10.27.09: WRGW & GWTV Present Funkadelic Freestyles: Live From The Hip Hop House


The increasingly-popular weekly hip hop radio show hits the small screen with our first ever video broadcast live on location. Jamie Benson (aka jben.ok) welcomes his cohosts Jay Promo, King Carter, & Unkle Scooty along with their DJ Jerome Baker III into the hip hop house, his own "historical" residence. The hip hop house has been in the WRGW Hip Hop Department for four generations and has yet to be exposed in this manner.

Our special guests at the hip hop house include Diamond District (Oddisee, X.O., & yU) and Phil Ade, who will be both joining us on special occasions. Diamond District's debut album In The Ruff officially hits store tomorrow, and Phil Ade will stop by to premiere the "Hollywood" video live from the house.

EDIT: Check out the full video from Tuesday's show. Featuring appearances by X.O., Oddisee, Kokayi, and yU. Also featuring special guest and former hip hop director Mikhel.
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10.20.09: FF 053 - The Producer's Showcase (feat. Best Kept Secret & K-Murdock)



Tonight on Funkadelic Freestyles we present to you our first ever "Producer's Showcase" episode featuring two (er..three) talented artists from the DC-area. First up, the young duo Best Kept Secret - Craig B and Tone P have been crafting modern classics for a few years now. You probably know BKS from their work with Wale (and their song "Ice Cream Girl," featured on season 3 of HBO's Entourage), but more recently they've joined up with Rhymefest, Skyzoo, & X.O. K-Murdock is another genius from this area - he's one half of the experimental hip-hop outfit Panacea and has produced records for Random, Braille, and Ebony Bed. And the best part? Best Kept Secret and K-Murdock met in the semifinal round of last year's Red Bull Big Tune Battle in DC (see the above video).

Tune in tonight from 8-10pm EST for another dope show...we'll also talk about this week's CMJ Festival in NYC and the Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival here in DC. And oh yeah, there's that Howard Homecoming thing.




FF 053: The Producer's Showcase (feat. Best Kept Secret & K-Murdock)
Hosted by jben.ok, Jay Promo, King Carter, & Unkle Scooty
With DJ Jerome Baker III
8:00pm-10:00pm EST
WRGW Radio @ The George Washington University
LIVE on GWRADIO.COM and campus channel 22
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10.13.09: FF 052 - The ELs Live In-Studio!


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Tonight we recreate last May's season finale with the return of the live hip-hop band The ELs. If you don't know anything about The ELs, well, you're probably losing. But as luck has it, you can grab your education tonight. The DC-based band, comprised of Zo! (keyboard), Asheru (emcee), Slimkat78 (MPC), and Omar (guitar) have been touring nationwide with The Foreign Exchange for over a year. Back in May, they rocked our studio with a 3-hour extravaganza that featured live cyphers from a plethora of DC/MD/VA rappers. Tonight: be on the lookout for Lyriciss, Pro'Verb, yU, Kokayi (last May's undisputed champion), The Package, K-BETA, and many more.



FF 052: The ELs Live In-Studio!
Hosted by jben.ok, Jay Promo, King Carter, & Unkle Scooty
With DJ Jerome Baker III
And an especially long guest list
8:00pm-10:30pm EST
WRGW Radio @ The George Washington University
LIVE on GWRADIO.COM and campus channel 22
Posted by jben.ok
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