Show 600

April 2, 2010

Six hundred strong: WEFUNK marks our 600th show with an in-depth feature on the funk dance Locking - its history, the music, pioneers and evolution. Plus Groove celebrates the earliest years of funk with a special '65-68 set, and Static breaks down the hiphop side into 3 decades, from pioneering tracks from Busy Bee and Spoonie Gee all the way to a blazing new joint by Janelle Monae featuring Big Boi from Outkast.

DJs & GUESTS

Professor Groove, DJ Static

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PLAYLIST

  • intro
  • minority band - live
  • talk (over young m.c. - know how instrumental)
  • archie bell - any time is right (d.j. apt one edit)
  • d.j. jazzy jeff & the fresh prince - live at union square   (start of 80s hip hop set)
  • boogie down productions - you must learn (remix)
  • disco dave & the force of the five m.c.'s - high power rap
  • spoonie gee & the treacherous three - love rap
  • busy bee - making cash money
  • jimmy spicer - money (dollar bill y'all)
  • locking special featuring scramblelock (over roy ayers - our time is coming, isaac hayes movement - disco connection, kano - i'm ready, don (soul train) campbell - campbell lock, stone - time instrumental, james brown - i got a bag of my own, wynd chymes - baby you're the one (professor groove fakestrumental edit) kano - i'm ready)
  • sun - sun is here   (start of scramblelock's locking selections)
  • walter murphy band - midnight express
  • bar-kays - more and more
  • mass production - welcome to our world
  • instant funk - bodyshine
  • beastie boys - sure shot   (start of 90s hip hop set)
  • kid capri - the apollo
  • 2pac - panther power
  • x clan - verbs of power
  • xzibit - what u see is what u get
  • guru feat. chaka khan - watch what you say
  • royal flush feat. noreaga - what a shame
  • james brown - papa's got a brand new bag   (1965)
  • majestics - do your own thing   (1968)
  • james brown - i can't stand myself (when you touch me)   (1968)
  • marva whitney - i'm tired, i'm tired, i'm tired (things better change before it's too late)   (1968)
  • charles wright & the watts 103rd street rhythm band - fried okra   (1967)
  • booker t. & the m.g.'s - hip hug-her   (1967)
  • syl johnson - different strokes   (1967)
  • dyke & the blazers - funky walk   (1968)
  • sly & the family stone - m'lady (live)   (1968)
  • masters of illusion - the bay-bronx bridge   (start of 2000's hip hop set)
  • d.j. format feat. abdominal & d-sisive - separated at birth
  • outkast feat. raekwon - royal flush
  • janelle monae feat. big boi - tightrope
  • ill-literacy - gentleman's kool-aid
  • talk (over j. dilla - king)

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