Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us presents:
The Reason Nobody Takes You Serious Is Because You Want Them To.
blackliquid Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us December 17th, 2023
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Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us presents:
Wanting It Is Not Enough.
blackliquid Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us December 10th, 2023
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Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us presents:
Your Word is Your Worth.
blackliquid Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us December 3rd, 2023
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Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us presents:
Most Don’t Know What They’d Do With It If They Actually Got it, That’s Why They Want It.
blackliquid Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us November 26th, 2023
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Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us presents:
Don’t Fear It, Feel It.
blackliquid Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us November 19th, 2023
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Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us presents:
I Value My Time Too Much To Waste Yours.
blackliquid Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us October 22nd, 2023
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genre charts for Mar 14 presents:
genre charts for Mar 14
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNNY WAR | Anarchist Gospel | New West |
| 2 | BENNY BLEU | March Of The Mollusk | Circus Tent |
| 3 | MARY MIDDLEFIELD | Thank You Alexander | Self-Released |
| 4 | ALICE | L’Oiseau Magnifique | Bongo Joe |
| 5 | FRAN | Leaving | Fire Talk |
| 6 | MEG BAIRD | Furling | Drag City |
| 7 | MD MCNALLY | Crimes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | RENEE MASKIN | Dreams A River [EP] | Mint 400 |
| 9 | ANNA TIVEL | Outsiders | Mama Bird |
| 10 | JESSIE BAYLIN | Jersey Girl | Blonde Rat |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACKLIQ AND OHBLIV | What Will It Take [EP] | Man Bites Dog |
| 2 | BEN FM | False Modesty | Self-Released |
| 3 | NOAH-O AND BIG NO | Richmond Brave | Charged Up Entertainment |
| 4 | NAPPY NINA | Mourning Due | LucidHaus |
| 5 | REUBEN VINCENT | Love Is War | Jamla |
| 6 | THA GOD FAHIM | Iron Bull | Nature Sounds |
| 7 | DE LA SOUL | 3 Feet High And Rising | AOI/Chrysalis |
| 8 | SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS | The Mind Of A Saint | First Generation Rich |
| 9 | STYLES P | Penultimate: A Calm Wolf Is Still A Wolf | Phantom Entertainment |
| 10 | ATMOSPHERE | “Okay” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIF FROM GOD | Digital Red | Prosthetic |
| 2 | STRIDER | Midnight Zen | Hexe |
| 3 | DELAIN | Dark Waters | Napalm |
| 4 | OBVURT | Triumph Beyond Adversity | Unique Leader |
| 5 | OSIAH | Chronos [EP] | Unique Leader |
| 6 | 7 H TARGET | Yantra Creating | Willowtip |
| 7 | EPHAISUS | False Throne | Self-Released |
| 8 | ORTHOGENESIS | Esoteric Annihilation | Self-Released |
| 9 | HOMESKIN | End’s Daze Without Organs | Fiadh Productions |
| 10 | OMEN STONES | Omen Stones | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 2 | DANIEL AVERY | Ultra Truth | Mute |
| 3 | LADYTRON | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 4 | BIBIO | BIB10 | Warp |
| 5 | KHOTIN | Release Spirit | Ghostly International |
| 6 | FURNEY | Other Soul | Soul Deep Exclusives |
| 7 | NOAH KLEIN | Zion | Moon Glyph |
| 8 | COWGIRL CLUE | “Picket Fence” [Single] | Vada Vada |
| 9 | SHYGIRL | “Heaven” feat. Tinashe [Single] | Because |
| 10 | ANDREW OSTERHOUDT | Out Together | Geographic North |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF TROPIQUE | Buster Goes West | Eelctric Cowbell |
| 2 | SUSANA BACA | Confidencias | Pregon Producciones |
| 3 | MAALEM MAHMOUD GANIA | Colours Of The Night | Hive Mind |
| 4 | MONSTRUOS DEL MANANA | Espejos | Self-Released |
| 5 | HELEN NKUME | And Her Young Timers Band | Dig This Way |
| 6 | KIMI DJABATE | Dindin | Cumbancha |
| 7 | STAR FEMININE BAND | Star Feminine Band In Paris | Born Bad |
| 8 | MOONLIGHT BENJAMIN | Wayo – Cry Of Pain | Ma Case |
| 9 | ALICE | L’Oiseau Magnifique | Bongo Joe |
| 10 | GOOD SAMARITANS, THE | No Food Without Taste If By Hunger | Analog Africa |
Anna C. March 14th, 2023
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Tags: Blackliq, gif from God, Of Tropique, ohbliv, Sunny War, Wax Tailor
genre charts for Mar 7 presents:
genre charts for Mar 7
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACKENZIE ROARK | Rollin’ High, Feelin’ Low | Vocal Rest |
| 2 | DEREK VANDERHORST | Wildflower | Self-Released |
| 3 | BUD ROKESKY | Outsider | Rainbow Valley/Warner Australia |
| 4 | ALICE | L’Oiseau Magnifique | Bongo Joe |
| 5 | MEG BAIRD | Furling | Drag City |
| 6 | BABITHA | Brighter Side Of Blue | Self-Released |
| 7 | ELIZABETH MOEN | Wherever You Aren’t | Self-Released |
| 8 | ANNA TIVEL | Outsiders | Mama Bird |
| 9 | MY POLITIC | Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home | Self-Released |
| 10 | MOIRA AND CLAIRE | i’m not usually this forward but… [EP] | Ticklegrass |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACKLIQ AND OHBLIV | What Will It Take [EP] | Man Bites Dog |
| 2 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Twelve | Self-Released |
| 3 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 4 | SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS | The Mind Of A Saint | First Generation Rich |
| 5 | DOOF | Snake Inna Rattrap | Gritty City |
| 6 | NAPPY NINA | Mourning Due | LucidHaus |
| 7 | REUBEN VINCENT | Love Is War | Jamla |
| 8 | ZAE KINCHEN | Can’t Afford To Not Record [EP] | Innercity |
| 9 | NOAH-O AND BIG NO | Richmond Brave | Charged Up Entertainment |
| 10 | THA GOD FAHIM | Iron Bull | Nature Sounds |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIANNE VAN GIERSBERGEN | Soulward Bound | NC&W |
| 2 | SKYBLAZER | Infinity’s Wings | Elevate |
| 3 | DELAIN | Dark Waters | Napalm |
| 4 | TWILIGHT FORCE | At The Heart Of Wintervale | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | DRAGONLAND | The Power Of The Nightstar | AFM |
| 6 | LIGHTBRINGER OF SWEDEN, THE | The New World Order | Self-Released |
| 7 | GHOST | Impera | Concord/Loma Vista |
| 8 | AVANTASIA | A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society | Nuclear Blast |
| 9 | FLUB | Dream Worlds | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | BLOODBUND | “The Raven’s Cry” [Single] | AFM |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 2 | FACTA | Emeline [EP] | Incienso |
| 3 | WU-LU | LOGGERHEAD | Warp |
| 4 | A TRIBUTE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – TO THE MOON AND BACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Milan |
| 5 | DJ SABRINA THE TEENAGE DJ | “Brave” [Single] | Spells On The Telly |
| 6 | FX 909 | Talk To The Invisible (part 2) | Self-Released |
| 7 | FURNEY | Other Soul | Soul Deep Exclusives |
| 8 | DEPOSED KING | One Man’s Grief | Self-Released |
| 9 | DJ SPEN | Eye Of The Storm | Quantize |
| 10 | YAEJI | “Done (Let’s Get It)” [Single] | XL |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SON ROMPE PERA | Chimborazo | AYA |
| 2 | OGASSA | Ogassa Original (Vol. 1) | Acid Jazz |
| 3 | HELEN NKUME | And Her Young Timers Band | Dig This Way |
| 4 | EMMANUEL JAL | Shangah | Gatwitch |
| 5 | KALA JULA AND GANGBE BRASS BAND | Asro | Buda |
| 6 | KING AYISOBA | Work Hard | Glitterbeat |
| 7 | REGGADICTION | Ganja Harvest | NuFunk |
| 8 | DUR-DUR BAND INT | The Berlin Session | Out Here |
| 9 | JEMBAA GROOVE | “Sweet My Ear” [Single] | Agogo |
| 10 | DAVID WALTERS | Soul Tropical | Six Degrees |
Anna C. March 7th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Blackliq, Dianne van Giersbergen, Mackenzie Roark, ohbliv, Son Rompe Pera, Wax Tailor
top 30 new album for Feb 21 presents:
top 30 new album for Feb 21
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackLiq & ohbliv | What Will It Take – EP | Man Bites Dog |
| 2 | Kelela | Raven | Warp |
| 3 | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | AOI |
| 5 | Monday Night & 3wayslim | Good Company | AllWeNeed |
| 6 | Troy | A Nigga Might’ve Cared Too Much | POVERTY LLC |
| 7 | Timothy Bailey & The Humans | Timothy Bailey & The Humans | self-released |
| 8 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 9 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 10 | Hotspit | Memory of a Mirror Image – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 12 | Andy Shauf | Norm | Anti- |
| 13 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | The Land, The Water, The Sky | Saddle Creek |
| 14 | Guided By Voices | La La Land | Rockathon |
| 15 | Billy Nomates | CACTI | Invada |
| 16 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava | self-released |
| 17 | Oneida | Success | Joyful Noise |
| 18 | Heaven For Real | Energy Bar | Mint |
| 19 | Butcher Brown | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz |
| 20 | Braxton Cook | Black Mona Lisa – EP | Nettwerk |
| 21 | Why Bonnie | 90 In November | Keeled Scales |
| 22 | Keep | Happy In Here | Honey Suckle Sound |
| 23 | Pile | All Fiction | Exploding In Sound |
| 24 | Yo La Tengo | This Stupid World | Matador |
| 25 | Equipment Pointed Ankh | From Inside the House | Bruit Direct Disques |
| 26 | Lana Del Rey | Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Polydor |
| 27 | Caroline Polachek | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Perpetual Novice |
| 28 | U.S. Girls | Bless This Mess | 4AD |
| 29 | Andy’s Mints | 03 | self-released |
| 30 | Decimate Our Kind | Thrillingly Dead | self-released |
Anna C. February 21st, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: 3wayslim, Blackliq, De La Soul, Kelela, Monday Night, ohbliv, Young Fathers
genre charts for Feb 21 presents:
genre charts for Feb 21
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOAN SHELLEY | The Spur | No Quarter |
| 2 | RAY LAMONTAGNE | “I was born to love you” [Single] | Liula |
| 3 | MARGO PRICE | Strays | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | PAUL KELLY | Time | Cooking Vinyl |
| 5 | MACKENZIE ROARK | Rollin’ High, Feelin’ Low | Vocal Rest |
| 6 | JESSE DANIEL SMITH | Jesse Daniel Smith Is Playing Other People’s Music | HMNIJDS |
| 7 | JOBIE | Grendel | J0BIE |
| 8 | WILLIAM BECKMANN | Faded Memories | Highway 90 |
| 9 | SUNNY WAR | Anarchist Gospel | New West |
| 10 | JAIMEE HARRIS | Boomerang Town | Folk N’ Roll/Thirty Tigers |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACKLIQ AND OHBLIV | What Will It Take [EP] | Man Bites Dog |
| 2 | DE LA SOUL | 3 Feet High and Rising | AOI |
| 3 | MONDAY NIGHT AND 3WAYSLIM | Good Company | AllWeNeed |
| 4 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 5 | ODDISEE | To What End | Outer Note |
| 6 | NOAH-O AND BIG NO | Richmond Brave | Charged Up ENT |
| 7 | BOBBY J FROM ROCKAWAY | Radio Days | Pristine Original |
| 8 | REUBEN VINCENT | Love Is War | Jamla |
| 9 | BEN FM | False Modesty | Self-Released |
| 10 | J ROCC | Beatitudes | Stones Throw |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DECIMATE OUR KIND | Thrillingly Dead | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | Parrhesia | Sumerian |
| 3 | EXITUS | Liebyrinth | Self-Released |
| 4 | KOSMOPHOBIA | Kosmophobia | Self-Released |
| 5 | HUMAN MASS EXTERMINATION | Galactic Extinction Anomalies | Inherited Suffering |
| 6 | CELESTIAL SCOURGE | Dimensions Unfurled [EP] | Time to Kill |
| 7 | DYING FETUS | “Unbridled Fury” [Single] | Relapse |
| 8 | MANIFESTING OBSCENITY | “Necromancy Galaxies” [Single] | Inherited Suffering |
| 9 | FAETOOTH | Remnants of the Vessel | Dune Altar |
| 10 | KING BUFFALO | Regenerator | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOGGING HOUSE | Face | Dauw |
| 2 | MODERAT | MORE D4TA | Monkeytown |
| 3 | JUNE MCDOOM | June McDoom [EP] | Temporary Residence Limited |
| 4 | PROFOUND79 | Youngblood Instrumentals | GrittyCity |
| 5 | MELODIC HOUSE AND TECHNO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Sonic Stage |
| 6 | SIR E.U | I Will Never Let You Go | Unbecoming |
| 7 | TOM WAX | “You Are The Creators (Alex Bau Future Retro 90s Rave Repaint)” [Single] | Phuture Wax |
| 8 | WEATHERSON | Paradoxically, Forgetting | Self-Released |
| 9 | SOFIE BIRCH | Languoria | Mondoj |
| 10 | BRANDON JUHANS | In Scribble | Plasty Ltd |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHO WANTS SOME? | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gorgon |
| 2 | SOLOMANE DOUMBIA | Segou To Lagos | Mieruba |
| 3 | DUR-DUR BAND INT | The Berlin Session | Out Here |
| 4 | AYIZAN | Dilijans | Comet |
| 5 | JEMBAA GROOVE | “Sweet My Ear” [Single] | Agogo |
| 6 | LA BOA | La Bestia [EP] | Mambo Negro |
| 7 | KIMI DJABATE | Dindin | Cumbancha |
| 8 | TP ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO | Singles & EPs | Acid Jazz |
| 9 | MA STUDIO | Futuro Niche | Discos Pacifico |
| 10 | GRUPO KUAL | Konexiones | Discos Rolas |
Anna C. February 21st, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Blackliq, Decimate Our Kind, Joan Shelley, Jogging House, ohbliv, Who Wants Some?