Filed under: Hawdwerk, Jansport J, The Takeover, thought provoking conversations, THX
Better late than never! This episode of the Takeover was pure nonsense at its finest. We had a great playlist and even better discussions on topics like Shatasha (from Bone Thugs), Saved By the Bell and of course–Rossi. I was joined by the experts on these topics: THX, Ina, Jansport J & Hawdwerk.
Here is the playlist:
1. Bang That Shit Out – Bishop Lamont, Diverse
2. Closer – Consequence, Paula Campbell, Statik Selektah
3. Run Lola Run – Speak
4. Can’t Get Me Down – BJ the Chicago Kid
5. I’ll Be Late For That – Kanye West (Rose)
6. Hip No Ties – Intuition, VerBS
7. You Know How We Do It – Ice Cube
8. Be Careful – No One (Dae One, Noni Spitz), Mitchy Slick, Chevy Jones
9. Freaks of the Industry – Digital Underground
10. Welcome to the Ghetto – Spice 1
11. How’s It Going Down – DMX
12. Killer – Drake, Nipsey Hussle
13. New Wu – Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man
14. Salt N Pepa – Push It
15. Sippin On Syrup – 36 Mafia
Enjoy. We hope you laugh as much as we did.
[Sidebar: RIP Rod Roddy--we thought his sequined blazers were still around].

Filed under: Dae One, Hawdwerk, HPM, Jansport J, No One, Noni Spitz, SOV, The Takeover

The Takeover has been able to give you some inside looks into the work Hawdwerk and Jansport J have been putting into their upcoming album, High Power Moves…and we even got to play an exclusive record from it: “Fly As Me” featuring Dae One and Noni Spitz (No One) on this show…
…But here is your first chance to DL their first single “High Power Moves”
DOWNLOAD HERE
The mixtape will be presented by 2dopeboyz & Kevin Nottingham and available for free DL on 11.10.09
Check out some behind-the-scenes footage during the recording process of HPM…and JOKES
WE’RE BACK! The Takeover took a short break to make some improvements–we now offer the show via mp3 stream/DL once again.
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We spoke with Jansport & Hawdwerk about their upcoming album, High Power Moves and we also spoke with Brian from School of Velocity, where the album has been recorded at. We also had Ayla come through to share some thoughts and flex her photography skills.
Playlist:
1. Show n Prove (prod. by Moonshine) – Diz Gibran
2. 2Thousand and Now (prod. by THX) – Mykestro
3. The Warning – Pheo, C. Green
4. Born and Raised in Compton – DJ Quik
5. I Hate Summers – Dom Kennedy
6. Barakaran – Rob Viktum, Donwill, Elucid
7. Radiant Jewels – Raekwon, Cormega, Sean Price
8. Survival of the Fit – Mobb Deep
9. Strapped – Jaylib, Guilty Simpson
10. Chonkyfire – Outkast
11. Cali Soul (prod. by Dibiase) – UNI, HOPE, Shawn Jackson
12. Over Do It – Donnis
13. 10 Bricks – Raekwon, Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah
14. The Path – Self Scientific, Kobe
15. Monster Babies – Random Axe
16. Thank You – Jay-Z
17. Baby Cause I’m A Thug – Trick Daddy (guilty pleasure)
Check out footage of Dwele’s 2nd performance in Los Angeles. He was pretty cool and gave us a drop too:
Filed under: Hawdwerk, HPM, Jansport J, S-Mak, SOV, The Takeover, thought provoking conversations
We had a show full of good, (mostly) new music! We also had some guest appearances by Val the Vandle, Sallis Money and of course Jansport J & Hawdwerk! Check the link for the fun:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1934962
Playlist:
1. Have You Ever Made Love to a Weirdo – Hollyweerd
2. Dancing in the Rain – Blu
3. The Search – Drake, Saukrates
4. It Ain’t Hard to Tell – Nas
5. C.R.E.A.M – Wu-Tang Clan
6. Pretty Ugly – Co$$
7. Return to Gnar – Speak
8. Microphone – Slaughterhouse
9. House of Flying Daggers – Raekwon, Ghostface, Inspectah Deck, Method Man
10. Cheers – Skeme, Streetz
11. Nothing Could Be Better – Bishop Lamont, Sugafree, Butch Cassidy, Bokey, Chevy Jones
12. Against the Wall – Malcolm and Martin
13. Look at California – Convinced
14. Check the Resume (prod. by THX) – S-Mak, Damani, Remy, Track Bully
15. Ice Cream Paint Job – Dorrough Music (guilty pleasure!)
The Takeover is back in LA, and we were live yet again at SOV studios while Jansport J & Hawdwerk were working on HPM…it’s sounding pretty nice. We also had THX & S-Mak (happy birthday!) say what’s up as well. Hear the show to find out what they’ve been up to.
Things like this go on during the show:
Hear the show here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1895154
Playlist:
1. Find A Way – A Tribe Called Quest
2. Hiding Place – Little Brother, Elzhi
3. No Contenders (prod. by Dae One) – Pr1me, Guilty Simpson
4. Paper Boy – Peter Jackson, Royce Da 5’9
5. Down & Out – Cam’ron, Kanye West
6. Breakups 2 Makeups – Method Man
7. Chi City – Common
8. I’m a Cov Original (prod. by Jansport J) – Dashawn King
9. Toot it & Boot it – YG Pushaz (guilty pleasure!)
The Takeover via Seattle-ite part 2
This week, we had guest host DJ Hyphen again and we played some great music:
Listen to the show HERE
Playlist:
1. Cuckoo – Slaughterhouse
2. Hallelujah – Bishop Lamont, Xzibit
3. Pac Div – Pac Div
4. The Questions – Common, Mos Def
5. Bottom to the Top – Bobby Creekwater
6. Hard Work – Dom Kennedy
7. Won’t Do – J Dilla
8. A New Song – Lee Bannon, S.O.L., Torae, Reks, Superstah Snuk
9. Can’t Win For Losing – Little Brother
10. Keep It Moving – A Tribe Called Quest
11. The Only Way – Johnson & Jonson
12. Another Summer – 213
13. Get Your Roll On – Big Tymers (guilty pleasure)


This week, the Takeover was on the road in Seattle, where it was actually sunny and warm outside! We recorded live from KUBE and had special guest DJ Hyphen from Sunday Night Sound Sessions join us! We also premiered an exclusive HPM joint “Fly as Me” featuring No One (Dae One & Noni Spitz).
Hear the show: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1814800
Playlist:
1. Eternalists – Talib Kweli
2. The Winner – Drake
3. Drummer (A Little Bit) – know:juander
4. See Us (prod. by Equilibrium) – Intuition & Verbs
5. Classic – Hollyweerd
6. Above the Clouds – Gang Starr
7. Fly As Me (prod. by Jansport J) – Hawdwerk, No One (Dae One & Noni Spitz)
8. Holy Are You – Rakim
9. Sydney (prod. by Cook Classics) – TiRon, Ayomari
10. One Song – Black Milk
11. Miss Memory – Convinced
12. So Easy – Musiq Soulchild
13. Some Cut – Trillville, Cutty

