Let the Record Show

Let the Record Show – the crate-dug interview series in which musicians, DJs, rappers, and producers discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl – continues with its “Socially Distant Series” of video-conference episodes. Episode 49 features indie-rap-sensation-turned-funky-drummer J-Zone. With the release of the fifth Du-Rites album A Funky Bad Time coming on November 13th, J-Zone joins hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace to dig through some of his favorite tracks.

Episode 48 features Grammy-nominated, Australian electronic act Cut Copy. Having just released their new album Freeze, Melt, Cut Copy join hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace to dig through some of their favorite tracks. Members Dan Whitford, Mitchell Scott and Ben Browning select a handful of choice cuts, including staples from the likes of DJ Shadow, The KLF, and Yaz, as well as contemporary classics by The Avalanches, Chris Cohen, and Jerry Paper (Stones Throw).

Having just released their new album "Miles: From an Interlude Called Life", Blu and Exile join hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace to dig through some of their favorite songs of all time. As the two select from a diverse palette of tracks that includes songs by Miles Davis, Ice Cube, Prince, LL Cool J, Ron Carter, Ice-T, Yusef Lateef, Anita Baker, and Getz & Gilberto. Producer Exile also gives a status update on his Emanon reunion album with Aloe Blacc.

Hot off the heels of the release of his new single “Violet” - the latest from his forthcoming project Spectrum - Brian “Malik” Baptiste joins hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace to dig through some of his favorite songs of all time. The Austin, TX native chooses a diverse palette of tracks that includes some of the greatest songs of all time, such as cuts from Queen and The Beach Boys to obscurities from Bon Iver and Julie Andrews. They also explore the sample connections between artists.

Episode 45 features NYC electronic dance duo Sofi Tukker, best known for their infectious hits that have been featured in multiple ads for Apple, as well as Samsung, Smirnoff, and Amazon. Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern join hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace to dig through some of the songs that have influenced them, with a diverse crate of track selections that includes Jack White, The Animals, Gnarls Barkley, Buena Vista Social Club, Stan Getz & João Gilberto, and September.

Episode 44 features The Free Nationals, the four-piece band who often share stages with Grammy Award-winning superstar Anderson .Paak, following the recent release of their self-titled debut album. The quartet of Ron “T’nava” Avant, Kelsey Gonzalez, Jose Rios, and Callum Connor bring their trademark sense of humor and unbreakable camaraderie to the show, as each member selects three of their favorite songs of all time.

Episode 43 features cult legend of underground hip-hop, R.A. The Rugged Man. Having just released his new album “All My Heroes Are Dead” on Nature Sounds Entertainment, R.A. picks a series of his all-time favorite songs from some of his rap heroes that are no longer with us. From Big L to Apache to The Educated Rapper to Heavy D, Rugged Man and the Let the Record Show crew dig through a series of both well-known hits and little heard obscurities of rap history.

RJ picks a series of timeless records that have influenced him over the years and helped shape him as a producer. From 90s hip-hop (A Tribe Called Quest) to 60s jazz (John Coltrane) to 70s soul (Cutis Mayfield) to 80s R&B (Chaka Khan), RJ selects ten crate dug classics that span multiple genres. Listening to these songs with a producer’s ear, RJ breaks down the respective brilliance of each, from both a technical and music-loving perspective.

Ep.41 is the first in its video-conferenced “Socially Distant Series” feat. NC hip-hop duo Little Brother (Phonte Coleman and Rapper Big Pooh).

A lot of history precedes the episode, as Little Brother group member Phonte was one of the earliest guests on Let the Record Show in its second episode alongside Nicolay as The Foreign Exchange. In turn, the Let the Record Show hosts championed Little Brother’s music early on via HipHopSite.com in the early 2000s through a series of exclusive retail releas

A Las Vegas hometown hero, the rising producer recently won a Grammy for his work on Chance the Rapper’s "Coloring Book" LP, which was awarded Best Rap Album in 2017. O’bi’s discography includes an extensive playlist of tracks from hip-hop’s new generation, working with some of the most celebrated artists in the genre, including Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Anderson .Paak, Vic Mensa, Big Sean, SZA, Noname, Mick Jenkins, and Isiah Rashad, among others.