Take It Personal

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 acc...

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, list...

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,...

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 se...

On this flashback of Take It Personal, we're giving you our KRS-One tribute. We're joined KRS for a lengthy interview on this 5+ hour episode. We take you back to the days of Boogie Down Production all the way to the Blastmaster of today. We sprinkle in boom bap classics, underground anthems, guest appearances, remixes and personal favorites throughout this musical journey. It's sometimes easy to...

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, M...

On this flashback of Take It Personal, we're hitting you with a special tribute to celebrate the life and the career of Sean Price. We're joined by special guests Pharoahe Monch, Phonte, Torae, Meyhem Lauren and Peter Rosenberg, as they serve as your tour guide throughout this 4+ hour tribute. We've got hours of music, memories and laughs as we feature over 70+ tracks showcasing the remarkable cat...

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 sco...

On episode 157 of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with our final installment of our best of Take It Personal series dedicated to all of the new music we've played since the beginning of Take It Personal, dating back to 2016. Can you believe we've been doing this for 9 years already? We've got music Phonte, AZ, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Common & Pete Rock, Busta Rhymes, 38 Spe...

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, ther...

On episode 156 of Take It Personal Radio, we're giving you the best of TIP. This episode is dedicated to all of the "new music" we've played since the beginning of Take It Personal in 2016. We've got music D.I.T.C., Evidence, Gang Starr, The LOX, Benny The Butcher, Roc Marciano, Jay Electronica, Run The Jewels, Pusha T, Ras Kass, Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Westside Gun, Kid Abstrakt, Ryu, Phife D...

On episode 155 of Take It Personal Radio, DJ 360 is delivering another Chef's Special. We've got an ode to NYC and on the flipside we're paying homage to Cali. We also have the return of our gameshow with special hosts Dready Kruger and Worm stopping by. We even grabbed some hidden gems, deep album cuts and classics from multiple decades to deliver you the 2nd installment of DJ 360's Chef Special....

On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with a remastered version of episode 32, our Pharoahe Monch Tribute. This 5 1/2 hour episode was recorded in 2018 and is now remastered in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Stress: The Extinction Agenda.  We felt it was not only necessary, but equally important to do a tribute in honor of one of the greatest lyricists hip-hop has...

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...

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 154, we're do all of the heavy lifting to help you diversify your bonds, like GZA. We'll always be a 90's centric show at heart, but some of us are really stuck in the past and we feel you might be missing out...

On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with a remastered version of our Black Thought Tribute combing both episode 68 and 69, including our exclusive Black Thought interview. Black Thought isn't just one of our favorites, he is arguably the greatest living rapper in the game. And despite where he might be on your top list, there is no doubt that after you listen to our Blac...

On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with a remastered edition of Episode 67, our album spotlight on the timeless Beatnut's classic Street Level. It's been 4 years since we recorded this episode and our feelings about this album haven't changed a bit.   We got to relive this classic album track-by-track with special guests Al' Tariq aka Kool Fashion and Psycho Les. We spe...

We're excited to hit you with TIP's Have You Heard? game for episode 153. We're playing 32 tracks, featuring bootlegs, b-sides, deep album cuts and remixes.   All you have to do is keep count of each song you've heard before. Don't count the original versions you might be familiar with, just the ones you hear on this episode.  We're going on the honor system and there is no honor in being a crumb...

On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with episode 19, our Atmosphere Tribute. Over the past few decades, Atmosphere has been touring the globe, making music, making fans and one member, especially, making babies. Hailing outta Minneapolis, Slug and Ant aren’t just a group, they’re Minnesota Nice! The slept-on beatmaker and storyteller have accumulated copious amounts of s...

On this flashback of Take It Personal Radio, we're hitting you with our DJ Premier interview. We had Preemo on the show early on when we did our Prodigy tribute, but he returned to the show to discuss the latest Gang Starr album. We talk plenty about Guru, their relationship, the misunderstandings and the family bond. We get into the collabos with Nas, Pete Rock, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Bun B and K-Rin...

We're starting to remaster older shows and present them as 1 episode as opposed to breaking them up into parts, like they were originally been released as. On this flashback of episode 54, we give you over 5+ hours of one of the greatest hip-hop battles of all-time, Nas vs. Jay-Z. We knew when making this that it had to be special. It had to be something unlike we've ever witnessed before, even th...

We could write-up a colorful description to entice you to listen, but we’re talking about Redman.   If you know how Take It Personal does interviews, you know we cover just about everything. We ask the questions most don’t and know sh*t most don’t. Reggie Noble is charismatic, energetic, honest, informative, appreciative and in typical Redman fashion, HILARIOUS in this interview! Remember for more...

On this flashback of episode 63, we give you over 6+ hours of MF DOOM featuring 7 special guests who stop by to share stories and navigate you throughout this MF DOOM tribute.   Special shouts to Prime Mister Pete Nice, Kurious Jorge, Bobbito aka Kool Bob Love, Lord Sear, Jake One, Slug & MC Serch for being a part of this special tribute. www.takeitpersonalradio.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Who said TIP can't keep it PG-13?  On episode 152, we're doing just that. For the first time in 8 years, you'll now be able to listen to an entire episode of Take It Personal without telling your kids to put on their ear muffs. Enjoy that car ride together with peace of mind knowing we're here to educate and entertain ya'll. Patreon:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.take...

Join us on a 3-hour journey with General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun as we deep dive the '95 classic, Dah Shinin. General Steele gives us some insight on the making of each track off the album, as well as shares some intimate details about recording in D&D Studios, confirming the rumor that Jay-Z was denied access during the 1, 2 Pass It collaboration, plus you'll hear remarkable stories about 2Pa...