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101

Wendy & Lisa on Prince's "Around the World in a Day" (1985)

102

Our Heat Rocks of the 2010s

103

Holiday Music Special with Alonso Duralde redux

104

Cristela Alonzo on A Tribe Called Quest's "We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service" (2016)

105

Father Amde of The Watts Prophets on Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" (1971)

106

Van Hunt on The Sensational Nightingales' "It's Gonna Rain Again" (1972)

107

Phil Yu on Boyz II Men's "II" (1994) redux

108

Shana Redmond on Jodeci's "Forever My Lady" (1991)

109

Saul Williams on Portishead's "Dummy" (1994)

110

Tisa Bryant on The Emotions' "Rejoice" (1977)

111

Jason Concepcion on Herbie Hancock's "Thrust" (1974)

112

Gabrielle Civil on Prince's "Parade" (1986)

113

Luis Xtravaganza on the "Grease" soundtrack (1978)

114

Gerrick Kennedy on Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" (1998)

115

Luz Mendoza on Nina Simone's "To Love Somebody" (1969)

116

Jason Woodbury on Karen Dalton's "In My Own Time" (1971)

117

Jeff Chang on the "Wild Style" soundtrack (1983)

118

Lee Fields on Sam Cooke's "Portrait Of A Legend" (2003)

119

Lorraine Ali on M.I.A's "Kala" (2007)

120

Allen Thayer on João Gilberto's "João Gilberto" (1973)

121

100th Episode Spectacular: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' "100 Days 100 Nights" (2007)

122

Raphael Saadiq on Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's The Way Of The World" (1975) + Remembering Nipsey Hussle

123

Mark "Frosty" McNeill on Nina Simone's "It Is Finished" (1974)

124

Summer Spectacular feat. Quetzal (redux)

125

Jimetta Rose on Rufus & Chaka Khan's "From Rags to Rufus" (1974)

126

David Ma on GZA's "Liquid Swords" (1995)

127

Gavin Turek on Carole King's "Tapestry" (1971)

128

Art of Sampling #2 with Thes One on Nas's "Illmatic" (1994)

129

Kier Lehman on Steely Dan's "Aja" (1977)

130

Comeback Albums and Mailbag Special

131

Prince Special

132

Hua Hsu on Depeche Mode's "Violator" (1990)

133

Guy Branum on Ani DiFranco's "Plastic Little Castle" (1998) Recorded LIVE

134

Vikki Tobak and Joseph Patel on Gang Starr's "Hard to Earn" (1994)

135

DJ Rashida on OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994)

136

Moby on Joy Division's "Closer" (1980)

137

RJ Smith on James Blood Ulmer's "Odyssey" (1984)

138

Karen Tongson on The Carpenters' "A Song For You" (1972)

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Sy Smith on Meshell Ndgeocellos "Plantation Lullabies" (1993)

140

Bhi Bhiman on Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" (1969)

141

The Art of Sampling #1, James Brown's "In the Jungle Groove" (1984)

142

Joey Dosik on Bill Withers's "+Justments" (1974)

143

Heartbreak Radio on the "Chungking Express" soundtrack (1994)

144

Illa J on Prince's "Dirty Mind" (1980)

145

Nick Waterhouse on Jackie Shane's Any Other Way (2017)

146

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

147

Garth Trinidad on the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band's "The Serpent's Mouth" (2018)

148

Tre'vell Anderson on the Dreamgirls soundtrack (2006)

149

Lyrics Born on Curtis Mayfield's "Back to the World" (1973)

150

Lindsay Zoladz on Bryan Ferry's "These Foolish Things" (1973)

151

Jamie Stewart on Otis Redding's "The Very Best of Otis Redding" (1992)

152

Open Mike Eagle on Ol Dirty Bastard's "Return to the 36 Chambers" (1995)

153

Chani Nicholas on Cyndi Lauper's "She's So Unusual" (1983)

154

Mayer Hawthorne on Parliament's "The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein" (1976)

155

Lynell George on David Bowie's "Young Americans" (1975)

156

Holiday Music Special with Alonso Duralde

157

Macy Gray on Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)

158

G Yamazawa on Kanye West's "The College Dropout" (2004)

159

EP62: Iman Omari on J*DaVeY's The Beauty in Distortion (2008)

160

Jeff Weiss on Drakeo the Ruler's "Cold Devil" (2017)

161

Chris Molanphy on George Michael's "Faith" (1987)

162

Women Behaving Boldly #6: Evelyn McDonnell on Janelle Monae's "Dirty Computer" (2018)

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Women Behaving Boldly #5: Joan Morgan on Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998)

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Women Behaving Boldly #4: Ann Powers on Madonna's "Like a Prayer" (1989)

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Women Behaving Boldly #3: Joi on Betty Davis' "They Say I'm Different" (1974)

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Women Behaving Boldly #2: Aretha Franklin Retrospective feat. Lynnée Denise

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Women Behaving Boldly #1: Oliver & Morgan on Millie Jackson's "Caught Up" (1974)

168

Chris Ryan on the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" (1972)

169

Aurora Guerrero on the "Mosquita Y Mari" soundtrack (2012)

170

James Spooner on Minor Threat's "Minor Threat" (1983)

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Sidibe on Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark" (1974)

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serpentwithfeet on Björk's "Homogenic" (1997)

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Tiffany Gouché on Destiny's Child's "The Writing's on the Wall" (1999)

174

Summer Spectacular feat. Quetzal

175

Thomas Golubic on De La Soul's "Three Feet High and Rising" (1989)

176

Amber Navran on King's "We are King" (2016)

177

Phil Yu on Boyz II Men's "II" (1994)

178

Jesse Thorn on The Coup's "Steal This Album" (1998)

179

Meshell Ndgeocello on Prince's "Purple Rain" (1984)

180

Star Spangled Banner Special

181

Benjamin Booker on William Onyeabor's "Who is William Onyeabor?"

182

Eliza Skinner on the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack (1986)

183

Marcus Moore on Mos Def's "Black on Both Sides" (1999)

184

Adrian Younge on Jeru's "The Sun Rises In the East" (1994)

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Taura Stinson on Minnie Riperton's "Adventures in Paradise"

186

Cut Chemist on Cymande's "Cymande" (1972)

187

Cole Cuchna on Kanye West's "Yeezus"

188

Fredara Hadley on Anita Baker's "Compositions"

189

Justin Simien on Michael Jackson's "HIStory"

190

Martín Perna on Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall"

191

Egyptian Lover on Cameo's "Cameosis"

192

Nite Jewel on Kraftwerk's "Computer World"

193

Brother Ali on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life"

194

P.J. Morton on Brandy's "Full Moon"

195

Jack Davey on Digable Planets' "Reachin'"

196

Denaun "Mr." Porter on A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory"

197

Brian "B+" Cross on Freestyle Fellowship's "To Whom It May Concern"

198

DJ Monalisa on D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar"

199

Ishmael Butler on Lightnin' Rod's "Hustlers Convention"

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Pharoahe Monch on Main Source's "Breaking Atoms"