West Coast Takeover

Hola Hovitos
We had a great show this week, full of some real shit. We covered some of the problems going on with mainstream music and labels, fights, the "New West" and a lot more! Our guests this week were: Dae One, JRK, Indef, Noni Spitz, and we had Exile call in to tell us about what he's been cooking up! It was a great evening with talented people.

Here are the links to the show:
Part One
Part Two

The playlist:
1. Above the Clouds - Gangstarr
2. Criminology 2- Raekwon* (exclusive)
3. One Two - The Cool Kids
4. For the Money - Dae One, Noni Spitz
5. Time Travel - DITC, AG, OC
6. Churches Laghost - Ghostface Killah
7. Paid in Full - Eric B, Rakim
8. Do Yo Thang - Noni Spitz (prod. by Dae One,JRK)
9. It's Hot - Jay-Z
10. All on the Line - Indef, Butch Cassidy, Cubin, Noni Spitz (prod. by Dae One)
11. Africa - Bishop Lamont
12. Graveyard Shift - Kardinall Offishall, Akon (prod. by Exile)
13. End of the World - Indef, Yumeki (prod. by DJ Khalil)
14. Misunderstood - Taje (prod. by Dae One)
15. I Love Your Girl - The Dream

February will be even more exciting than January so pay close attention!

Show 15 w/ a Plethora of Boos

We were the only girls in a room full of testosterone, and we loved it! It was a high-energy show this week with the Applebird crew: Speak, Pheo, VerBS, Alf Alpha, joined by C-Green and more! (Click the names for their pages)
We covered all types of topics, and had a DOPE freestyle segment with everyone participating.
Our recorder got a bit overwhelmed and couldn't capture 100% of the show, but it's great so you have to hear it all for yourself!!
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

The Playlist:
1. My President is Black - Jay-Z
2. Keep it Real - DJ Cadik, Phat Kat, Elzhi
3. The Wiz - People Under the Stairs
4. Definition - Blackstar
5. Danger - Blahzay Blahzay
6. Ooh Stylish - Speak
7. Motown 25 - Elzhi, Royce Da 5'9"
8. I Pick it Up - Pheo
9. Nas is Like - Nas
10. The Format - AZ
11. Now I'm Free - VerBS, Murs
12. Persian Disco - Speak
13. Gimme the Loot - Biggie
14. Luigi Bounce - Pheo
15. The Truth - Jake One, Freeway, Brother Ali

Here's some of the fun:


Some freestyle action:
Speak/Pheo:

Verbs/C-Green


Thanks to everyone who came through and helped make it happen!

Who can resist doing hoodrat stuff?

My friend showed me this video the other day and it had me cracking up. I laugh everytime I see him walk. Enjoy Latarian!

Inauguration Day

"On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."


image via CNN

Le Takeover

Bonjour salopes!

We had an intimate show this week, just the homies! We covered random stuff like the upcoming Notorious movie, and Joe Budden's boo. Check it out!

Show 14 1-14-09 - Jasmin, Terry, Earl

Show 14 (pt 2) 1-14-09 - Jasmin, Terry, Earl

Here's the playlist:

1. Mathematics - Mos Def
2. Purple - Nas
3. Losing Out - Black Milk, Royce Da 5'9
4. The Get Up - Little Brother
5. Politics as Usual - Jay-Z
6. Mo Fire - Lil Wayne
7. I'll Be in the Sky - B.o.B.
8. Dontstop - Musiq, Bilal
9. Brooklyn Go Hard - Jay-Z
10. Tha Game - Raekwon, Pete Rock
11. Rise and Shine - Inverse

Don't forget to listen next week, we have some more guests coming through!

Chappelle Lesson #3: It's NOT his number

Explaining why you can't really call Indiana Jones

The Takeover 2009

Happy new year everyones

Our first show of the year was exciting, we had a full house with two special guests, TiRon and El Prez!

We covered some typical interview questions and some random ones, check it out! AND we've extended our show from one hour to two hours, so we have two links for each segement.
Part One
Part Two
(More pictures/videos will be up soon)




Here is the playlist:
Hip Hop - Dead Prez
Pay Attention - Dilated Peoples
Throwing My Money - TiRon
One Beer - MF Doom
Sunny CA - Strong Arm Steady, Mistah FAB, Planet Asia, Bishop Lamont
Investigative Reports- Gza
Rebirth of Slick - Digable Planets
Players Ball - Outkast
Good to You - Talib Kweli
93 Til Infinity - Souls of Mischief
Uaintuponthis - El Prez
Machine Gun Funk - Biggie
Shine On - TiRon
Hammertime - El Prez

Also, if you're on Facebook, search "The Takeover" and join the group to get announcements of our guests and other info!