Video: Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers"

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On The Corner April.20.2011: Things Kings Do with King Otto

DJ King Otto came through On The Corner and blessed our turntables with 2 hours of strictly vinyl 45's. He'll be spinning along side Skeme Richards, Supreme La Rock and Mike 2600 Friday night at Honey for Hot Peas and Butta (Twin Cities edition). Here's a playlist from King Otto's set. If you missed it, you can listen to it for the next 2 weeks on our archive page.

ArtistNameAlbumLabel
DJ RogersListen to The Message
Willie HendersonLoose Booty7" singleBrunswick
Little Ben and The CheersBrown Eyed Devil7" singleRush
Star-TelsExterminator Man7" singleLamarr
Curtis GreenI Just Gotta Get Down7" singleBold
The SteelersGet It From The Bottom7" singleDate
Kent Meade and The Remington SunshineThe Bad One7" singleMagic Carpet
The Music MachineTalk Talk7" singleOriginal Sound
The GrassrootsYou and Love are the Same7" singleDunhill
Five Stairsteps and CubieDon't Change Your Love7" singleCurtom
Lloyd PriceThey Get Down7" singleGSF
Momma and Papa Rockin' familyShop Around7" single
Eddie SimpsonBig Black Funky Slave7" singleDuke
Oliver SainShe's a Disco Queen7" singleAbet
SomersetDo Me Baby, Do Me7" singleDazia

You Can't Turn Me Away7" single
Walter Negro and The Loose JointsShoot The Pump7" single
Donaly ByrdLove Has Come Around7" singleElektra
Special TouchThis Party Is Just For You7" singleBrackett
Asphalt JungleFreakin Time part 17" singleTEC
Experience UnlimitedE.U. Groove7" single
Trouble FunkDrop The Bomb7" singleJAMTU
SlimIn The Mix7" single
Run DMCTogether Forever (Krush Groove 4)7" single
Big Daddy KaneLong Live The Kane7" singleCol Chillin
3rd BassSteppin' to the A.M.7" singleDef Jam
Eric B. and RakimMicrophone Fiend7" singleUni
Notorious BIGWarning7" singleBad Boy
MC LyteCha Cha Cha7" singleFirst Priority Music
Pretty TonyFix it in The Mix7" singleMusic Specialists
KraftwerkTour de France7" singleEMI
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Ever wonder what Kings do?


Ever wonder what Kings do? What about when THREE Kings get together? Well, you can find out by tuning in to Radio K's On The Corner on Wednesday, April 20th from 8-10pm (CST). DJ King Otto and DJ Mike the 2600 King will be coming through the studio to hang out with King Cole and DJ Phizzy. They'll be bringing crates of 45's to spin ahead of their Hot Peas and Butta set.
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Kinda Cloudy On The Corner

On Wednesday, April 6th, DJ Steely Dan (host of "
Kinda Cloudy Radio" on our sister station KFAI) came through The Corner and blessed us with an incredible 2 hour vinyl set. If you missed the show, here's a list of the records Dan was spinning. One of the best shows of 2011.
ArtistNameAlbumLabel
PovoBennie's GroovePresenting Povo EPRicky-Tick Records
The Hi-Fly OrchestraSoul Bossa-Nova7" singleTramp
Quantic and his Combo BarbaroMas PanTradition in TransitionTru Thoughts
SkeletonsThe Positive ForceSmileImpossible Ark
El Michels AffairDetroit TwiceSounding Out The CityTruth and Soul
El Michels AffairMusings To MyselfSounding Out The CityTruth and Soul
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong OrchestraCairo CairoWorld of FunkUbiquity
BlundettoMy One GirlBad Bad ThingsHeavenly Sweetness
LVX CollectiveDays Like These7" singleGreen Tea
E's EScratch's Skank pt. 17" singleBSTRD Boots
Prince Fatty ft. HorsemanShimmy Shimmy Ya7" singleRamecca
QuanticSwing EasyFlowering InfernoTru Thoughts
QuanticPortada del MarFlowering InfernoTru Thoughts
DJ CatalystReal Soul7" singleBSTRD Boots
Radio City ft. BajkaThe HopMusic Is My ArtUbiquity
Chico MannGuradolo (el silencio)Analog DriftWax Poetics
9DWBlack Coffee7" singleWax Poetics
The Natural Yogurt BandSoft Cheese7"singleJazzman
Los SospechosMirror Door7" singleColemine
Adrian Younge and the Black Dynamite OrchestraChicago WindBlack Dynamite SoundtrackWax Poetics
Charles BradleyThe World is Going Up in Flames7" singleDap Tone
DarondoDidn't ILet My People GoLuv N' Haight
Kings Go ForthHigh On Your Love7" singleLuaka Bop
Nick WaterhouseSome Place7" singlePres Records
Big Joe Louis and the Soul InvestigatorsGo-Go Train (is gonna carry me away)7" singleTimmion
Ariya Astrobeat ArkestraCrosstown7" singleFirst Word
The GripsTennesee Strut7" singleG.E.D. Soul Records
Octe Soul SoundsLook Sharp7" singleOcote Soul
Eric Blowtorch and The WeldersSalt Water Version7" singleBopaganda
The LionsEthio Steppers7" singleUbiquity
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Video: Jill Scott "Shame"










Jill Scott is BACK!
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Video: Lupe Fiasco @ the Blue Note Jazz Club w/ The Robert Glasper Experiment


Lupe doing his thing with the Robert Glasper Experiment as backing band at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC. Doesn't get iller than this.
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Video: Quadron - "Average Fruit"

Quadron "Average Fruit" from Plug Research on Vimeo.


In case you still need that late pass, Quadron's "Average Fruit" was the OTC 2010 "Song of the Year." Still haven't managed to get the award in the hands of this Danish duo, but we're hoping they swing by the Twin Cities this spring as they support Raphael Saadiq on his upcoming tour.
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