Celebrating CJLO's annual Hip Hop for Life programming with a full hip hop Sonics episode.  CJLO alum Denis drops by for the ride with his picks and chat about 90s acid-jazz and how A Tribe Called Quest capped their career off, and former CJLO PD and Hip Hop MD Brian Holidae calls in to talk about Clipse, Wu-Tang and Run the Jewels, and the "Finding Your Voice: Building & Monetizing A Podcast for Black Creators" workshop he is doing for Desta 7/19.

● Autolux - "23 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)

*talk spot - Hip Hop for Life @ CJLO!*

● Wu Tang Clan - "Bring Tha Ruckus"

*talk spot - talkin' Freddie Gibbs and "Lethal Weapon 2" (wut?!) w/ Denis*

● Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist - "1995"
● Brother Ali - "Head Heart Hands"
● Guru - "Living in this World" w/ Sweet Sable (30th anniversary!)

*talk spot - talkin' Guru's "Jazzmatazz" with Denis and Clipse*

● Clipse - "P.O.V." w/ Tyler the Creator

*talk spot - Brian Holidae calls in to chat re Clipse's great new record "Let God Sort Them Out"*

● Clipse - "E.B.I.T.D.A."

~hour break~

*talk spot - Brian talks about his upcoming "Building & Monetizing A Podcast" workshop and what Desta does for the black community*

*talk spot - talkin' Wu-Tang and Run the Jewels w/ Brian

● Run the Jewels - "Run the Jewels" (CJLO Classique '13)
● Narcy - "The Narcissists"

*talk spot - Denis loves Billy Woods*

● Billy Woods - "Checkpoints"
● Backxwash - "History of Violence"
● clipping. - "Welcome Home Warriot" w/ Aesop Rock
● El-P - "Run the Numbers" w/ Aesop Rock (CJLO Classique '07)
● Fraud Perry - "Pied Piper"

*talk spot - talkin' Tribe w/ Denis*

● A Tribe Called Quest - "The Space Program"

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-07-17 - Hip Hop for Life w/ Denis DirtyWork and Brian Holidae

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-07-17 - Hip Hop for Life w/ Denis DirtyWork and Brian Holidae

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