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Genre Dive: July 13th, 2019

Branching from the late 80's/early 90's momentum of hip hop, Jazz Rap cemented itself as a cool, socially conscious brand of hip-hop. In this episode we explore the evolution of Jazz Rap over the past few decades with artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Madlib, Kendrick Lamar, and more!

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Title

Artist

1

Jazz Thing

Gang Starr

Jazz Thing

2

Check the Rhime

A Tribe Called Quest

Check the Rhime

3

Award Tour

A Tribe Called Quest

Award Tour

4

Passin' Me By

The Pharcyde

Passin' Me By

5

Loungin'

Guru

Loungin'

6

Slim's Return

Madlib

Slim's Return

7

Mellow My Man

The Roots

Mellow My Man

8

Thieves in the Night

Black Star

Thieves in the Night

9

Doomsday

MF DOOM

Doomsday

10

Money

will.i.am

Money

11

Great Day

Madvillain

Great Day

12

Real People

Common

Real People

13

The Diff'rence

J Dilla

The Diff'rence

14

Cold Dead

Flying Lotus

Cold Dead

15

Never Catch Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

Flying Lotus

Never Catch Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

16

These Walls (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat)

Kendrick Lamar

These Walls (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat)

17

Alright

Kendrick Lamar

Alright

18

How Much a Dollar Cost (feat. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)

Kendrick Lamar

How Much a Dollar Cost (feat. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)

19

Warm Enough

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment

Warm Enough

20

Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods)

Chance the Rapper

Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods)

21

All I Need (feat. Xavier Omar)

Noname

All I Need (feat. Xavier Omar)

22

Food

Badbadnotgood

Food

23

Heart Don't Stand a Chance

Anderson .paak

Heart Don't Stand a Chance

24

LOGOUT (feat. Chance the Rapper)

Saba

LOGOUT (feat. Chance the Rapper)