3.23.10: FF 067 - Phil Adé

Tonight! A brand new LIVE episode of Funkadelic Freestyles featuring our dear ol' pal Phil Adé, the prodigal emcee from Maryland. Expect some wild SXSW stories and an EXCLUSIVE announcement regarding a special concert this Friday here at GWU, presented by the Funkadelic Freestyles crew and WRGW Radio.

In this post-SXSW week (and pre-WMC period), we'll try and compile as many recaps of the Texas festival as possible (even though we didn't go). That other guy in the picture above (excuse me, his name is Modi) might call-in for the second week in a row, as he put on a show of his own last weekend. Plus special guest DJ Mastamind will be in the building, playing new music from Reflection Eternal, Fashawn, Jared Evan, Asher Roth, Ski Beatz, Bun B, & more. And as always, fresh commentary from the Real Mango Juice crew - Jay Promo, Unkle Scooty, Omar L, & King Carter.

FF 067: Phil Adé

Hosted by jben.ok, Jay Promo, Unkle Scooty, & King Carter

With DJ Mastamind

8:00-10:00pm EST

WRGW Radio @ The George Washington University

CALL IN! (202) 994-WRGW

LIVE on GWRADIO.COM and campus channel 22

LISTEN (Live @ 8:00pm EST): FF 067 - Phil Adé

3.16.10: FF 066 - X.O.

Photo credit: Lavan Anderson

Tonight on a slightly-modified live episode of Funkadelic Freestyles, we welcome back our good friend X.O. - the DC emcee who has logged the most appearances in our show's history. The Diamond District member is back in the city after a brief tour with his group members Oddisee and yU. We'll get to talk to him on the night before he leaves for SXSW in Texas, and we'll begin our new special panel series on Gentrification & DC Hip-Hop. We're anticipating yU to come thru, as well.

Tune in from 9:30-11:30pm (GW Men's Basketball has our 8pm slot tonight) for discussions on SXSW, Spring Break 2010, and a recap of yesterday's Janelle Monae in-studio. Plus DJ Jerome Baker III is back with a mix of new music including Che Grand, Gorillaz, Donwill, Von Pea, & K-BETA.

FF 066: X.O.

Hosted by jben.ok, Jay Promo, Unkle Scooty, & King Carter

With DJ Jerome Baker III

9:30-11:30pm EST

WRGW Radio @ The George Washington University

CALL IN! (202) 994-WRGW

LIVE on GWRADIO.COM and campus channel 22

LISTEN (Live @ 9:30pm EST): FF 066 - X.O.

3.15.10: FF Special Edition - Janelle Monáe

Photo credit: Nastassia A. Davis

So you're on spring break (or maybe you're at work) and you've got little to do on a lazy Monday afternoon...oh WAIT! The beautiful and talented singer Janelle Monáe will be live in-studio on Funkadelic Freestyles with hosts Jamie Benson (jben.ok), Jay Promo, & Unkle Scooty on WRGW Radio at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Ms. Monáe is a Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and performer originally hailing from Kansas City, Kansas. Her first featured performance on record include two selections from Outkast's terrific Idlewild soundtrack. In a surprising move, she signed with the famed Bad Boy Records in 2007. Her first EP, Metropolis: The Chase Suite, was released in August 2008 with the hit single "Many Moons."

Her new album The Arch Android, which will include the second and third suites from Metropolis, is slated for May 2010 release. She is currently on a nationwide tour that includes a stop in Washington, DC at The Black Cat on March 15th, 2010....which is now SOLD OUT!

Funkadelic Freestyles Special Edition: Janelle Monáe

Hosted by jben.ok, Jay Promo, Unkle Scooty, & King Carter

With DJ Face

3:30-4:00pm EST

WRGW Radio @ The George Washington University

CALL IN! (202) 994-WRGW

LIVE on GWRADIO.COM and campus channel 22

LISTEN (Live @ 3:30pm EST): FF Special Edition - Janelle Monáe

3.2.10: FF 065 - Introducing... The Black Sunn

Tonight on Funkadelic Freestyles we revive our short-lived (Fall 09) "Introducing..." series with a relatively-new hip-hop artist out of Baltimore, MD. The Black Sunn is a 20 year old emcee from East Baltimore "with an uncanny capability of illustrating colorful storylines coalesced with a vivid golden sound." If it hadn't been for the insistent (no, NOT annoying) emails from his manager, Jon Feldman, I'd have let another promising young artist fly under my radar.

Luckily, I ran into Jon a few weeks ago at the Stussy DC Dilla Day event and promised him we'd bring The Black Sunn in-studio the first Tuesday in March, and now - here we are. Tune in tonight for "Introducing... The Black Sunn" along with insightful discussion from Jay Promo, Unkle Scooty, King Carter, and myself on Guru, Lil Wayne, and the Oscars. Plus new music in the mix with DJ Jerome Baker III from J. Ferb, Donwill of Tanya Morgan, Danny Brown, Freeway, and many more. Plus a EXCLUSIVE sneak preview of the upcoming Mochilla DVD/CD release, Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes!

FF 065: Introducing... The Black Sunn

Hosted by jben.ok, Jay Promo, Unkle Scooty, & King Carter

With DJ Jerome Baker III

8:00-10:00pm EST

WRGW Radio @ The George Washington University

CALL IN! (202) 994-WRGW

LIVE on GWRADIO.COM and campus channel 22

LISTEN (Live @ 8:00pm EST): FF 065 - Introducing... The Black Sunn

VIDEO: Funkadelic Freestyles Cypher - Tanya Morgan x Kenn Starr x Nick Tha 1da

Just hours before their Washington, DC stop at Bohemian Caverns on U Street, the hip-hop trio Tanya Morgan (Donwill, Ilyas, & Von Pea) pay their second visit (Don's third) to WRGW Radio for a special edition of Funkadelic Freestyles. Amidst a plethora of technical difficulties in-studio, the emcees start the seamless cypher featuring DC natives Kenn Starr and Nick Tha 1da. The WPFW radio host DJ RBI is on the 1s and 2s.

Funkadelic Freestyles Radio is LIVE every Tuesday night from 8-10pm EST on WRGW Radio at www.gwradio.com and GWU campus channel 22. Hosted by GWU student/WRGW General Manager Elect Jamie Benson (aka jben.ok) with co-hosts Jay Promo & Unkle Scooty, also featuring DJ Jerome Baker III. Tune in tomorrow night for musical guest The Black Sunn (Baltimore, MD).