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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in Throwback Thursdays (206)

Throwback Thursdays: Lizzo

Let's throw back to 2 years ago when I thought I had blogged this song (but maybe I didn't?). Caught Lizzo on the Red Bull Sound Select tour last night. Amazing. She's a star. Dig it.

Throwback Thursdays: Afrika Bambaataa

A true innovator, Afrika Bambaataa gonna make you move this morning. Get on up y'all, it's 1986.

Throwback Thursdays: The Meters

The Meters' classic "Cissy Strut" was sampled by everyone from N.W.A., A Tribe Called Quest and even Master P. Dig this cut and don't forget to wiggle.

Throwback Thursdays: Donovan

If you're not down with Donovan I'm not sure we can be friends. Dig.

Throwback Thursdays: N.W.A.

In honor of the release of Straight Outta Compton let's review one of the lesser celebrated tracks on that album, 8 Ball. Neither Eazy or Dre wrote their own verses on this record (Ice Cube did the lion's share of the work) - truth is, Eazy wasn't a blessed MC - can't imagine how much time they spent just to get these verses "passable". Still, there was something so cool about the whole damn thing.