This weeks set is inspired by
The Go! Team.

The Go! Team has always tripped me out. Not sure what to think of them,
it’s taken me a second album to get into the groove. But groove is what
they’ve got. I’m digging this new single “Grip Like A Vice.” The Go!
Team is what hip-hop would have been in the 80s if the ghettos were
plagued with ecstasy rather than crack. This single, however, is
definitely not the 80s; more UK new rave than Brooklyn block party.

“Strike 3 (And I'm Out)” is a little sample from DJ Shadow serving its
purpose to transition into…

“1977” a Kool Keith freestyle (from 1977?).
I don’t know. Kool Keith is a weirdo. I just thought this short
throwaway from the Dr. Octagonecologyst album would blend right
into…

“Love, Love, Love,” another freestyle. This one courteous of Anonjondoe & Sage
Francis, that other weirdo indie rapper. I can’t seem to spread the
sheer jubilance I get from this crazy slam poet cum emo rapper. He’s
less a rapper than he is a force of nature who could cause any
mainstream rapper to pack it up and look for shelter.

"Cristobel" by Joan As Police Woman is a lovely, if not sad, song about a lover who has gone and left Joan to ponder whether she is "already dead" or merely "waiting...for the seas of life to divide." Maybe the least weird song on this mix, followed by...

“Pumpin' 4 The Man” by uber-weirdos, Ween. "Pumpin'..." is just a little ditty about the shitty life of gas station attendants.

“World Town” to continue with the poor man theme I have M.I.A.'s new song in which this day-glo MC does what only she can, make the anger of poverty sound like a celebration.

“Skit 1”    De La Soul (off De La Soul Is Dead). I'll return to that album a little later.

“Happy Hippo” by Cloud Cult. I thought I didn't like Cloud Cult. I don't know why. I love this band based off of this song alone. They remind me of cLOUDEAD.

“If That's The Case, Then I Don't Know” Every time this song comes on I think back to when I saw them at the Hi-Dive and I walked in on the drummer taking a shit. I also remember them being more punk rock than Flaming Lips, but I'm not complaining.

“Mind Blow” Normally a laid-back guy, Zion I goes on a little head trip. This would be the rapper I could see pulling off a colabo with those aliens from Oklahoma. I imagine a mash-up of this with "Free Radicals".

“Luno” Speaking of mash-ups, this is a special "Bloc Party Vs. Death From Above 1979"

“Oh My God (Remix)” I now return to the hip-hop vibe a la Tribe. This is the essence of
what A Tribe Called Quest was. Sexy without trying. Boastful while sounding humble. Jazzy and funky.

“Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)” I know I already stated that Sage is my favorite rapper, but P.O.S. would have to be a close second. This maniac, signed to Rhymesayers, also fronts a punk rock band. It can be heard in his raps. With help from Ant of Atmosphere, P.O.S. might be the closest thing to the Dead Kennedy's that hip-hop will ever see.

“Rockin' It” Dan The Automator and Brand Nubian do like The Go! Team and throw a new school block party.

“Smiley Faces” Not my favorite Gnarls Barkley song about suicidal tendencies, but good non the less.

“A Roller Skating Jam Named ''Saturdays''” De La Soul set the bar for quirky, offbeat rap early on. They were lucky to have their very own Phil Spector in Prince Paul who supplied the silly beats and sillier interludes.

“High-Lawn” Angora Holly Polo discovered Sukpatch back when she was writing about music for her college paper. At first listen it seemed like your average basement DJ playing around on an old casio, but not long after listening to the whole (free!) download I fell in love with pretty much the whole Slabco roaster of artists. Most of it is turntablist oriented.

“Rock L