On episode 168, we're hitting you our 2nd installment of our 1992 Tribute and this time we brought a special guest to sit-in on our '92 discussions. We talk... Ice Cube's dominance Best producer on the mic BMG/Columbia House Pete Rock reinventing the wheel Guilty pleasures DJ Quik P.E.'s decline The Source Mic Ratings After listening to part 1, it's impossible not to have 1992 in the conversation as the GOAT year. We continue to hit you with incredible tracks from EPMD, Naughty By Nature, Big Da...
Jul 01, 2025•3 hr 31 min•Season 9Ep. 168
On episode 167, we're hitting you our first installment of our 1992 Tribute. This is one of the most incredible years with arguably the most classic tracks to come out of it. We've got music from Dr. Dre, Grand Puba, Ice Cube, The Pharcyde, Das EFX, Redman, Diamond D, Main Source, Beastie Boys and Pete Rock & CL Smooth Remember, everyday we're adding back more and more Take It Personal episodes, so be sure to visit TakeItPersonalRadio.com for most up-to-date streaming options. Follow us on I...
Jun 16, 2025•3 hr 9 min•Season 9Ep. 167
On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with a remastered version of episode 50, our Hieroglyphics Tribute. This was a mammoth one. We've got special guests Slug, Murs, Apathy, J-Zone, The Grouch & Breakbeat Lou stopping by. We interview Del, Domino, Casual & Tajai and they've got stories for days! Del talks about doing shrooms with Q-Tip to Casual freestyling with Pharoahe Monch at the Gavin. We touch on Casual vs. Saafir and the impact it had on battle rap. We un...
Jun 07, 2025•6 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 50
On episode 166, we're taking it back to 1993. One of our favorite years in hip-hop. We've got music from Erick Sermon, Black Moon, Yaggfu Front, Funkdoobiest, Lords of the Underground, Akinyele, KRS-One, Tim Dog, Nice & Smooth, Ultramagnetic MC's, Geto Boys, Leaders of the New School, Fat Joe & Masta Ace Don't forget, our exclusive Xzibit interview is streaming on our Vevo Channel and if you haven't already noticed, we're adding back all of the shows that disappeared this year on some st...
Jun 03, 2025•2 hr 39 min•Season 9Ep. 166
On this flashback of Take It Personal, we're hitting you with a combined remastered version of episodes 86 & 87, our Kool G. Rap Tribute. This 7+ hour episode features music from one of the most prolific rappers to ever touch mic. When you hear the term "your rappers favorite rapper", they're are talking about Kool G. Rap. Whether you consider him the G.O.A.T. or somewhere in your Top 5, there is no denying that Kool G. Rap is one most influential rappers of all-time. Whether you like Nas, J...
May 29, 2025•7 hr 14 min
Chances are you listen to Take It Personal because you're stuck in the golden era. But every once in a while, we feel it's our responsibility to put a spotlight on today's music. On episode 165, we're do all of the heavy lifting to help you diversify your bonds. We always be a 90's centric show at heart, but we feel you might be missing out on some great music, especially from the independent artists out there. Side A Why-D - Poetical Warfare feat. Planet Asia & Masta Ace Smif-N-Wessun - Med...
May 20, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Season 9Ep. 165
Ever since we first heard “Free Style Ghetto” off King Tee’s IV Life album, we were all-in on Xzibit. Here was this hungry rapper, sporting this distinct husky voice with an extraordinary flow, so it wasn’t much of a surprise to see him later on become a household name. Whether you first heard him with King Tee, Tha Alkaholiks or maybe you first caught Xzibit on Bitch Please or What’s The Difference, there is no denying that when you heard him, you knew it was something special. We call this an ...
May 01, 2025•6 hr 27 min•Season 9Ep. 164
Take It Personal is back with our 1st show of 2022. On episode 100, we decided to do something a little different, something a little more personal. Each member hand picked 10 of their favorite tracks of all-time. 4 mixes in all. You, the listener, will decide which is the best 10-track mix of the 4. And as a little added bonus, we teamed up with Get On Down to giveaway a bunch of classic vinyl releases to some of our lucky listeners. To enter, listen to the 4-track bonus mix at the very end and...
Apr 24, 2025•4 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 100
Since Y2K, 3K became a part-time rapper. It's been a discussion for the last 25 years. After Stankonia dropped, there were frequent rumors about Outkast was breaking up to pursue solo careers. Those rumors lingered for years, then we got what we thought was going to be their last album as a group. Thanks to some label politics, contractual obligations and marketing trickery at its finest, we didn't really get the last Outkast album, we got Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which was precisely the sta...
Apr 04, 2025•3 hr 12 min•Season 9Ep. 163
No, this isn't a Grand Puba album spotlight, although he is certainly deserving of one. This is quick trip down memory lane, where the music wasn't as dark, the tracks had more bounce, more harmony and in some cases, more flavor. We're dusting off those Girbaud jeans, that favorite Tommy Hilfiger you wore twice-a-week to school and your fresh '92 Polo Sport jacket. We got the perfect music to accompany you on this journey from EPMD, Grand Puba, Positive K, Chubb Rock, Biz Markie, 3rd Bass, Black...
Apr 03, 2025•2 hr 19 min
On episode 161, we're hitting you with some winter vibes. Grab your Triple Fat Goose, your Helly Hansen or dust-off that Avirex and get ready for a cold one. We got music from Group Home, GZA, Smoothe da Hustler, Shadez of Brooklyn, Finsta Bundy, Choclair, Real Live, Mobb Deep, Onyx, Frankenstein, Fat Joe, Lord Finesse and Mic Geronimo. You've still got time to enter our Get On Down giveaway, listen to episode 160 for the rules and be sure to tag us to enter. Next-up is our first guest of 2025 a...
Apr 02, 2025•2 hr 37 min•Season 9Ep. 161
This is part 2 of our 1988 Tribute and we've teamed up with Get On Down to giveaway some goodies from '88 like vinyl from Run-D.M.C., Kid 'N Play, Too $hort and even a dope-ass Slick Rick action figure. We're hitting you with 2 jam-packed mixes featuring classics from EPMD, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Geto Boys, MC Shy D, Masters of Ceremony, Original Concept, N.W.A., Jungle Brothers, 2 Live Crew, De La Soul, Stetsasonic, Biz Markie, Sir-Mix-A-Lot, Schoolly D and Tuff Crew. Get ready for another i...
Apr 01, 2025•3 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 160
We're back with another banger. This marks our 9th season of Take It Personal and we couldn't think of a better way to start-off the new year. This is part 1 of our 1988 Tribute and we're hitting you with everything from Public Enemy, EPMD, Slick Rick, Ultramagnetic MC's , Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A., Boogie Down Productions, Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo, Jungle Brothers, Biz Markie, Stetsasonic, Ice-T, MC Lyte, The 7A3, Steady B, Three Times Dope, Too $hort and Marley Marl to name a few. We're leaving ...
Apr 01, 2025•2 hr 50 min•Season 9Ep. 156
Most of you failed miserably with our last Have You Heard episode, so we're running it back to close-out 2024. This show has 28 tracks, featuring bootlegs, b-sides, deep album cuts and remixes. Keep count of each song you've heard before. Don't count the original versions, just the ones you hear on this episode. We're going on the honor system and there's no honor in being a crumb bum. Keep score at home and then return to our episode post on Instagram or Facebook and share with us how many you'...
Apr 01, 2025•2 hr 33 min•Season 9Ep. 158
On episode 151, we're teleporting back to 1995. If you had a 5-disc CD changer in the whip, chances are you had Dah Shinin' in one of those slots. Tek and Steele announced their presence with authority on Enta da Stage in '93, then dropped the classic Bucktown b/w Let's Git It On single in early '94, which had everyone patiently waiting for their album. In January '95, the wait was over and Dah Shinin' immediately became a favorite. With their witty harmonizing 1-2 punch, along with the Da Beatm...
Apr 01, 2025•4 hr 15 min•Season 8Ep. 151
On episode 149, we're honoring this 1993 musical masterpiece. This classic ATCQ album embodies everything that made us me fall in love with hip-hop. It was pure perfection. An absolute game changer and the album that helped usher in the 2nd golden era. Like what we’ve recently done with Paul’s Boutique, we strip this album completely and build it back using original samples in true TIP fashion. We reproduce this classic that’ll allow you to hear this album in a whole new way. Get ready to relive...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 8Ep. 149
On episode 148, we've got a bunch of new(er) music on deck like Rakim, Common & Pete Rock, Madlib, Conway The Machine, Chuck Strangers, Supastition, 2Mex, Fashawn, Apathy, Mach-Hommy, Your Old Droog, Crimeapple & Big Ghost Ltd, Rome Streetz, Da Beatminerz, Spice 1, Marv Won, Slum Village, Roc Marciano and Tha Dogg Pound to name a few. Plus, we have Pharoahe Monch stopping by to discuss his July 3rd concert at Lincoln Center in NYC, to celebrate the 25-Anniversary of his classic, Internal...
Mar 31, 2025•3 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 148
Episode 144 is our final installment of our 2-part Little Brother tribute. We're finishing up this homage with your favorites from their illustrious catalog, as well as the compilations, mixtapes and other dope collabos. Our exclusive interview with Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh is now streaming on all platforms. Be sure to check out our new items in the TIP store and if you enter promo code "BROTHER" you'll save 20% off your entire order. www.takeitpersonalradio.com Little Brother Interview htt...
Mar 30, 2025•3 hr 15 min•Season 8Ep. 144
Welcome to season 7 of your favorite podcast. On episode 140, we're paying homage to a time in hip-hop, where the underground dominated our decks and digging at Fat Beats was the ultimate high. We've done 3 tributes to the indie hip-hop era, but sometimes you just want an episode to take you back to that special place. If you ever experienced running up those steps to Fat Beats to cop the latest record or maybe you ordered your records online, you knew the excitement of finally getting your hand...
Mar 29, 2025•2 hr 56 min
On Episode 138, we're paying respects to our late friend and longtime supporter of Take It Personal, Matt "Barkley" Temchatin. Many of you knew Barkley as @HipHopAutographs, as he was one of the most celebrated hip-hop collectors online. Barkley unexpectedly passed away a few months ago, so we wanted to honor him with our last episode of 2023. Barkley, like myself, started out doing college radio but his love for hip-hop only grew as he got older. He went on to run a record store and work as a r...
Mar 29, 2025•3 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 138
Episode 143 is part 1 of our Little Brother tribute. We're deep diving in their catalog and hitting you with your favorites, the collabos, the bootlegs and b-sides, the mixtape joints and both Pooh and Phonte's solo work. Our exclusive interview with Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh is now streaming on all platforms. Be sure to check out our new items in the TIP store and if you enter promo code "BROTHER" you'll save 20% off your entire order. www.takeitpersonalradio.com Little Brother Interview: h...
Mar 29, 2025•3 hr 14 min•Season 8Ep. 143
On Episode 133, we linked up with Kool Keith and Ced Gee of Ultramagnetic MC's to discuss their legendary careers. Both originators and innovators, who helped usher in a new sound, all while laying the blueprint down for the underground. What started out an interview dissecting things in chronological order, turned into a session of guys having fun, cracking jokes and some very forthright and downright fascinating stories from Keith. Topics include: Critical Beatdown Criminal Minded Lyor Cohen &...
Mar 28, 2025•3 hr 7 min
Episode 73 is our 2nd installment of our 1995 Tribute. If we didn't already change your mind last episode about '95 being the best year, well, this might just do it! We dive into the classics, the anthems, the remixes, and then on the flipside we head to the West as we play some of it's best of '95. We're talking Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Luniz, 2Pac, E-40, The Dogg Pound, Too Short, Cypress Hill and The Click. We also have extended show member, and one of the best emcees in the game, Apathy sitting in ...
Mar 28, 2025•4 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 73
Episode 94 is our 5th and final installment of our 1993 tribute. We close-out the series with music from Souls of Mischief, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Eazy-E, Ultramagnetic MC's, Kurious, M.O.P., Black Moon, Preacher Earl, Shadz of Lingo, Rumplestilkinz and Shyheim. And speaking of Shyheim, you know we had to share our thoughts on the whole Drink Champs fiasco. At the break we discuss the '93 remixes and where they rank. Kev does a killer Vinnie Paz impersonation and we finally announce th...
Mar 26, 2025•3 hr•Season 5Ep. 94
Episode 120 is part 2 of our J Dilla Tribute, it also marks the start of our 7th season doing Take It Personal. We started this podcast in 2016 as an excuse to get together and listen to some great music. Who knew this would bring so many people together from all walks of life? We went from talking about rappers on this show to eventually interviewing the very best of them. Rappers we grew up idolizing, we were "giving them their flowers" before that became a played-out term with our titanic tri...
Mar 26, 2025•4 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 120
Episode 119 is our tribute to one of the greatest producers of all-time, J Dilla. Whether you knew him as Jon Doe, Jay Dee, J. Yancey, Dilla Dog or just Dilla, you knew him as the most influential producer hip-hop has seen in the last quarter century. J Dilla wasn't just a musical genius. He reinvented the way hip-hop was being created. His passion, imagination and the prowess displayed on each track is something we'll never be able to duplicate. J Dilla was simply ahead of his time. On part 1, ...
Mar 26, 2025•2 hr 56 min•Season 7Ep. 119
Episode 92 is our 3rd installment of our 1993. This show is 100% dedicated to west coast and features music from Digital Underground, Cypress Hill, Tha Alkaholiks, Freestyle Fellowship, Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Spice 1, Too $hort, C-Bo, Pac, Snoop, Cube, Kam, MC Eiht and Souls of Mischief to name a few. At the break, we discuss Ice Cube's Lethal Injection and the Menace To Society soundtrack and unveil our special Get On Down giveaway. Listen to this episode and when you hear the question, tag on us I...
Mar 26, 2025•3 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 92
Episode 91 is our 2nd installment of our 1993 Tribute. And while many of your are patiently awaiting for that new Christmas by Kanye record, here's 3 hours of Take It Personal to remind you of when hip-hop was fun. We've got joints by A Tribe Called Quest, Biz Markie, De La Soul, Akinyele, The Beatnuts, Wu-Tang Clan, Black Moon, Now Born Click, L.O.T.U.G., Tragedy, Da Youngsta's, Digable Planets, KRS-One and much more! RIP Biz Markie www.takeitpersonalradio.com www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal Fol...
Mar 26, 2025•3 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 91
Episode 90 is our 1st installment of our 1993 Tribute. Last year we put together a strong case as to why we thought 1995 was one of the greatest years. This time around we're paying homage to 1993, my favorite year in hip-hop. We've got the classics, the commercial jawns, the remixes, and in typical TIP fashion, the obscure records as well. We aren't sure how deep this tribute will get, but we'll give you everything we've got! At the break, we discuss our favorite '93 albums, the sleepers, the w...
Mar 25, 2025•2 hr 57 min•Season 5Ep. 90
On this flashback of Take It Personal, we're hitting you with a special tribute to celebrate the life and the career of Prodigy of Mobb Deep. We combined parts 1 and 2 for this remastered episode. We have 5 extraordinary guests, each one sharing unique, personal stories about Prodigy. Shouts out to DJ Premier, Bonz Malone, Meyhem Lauren, Domingo and Ras Kass for being a huge part of this proper send-off. www.takeitpersonalradio.com www.pat...
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