Take It Personal Show

19/11/2024

Now streaming
https://www.takeitpersonalradio.com/episode-156-info

25/10/2024

The 80's Mixtape Part 3 is now available

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RZPnN5GREgcGLQIkgB4pX?si=9769558d9e114f90

24/10/2024

Pick one.

19/10/2024

As a child, we’d sometimes front with the songs we really liked, so you wouldn’t be judged differently with your friends. It was easy to labeled something with the quickness.

As you get older, you simply don’t give a f**k. I happen to think all these songs hit. Some just hit different than others, but they’re all are a part of my 80s time capsule.

I remember Chevy Chase in the You Can Call Me Al video.

I remember loving with the scratch sound from Rockit.

I remember hearing Axel F and wanting The Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack.

I remember thinking Corey Hart is kind of a do**he for wearing his sunglasses at night but god damn those haunting synthesizers were dope.

I remember hearing Uptown Girl and thinking isn’t Billy Joel from Pennsylvania because of Allentown?

I remember watching The Last Dragon and hearing Rhythm of the Night, then I saw the video and thought dude was Prince.

I remember buying those jelly bracelets because of the Madonna craze was real.

I remember thinking Don’t You (Forget About Me) was the greatest soundtrack song ever.

I remember watching MTV waiting for The Final Countdown...all day.

I remember Eddie Lee Roth being the coolest MF’er before Axl stepped on the scene. The Jump video was iconic.

I remember Planet Rock would be the song played at every roller skating rink.

I remember thinking Boy George was a bit too strange for me as a 6-year-old, but damn did Do You Really Want To Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon knock.

I remember listening to the Let’s Dance album by Bowie an entire summer while in Brigantine.

I remember being scared of Somebody’s Watching Me because I used to frequent the Brigantine Castle (IYKYK).

I remember being a big fan of Billy Ocean but when I saw Danny Devito, Michael Dougle and “The Joan Wilder” in the video for When the Going Gets Tough, I knew I had made the right decision.

I remember hearing West End Girl and not knowing all the words to the hook but liking that they were rapping which I started to fall in love with around 1985 thanks to Run-DMC.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4niqs8pCj2TOWgcUROKn08?si=7xba4co0QRa33C4IS7bomQ&pi=u-37Sz76JJSs-h

16/10/2024

If music is the soundtrack to our lives, then the 80’s were the most euphoric for me. Music has this remarkable power on people and I need it just like I need oxygen to breathe.

For me, the 80’s were a simpler time. Like Gladys once said “Everybody’s talking about the good old days, right? Everybody! The good old days. Well, let’s talk about the good old days!”

Growing up, you didn’t have all these worries of today. I certainly didn’t have a job, a mortgage, a family and an ever-growling list of bills. We weren’t consumed with health and wealth like we were happiness in our formative years.

My biggest dilemma was deciding between Kay-Bee, Toys “R” Us or Kiddie City as to which store to buy my next G.I. Joe or Star Wars action figure. It was bouncing around from the Willow Grove Mall to the Roosevelt Mall and making sure I had just enough quarters to play WrestleFest or Spy Hunter and maybe still have a few dollars left for an Orange Julius or some Boardwalk Fries. Can it be all so simple?

I thoroughly enjoy curating these playlists and creating what I like to call a musical journey into the ‘80s. Instead of worrying about formatting these in specific genres or their respective years, I wanted to curated a collection of tracks that mimicked my musical upbringing.

I plan on releasing at least 5 volumes of The 80’s Mixtape, with music ranging from Skid Row, The Dead Milkmen, Bobby Brown, The Cure, Air Supply, Guns N’ Roses, DeBarge, Billy Joel, Chicago, Run-D.M.C., Talking Heads, Prince, Duran Duran to Big Daddy Kane.

If you enjoy a variety of good music and want to relive the 80’s with me, please check out my mix only available on Spotify to stream.

Click to listen:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/321BVzP3IctnZyA2up4CzL?si=7a4bceb9ee7c4be9

17/09/2024

How much do you really know?

We’re excited to hit you with TIP’s Have You Heard? game for episode 153. We’re playing 32 tracks, featuring bootlegs, b-sides, deep album cuts and remixes.

All you have to do is keep count of each song you’ve heard before. Don’t count the original versions you’re familiar with, just the ones you hear on this episode.

We’re going on the honor system and there is no honor in being a crumb bum. Keep score at home and then return to this post and share with us how many you’ve heard before.

Everyone who responds will be entered in our giveaway featuring prizes from and .didit

Point Levels:
32 = No One Can Do It Better
30 = The Infamous
25 = Big Tyme
20 = Strictly Business
15 = All Eyez On Me
10 = College Dropout
5 = Check Your Head

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11/09/2024

We’re looking for new music for some upcoming shows. We want to put a spotlight on any artist making dope hip-hop.

Please send a download link (not an attachment) with your track to philaflava @ gmail.com.

04/09/2024

On 11/11/19, dropped our 2-part Nas vs. Jay-Z battle. That was almost 100 episodes ago!

On 9/4/24, we remastered the entire 5+ hour episode, consolidated both parts and have re-released as a deluxe edition for your listening pleasure.

🚨 Now on ALL streaming platforms

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30/08/2024

Who said TIP can’t keep it PG-13?

On episode 152, we’re doing just that. For the first time in 8 years, you’ll now be able to listen to an entire episode of Take It Personal without telling your kids to put on their ear muffs. No more lowering the volume or fast-forwarding a track, we got you and your family covered with the perfect mixes.

Enjoy that car ride together with peace of mind knowing we’re here to educate and entertain ya’ll, kinda like Bill Cosby, just minus the ruffies.

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30/08/2024

Direct link to episode 152 (TIP Is for the Children) on Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-it-personal-ep-152-tip-is-for-the-children/id1765722632?i=1000667412206

29/08/2024

Take It Personal Show is for the children!

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27/08/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnX8h2jhHYs

I know many of you do not stream on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music or the other platforms and prefer Youtube.

So, here you go! I happen to think this is one of our best interviews as well as album spotlights we've done.

I hope you enjoy.

Join us on a 3-hour journey with General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun as we deep dive the '95 classic, Dah Shinin. General Steele gives us some insight on the mak...

23/08/2024

Join us on a 3-hour journey with General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun as we deep dive the '95 classic, Dah Shinin.

General Steele gives us some insight on the making of each track off the album, as well as shares some intimate details about recording in D&D Studios, confirming the rumor that Jay-Z was denied access during the 1, 2 Pass It collaboration, plus you'll hear remarkable stories about 2Pac, Sean Price, Buckshot, Puffy and learn much more...like he is a Trekkie?

This was an amazing interview and album breakdown with Steele and we know you're gonna love!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VwCVfLouzdMoowfOt0nSY?si=_9RQB7ywSfivUNvw7z0K8w

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21/08/2024

What's the one album that you know is universally disliked but you still love unconditionally?

21/08/2024

Really appreciate the great feedback on our Dah Shinin’ episode. If you’ve listened, let us know what album spotlight next.

19/08/2024

On episode 148, we're teleporting back to 1995. If you had a 5-disc CD changer in the whip, chances are you had Dah Shinin' in one of those slots.

Tek and Steele announced their presence with authority on Enta da Stage in '93, then dropped the classic Bucktown b/w Let's Git It On single in early '94, which had everyone patiently waiting for their album.

In January '95, the wait was over and Dah Shinin' immediately became a favorite. With their witty harmonizing 1-2 punch, along with the Da Beatminerz, Dah Shinin' was classic upon first listen and the birth of what we now know as the Boot Camp Clik.

We're joined by General Steele, as we go track-by-track with him on Dah Shinin'. Learn all about your favorites, whether it's Timz 'n' Hood Chek, Sound Bwoy Bureill, Bucktown, Hellucination, Let's Git It On or Cession at da Doghillee. Steele shares intimate details about the making of every track, including the remixes and some non-album cuts.

Steele also shares some hilarious and fascinating stories about recording @ D&D Records, Buckshot, Sean Price, working with Mary J. Blige and of course Tupac Shakur.

If you're a Smif-N-Wessun fan or a Boot Camp fan, you're not going to want to miss this episode!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mVlXtt0AcLIzg0mhoSn3n?si=esvM_2LwSmW9RFG195IFnw

DL: https://www.mediafire.com/file/grw4r2523wiznas/Ep_151_Dah_Shinin_Album_Spotlight.mp3/file

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19/08/2024

My verbals rip s**t, brains give birth to thoughts in triplets
F**k it I’m on some flip s**t, ready to let my clip spit
Dramatical, vocals release shells like automatics do
Music’s magical causing any battles to be tragical
Child, got a style sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia
Slaughter your circulatory like lukemia
Filled with larceny, who want parts of me? I’m vicious
Mad malicious, cause it’s real on this road to riches
I got this mastered, other rappers’ll craft it
Weak and wicked camouflaged as killers how they speak and kick it
Peep this uniqueness, non-believers I’m leaving speechless
Left to choke as if skunk smoke was coming through the speakers
Surgically nice with any verbal device, trife
Breathing life into mics, my insight’s beyond the twilight
So die or fight, no surrender, no retreat
Techniques speak, I’m rather unique

07/08/2024

Here are 60 reasons to listen to ep. 150

Richie Rich - Let’s Ride
Tha Dogg Pound - Big Pimpin’ feat. Nate Dogg
Domino - Sweet Potatoe Pie (Remix)
Domino - Sweet Potatoe Pie
2Pac - I Get Around (Remix) feat. Digital Underground
2Pac - I Get Around feat. Digital Underground
DJ Quik - Mo’ P***y
Dr. Dre - Nuthin’ But A G Thang feat. Snoop Dogg
Dove Shack - Summertime In the LBC
The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
Souls of Mischief - ‘93 Til Infinity
Ahmad - Back In The Day (Remix)
Ahmad - Back In The Day
Coolio - I Remember feat. Billy Boy & J-Ro
Hi-C - Sitting In the Park
Rappin’ 4-Tay - Playaz Club
Too $hort - I’m A Player
Snoop Dogg - Ain’t No Fun feat. Nate Dogg, Kurupt & Warren G
2Pac - All About U feat. Snoop Dogg, Dru Down, Nate Dogg & Outlawz
Warren G - Regulate (Remix) feat. Nate Dogg
Warren G - Regulate feat. Nate Dogg
Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride feat. Snoop Dogg
King Tee - Dippin’ (Remix)
Ice Cube - You Know How We Do It
Domino - Getto Jam
Mista Grimm - Indo Smoke feat. Nate Dogg
DFC - Things in tha Hood (Warren G Remix) feat. Nate Dogg
Anotha Level - What’s The Cha Say
The B.U.M.S. - Elevation (Free My Mind)
Ras Kass - Won’t Catch Me Runnin’
The Pharcyde - Runnin’
Funkdoobiest - Rock On
Blackalicious - Swan Lake
Casual - That’s How It Is
Luniz - I Got 5 On It (Remix) feat. Richie Rich, E-40, Dru Down, Shock G and Spice 1
Cypress Hill - Throw Your Hands In Air feat. Erick Sermon, Redman & MC Eiht
MC Eiht - Nuthin’ But The Gangsta feat. Spice 1 & Redman
MC Eiht - All for the Money
Jayo Felony - Sherm Stick
W.C. & the Maad Circle - The One
Young Lay - All About My Fetti feat. Mac Mall & Ray Luv
Luniz - Playa Hata
3x Krazy - Keep It On The Real
Twinz - Round & Round
Warren G - Do You See feat. Nate Dogg
DJ Quik - Summer Breeze
MC Breed - Gotta Get Mine feat. 2Pac
Too $hort - We Do This feat. MC Breed, Father Dom & 2Pac
DJ Quik - Safe & Sound
Thug Life - Bury Me A G
2Pac - Str8 Ballin’
Thug Life - Pour Out A Little Liquor
The Click - Hurricane
Tha Alkaholiks - Only When I’m Drunk
Coolio - Only When I’m Drunk
Too $hort - Just Another Day
Too $hort - Gettin’ It
E-40 - Sprinkle Me feat. Suga-T
2Pac - Skandalouz feat. Nate Dogg
MC Eiht - Streiht Up Menace