Is that...is that....the sun??? Aquarius (Let The Sun Shine In) - Fifth Dimension … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: Baby Its Cold Outside Week!
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Monday Afternoon Thread: Baby It’s Cold Outside Week
This week is all about the COLD. Songs about being cold, cold people, even songs by cold named people. Hence, Ice Cube. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Baby It’s Cold Outside Week
Monday Afternoon Thread: Hip Hop Turns 40 Week!
(Feel old now?) DJ Kool Herc (right, with DJ TonyTone) hosted a party in the South Bronx on August 11, 1973 that is credited with kick-starting hip-hop. So to celebrate Hip Hop hitting middle age - we'll play the classics all week. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Hip Hop Turns 40 Week!
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Radio Jockeys
This week's open threads are dedicated the hard-working black radio disc jockeys of the past and present. Douglas "Jocko" Henderson (March 8, 1918, -July 15, 2000) was a legendary disc jockey on the airwaves of Philadelphia and New York in the 1950s and 1960s. Douglas Wendell “Jocko” Henderson was a pioneer of the slick-talking, rapid-fire radio patter that influenced Black … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Radio Jockeys
Saturday Afternoon Thread: From Lead To Solo Week
From rap group to solo success. Enjoy! Ice Cube - Check Yo Self … [Read more...] about Saturday Afternoon Thread: From Lead To Solo Week