Let the Record Show

Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, continues its third season today, as hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace sit down with Lil Jon. Shot just a week after his Super Bowl Pepsi commercial with Steve Carrell and Cardi B aired, Lil Jon defies expectation yet again with his song selections on Let the Record Show. Taking us back through his early years, Lil Jon reveals the songs that shaped his tastes, with classic picks such as Cybotron's "Clear", Afro-Rican "Give It All U Got", Lil' Louis "French Kiss", and Planet Patrol's "Play At Your Own Risk", to name a few. Jon also teases that he and Usher have collaborated on a follow-up to "Yeah!", which samples one of his picks for the show, Loose Joints' "Is It All Over My Face". He also recalls studio tales of making some of his earliest hits, including Capleton's "Tour" and "Wings of the Morning" with Method Man, as well as Ghost Town DJ's "My Boo". Originally released March 2019.

Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, continues its third season today, as hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace sit down with legendary Dogg Pound emcee Kurupt. Growing up in Philadelphia and later moving to Hawthorne, California, Kurupt was influenced by both east and west coast hip-hop classics that are revealed in this episode. From the prophetic teachings of KRS-One and Public Enemy to the nasty raps of Too $hort and N.W.A, Kurupt has lyrics from both ends of the country embedded in his brain.  

Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, continues its third season today with multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated producer Just Blaze. A seasoned vinyl collector himself, Just Blaze reveals a handful of seminal funk, hip-hop, house, and 80s classics that shaped his tastes at an early age, covering everything from Large Professor to Todd Terry to Phil Collins. Blaze also recounts the stories behind the making of each Jay Z's "U Don't Know", Beyonce's "Freedom" and T.I.'s "Laugh at Em". The long-time Carter collaborator also reveals that he has produced at least two albums of Jay-Z material that remains unreleased and has also recently given M.O.P. all of the instrumentals that were originally intended for their shelved 2004 Roc-A-Fella Records debut.

Season 3 of Let the Record Show kicks off with FLOSSTRADAMUS aka Curt Cameruci, who reveals the songs that influenced him the most in his early years.

Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, wraps up its second season today with the final episode of 2018, featuring Dilated Peoples / Rhymesayers Entertainment emcee/producer Evidence, aka Michael Perretta. Releasing one of the best-reviewed albums of the year with Weather or Not, Evidence's latest solo project topped best of 2018 lists from HipHopDX, Ambrosia For Heads, DJBooth, and others. Hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace venture into the origins of Ev's love for hip-hop, revisiting early rap classics from Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Special Ed, Too $hort, The D.O.C., and more.

In this special "Director's Commentary" edition of Let the Record Show, hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace sit down with legendary jazz producer Bob James to discuss his seminal 1974 track "Nautilus", which has been sampled in countless hip-hop songs (over 400 according to WhoSampled). Peace and Pizzo talk to Bob about the origins of the track "Nautilus." As a special treat, they also get his reaction to a handful of golden era rap classics from Run DMC, Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, Main Source, and Ghostface Killah which sampled the track, as the cuts spin on vinyl.

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Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, continues its second season today with Las Vegas rapper Dizzy Wright. Filmed on location at Dizzy's newly opened, buzz-worthy Sin City street wear shop Still Movin', Wright takes hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace on a musical journey of his influences, as select cuts from his life's soundtrack spin on vinyl. The episode comes as Dizzy makes his way back home to Las Vegas, closing out The Independent Grind tour with Tech N9ne this week. From reminiscing on his family's connection to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to watching his child be born to the sounds of Bob Marley, Wright reveals never-heard-before details about his life story, set to his favorite tracks of all time. Golden era hip-hop classics from 2Pac, Biggie, and Jay-Z are discussed, as are staples from the catalogs of Peter Tosh and Earth, Wind, & Fire. It all comes together in the end in a surprise reveal that we won't spoil here. As an added bonus, Warren Peace tells his infamous Death Row-era DJ story when 2Pac smashed his Biggie records at Club 662. Dizzy's appearance on Let the Record Show marks the thirteenth episode in the series and the ninth episode released this year, following each The Crystal Method, Atmosphere, Skyzoo, Troyboi, Blockhead, Chromeo's Dave 1, Demigodz rapper Apathy and DJ A-Trak. Let the Record Show will continue in the coming weeks with new episodes featuring Bob James, Evidence, Flosstradamus, and Kurupt.

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Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series, returns today with The Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland, who offers a track-by-track dissection of the band's classic 1997 debut album, "Vegas", as the album spins on vinyl.

With "Vegas" celebrating its 21st birthday this year, Kirkland takes a trip back in time to revisit the creation of the album that birthed his and partner Ken Jordan's careers as The Crystal Method. Kirkland discusses the stories behind each song, including the massive, anthem hits "Busy Child" and "Comin' Back".

Speaking with fellow Las Vegas-based DJs Warren Peace and Mike Pizzo, the conversation is an expansive talk that touches upon the history of Las Vegas nightlife, revisiting local landmarks such as Club Utopia, The Metz Nightclub, Atomic Liquors, and The Record Gallery. Hilarious tales are recalled from the creation of the Vegas album, from recording the LP in an actual bomb shelter to working on remixes with Ozzy Osbourne, DMX and Ol' Dirty Bastard.

The interview comes just one month after the release of The Crystal Method's new LP "The Trip Home", which is also discussed toward the end of the episode and played from a vinyl test pressing.

Kirkland also reveals that the new album will be followed up with "The Trip Out" in 2019 Kirkland's appearance on Let the Record Show marks the 12th episode in the series and the first in its new "Director's Commentary" sub-series. Let the Record Show will continue in the coming weeks with new episodes featuring Evidence, Flosstradamus, Dizzy Wright, and legendary jazz musician Bob James.

Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, continues its second season today with Atmosphere's Slug. Turning the concept of the series on its ear, Slug (aka Sean Daley) allows hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace to select each of the records to be featured in the episode with one qualifier: They must be all Prince songs, pre-Batman soundtrack.

In one of the funniest and musically rich episodes of the series to date, Slug reveals intimate details of growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the 1980s, a town where the spirit of Prince loomed over the city. From lip-syncing ballads to rhyming a cappella over rare Prince picture discs, the episode has it all, including a rare promo copy of the coveted "Black Album." Plus, we get the latest update on the release of Slug's fabled collaborative album with Alchemist entitled Lake Minnetonka.

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Brooklyn's Skyzoo sits down with Las Vegas DJs Mike Pizzo (Cuepoint) and Warren Peace (exec. prod. As I Am: The Life & Times of DJ AM) to talk about his favorite songs of all time, as the tracks spin on vinyl.