Gil Scott Heron has had a profound impact on black culture and on me personally with his commentary since the 70s. Some people call him the godfather of rap. Some people call him a black nationalist radical. Blah blah blah. He had a voice and he used it to say something. Thank God he did. Although he had his vices, the music and the message were always there and powerful. He will be missed.

The revolution will not be televised!

There are many songs I’ve played by Gil over the years but here is one of my all time favorites, Lady Day & John Coltrane

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A couple of weeks ago, The Skratch Makaniks Crew invited us to guest DJ on Makanik Mondays. For those of you that missed the actual show, you can still watch the recording. For your iPods and smart phones, here is the hour (or so) long set Skipmode and I played during the webcast. Shout out to Jay-Ski hosting and my man Dave for recording the audio.

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What’s up everybody? The now legendary BODYROCK party returns tonight @ Kung Fu Necktie with the Illvibe Collective holding it down on 4 turntables. For the past ten years, we’ve been thrilled to bring you all great music at Aqualounge, The Arts Garage, and The M-Room. We are suped to have a new home for our party and even more excited that Philly has been coming out in full force to support us. GL Productions teamed up with us once again to bring you an amazing experience. We can’t wait to see you out and on the dance floor. To get you all amped for the occasion, here is a live mix from me & Lil’ Dave from our Philly All Together Now album release party @ Silk City with a special guest appearance from Philly’s own Lady Alma. Chea!

All Together Now Album Release Party @ Silk City

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Another talented artist gone but not forgotten. From his work on Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” and Snoop’s “Doggystyle” to more recent joints like “Oh No” ft. Pharoahe Monch and Mos Def, Nate Dogg provided the soulful hooks and bridges to all of the gangsta joints he appeared on. His unexpected death from heart failure last week shocked the hip hop community and DJs around the world including me had to make sure we played our favorite Nate Dogg joints in our sets. Rest In Peace. G-Funk Forever!

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