This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour, in which this week's mix celebrates SIX years of The Clean Up Hour! The ride continues; this past year has been enjoyable for the show, and I am looking forward to keeping on with it. Shoutout to everyone who tunes in -- whether a regular listener or not -- and much love to CKMS 102.7 for not kicking me off of the air yet, even though tonight's mix makes a pretty convincing case for banning me from the airwaves forever! 

Drake - Keep the Family Close
Chet Hanks - White Boy Summer (skit)
Eminem - Insane
Eminem - Brain Damage
Vargskelethor Joel - Sex in Minecraft 5
Beastie Boys - No Sleep til Brooklyn 
Eminem - Business
Eminem - Just Lose It
D12 - My Band
D12 - Purple Pills 
Eminem - Criminal
Skinbone - 100 Miles 
Cam'Ron - Get It In Ohio
Yelawolf & Gucci Mane - I Just Wanna Party
Chet Hanks - White Boy Summer Skit #2
DJ Drama, Wale, Tyga, & Roscoe Dash - So Many Girls
five nights at freddy's skit 
Niko B - I Had a Fist Fight With an Emo Outside Subway
Vic Mensa - Down On My Luck
KYLE - Fruit Snacks & Cups of Patron
Childish Gambino - III. Telegraph Ave ("Oakland" by Lloyd)
Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi, & Wanda Sykes - Porno PSA
Chris Rock & Gerald Levert - No Sex 
pami - pity dirty
JENNIE, Kali Uchis, & Childish Gambino - Damn Right
Q-Tip & Raphael Saadiq - We Fight/We Love
Q-Tip, Kanye West, & Consequence - We Fight/We Love (Remix)
Janet Jackson & Q-Tip - Got 'Til It's Gone
Julian Malone - Afterschool Thunderstorms
Edgar the Beatmaker - Feotus
Atmosphere - Wooden Ships (feat. PNS)
DJ Shadow - Six Days
Birdapres - Not Home (North Rd.) 
R.A.P Ferreira - One Lonely Owl
Eminem - It's Okay 
De La Soul & Atmosphere - Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Millie Fell Off the Fire Escape (Storybook Vol. 1 Mix)
Michael Christmas - Banner 18 

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 312 (April 4, 2025): Six Years of The Clean Up Hour

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight, we kick off the year's odes with a look back at the first four months of 2015 -- a time of anger, with all of us going further down the internet rabbit hole without realizing how much it was going to cost us. In some ways, we haven't left those early months of that year, and yet, it's a whole world and lifetime away now. So, it's time to look back. 

PART 1
H3H3 - DJ Khaled.exe
Lupe Fiasco - Mural
Action Bronson - Actin Crazy
Rae Sremmurd - No Type
Drake - No Telling
Earl Sweatshirt - Facust
Hodgy Beats & Domo Genesis - New Balance
Future - March Madness
ILOVEMAKONNEN, Rome Streetz, & Rich the Kid - No Ma'am
Flatbush Zombies & A$AP Twelvyy - Half-Time
JPEGMAFIA - I Used To Be Into Dope
Big Sean - Platinum & Wood
Julian Malone - Empower
Mac Miller - Days
Tinashe & Iamsu! - Worth It
Heems - Pop Song (Games)
Ludacris & Miguel - Good Lovin
Wale & Jeremih - The Body
Logic & Big K.R.I.T - Top Ten
Michael Christmas - ADHD
Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy Late Show
TUT - Highs & Lows
Audio Push, G-Eazy, & Hit-Boy - Bonfire
T-Pain - Need to be Smokin
Boogie - Further
Jazz Cartier - Too Good To Be True
Kendrick Lamar - u
Joey Bada$$, Maverick Sabre & Dyemond Lewis - On & On
Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - Generation Gap (Snippet)
Tyler, the Creator - 2SEATER
EMIL - Monday
Kid Cudi - love. 
Kevin Abstract - Drugs
Laura Groves - Mystique
Curren$y & Styles P - Alert

PART 2
Filthy Frank - WEEABOOS (intro)
Freddie Gibbs - Pronto
Xavier Wulf - Philosopher's Throne
Chedda da Connect - Flicka da Wrist
Fabolous & DJ Clue - Told Y'all (Freestyle)
Carnage & ILOVEMAKONNEN - I Like Tuh
Trinidad Jame$ & OG Maco - ALLAU$
Lil Wayne & Drake - Used To
Rowdy Rebel, Bobby Shmurda, & Too Short - She All About The Shmoney
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Young Thug - Halftime
Future & Young Scooter - Oooooh
THC, Kent Jamz, & Childish GAmbino - Perfect
Maxo Kream & Father - Cell Boomin
Erick the Architect - Bordeaux Hos
Curren$y - Rhymes Like Weight
Jake One - boy boy meem (take a win inst)
Kid Ink, Tinashe, & Usher - Body Language 
Dej Loaf & Lil Wayne - Me U & Hennessy (Remix)
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah - Mind Playing Tricks
Charles Hamilton - Correct
Fashawn, Nas, & Aloe Blacc - Something To Believe In
Bones - ThisPartyReallyDied
Bones & Dylan Ross - NothingButCornfields
Yelawolf - American You
Frank Ocean - You Are Luhh

PART 3
Markiplier - Outlast Intro
OG Maco - 5am in LA
Young Thug & Metro Boomin - Free Gucci
Ab-Soul - 47 Bars
Jadakiss - Where I'm From (Freestyle)
Lloyd Banks - How Many MC's (Freestyle)
Tony Yayo - Southside (Freestyle)
Juvenile & Future - My N***az 
Cool Swim & Pretty Maxim - CRYMOREFAGGOT
Stalley, Ty Dolla Sign, Kurupt, & Casey Veggies - Always Into Something (Remix)
Conway & Westside Gunn - Coke on the Mirror
Raekwon - Heated Knights
DIPSET - Have My Money
Chris Brown, Tyga, & Schoolboy Q - Bitches & Marijuana
CyHi & Alanna - Everyday People
G-Unit - Dope Than My Last One
Boldy James - Costco's 
Bricc Baby Shitro & Lil Debbie - Real One
Rich Homie Quan - All Around the World
Kehlani & Chance the Rapper - The Way
Well$ - Bike Safety
J-Live - Pay It Forward
Rapper Big Pooh, Lute, Novej, & Jalen Santoy - Kings
Scotty ATL & Jirou - Greatest Story Ever Told
Towkio & Chance the Rapper - Heaven Only Knows
Alexander Spit - Ceiling Fan
IshDARR & Saba - HOL'Up
Rome Fortune - Pure
Joey Bada$$ - Born Day (AquariUS)
Daye Jack - Arkansas

RIP Julian Malone, Mac Miller, Young Scooter, OG Maco, Rich Homie Quan.

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 316 (May 2, 2025): an Ode to 2015, Part 1 of 3

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight is mainly straight into it, though I briefly talk about the stupid ass attempt to redo the east vs. west coast beef from like a month ago. Also, CKMS 102.7 FM is fundraising, please consider donating at radiowaterloo.ca/give from the 9th - 15th. 

Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - No Jumpin
Benny the Butcher & Styles P - Toxic
Swizz Beatz, Larry June, Conway, & Sauce Walka - City Is Mine
Fly Anakin, Quelle Chris, $ilkmoney, & Nickelus F - NOTTOOSHABBY
Lloyd Banks - THE GRUDGE
G Perico - HEY
Aupheus, Sage Francis, Buck 65, & Slug - Recovering Adrenaline Addict
1999 WRITE THE FUTURE, The Pharcyde, & Danny Brown - Citrus Noxide
Michael Christmas & Rugby Lo Sport - What Were You Thinkin? 
Rico Nasty - ON THE LOW
Bruiser Wolf, Chilly Gonzalez, & DJ Lucas - Pee-Wee Herman
Andre 3000 - Hotel Lobby Pianos
Jay Worthy - Calamari 
Boldy James - Oasis
Wiz Khalifa - Crime Bud and Women
Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, & Tonio Armani - Spot
Common & Sa-Ra - So Cool
Amine & Leon Thomas - New Flower!
Niko B - Hairclips
RXKNephew - "john fetterman"
Weiland - The Girl Is Not Mine
Kilo Kish - when I came to myself
JPEGMAFIA & Flume - AI Girlfriend
Kali Uchis - Silk Lingerie
Asher Roth - New Dessert
Scout Young - Cat O' Nine Tails
Buck 65 - Window
Boldy James, Real Bad Man, & El-P - It Factor
Michael Christmas - Ain't Nobody
Serengeti - palookarap
Lupe Fiasco - 3 Piece Flavor
Serengeti - unblu
Billy Woods - Cold Sweat
MIKE, Earl Sweatshit, & Tony Seltzer - Jumanji
Ray Vaughn - JANKY moral COMPASS
Aesop Rock & Open Mike Eagle - So Be It
Video Dave - of mountains and molehills
Blu, August Fanon, Phoenix Cruz, & Charles Hamilton - Dance
Men I Trust - In My Years 

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 321 (June 6, 2025)

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight, I quickly make the case for Cali Cam, and also talk about the Diddy trial verdict. DVD box talk will happen soon enough, I'm sure. I wish Cam made more music; hope he's doing well wherever he's at, and whatever he's doing. 

Cali Cam - Golden (State of Mind)
Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - Cotton Candy
G Perico & Kamaiyah - Resume
Outkast - Ain't No Thang
Eminem, Sticky Fingaz, & RBX - Remember Me? 
Cali Cam - Weight
Freddie Gibbs, Jay Rock, & Jadakiss - Krazy
YG, Blanco, & DB the General - Mansion Party
Larry June & Chuck Inglish - Too Live Crew
Michael Christmas & Jiles - More Ignorant Shit
Cali Cam - New Dreams Daily [Interlude]
Cali Cam - For Your Smile
Wale - Sunshine
Cali Cam - Good Fortune
Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike - Geezer
Dom Kennedy, Troy Noka, & Polyester the Saint - Casablanca
Terrace Martin, Snoop Dogg, & Lalah Hathaway - I'm for Real
Tyler, the Creator - Pothole
Curren$y & Corner Boy P - Sunroof
Wiz Khalifa & Max B - Max B Interlude
2Pac & Outlawz - Lost Souls
Dr. Dre - My Life 
Cali Cam - On a Cloud
Cali Cam - Holding Back
Miguel & Kurupt - NWA
PARTYNEXTDOOR  & Drake - Celibacy
Big K.R.I.T - Highs & Lows
Saba, Joseph Chilliams, & Jean Deaux - 30secchop
miss chad - LARRY DAVID
Kali Uchis - Pay Day
Cali Cam - Westside

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 325 (July 4, 2025): Mini-ATC #24 [Cali Cam]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Straightforward mix tonight, just got a lot going on right now so I didn't really have a topic ready lol. It is what it is. Also, can't believe I forgot to mention it on the show -- RIP Young Noble, Outlawz for life!

Drake - What Did I Miss? 
TECH N9NE - Black Wall Street (The New Breed) 
G Perico, Dody6, & DJ Drama - Lil Homies
Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire & Blu - Absotively Positutely
Kevin Abstract & Danny Brown - Danny's Track
Slick Rick - Landlord
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill a Man
2Pac - I Just Don't Give a Fuck
2 of the Crew - All Day Chill
Dom Kennedy - Blue Cups
Jay Worthy, Faizon Love, & Tiny Doo - Big Worm
Michael Christmas - Just Do It
The Doppelgangaz - Do It Like We
Geezer & Love Spells - Doggy
2 of the Crew - Playa's Fantasy
Nelly, Jazze Pha, & TI - Pretty Toes
Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson - Peaches & Cream
Nelly, Missy Elliott, & Mobb Deep - Playa
YG, Tyga, & Blxst - West Coast Weekend
Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss
DJ Quik, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Suga Free, Hi-C, AMG, 2nd II Noe, & El Dabarge - Medley for a "V" (The Pussy Song)
Tha Dogg Pound, South Central, & Kevin Vernando - Ridin', Slippin', and Slidin'
Larry June, E-40, & Cardo - Ya Feel Me
Wiz Khalifa, LaRussell, Michael Prince, & Mike G Beatz - I Might Be
Clipse, Pharrell, & The-Dream - All Things Considered 
Lil B - The All Star Game 
Justin Bieber & Lil B - DADZ LOVE
Outkast, Big Gipp, & Cool Breeze - Decatur Psalm
Smoke DZA & Ab-Soul - 89 Rolex
Open Mike Eagle - woke up knowing everything (opening theme)
Open Mike Eagle & Toy Light - Dark Comedy Morning Show 

RIP 2Pac, Nate Dogg, Young Noble, Prodigy

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 327 (July 18, 2025)

STBB 959 - SNOTTERS

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. I fear my disrupted sleep schedule sorta fucked up the plans for tonight's discussion, hopefully things will be better the next few weeks. 

Benny the Butcher & Bruiser Wolf - Hood On Fire
Raekwon & Nas - The Omerta
Clipse - M.T.B.T.T.F
Drake & Central Cee - Which One
Michael Christmas & Sango - Wut U On
Tyler, the Creator - Ring Ring Ring
Snoop Dogg - Snoopafella
Suga Free - Don't No Suckaz Live Here
Xzibit, Jayo Felony, & Method Man - Pussy Pop
G Perico - Single for the Summer
Paul Wall & DJ Fresh - Dedicated to the Game
Wiz Khalifa & DJ Quik - Take Your Time Get Paid
Larry June, Wiz Khalifa, & Richie Rich - Until Night Comes 
DJ Quik - Roger's Groove
Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - Y.O.Utopia
Curren$y & Corner Boy P - Motion
Ski Beatz & Mac Miller - Time Goes
Nelly & Pharrell - Play It Off
Jay Worthy, Dam Funk, G Perico, & Honda Carter - San Dimas
Childish Gambino - Shoulda Known
The Roots, STS, & Joanna Newsom - Right On
Anycia - Daily Freestyle
Dom Kennedy - Come Over
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime (Remix)
Open Mike Eagle & AQ - me and Aquil stealing stuff from work
Pause - It Keeps On Rainin
Tony Ford - All We Got/Feel Me My N***a
Freddie Gibbs, Anderson .Paak, & The Alchemist - Ensalada
Cool Calm Pete - Now!?
John Wells - If the word explodes (Long as you with me)
Atmosphere - Between the Lines

RIP Mac Miller

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 329 (August 1, 2025)

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. I talk briefly about Thes One showing love to an r/HHH album of the year write-up I did a couple years back, which you can check here: https://old.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/18qec85/album_of_the_year_8_thes_one_farewell_my_friend/. Get your writing out there, you never know when it's going to mean a lot to someone!

Jermaine Dupri, J Money, Sean Paul, BunnaB, & Bankroll Ni - Magic City Money
Drake, Quavo, & Travis Scott - Portland
Michael Christmas - Prime Time Freestyle
Metro Boomin, Gucci Mane, QUE, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, & Young Dro - They Wanna Have Fun
JID, Ciara, & Earthgang - Sk8
Saweetie & TWICE - superstars
Casey Veggies - Fresh & Clean Freestyle
Dom Kennedy - All Girl Crazy
Wiz Khalifa & Young Deiji - Purple Fantasy
Paul Wall & DJ Fresh - Blantons Tonite
Medhane & Peyton - '02 Roc
Curren$y - Tug of War
Mad CJ Mac - Realism
Dr. Dre, RBX, Lady of Rage, & Dat N***a Daz - High Powered
Larry June - On Da Unda
Snoop Dogg & Tha Dogg Pound - Doggy Dogg World
Jazz Liberatorz - Music In My Mind, Pt. 2
G Perico - Talk About It
The Pharcyde - Runnin
Mariah Carey & Twista - One and Only
Mista - Fresh Groove
Playa & Missy Elliott - Ms. Parker
Jack Harlow, Static Major, & Bryson Tiller - Luv is Dro
DJ Quik - Whateva U Do
BJ the Chicago Kid & Big K.R.I.T - The Resume
Nate Dogg - One More Day
Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist - I Still Love H.E.R
Consequence & Spree Wilson - Don't Mean 2 Hurt You
Wiki & Subjxct 5 - Butta Leather
Cool Calm Pete - Mountains
Machine Gun Kelly - tell me whats up
Serengeti - story try demo

RIP Double K, Nate Dogg, Static Major

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 331 (August 15, 2025)

"ouch" visualizer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5URyo4zenwY

mixed & produced by NOLAN
artwork by Keith Kavanagh

ouch

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Today, I had the surprising, and very-appreciated, opportunity to interview Shad -- subject of the April 2023 All Things Considered, he is an MC in the truest possible sense of the term. With an essential discography in Hip Hop, I spoke with him today about his upcoming album, Start Anew, his return to the Tri-City area, teaching in the AI age, and Canada's hip hop listenership. Hope y'all enjoy! 

I also got music in here, don't worry. Finally, RIP D'Angelo -- dedication mix next week.

Drake, Julia Wolf, & Yeat - DOG HOUSE
Niko B - Stunt jump
Chance the Rapper & BabyChiefDoeIt - Drapetomania
Michael Christmas - I'M WITH THE MEXICANS
The Cool Kids & Seafood Sam - Banana in the Tailpipe
J.U.S. & Raphy - How U Want It
Justin Bieber & Hurricane Chris - POPPIN MY SHIT
Jay Worthy, Ohgeesy, & Wiz Khalifa - The Jump
Jay Worthy, Wiz Khalifa, E-40, & Jim Jones - From The Jump (Remix)
Curren$y - Another Benz
Ice Cube - Before Hip Hop
Jay Electronica & Quentin Miller - Who Killed Michael Jackson????????
Jay Electronica - @RealCandaceO...TellUsMore!
Mick Jenkins & EMIL - Pundits (YAPPERS)
Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa - Blog Air
Michael Christmas & Mathilde MX - 90's ppv 
Jeezy & DJ Drama - Snowman Party
Mariah Carey -Type Dangerous
Erick the Architect - LUNCHIN
Kaytranada - DON'T WORRY BABE / I GOT U BABE
Princess Nokia - Beach Babe
El Michels Affair & Shintaro Sakamoto - Indifference
Myka 9 & Blu - LA CA
Earl Sweatshirt - gs vs sac
Jay Electronica - Blood Libel. Who's That Lying On God? 
Joell Ortiz - The Crosswalk
Serengeti - what a day
pami - call my dad
Mac Demarco - Phantom
Westside Gunn & Brother Tom Sos - Amira Kitchen
Domo Genesis & Graymatter - World Gone Mad
Evidence - Nothing's Perfect
Ghostface Killah & Method Man - You Ma Friend
The Expert & NAHreally - 40 Winks
Atmosphere & Yoni Wolf of WHY? - Yearning
Mobb Deep & Nas - Pour the Henny
Kent Jamz - demon days
Charles Hamilton & DEAD - Tell Me That The World Still Remembers Me
Wednesday - Gary's II

RIP Prodigy.

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 340 (October 17, 2025): the Shad Interview

Since 2019, NOLAN (also known as Nolan The Ninja) has been on a tear. He released his acclaimed full-length LP SPORTEE on Mello Music Group, including NOLAN’s breakthrough hit “Oranges”. NOLAN gained global recognition after performing Oranges on the popular music performance series COLORSxSTUDIOS. The Cali-born, Detroit-bred artist / producer has collaborated with some of rap’s most creative artists including Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids, Quelle Chris, Homeboy Sandman, Chris Crack among others. His music has garnered critical praise from Pitchfork, Billboard, Vibe, HipHopDX, OkayPlayer, PassionWeiss & more.

Archives of The Clean-Up Hour, every Friday at 12:00 AM, hosted by your boy Mophead on CKMS 102.7 Listen here: https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen/

Also doing slowed + reverb music now lol

To those of you looking for the slowed + reverb version of "Benji the Dog" by Mac Miller (RIP), it was copyright claimed after 15,000 plays. If you're desperate for the mp3, dm me here and we can work something out.

New tracks tagged #MICHAEL CHRISTMAS