This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour, which should air August 25, 2023 on CKMS 102.7. Tonight's All Things Considered concludes the first round of Canadian artists by making the case for Classified, the legendary Maritimes MC who reached under-appreciated heights, and defined an entire generation of Canadian Hip Hop. Not only that, he's been at it for 28 years so far, and I hope he doesn't stop any time soon. Consistently grounded, original, and dedicated, this mix is meant to introduce outsiders, and reacquaint long-time listeners, with one of Canada's finest. 

Side A:
Intro
That Ain't Classy
Filthy (feat. DJ Premier)
Trouble
Unexplainable Hunger (feat. Royce da 5'9 & Choclair)
Quit While You're Ahead (feat. Maestro Fresh Wes & Moka Only)
I Only Say It Cause It's True (feat. Raekwon & Kuniva)
Find Out
5th Element
Anybody Listening
Super Dave
Super Nova Scotian (feat. Pat Stay, Quake Matthews, Knucklehead, JRDN, Skratch Bastid, & Bubbles)
Oh... Canada
The Maritimes
They Don't Know (feat. Mic Boyd & White Mic)
Beatin It
Inspiration
Up All Night
It's Hard to Understand
Unusual (feat. Joe Budden)
All About U (feat. Chad Hatcher)
Noah's Arc
Growing Pains
The Day Doesn't Die
No Mistakes 
Loonie (feat. D-Sisive, DL Incognito, Shad, & Buck 65)
Fall From Paradise 

Side B:
Intro: Ups and Downs
Damn Right
Get Out the Way
Problemz (feat. J-Bru, J Bizzy, Spesh K, & Mic Boyd)
Politics
This is For
Gossip
Midnight
Crossing Lines
Unpredictable
Three Beats & a MC
Who Needs Glamour
Im Blowing Up
Pass the Mic
Heavy Head
Classic 
Passion
Past Out
It's Sickening (feat. Mic Boyd)
Talking Sh T
Wake Up Call
The Future
What to Do
Cheap Talk 
Respect is Due
The Final Time
That's What I Do (Acoustic)
Information
Trust Issues
Confused Confrontations
3 Foot Tall (Acoustic)
I Love It (feat. Just Chase)
Having Kids is Easy
Don't Stop
Changes (feat. Anjuli)
Lifes a Bitch
Shit Can be Shit
Addicted
Payin Dues
Feelin Fine (Remix) [feat. Jordan Croucher & Jay Bizzy)
Beautiful Escape
10 Years 
My Life
It Dont Matter
Good News (feat. Breagh Isabel)
Inner Ninja (Acoustic) [feat. Matt Mays & David Myles]
Flashbacks
Young Soul (feat. Saukrates)
Heavy Head (Acoustic) [feat. Brett Emmons]
Fallen
Used to Be (feat. Mic Boyd)
Why
Hold Your Own
Getting Live
It Aint Over
Some People

The Clean Up Hour

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 228 (August 25, 2023): All Things Considered 49 [Classified]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour, which should air November 3, 2023 on CKMS 102.7. Tonight's in two parts, the first being a straightforward mix of music. 

Westside Gunn & Stove God Cooks - KITCHEN LIGHTS
Offset - ON THE RIVER
G Perico - Color Blind
Wave Parker - 106 & Park
Wale, Ab-Sou, & Magazeen - Keep it Moving (Freestyle)
The Game, Juice, Dubb, Ya Boy, Jay Rock, & Kendrick Lamar - The Cypha
Ace Hood & Benny the Butcher - Uncomfortable Truth
Fred the Godson - Young G's (Freestyle)
Ameer Vann & Merlyn Wood - SMOG CHECK
A Tribe Called Quest - Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)
Sole - Silence (Poor Me Pt. 7)
Buck 65 - Untitled
Weerd Science - The Zodiac
Nas & Lil Wayne - Never Die
Conway - Guilty
Domo Genesis & Graymatter - Halfprice
Quavo - Hold Me
Goodie Mob - Is That You God? 
Mike Boyd, Shad, Naledge, & Kayo - Yesterday
Slug - Nothing but Sunshine
CASISDEAD & Neil Tennant - Skydive

The second part of tonight's show is the 20th Mini All Things Considered which makes the case for Mike/Mic Boyd. Often known as "Classified's brother," I want to take the opportunity to make the case for him as his own rapper, with a small, but dope, discography that is worth checking out.

Mr. Mike
It's All About Me
Michael's Mystery
Bonus Track (feat. D-Sisive, Classified, Spesh K, J-Bru, & Jay Bizzy)
Crash at Your Place
Love the One You're With (feat. Classified)
Movin Out
Street Lights

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 238 (November 3, 2023): Mini-ATC #20 [Mic Boyd]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight is this month's All Things Considered, which commences another round of Canadian rappers. I'm kicking things off with Spesh K, the Good Scotian and dope MC who has been bringing up that everyday, everyman music -- that the world always need more of -- for more than 20 years. Holding it down for Canada for so long is worth recognizing more often, so if you ain't familiar, get familiar! And once again, huge shoutout for Spesh for sending me those CDs and showing love to the show, much appreciated.

Export Eh Intro
Demolition
The Main Event (feat. DJ Y-Rush)
Don't Stop (feat. S-Cape Artist)
Hip Hop Since
Won
Six Emcees (feat. Classified, J-Bru, Jay Bizzy, Mic Boyd, & Bonshah)
Bring it Back (feat. D-Sisive, Boy-iLL, & Divo)
Play This (feat. O.B.1)
Test the Dress Code
TGIF
Get Up (feat. MC's Funkas)
Saturday Night
Faded
Media Coverage
Meant to Call (feat. Royal T Pompey)
Waiting 
Jwep
But We Still Do It (feat. Royal T Pompey)
Figure It Out (feat. LoPro)
If Loving You is Wrong (feat. S-Cape Artist)
Ham n Biscuits
Free
Handwriting (feat. Pacewon & Classified)
Moonlight & Vodka (feat. J-Bru)
Sunrise Sunsets
The 902
Hold Me Back
Good People
My Way
Echo
So Many Files 
Brand New Day (feat. DL Incognito & Jordan Croucher)

Bonus Tracks:
1/2 Irish Hoods
Breakin Hearts
Hush Service
Rise Up
The Eh Game
The Hoe Down
Back to the Bang Boogie
She Ran Away on Valentines Day
What Life Is (feat. iLLvibe & LS)
Adapting to the Change (feat. Jaro & Royal T Pompey)
The Green Room (feat. Jordan Croucher)

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 279 (August 16, 2024): All Things Considered 61 [Spesh K]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight is a double-bill, part one being this month's All Things Considered -- making the case for J-Bru, representing The Fax and bringing us 20+ years of raps which provide a stellar example of why "straightforward and blunt" are not always euphemisms for "has little-to-nothing to say." He's got a discography that's worth getting familiar with. 

The second part is the twenty-first Mini All Things Considered, which makes the case for Jay Bizzy -- rounding out the OG Half-Life crew, he doesn't have many releases to his name, but I'll be damned if The Ghost of Jacob Marley is a CD that should be forgotten to time. Jay Biz brought his own flavor of blue collar Canadian Hip Hop to the table, and should be remembered favorably. 

Part One (all tracks by J-Bru)
Makin People Say
The Fax (Remix) [feat. Classified & Spesh K]
P.A.I.N
Underground MC
Underground MC Pt II (feat. Mic Boyd)
Nothin Can Stop Me
Daily Operation (feat. Classified & Choclair)
2 for $20 (feat. Classified, Spesh K, & Ebony)
What r We Doin? (feat. Eternia)
Its Just Words
This is the Song
Be a Man (feat. Classified)
Movin On Up (feat. Dutch Robinson)
Lost Soul
I Who Have No One
1 of These Days (feat. Ebony)
I Seen the Reaper Walk By
Ranin (feat. Jordan Croucher)
Venting
Jealousy (feat. Classified & Rochester)
No Matter What They Say (feat. Selekwa)
Hard To Smile
He Looks Like You
Holy Are You

Part Two (Jay Bizzy, unless listed otherwise)
I Laugh Out Loudly (J-Bru & Jay Bizzy)
The Truth Hurts
East Coast Warriors (feat. Classified & Johnny Hardcore)
Choose Your Own Adventure 3 (Classified, Jay Bizzy, & J-Bru)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
When the Evening Comes (feat. Rocky Ninja)
Help! I Been Robbed (J-Bru, Jay Bizzy, & Ghettosocks)

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 289 (October 25, 2024): ATC 63 [J-Bru]/Mini-ATC 21 [Jay Bizzy]

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 #Spesh K