Episode 78 is our 4th anniversary special. After the crazy year we’ve all had, it felt right to end 2020 with a TIP celebration. We’ve produced over 23 episodes, close to 90 hours of content, including 7 tributes, 2 album spotlights and some pretty memorable, informative and occasionally contentious interviews with artists like R.A. The Rugged Man, The Beatnuts, Spice 1, Jeru The Damaja, Ras Kass, Shawn J. Period, Meyhem Lauren, Apathy and Black muthafuckin’ Thought of The Roots Crew! Whether it was our 5-part 1995 Tribute, our 6+ hour MF Doom tribute, The Remix Show or Justice For George, we ..read more

Episode 77 is tribute to the ’94 classic The Sun Rises in the East by Jeru The Damaja. We sit down with D. Original Dirty Rotten Scoundrel himself, as we break down track-by-track on the masterpiece he created with DJ Premier. This is our 2nd album spotlight episode, so what better way to continue the trend than with The Sun Rises in the East? In typical TIP fashion, we interview Jeru for over two hours, as he shares some amazing stories about both Guru and Preem. Like our Street Level tribute, we play the album tracks in their entirety as we weave in and out with insightful stories about mak ..read more

Lost Boyz – Lifestyles of the Rich And Shameless Fat Joe – Success (DJ Premier Remix) DJ Honda – Pre-of-Cash (Remix) feat. Beatnuts, Common & Fat Joe Main One – El Gran Combo feat. Fat Joe, Joe Fatal, Kurious & Prince Powerule Frankie Cutlass – Borquias on Da Set feat. Doop Wop, Evil Twins & Fat Joe Kool G. Rap – 4, 5, 6 Walkin’ Large – When I Flow feat. Jeru The Damaja QNC – My Kinda Moves Heather B. – All Glocks Down Lin Que – Let It Fall The Fab 5 – Blah Onyx – Walk In New York Jamal – Insane Creation feat. Redman Jamal – Genetic For Terror feat. Redman, Erick Sermon, Kel-Vici ..read more

Episode 75 is our 4th installment of our 1995 Tribute. We start things off with some of our ’95 favorites; featuring Da Bush Babees, Mobb Deep, Mad Skillz, A Tribe Called Quest and Jeru The Damager. Then with head to west to showcase some of the best the underground and independent movement had to offer. We have music from Ras Kass, Mannish, The Pharcyde, The Alkaholiks, Souls of Mischief, Dilated Peoples, Cypress Hill and Jurassic 5 to name a few. We even have a special mini-mix dedicated to The B.U.M.S. Then, cuz we do this for y’all, we added a bonus round with Jemini The Gifted One, Erick ..read more

Episode 74 is our 3nd installment of our 1995 Tribute. On this show, we take you to the Shaolin Isle, as we cover the ’95 Wu classics and affiliates. On the flipside, we’ve got music from Fat Joe, Special Ed, Mic Geronimo, Big L, Das EFX and Ill Al Skratch to name a few. We also have some exciting news – Take It Personal is NOW available on Amazon Music. So, now you can now tell Alexa to Play Take It Personal! If you’ve enjoyed this episode or any of our episodes, please consider becoming a Patreon member and support Take It Personal. www.takeitpersonalradio.com www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal ..read more

Episode 73 is our 2nd installment of our 1995 Tribute. If we didn’t already change your mind last episode about ’95 being the best year, well, this might just do it! We dive into the classics, the anthems, the remixes, and then on the flipside we head to the West as we play some of it’s best of ’95. We’re talking Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Luniz,  2Pac, E-40, The Dogg Pound, Too Short, Cypress Hill and The Click. We also have extended show member, and one of the best emcees in the game, Apathy sitting in with us to discuss all things 1995 at the two breaks. We get into whether or not ODB had a cla ..read more

Episode 72 is our 1st installment of our 1995 Tribute. We’re about to make one hell of a convincing case as to why 1995 was the greatest year in hip-hop. Why it had the best production, the best singles, the best remixes and some of the best replay value in hip-hop history. And this is all coming from few guys who didn’t even pick 1995, when we did our favorite years episode a few years back. We’ve got an awful lot to cover, so stay tuned as we plan on creating several 1995 episodes. For now, crack the 40, roll that blunt and let’s take a trip down memory lane. www.takeitpersonalradio.com www ..read more

Episode 70 is a little breather from our recent tributes and interviews. We got some new(er) music on deck like Felt, Blu & Exile, One Be Lo, Boldy James, Flee Lord, Mach Hommy, J.U.I.C.E., The Starting 5ive, Him Lo, AZ, Buckwild & Reks to name a few. At the break we discuss the anniversary of O.C.’s Jewelz and the group decides if this is better than Word…Life. We also discuss another anniversary, Stress: The Extinction Agenda. Find out where we rank this among our favorite hip-hop albums of all-time. Is it a top 10, top 15? We want to know what YOU think, so leave those comment ..read more

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As of today, the @takeitpersonalradio shows will no longer be available on SoundCloud.You can still listen to our shows on all other streaming platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, etc.It could take a little time for shows to appear as they have to repopulate but we’re there. If you don’t see it, search Take It Personal Radio or Take It Personal Podcast and look for the blue TIP icon! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/take-it-personal-podcast/id1175478134?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6tFlHlrmZz3HqEa5n2tm0p?si=bjbq2_BxRxSAPVVyEqcWxQ Google Podcasts ..read more