The Soul Controllers

Axel F for Don and Whitney, Sat. 2/25

2012-02-24T09:16:00.002-05:00

Bring your best boogie shoes, dance with somebody and be ready for the Soul Train Line.
Your resident Sound Selectors are:

DJ Jahsonic
DJ Adrian Loving
DJ Stylus

Saturday, Feb. 25
10pm – 3am
FREE Before Midnight, $5 After
Liv Nightclub DC
2001 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001

Book's Dilla mix / SoulCeez at Dilla Day 2012, Sun. 2/19

2012-02-16T14:38:00.003-05:00

Book rocks Dilla on Decipher to prep for our yearly celebration of all things James Dewitt Yancey.

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01. mood - secrets of the sand (instrumental)
02. mood - secrets of the sand rmx
03. busta rhymes - enjoy da ride
04. busta rhymes - woo-hah (jay dee bounce rmx)
05. funkmaster flex - that shit
06. slum village - we be dem (jay-dee atomic dog rmx)
07. de la soul - stakes is high rmx
08. keith murray - the rhyme rmx
09. a tribe called quest - 1nce again
10. heavy d ft. q-tip - listen
11. a tribe called quest - money maker
12. slum village - fantastic
13. slum village - fall in love rmx
14. pharcyde - drop (instrumental)
15. pharcyde - drop
16. consequence - bearer of bad news
17. jay dee - the $
18. jay dee - fuck the police
19. jaylib ft. talib kweli - raw shit
20. amp fiddler - i believe in you (jaylib rmx)
21. common - funky for you
22. q-tip - breath & stop
23. q-tip - move
24. frank n dank - off ya chest
25. phat kat - don't nobody care about us
26. dj spinna - dillagence
27. pharcyde - runnin (jay dee rmx)
28. mad skillz - its goin down
29. slum village - the look of love
30. de la soul - much more
31. j dilla - african rhythms (instrumental)

DC LOVES DILLA
All Dilla. All Night. In Tribute.

On the Decks: Stylus/RoddyRod/2 Tone Jones/R.B.I/Book/Quartermaine/Pudge/Mimms/Harvey Dent/Cuzzin B

Hosted by: Grap Luva
Live Artwork by Aniekan Udofia
Photo Gallery by: Eye Candie Designs

SPECIAL GUEST: Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey

$10 Donation
Doors Open at 9pm
U Street Music Hall
1115 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

TONIGHT in Philly: DJ M3 at Fluid

2012-02-09T13:23:00.003-05:00

Word is that the legendary DJ Too Tuff will also be on the wheels.

DJ Spinna at The Main Ingredient, Mon. 2/6

2012-02-02T08:51:00.000-05:00

Just happened to holler at one of our homies, the extraordinary DJ Spinna, to rock at our cozy little Monday night jam.

Call in sick on Tuesday.

The Main Ingredient at Marvin
with DJ Jahsonic
and special guest DJ Spinna
Monday, February 6, 2012
9:30pm - 1:30am
2007 14th St. NW, WDC
cover charge: FREE

Hedonis Da Amazon & DJ M3, Fri. 2/3

2012-02-02T07:49:00.003-05:00

Raw hip-hop with SoulCeez O.G. DJ M3 in Philly tomorrow.

Axel F One Year Anniversary, Sat. 1/28

2012-01-24T10:00:00.000-05:00

With your resident DJs: Jahsonic, Stylus and Adrian Loving

Featuring the Sexual Chocolate Band & Show performing LIVE covers of Axel F era tunes:
Zo!
Deborah Bond
Phonte
Ne'a Posey
N'digo Rose

Saturday, January 28 2012
Liv Nightclub DC
2001 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
$10 in advance
$15 at the door
http://axelf.eventbrite.com
10pm – 3am

Check the anniversary mix!

Axel F One Year Anniversary Mix by DJStylus

SoulCeez at WBL 10th Anniversary, Thurs. 1/12

2012-01-09T16:03:00.000-05:00

This Philanthrobeat will feature:
The Diamond Cutter DJs (DJs RBI & 2-Tone Jones)
The Soul Controllers (DJs Book, Jahsonic, & Bush Head Ed)

Buy your ticket in advance: http://soulquariansdc.eventbrite.com/
Come party like a philanthropist! A $10 donation is all you need. Your donation will allow WBL to continue to apply our creative approaches to working with youth in addition to preserving and presenting the arts. Come celebrate 10 years of putting in WORK!

ABOUT WBL: Founded in 2002, Words Beats & Life transforms individuals and whole communities through the core elements of hip-hop culture. To learn more visit our website www.wblinc.org or follow up on twitter @wordsbeatslife

DJ Book's Common retrospective on Decipher

2011-12-20T00:50:00.002-05:00

Put the new Common album in perspective with this trip through a collection of his hits, remixes, rarities and features, expertly curated by DJ Book.

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Common - The Corner
Common - Raw
Common - Invocation
Common - Real N---- Quotes
Common - The B---- In Yoo
Common - 1999
De La Soul feat. Common - My Life
De La Soul feat. Common - The Bizness remix
Blackstar feat. Common - Respiration
Kanye West feat. Common - Get 'Em High
Kanye West feat. Common - Good Griday
Common feat. Marsha Ambrosius & Bilal - The Light (Just Blaze remix)
Common - Celebrate
Common - Reminding Me (of Sef)

*break*

Common - Soul By The Pound
Saukrates feat. Common - Play Dis remix
Common - Resurrection (Extra P Remix/original)
Common - All Night Long
Common - Real People
Bilal feat. Common - Reminisce
Slum village feat. Common - Thelonious
Common - Go (DJ Flexxx remix)
Common - Like They Used To Say
Common - Communism
Common - Dooinit
Hi-Tek feat. Common & Vinia Mojica - The Sun God
Common - Gold
The Roots feat. Common - U-N-I-verse At War
The Roots feat. Common - Act Too (Love of my Life)
Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.
Common - Take It EZ

Wishing The Hevster a peaceful journey - Heavy D tribute download

2011-11-11T14:52:00.001-05:00

DJ Book executed a vicious, funky, FLAWLESS mix to send Heavy D off properly. Perhaps he was inspired by the effortless style of a fellow big dude.

We're really proud to be able add our voices to the many fans and loved ones who will miss Hev, but this loss is going to hurt deeply for a long time. We'll just have to focus on celebrating his life. It was a great one.

We're also blessed to have Grap Luva as a longtime friend, peer and good vibe catalyst. His memories of his big cousin Dwight are priceless so enjoy a few more of them as well as some great hip-hop trivia on this broadcast.

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Heavy D - Blue Funk
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Basement
Heavy D - Here Comes The Heavster
Heavy D - Take Your Time
Heavy D - Girlz They Love Me
Soul 4 Real - Candy Rain
Heavy D - Peaceful Journey
Eddie F & The Untouchables - Let's Get It On
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
Heavy D - Black Coffee
Heavy D - You Aint Heard Nuthin Yet
Heavy D - The Overweight Lover's In The House
Heavy D - Moneyearnin Mount Vernon
Heavy D - Mr. Big Stuff
Levert - Just Coolin'
Heavy D - Big Tyme
Heavy D - Nuttin But Love
Heavy D - Somebody For Me
Super Cat & Heavy D - Dem No Worry We
Heavy D - Don't Curse
Heavy D - You Can't See What I Can See

DJ Jahsonic reps DC and the SoulCeez at the Red Bull Thre3Style 2011 US Finals

2011-11-09T00:49:00.000-05:00

The Soul Controllers are proud to send off one of our own to compete in the US Finals for Red Bull Thre3Style, going down this Thursday, November 10 at Rain nightclub in Las Vegas. This past spring, DJ Jahsonic bested some of our favorite DC DJ's and a few out-of-towners who traveled to DC for that regional to earn a slot in the national final.

Red Bull Thre3Style is an innovative concept that gives highly skilled DJs a platform to battle, perform, gain notoriety and express themselves in a party atmosphere. Unlike other DJ battles that are based on more technical aspects, this is a creative and unique format that seeks to find the DJ that has best perfected the true art of “party rockin’.”

The top DJs from across the US will battle for supremacy

Each DJ will perform a 15 minute set that MUST contain at least three different musical genres.

A panel of music industry judges will select the winners based on track selection, creativity, mixing skills, stage presence and crowd reaction.

The winner of Red Bull Thre3style National Final will earn the opportunity to compete in Vancouver, British Columbia for the Red Bull Thre3Style International Final.

Sibling Rivalry Halloween Party, Mon. 10/31

2011-10-31T10:08:00.001-04:00

MARVIN AND BLACKBYRD PRESENT, SIBLING RIVALRY; the 80's vs the 90's HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY! Pick your favorite decade and fashion icons for the battle royale led by your musical gang leaders, DJ Jahsonic - 80's, and Dj Keenan - 90's!

Costume and dance contests and prizes.
Free Admission.

Monday, Oct. 31
8pm - ?
RESTAURANT MARVIN & BLACKBYRD
2007 & 2005 14th Street NW
Washington, DC

AXEL F #10: Like spandex at a school gym party, Sat. 10/22

2011-10-17T19:56:00.000-04:00

So this weekend is Howard Homecoming and 2/3 of the DJ squad are Bison. And our location is steps away from HU. So the idea was hatched to tweak the Axel F brand with a bit of Spike Lee's timeless magic.

I hope this happens.

Axel F #10: The Illest In Jheri Curl Funk, Champagne Soul & Lazer Boogie 1977-1987
Saturday, October 22 and EVERY 4TH SATURDAY
Liv 2001 11th St NW Washington, DC
10pm - 3am
Free before Midnight, 5.00 after
Dress to sweat / channel your favourite 70's-80's style icons

Happy birthday to us

2011-09-20T16:50:00.001-04:00

20 years ago today, The Soul Controller Mix Show launched on WMUC.

1991 - 2011 - beyond.

This is a quiet announcement of more pageantry to come.

Axel F #9: Get Nasty, Sat. 9/24

2011-09-19T18:30:00.000-04:00

Some of you didn't make the Irene do-over session.

Those who were there probably didn't body roll enough.

Actually, one can NEVER body roll enough.

There's no such thing as excessive body rolling.

That's why we're back again. Regarding our muse for this month, lingerie as outerwear is up to you but won't be discouraged.

Axel F #9: The Illest In Jheri Curl Funk, Champagne Soul & Lazer Boogie 1977-1987
Saturday, September 24 and EVERY 4TH SATURDAY
Liv 2001 11th St NW Washington, DC
10pm - 3am
Free before Midnight, 5.00 after
Dress to sweat / channel your favourite 70's-80's style icons

Axel F #8: The Hurricane Irene Make-up Jammy, Fri. 9/9

2011-09-06T15:54:00.000-04:00

Natural disasters mean a double serving of Axel F for the month of September.

Rain? Juice says "whatever".

Summer of Downloads 2011

2011-08-31T15:39:00.000-04:00

If you're not subscribed to the Soul Controller podcast, here's what you missed this summer. It's never too late to catch up!

Decipher 8/4/11 with DJ Book

Live from The Main Ingredient with DJ Applejac - 7/25/11

Decipher 6/30/11 with DJ Stylus

DJ Book's WBLS R&B Legends Mix - 6/9/11

DJ Book's Marley Marl Tribute on Decipher - 6/9/11

Happy Birthday to the Kiiiiiiiiiing!!!

2011-08-29T08:59:00.007-04:00

Today Dj Book celebrates the life of the King of Pop Michael Jackson and one of the Greatest entertainers of all time....Soul Ceez style! Listen Live during the drive home mix from 6-7PM on NY's #1 for R&B and classics 107.5 WBLS.

LISTEN ONLINE!!

Breakout to Axel F #8: Sat, 8/27 - Earthquake Edition!

2011-08-24T20:43:00.002-04:00

Axel F #8: The Illest In Jheri Curl Funk, Champagne Soul & Lazer Boogie 1977-1987
Saturday, August 27 and EVERY 4TH SATURDAY
Liv
2001 11th St NW
Washington, DC
10pm - 3am
Free before Midnight, 5.00 after
Dress to sweat / channel your favourite 70's-80's style icons

Prepare for aftershocks.

Dj Book on the NYC airwaves - WBLS 8/8 & 8/10

2011-08-07T20:38:00.004-04:00

NYC, i will be playing your favorite 80's & 90's R&B and Hip Hop classics this week (8/8 & 8/10) on the 6PM drive home Mix

Listen online at http://wbls.com/pages/3874639.php

Shout out to Tony Touch who will be sharing duties with me this week, check him out on tuesday and thursday.

Decipher 8/4/11 with DJ Book

2011-08-05T15:32:00.019-04:00

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Neek the Exotic f/ Large Professor - Still on the Hustle
INI-Step up Time
Raekwon-Sneakers
Marco Polo & Large Professor-The Radar
Gangstarr f/ K-Ci & Jo Jo-Royalty
Diamond District-Streets Won't Let Me Chill
J Dilla-Let's Take it Back
Large Professor-Hardcore Hip-Hop
Skillz-Otis Freestyle
Skillz - Hip-Hop
Mos Def-Universal Magnetic
Pharoahe Monch-Shine
Mos Def - Mathematics
De La Soul - Much More
No ID - Ghetto Dreams f/ Common & Nas
Gary Byrd-Soul Travelin'
Ripple-A Funky Song
Larry Young - Turn Off the Lights
Mandrill - Fat City Strut
Ernie Hines - Our Generation (Straighten it Out)
Donald Byrd - Wind Parade
Skillz-Love'N Hip-Hop
God'silla - You Don't Have to Be A Star
Marco Polo-Nostalgia f/ Masta Ace
Masta Ace-Understand
Masta Ace-Top 10 List

Live from The Main Ingredient with DJ Applejac - 7/25/11

2011-07-26T15:18:00.011-04:00

ATL's DJ Applejac aka Uncle Shecky stopped through to see what the hubbub about The Main Ingredient is really all about. If you ask him, he'll probably tell you he had a good time. I'll tell you that dude can play some damn records.

Relive the fun as best as you can without having been there, then head over to Shecky's palace and cop his Playin' Favorites project.

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Axel F #7: Popping like Don Cornelius' collar, Sat. 7/30

2011-07-25T09:50:00.001-04:00

Axel F #7: The Illest In Jheri Curl Funk, Champagne Soul & Lazer Boogie 1977-1987
Saturday, July 30 and EVERY 4TH SATURDAY
Liv
2001 11th St NW
Washington, DC
10pm - 3am
Free before Midnight, 5.00 after
Dress to sweat / channel your favourite 70's-80's style icons

And some memories from May...

Jahsonic & The Scenario back at Topaz Lounge, Tues. 7/5

2011-07-04T16:29:00.000-04:00

Da Urban Sophisticates Presents
THE SCENARIO: Featuring: DJ Jahsonic

classic Hip-Hop and Soul music.

Valet parking available for $10.00
Two Levels

Every Tuesday for the music lovers.

Complimentary appetizers.
$8.00 Grey Goose Specials (5PM - 7PM)

Dj Book Invades NYC, live on your radio! WWW.WBLS.COM

2011-07-01T17:23:00.000-04:00

The Pre 4th of July fireworks begin this Saturday 6-7pm and continues Sunday 1-2pm. I'll be playing your favorite R&B Classics on 107.5 WBLS. NY watch out, its the DMV invasion of your airwaves!!

Listen online http://wbls.com/pages/3874639.php

Decipher 6/30/11 with DJ Stylus

2011-07-01T15:05:00.003-04:00

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Applejac - Brewin'
Illvibe Collective-Medicine Men
Kokayi-Summery f/ Substantial & Tamara Wellons
Ali Shaheed Muhammad-Focus... f/ Von Pean & Donwill
Dip N Steam-Keep Clowning
Soulful-Mind Right f/ XO
Jay Dee-Pause f/ Frank N Dank (Funky Last Minute Remix)
DJ Stylus-U & Eye
Pharoahe Monch-Still Standing f/ Jill Scott
Elzhi-Deep
Bang Illy-Soul Parlor f/ Oddisee
The Breax-More Of
De La Soul-The Return of DST
I'm Good-Problem f/ T-Lee
Hezekiah-Fired Up f/ Talib Kweli & Bahamadia
Nas-It Still Aint Hard To Tell (DJ Jay Remix)
The ARE-Lyrics to Stay
OC-Born 2 Live
Black Star-Re:Definition
Pharcyde-Pharcyde
Grand Puba-I Like It
Guru-Trust Me
Digable Planets-A Nickel Bag of Funk
De La Soul-Dinninit