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Introducing Primer, MaxFun’s Newest Music Podcast

The Heat Rocks Appreciation Episode

Cat Zhang on Flo Milli's "Ho, why is you here?" (2020)

Music & Popcorn #7: Daphne A. Brooks on the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack (1995)

Music & Popcorn #6: '90s OSTs with Jocelyn Brown

Yola on Jill Scott's "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)

Kris Bowers on Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" (2011) [redux]

Benny Sings on Phil Collins' "Face Value" (1981)

Marzz on Kierra Sheard's "This Is Me" (2006)

Celebrating Lil' Kim's "Hard Core" (1996)

Vijay Iyer on Prince's "Sign O' The Times" (1987)

Patrick Paige II on The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" (1994)

Steve Arrington on Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" (1976)

Pell on N.E.R.D's "In Search Of..." (2002)

Kemp Powers on De La Soul's "De La Soul Is Dead" (1991)

Karriem Riggins on A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" (1993)

Nite Jewel on Kraftwerk's "Computer World" (1981) [redux]

Joshua Abrams on Arthur Verocai's "Arthur Verocai" (1972)

Jason King on Sylvester's "Living Proof" (1979)

The Twilite Tone on Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July" (1980)

Xenia Rubinos on Abbey Lincoln's "Abbey is Blue" (1959)

MF DOOM Special with Dante Ross

Megan Pattison on Teena Marie's "It Must Be Magic" (1981)

Sheila Burgel on The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica" (1964)

Jeff Parker on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1965)

Samm Henshaw on Kirk Franklin's "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin" (2002)

Take Two #8: Mary J Blige's "What's the 411?" with Naima Cochrane

Take Two #7: Mary J Blige's "Mary" with Naima Cochrane

J Dilla Special

Valerie June on Etta James' "At Last!" (1960)

Salaam Remi on Jungle Brothers' "Straight Out The Jungle" (1988)

DJ Soul Sister on The Meters' "Rejuvenation" (1974)

Brittany Spanos on Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)

Our Heat Rocks of 2020

Phonte on Intro's "Intro" (1993)

Heat Rocks Holiday Music Special 2020

Take Two #6: Drake's "Scorpion" (2018)

Take Two #5: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" (2013)

Bonus Beats: Formative Songs with G Yamazawa

Soulquarian Medley

Bonus Beats: Discovering Music Through Samples with Joseph Schloss

VanJess on Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" (2006)

Bonus Beats: Favorite Breaks with Loren Kajikawa

Anjimile on Oliver Mtukudzi's "Vhunze Moto" (2002)

Bonus Beats: Nas & Unused Samples

Kevin Smokler & Christopher Boone on B.T. Express' "Non-Stop" (1975)

Take Two #4: Jay-Z's "The Black Album" (2003)

Take Two #3: Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" (1996)

Hanif Abdurraqib on The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" (1971)

The Art of Sampling #3B with Dan Charnas on Slum Village's "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (2000)

Three Year Anniversary Special

The Art of Sampling #3A with Nate Patrin on J Dilla's "Donuts" (2006)

Syreeta Gates on Cardi B's "Invasion of Privacy" (2018)

Take Two #2: Janet Jackson's "The Velvet Rope" (1997)

Take Two #1: Janet Jackson's "Control" (1986)

Tiffany Johnson on Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" (2006)

Wu-Tang Clan Special

Braxton Cook on Emily King's "Seven" (2011)

Duckwrth on Blue Magic's "Thirteen Blue Magic Lane" (1975)

Camille Yarbrough on India.Arie's "Worthy" (2019)

Bonus Beats: Alphabet Soup - D

Regina Bradley on OutKast's "Aquemini" (1998)

Bonus Beats: Ali Shaheed and Morgan chat EWF's "All 'n All"

Ali Shaheed Muhammad on Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back" (1988)

Adeline on Chaka Khan's "Naughty" (1980)

BONUS BEATS: Alphabet Soup - C

Phillip Merritt on Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" (1979)

Bruno Major on Chet Baker's "Embraceable You" (1995)

Father's Day Special

Jason Randall Smith on The Art of Noise's "In Visible Silence" (1986)

Bonus Beats: Alphabet Soup - B

Adam Mansbach on Black Sheep's "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (1991)

Felicia Angeja Viator on Cypress Hill's "Cypress Hill" (1991)

Bonus Beats: Alphabet Soup - A

Bonus Beats: Sly's "Small Talk" with Michael Barnes

Havoc on Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" (1995)

Jarrett Hill on India.Arie's "Testimony Vol. 1, Life & Relationship" (2006)

Bonus Beats: Originals vs Covers and Crate Digging Stories

Comfort Music #3: Audience Picks

Bonus Beats: Quincy Jones' "Summer in The City" with Thes One

Nelson George on Stevie Wonder's "Innervisions" (1973)

Bonus Beats: Old Music Reviews and James Gadson

Comfort Music #2: Oliver's Picks

Bonus Beats: Reggae Covers with Adam Mansbach

Comfort Music #1: Morgan's Picks

Bonus Beats: Heat Rocks Mailbag II

Remembering Bill Withers with Joey Dosik

Bonus Beats: Heat Rocks Mailbag

Trackademicks on Sade's "Lover's Rock" (2000)

Patrice Rushen on Minnie Riperton's "Come to My Garden" (1970)

Cam O'bi on Kanye West's "Late Registration" (2005)

Emily Yoshida on Björk's "Post" (1995)

Music and Popcorn #5: Drea Clark on the "High Fidelity" soundtrack (2000)

Music and Popcorn #4: April Wolfe on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack (1992)

Music and Popcorn #3: Sean Fennessey on the "Juice" soundtrack (1992)

Music and Popcorn #2: Renée Bever on the "Us" soundtrack (2019)

Music and Popcorn #1: The Medley

Josh Kun on Manu Chao's "Clandestino" (1998)

Tall Black Guy on D'Angelo's "Voodoo" (2000) redux

Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding on the Nat King Cole Trio's "Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio" (1991)