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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 Notorious B.I.G. (8)

Madhouse Mondays: The Isley Brothers

Saw The Isley Brothers up in Milwaukee this weekend. Oh man, what a show. They ripped through classic after classic. All hands to the sky. Smoking. Dig this cut, "Between the Sheets" (which you may know as the sample from Biggie's "Big Poppa"). 

Madhouse Mondays: Notorious B.I.G.

On March 9, 1997 Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.) was murdered for his music. Put one in the air today for Biggie Smalls and dig this mix by DJ Short-E. Fuck the bullshit.

 

Real Talk Tuesdays: Turntable Woes

This weekend my old trusty Technics SL-1401 gave up the ghost. It's gonna be a pricey repair so I started searching Amazon, Craigslist and the local pawn shops for a replacement. Copped a replacement but it too has it's problems. And so goes the struggle of the audiophile. 

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Madhouse Mondays: Jeopardy Raps

Jeopardy unveiled a category called "It's a Rap" on a recent episode. Just listening to Alex Trebek read these lyrics makes me giggle. 

Throwback Thursdays: Jay-Z

I was listening to Reasonable Doubt today - thought I'd share it with y'all. Dig it - two of the greatest to ever do it, Big & Jay.