On Episode 180 of Take It Personal Radio, we're celebrating one of the most influential artists in hip-hop history — a rapper, producer, DJ, and sonic architect best known as Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest.

We’ll be playing a wide range of tracks produced by Q-Tip — bootlegs, B-sides, and remixes — spanning artists like Apache, Diamond D, Run-D.M.C., Boogie Down Productions, Nas, Mobb Deep, Heavy D, LL Cool J, Roc Marci, Pusha T, plus a selection of non-album A Tribe Called Quest joints.

We’re hitting you with two mixes, all Q-Tip production. This is An Ode to The Abstract.

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Flashback to episode 83, our Tribute to "Mafioso" Rap. We thought it would be fun to incorporate some of our favorite Sopranos scenes throughout this show to properly pay respects to the lost and limited art of "true" mafioso rap. There is only one Godfather and that is Kool G. Rap, so, naturally Episode 83 is laced with plenty of his best mafia influenced tracks, but we also show love to mid-90s where lyricists like AZ, Jay-Z, Nas, Big Pun, Fat Joe, The Lox, Biggie and Raekwon did the sub-genre the best.

Plus, the crew joins Johnny Calzone in a wiseguy version of name that tune. Crack open a bottle of red, razor slice your garlic, grab some gabagool and remember, leave the guns, take the cannoli's.

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Flashback to episode 124. This is our tribute to David Jolicoeur aka Plug Two aka Trugoy the Dove aka 1/3 of one of the greatest groups of all-time. Please join us in this celebration as we take you on this incredible lyrical journey courtesy of Trugoy.

Shouts to Pharoahe Monch, Apathy, Open Mike Eagle, Supastition & Jeru The Damaja for being a part of this tribute.

Special thanks goes out to Amy Cinnamon for allowing us to use her amazing art for this episode. Thanks to Dirt Dog for always making our covers come to life and thanks to De La Soul for giving us 35 years of greatness.

Please make sure support De La Soul on your streaming platforms. We owe it to them. We owe it to Dave.

You are going to fucking LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this episode.

RIP Dave.

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On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with a remastered version of our Champion Sound episode.

Grab yourself a beach towel, a few Red Stripes, a nice spliff and join us on Episode 108 Champion Sound, as we celebrate the marriage between reggae and hip-hop music. We've gathered some of our favorite reggae influenced tracks with some of our favorite hip-hop/reggae collabos and in typical TIP fashion, of course we had to sprinkle in some hidden gems. We've got music from Tiger, Supercat, KRS-One, Bounty Killer, Louie Rankin, Mad Cobra, Mad Lion, Nas, Shabba Ranks, Junior Reid and Capleton to name a few.

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On Episode 179 of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with some random rap — or as Kevlar calls it, good nuggets.

This episode features music we've never played before in the show’s 10-year existence. You’ll hear joints from Young Zee, O.C., Ten Thieves, Dr. Oop, Brainsick Mob, Main One, Marley Marl, Big Tabb, Grand Agent, Prince Po, Terra Tounge, Lord Finesse, Junclassic, Da Youngstas, Pep Love, Jay Biz, and Saukrates.

At the break, we answer all your submitted questions and break down what makes up a perfect banger. Is it the beat? Is it the rhymes? Or is it the hook?

Shouts to our latest sponsor, Late Night Record Pool. Enter promo code TIP10 to get your first month for just $10. DJs, head over to latenightrecordpool.com, where you’ll spend hours downloading music like the good ol’ days of Napster and Limewire — but legal.

We’re also giving away some vinyl from the good folks at Get On Down on the next episode. To enter, respond in the comment section with your favorite banger from this episode, and you’ll be entered to win.

Stay tuned — because if you want to know what separates us from the rest, it’s the episode you’re about to hear.

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First show of 2026. We’re rewinding to 2025 with new(er) joints from the last six months that stayed in heavy rotation. If you were in a coma in 2025 and want to know what you missed, this one’s for you!

Longer talk breaks on this episode as we get into the year’s standouts, the nonstop grind of Skyzoo, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, and Conductor Williams, Method Man’s resurgence, and finally locking in that long-promised D.I.T.C. tribute.

If you don’t want to hear us yap, as always, the music-only version lives on Patreon with all our other episodes.

We’ve got some really cool stuff on deck, plus lots of giveaways coming up—especially a dope one from Get On Down.

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If rock music isn’t your thing, this episode probably isn’t either — and that’s fine. We’ve got 176 others waiting for you. But if you live for great records, bold ideas, and the kind of genre-bending that Danger Mouse mastered and the legendary DJ Spinbad (R.I.P.) made feel effortless, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Big Pun over Journey. Biggie over Pink Floyd. Scarface over The Eagles. A Tribe Called Quest over Jimi Hendrix. KRS-One over Oasis. Nas over Red Hot Chili Peppers. Slick Rick over Nirvana. Dr. Dre over Phil Collins. Crooklyn Dodgers over Stone Temple Pilots. Organized Konfusion over Blue Oyster Cult. N.W.A. over The Mamas & The Papas.

These mash-ups weren’t on your Take It Personal bingo card — and that’s the point. Expect the unexpected.

This episode delivers two heavy-duty mixes pulling from Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Who, Rush, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Beastie Boys, RUN-DMC, Public Enemy, and more. At the break, we crack it open with some listener Q&A, then push things forward in Mix 2 by jumping ahead and hitting you with modern rock classics.

So yeah — this one might be sitting under your Christmas tree right now. But make no mistake: it’s destined for that Take It Personal shelf.

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We hit you with the bangers in Part 1… But Part 2? That’s the one for the real heads.

It seems like Part 2s are always the fan favorites — more obscure, more cohesive, more personal. We came out swinging for the masses last time, but this round, we’re diving deep. The music isn’t in strict chronological order, but it feels like a journey — from Pac’s earliest work all the way to Makaveli. You’ll hear the deep album cuts, the rare joints, and the timeless fan favorites.

We’ve got the collabos — and I guarantee a few joints you’ve probably never heard before. Treach, Big Daddy Kane, Freddie Foxxx, South Central Cartel, Above the Law, Young Lay, Richie Rich, E-40, Too $hort, Boot Camp Clik, Dogg Pound, and even Hammer all show up on this one.

Three mixes in total — 4+ hours here and 3.5 on Part 1. That’s over seven and a half hours of 2Pac.

At the break, we’re giving away a few autographed copies of Jeff Pearlman’s Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.

As always, this is Take It Personal Radio — the home of hip-hop history and timeless tributes, giving legends like 2Pac their due.

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