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Well, phew. After almost exactly six years of podcasting here at CMG (our Peter Hepburn-hosted inaugural ‘cast went up in August of ’05), we’re finally about to hit #100. Sure, it’s a bit of an arbitrary milestone—especially since technically we already toppled it a while back if you factor in NBHcasts, Scenecasts, Guestcasts, Fantasy Covers comps, that one time Ponytail curated a mix for us with a bunch of older songs that we couldn’t possibly clear the rights for*, etc.—but fuck it: let’s celebrate!

And by “celebrate!” I mean blasting two straight hip-hop-centric podcasts from your home stereos/iPods/cars/smart phones/tablets/office computers/company PA systems/oversized ’80s boomboxes/really oversized ’80s boomboxes. Whatever you can manage to play them on, just keep this shit on a loop and at an obnoxious volume—that’s how we’ll be marking this special occasion for the next few weeks at the CMG mansion, anyway.

Also, speaking of great hip-hop and the number 100: if, like us, you’re a fan of Pharoahe Monch and also free signed vinyls, we’ve got some good news. Earbits Radio is giving away a hundred free autographed copies of Monch’s _W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), a track from which you can hear in the latter half of this podcast. More info in this video clip:

So, with much love to all of the artists and labels involved, enjoy making sure everyone within a hundred feet of you hears this podcast as you nab one of those Monch-signed vinyls:

(* We’re in the process of bringing back that Ponytail Guestcast/interview in the next few weeks. But, on account of not being able to legally clear most of the songs, it’ll be stream-only via our Guestcast section and Mixcloud page. Let’s, uh, just hope Brian Eno doesn’t have a litigious trigger finger when it comes to free streaming podcasts.)

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[51:23]

1. Shabazz Palaces: “Swerve the Reeping of All that is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding)”

• (0:01 – 3:51)
• from Black Up (Sub Pop; 2011)

2. Curren$y: “She Don’t Want a Man”

• (3:52 – 8:18)
• from Weekend at Burnies (Roc-A-Fella; 2011)

3. Samiyam: “Bricks”

• (8:19 – 9:56)
• from Sam Baker’s Album (Brainfeeder; 2011)

4. Killer Mike: “Swimming”

• (9:57 – 13:53)
• from Pl3dge (Grind Time/Grand Hustle; 2011)

5. Main Attrakionz: “I’m Back’”

• (13:54 – 16:21)
• from Blackberry Ku$h (Green Ova Underground; 2011)*

6. Vanilla: “C’mon”/“Way We Were”

• (16:22 – 19:14)
• from High Life (artMkiss; 2011)

7. The Weeknd: “Birds (Part 1)”

• (19:15 – 22:34)
• Single (Self-released; 2011)

8. Clams Casino: “Brainwash by London”

• (22:35 – 25:30)
• from Clams Casino (Self-released; 2011)

9. SUBTRKT: “Right Thing to Do”

• (25:31 – 28:37)
• from SUBTRKT (Young Turks; 2011)

10. Vast Aire: “Thor’s Hammer (f/ Raekwon & Vordul Mega)”

• (28:38 – 32:11)
• from Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey (Man Bites Dog; 2011)

11. Random Axe: “Everybody Nobody Somebody”

• (32:12 – 35:41)
• from Random Axe (Duck Down Music; 2011)

12. Elzhi: “Halftime”

• (35:42 – 37:51)
• from ELmatic (Self-released; 2011)

12.5. Fashawn: “Making It [excerpt]”

• (37:52 – 38:23)
• from Higher Learning 2 (Self-released; 2011)

13. Pharoahe Monch: “Clap (One Day)”

• (38:24 – 41:51)
• from W.A.R._(We Are Renegades (Duck Down Music; 2011)

14. Company Flow: “N2N Burners Remix”

• (41:52 – 46:02)
• Single (Def Jux; 2011)

15. Big K.R.I.T.: “The Vent”

• (46:03 – 51:23)
• from Return of 4eva (Self-released; 2011)

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