Planet Ill Breakdown: Rah Digga Feat. Redman-This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap
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Thu, 2/09/10 – 17:15 | 2 Comments

Brick City mashers Rah Digga and Redman get together for the very first time on the remix for Rah’s “This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap”

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Planet Ill Breakdown: Rah Digga Feat. Redman-This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 17:15 | 2 Comments
Planet Ill Breakdown: Rah Digga Feat. Redman-This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap

Brick City mashers Rah Digga and Redman get together for the very first time on the remix for Rah’s “This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap”

Planet Ill Breakdown:Kid Cudi-Do You Get It?
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 14:32 | One Comment
Planet Ill Breakdown:Kid Cudi-Do You Get It?

Kid Cudi continues his road towards his second commercial release with the new single and Cleveland Anthem, “Do You Get It”.

Lloyd Banks: Back To The Beat Part 3
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 9:27 | 2 Comments
Lloyd Banks: Back To The Beat Part 3

Why make a Hunger For More 2? Why should the fans care about that, and what exactly is Lloyd Banks trying to connect to from this old album to forge the spirit of it’s sequel? These are questions that we asked Lloyd banks in part three of Back To The Beat.

Colt Ford: From Kriss Kross To Country
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 11:28 | 2 Comments
Colt Ford: From Kriss Kross To Country

Planet Ill spoke with Colt Ford about the making of Chicken and Biscuits, working with Jermaine Dupri, DMC, the parallels between country and Hip-Hop, and his desire to blur the lines between genres and stereotypes.

Planet Ill Breakdown:Big K.R.I.T.-If I Should Die
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 9:21 | 2 Comments
Planet Ill Breakdown:Big K.R.I.T.-If I Should Die

Big K.R.I.T. with a little help from the late great Marvin Gaye wonders what would happen when he meets his Maker with “If I Should Die”.

Mixtape Review:DJ Green Lantern-Invasion Radio 2K10
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 18:17 | 2 Comments
Mixtape Review:DJ Green Lantern-Invasion Radio 2K10

DJ Green Lantern brings the best and brightest artists available from all quarters for his latest Invasion Radio 2K10 mixtape. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nas all on one tape? Believe it.

Lloyd Banks: Back To The Beat Part 2
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 11:16 | 3 Comments
Lloyd Banks: Back To The Beat Part 2

This segment of Lloyd Banks Back To The Beat focuses on beef, separating real from imagined, Brian Pumper, Fat Joe, and battling.

Classic Clash: Doggy Style Vs. Get Rich Or Die Trying
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 16:45 | One Comment
Classic Clash: Doggy Style Vs. Get Rich Or Die Trying

This week’s classic clash pits two extremely highly-anticipated albums Doggystyle and Get Rich Or Die trying. These two Dre related albums delivered on their immense buzz. Which was better?

Lloyd Banks: Back To The Beat Part 1
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 11:39 | One Comment
Lloyd Banks: Back To The Beat Part 1

Planet Ill sat down with G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks to discuss his recent success, working with artists outside G-Unit, his Canada case, Interscope sabotage and more!

Planet Ill Breakdown: Power Paper & Pussy
Sunday, 29 Aug, 2010 – 14:45 | 5 Comments
Planet Ill Breakdown: Power Paper & Pussy

Nas takes it back to the streets with his new track “Power Paper & Pussy” over Billy Squier’s classic “Big Beat” and Helb Alert’s “Rise”. Fire.

Indiesent Exposure: One Nation Divisible
Sunday, 29 Aug, 2010 – 12:50 | 2 Comments
Indiesent Exposure: One Nation Divisible

This week’s Indiesent Exposure covers the vocalist /drummer Divisible. DJ Fusion breaks their music down and leaves no remainder.

Planet Ill Breakdown: Kanye West Feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver-Monster
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 13:49 | 2 Comments
Planet Ill Breakdown: Kanye West Feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver-Monster

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Monsters, both real and imagined have plagued the Earth since the very beginning. Aside from the mythical Lochness Monsters and Bigfoots that we can never manage to get proof of, we have whales, giant …

Planet Ill Breakdown:Pimp C ft. Drake & Bun B – What Up (Prod. by Boi-1da)
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 12:00 | 2 Comments
Planet Ill Breakdown:Pimp C ft. Drake & Bun B – What Up (Prod. by Boi-1da)

Pimp C’s legacy lives on on the Drake and Bun B featured track “What Up”, produced by Boi-1da. Does his spirit shine through on the track aside Hip-Hop’s hot boy? The answer will surprise you.

Album Review: Skyzoo And !llmind-Live From The Tape Deck
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 19:56 | 2 Comments
Album Review: Skyzoo And !llmind-Live From The Tape Deck

Skyzoo and !llmind take it back to the mixtape era with Live From The Tape Deck. Do they rock till the tape pops? Read what we have to say about it.

FuseBox Radio 8/27/2010-Mosque Mania Continues,Hitler’s Jewish Heirs, Wikileaks Wackiness And Music
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 12:00 | 2 Comments
FuseBox Radio 8/27/2010-Mosque Mania Continues,Hitler’s Jewish Heirs, Wikileaks Wackiness And Music

This week’s show commentary features updates on the “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy in New York DNA research that shows Adolf Hitler had African & Jewish descendants,the DREAM Act with U.S. immigration, recent accusations against the Wikileaks founder and the recent study concerning the widening Black/White Gap with Broadband Internet Access in the U.S.

Album Review: Katy Perry-Teenage Dream
Thursday, 26 Aug, 2010 – 15:51 | 3 Comments
Album Review: Katy Perry-Teenage Dream

Katy Perry continues her pop run with her latest album Teenage Dream, which melds her pop and dance with depth of emotion, credible lyricism and Perry’s strong voice for a cute but rangey package.

Planet Ill Breakdown: Young Chris-Flow Of Da Year
Thursday, 26 Aug, 2010 – 11:19 | One Comment
Planet Ill Breakdown: Young Chris-Flow Of Da Year

Young Chris freestyles over Lloyd Banks single “Any Girl” for “Flow Of Da Year” Is it the flow of the year? Listen and find out!

Planet Ill Breakdown: Drake-I’m Ready For You
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 20:00 | One Comment
Planet Ill Breakdown: Drake-I’m Ready For You

After dropping a steady slew of slow emo-hop records since his album release, Drake finally gets his swagger back with the aptly-titled I’m Ready For You.

Planet Ill Breakdown: Montage One Feat. Planet Asia and TriState-Bloodlust
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 11:28 | One Comment
Planet Ill Breakdown: Montage One Feat. Planet Asia and TriState-Bloodlust

Montage One, Planet Asia and TriState take it back to the gutter, West Coast style, with the hardcore banger Bloodlust. Nod your head to it and don’t crash the whip.

Where Are All The Black Superhero Movies?
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 19:42 | One Comment
Where Are All The Black Superhero Movies?

Planet Ill examines the lack of African-American superheroes on the big screen, particularly when Blade, a black hero touched off the current comic book run in Hollywood.