Now that it's been released on one of those "hood DVDs," Game's "Change of Heart" appearance is getting hyped as a scandalous rumor that nobody could ever verify until now.. but the truth is Game never denied he was on that show, he's been open (in a defensive sort of way) about that for years. He spoke to me abou it a couple of years ago, when I profiled him for Mean Magazine. I spent that whole day with him and he made a very good impression, better than he does with his drama-ridden public persona.. I found him a good-hearted, gracious and sincere young dude, but kinda immature/insecure and prone to losing his composure and acting out when he feels his manhood is put in question. Which is what happened when I asked the "Change of Heart" question, his whole demeanor changed and he retreated into all this thuggish rah rah.. got awkward for a minute, you can probably tell on the tape that I was eager to calm him back down, on some "Ha ha ha this conversation is so funny and lighthea...

Keith Murray performing on the Underground Railroad, WBAI / hiphopmusic.com Jay Smooth hosting, DJ Oneman on the wheels.