Show 800

November 21, 2014

WEFUNK celebrates our 800th show with a journey through our influences, inspirations and next-generation favorites, featuring a retrospective of the late-90s powerhouse Rawkus Records, a tribute to the mighty funk foundations, a spotlight on WEFUNK associated acts from Montreal, highlights from Mello Music Group's exquisitely curated roster, some key soul & jazz influences, and respect to visionaries carrying forward the funk into new decades.

DJs & GUESTS

DJ Static, Professor Groove

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PLAYLIST

  • intro
  • hi-tek feat. common & vinia mojica - the sun god
  • intro to rawkus tribute (over reflection eternal - the blast instrumental)
  • reflection eternal feat. mos def - this means you
  • company flow - the fire in which you burn (snippet)
  • big l. - '98 freestyle
  • marley marl, pete rock & beat junkies - 7xl intro
  • pharoahe monch - queens
  • styles p. & pharaohe monch - the life
  • 800 love pt. 1 feat. skeme richards, d.j. format & haitian star a.k.a. torch
  • intro to funk foundations tribute (over james brown - after you done it)
  • maceo & all the king's men - got to get'cha
  • kool & the gang - n.t.
  • bootsy collins - stretchin' out (in a rubber band)
  • 800 love pt. 2 feat. jahsun & zibs
  • intro to raw funk revival tribute (over new mastersounds - so many pies)
  • sharon jones - hook and sling meets the funky superfly
  • orgone - a wot
  • 800 love pt. 3 d.j. cash money, zeit rapha & noise d.
  • intro to def jam tribute (over run-d.m.c. - run's house instrumental)
  • run-d.m.c. - hit it run
  • public enemy - 911 is a joke
  • e.p.m.d. - scratch bring it back (part 2-mic doc)
  • l.l. cool j. - def jam in the motherland
  • 800 love pt. 4 feat. lordjazz
  • intro to krispy bisket tribute (over lords of the underground - chief rocka instrumental)
  • lords of the underground - chief rocka
  • notorious b.i.g. - machine gun funk (snippet)
  • camp lo feat. butterfly - swing
  • pharcyde - drop
  • gang starr - words i manifest (remix)
  • charlie parker & miles davis - a night in tunisia
  • intro to 80s funk inspirations (over syreeta - quick slick instrumental)
  • 800 love pt. 5 feat. pay & vaitea
  • gwen guthrie - it should have been you
  • don blackman - never miss a thing
  • encore feat. walter brooks - right in the middle
  • brian ellis - flipped (demo)
  • steve arrington - nobody else but you (opolopo remix)
  • 800 love pt. 6 feat. opolopo & temu
  • intro to modern/future funk tribute (over temu - chemifunk)
  • beem - ducker
  • 800 love pt. 7 feat. kristin fung, xonic, star captains & nomadic massive
  • intro to friends & family set
  • nomadic massive - nofy's peace
  • loe pesci feat. narcicyst - the game (forever)
  • jai nitai lotus feat. ceasrock & jesse maxwell - the barrel
  • 800 love pt. 8 feat. grap luva
  • intro to mello music group tribute (over raw poetic & kev brown - the put on instrumental)
  • grap luva - work it out
  • yu - blind
  • diamond district - you had to be there
  • oddisee feat. invincible & finale - don't sleep (remix)
  • 800 love pt. 9 feat. kendra morris, d.j. moar & d.j. whut
  • intro to jazz & soul inspirations (over peter herbolzheimer - orange faces)
  • les mccann - the morning song
  • weldon irvine - i love you
  • cannonball adderley - walk tall
  • jimmy smith speaks (over jimmy smith - blues for 3 + 1)
  • talk (over jimmy smith - blues for 3 + 1)
  • ramsey lewis - jungle strut
  • herbie hancock - chameleon

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