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#StoriesAboutSongs — 499 episodes

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Title
1

Sound Science [7X3=21]

2

Dry Leaves [6th Trumpet]

3

Living In-Between The Lines featuring Pinnland Empire [7X3=21]

4

Woven Fabric featuring Masai Bey & DJ Fred Ones [August Fanon]

5

Chosen Few [Masai Bey]

6

Build Yours featuring Pinnland Empire [Krohme]

7

Wonder Why featuring Pinnland Empire [7X3=21]

8

Unified Greatness featuring Pinnland Empire [August Fanon]

9

The Phrase That Pays (SIDE B)

10

The Phrase That Pays (Side A)

11

That's My DFAM Throwin' Down (Electro Pressure)

12

Composer And Arranger

13

Eh Yo (Let's Flow Slow) (82 BPM)

14

Today's Lesson

15

Off With They Heads

16

Self-Induced Panic Attack

17

Let's Get It Poppin'

18

The Audacity

19

Stay Vigilant 87 BPM

20

The Non-Subtle Approach

21

Proper Edu-Quation

22

DJ Nikoless "My 85 Summer Jams" BLEND MIXTAPE (SIDE B)

23

DJ Nikoless "My 85 Summer Jams" BLEND MIXTAPE (SIDE A)

24

The Half-Life Realm EP 1

25

Last Will And Testament

26

With Interest (LP MIX)

27

Appearance of Hope

28

All Time Low

29

OG Hardcore (LP MIX)

30

Beautiful Quest (Something Very Different)

31

Near-Dead

32

The Tiring Spin

33

A Different View (LP MIX)

34

The Full 24

35

Fresh Little Story

36

Priceless Prizes (LP MIX)

37

13-This One's 4 The Culture (Vesk's Vibe OUTRO)

38

10-Last of the Record Buyers

39

Tricks Are For Kids

40

11-The 45 King Goes Gold!

41

9-Cut Scratch & Blend

42

8-Take Me Back

43

07-Last Laugh

44

06-3-2-1 (Chaos Magic)

45

05-The Art of Surprise

46

04-Not Forgot

47

03-Modern Age B-Boy Stance

48

02-Carry The One

49

01-Whatever Life Remains

50

True Vision

51

More Than My Losses

52

It Feels Like

53

Peace Unkept

54

Forward Path featuring Cappo

55

Let The Vultures Feed

56

Bellcurved Brilliance

57

Self Control

58

The Opposite Track

59

Love's Message (Conservation of Momentum)

60

Building On A Dream

61

Reporting Live From...

62

The Magnificent Beatboxing Ralo LIVE ON KSDB 87

63

The Magnificent Beatboxing Ralo DUB Version

64

The Magnificent Beatboxing Ralo

65

Black Toast "Scandalous" [2025 RAGE CAGE Remix]

66

Peace & Harmony '89-'91 (The Mixtape) SIDE A

67

Peace & Harmony '89-'91 (The Mixtape) SIDE B

68

Scandalous Remix (Bare Bones) Instrumental

69

Black Toast-"Scandalous" [2025 RAGE CAGE Remix] Instrumental

70

More > Less [How Much Can You Take? MIX #3]

71

More > Less [Bare Bones Effort MIX #2]

72

More > Less [Give It All We Got MIX #1]

73

DJ Nikoless "Circa '91" (The Mixtape) SIDE B

74

DJ Nikoless "Circa '91" (The Mixtape) (SIDE A)

75

DJ Nikoless "Circa '90" (The Mixtape) Side B

76

DJ Nikoless "Circa '90" (The Mixtape)" Side A

77

IIn The Land Of... Pt. 2 [a.k.a Rube DKB's Remix]

78

First Personally Speaking

79

Circa '91. (Scratches by DJ Awkward)

80

21 > 21 (Scratches by DJ Awkward)

81

Still Victorious

82

Roundabout (Random Planning)

83

Circa '90 (Scratches by DJ Awkward)

84

War Or Wisdom (Scratches by DJ Awkward)

85

In The Land Of (scratches by DJ Awkward)

86

The Yet Unlearned Language (Scratches by DJ Nikoless)

87

Circa '89 (Scratches By DJ Awkward)

88

Let Me Be

89

The Premiere Exhibit (scratches by DJ Awkward)

90

DJ Nikoless "Circa '89" (The Mixtape) Side B

91

DJ Nikoless "Circa '89" (The Mixtape) Side A

92

Energized [Electronic Energy MIX #3]

93

Energized [Pure Energy MIX #2]

94

Energized [Old Head Energy MIX #1]

95

9-Put The Mic Down [Live In The RAGE CAGE] (featuring DJ Madd Maxx)

96

1-Beat The Rock (featuring DJ Madd Maxx)

97

11-Beat The Rock Instrumental

98

5-Streets of Terror

99

12-3 X's Wiser Instrumental

100

7-Hear The Def Boyz Rock (featuring DJ Maxx Maxx)

101

14-D.B.I Live At A Talent Show (Circa '87)

102

13-3 X's Wiser [OG Raw Demo Mix]

103

10-I'm A Black Man Instrumental (featuring DJ Ice)

104

3-3 X's Wiser [ALB III Solo]

105

6-The Strong Survive (featuring DJ Maxx Maxx)

106

2-RAGE (featuring DJ Ice)

107

Murder Intrigue

108

The J-Rocafella Theme Song (J-Roc Solo)

109

This Is A Rhyme (Dezie D Solo)

110

Suckers Want Some... (Studio M Freestyle) featuring Wildstyle

111

Murder

112

True Simulation [Freddy's Causin' Chaos] MIX #3

113

True Simulation [Dutch Noise Master's Soul] MIX #2

114

True Simulation [Freddy's 90s Flava] MIX #1

115

4-Freestyle Session In The RAGE CAGE featuring AMC of Wildstyle

116

8-Freestyle Session In The RAGE CAGE PT 2

117

Do What I Gotta

118

06 You Want A Style Like This (Come Get It...) (OG 1990)

119

You Want A Style Like This... [Taigo Onez 2025 Remix]

120

Ya Don't Stop

121

Seems Great (In A Manner of Speaking...)

122

Happenstance

123

Instant Mediatation

124

Wellness Check

125

The Legend of Lake County

126

Ill-Rational Method

127

Sheridan RD to Lakeshore Drive (SHOUT-OUTRO)

128

Just Breathe featuring General Consensus

129

8-Seems Great Instrumental

130

3-Wellness Check Instrumental

131

9-Ya Dont Stop Instrumental

132

5-Happenstance Instrumental

133

6-The Legend of Lake County Instrumental

134

7-Our Last Rights Instrumental

135

11-Sheridan RD to Lakeshore DR. Instrumental

136

10-Just Breathe Instrumental

137

1-Do What I Gotta Instrumental

138

4-Instant Meditation Instrumental

139

2-Ill-Rational Method Instrumental

140

Years Ahead (Flesh & Bone) (120 BPM MIX #3)

141

Years Ahead (Flesh & Bone) (91.4 BPM MIX #2)

142

Years Ahead (Flesh & Bone) (123.5 BPM MIX #1)

143

DoneLangaugeArtsAndCraftsman

144

Living Shadows

145

Find Joy

146

Taking Shape

147

Refinement

148

Weapon X

149

Circular Thought

150

DJ Nikoless "Bring The NoiseGateKeeper" (DJ Blend Mix)

151

02 - What I Get

152

03 - Moving Along

153

01 - Welcome To The Shadow World

154

04 - For Granite

155

12 - The Intentional Whatever (Main Theme)

156

11 - Be Well

157

10 - The Law Of Savages Featuring DJMIKEC

158

05 - My Own Self

159

06 - Quiet Is Kept Featuring DJMIKEC

160

07 - Mint Condition Featuring DJMIKEC

161

08 - Once Was

162

Already Dead Instrumental

163

The Vampire Whisperer Instrumental

164

Camouflage Transparency Instrumental

165

Dark Days Instrumental

166

I Had To Instrumental

167

I Had To

168

Camoflage Transparency

169

The Vampire Whisperer

170

09 - Living Words

171

Already Dead

172

Dark Days

173

The Essence Of Dreaming Remix

174

The Essence Of Dreaming

175

Tryin' To Breathe

176

Breathe To Live (Narration)

177

Have None

178

'94 Mentality

179

Warrior's Robe

180

The Highest Point

181

Purple Perspective [The Amethyst Theory MIX #2]

182

Purple Perspective [Mauve MIX #1]

183

Purple Perspective [Vocally Violet MIX #3]

184

Stabs 4 Cuts

185

4 The Hardcore DJ

186

A Dose Of Boasts

187

Battle Tested

188

A Day In The Life of the DJ

189

The Power Of Golden Scholastic Records

190

The Synth-Thesis

191

In What Context?

192

The Definitive Title Track...

193

DFAM #12223

194

KEEP AWAY (Transmission To Homeworld)

195

Moderate Pace

196

Non-Perishable (94 BPM)

197

Even Odder

198

Spiral Mechanics

199

Blatant Belief

200

DJ NIkoless "Alternate Earth Hit Singles" Mixtape (Volume 1)

201

General Consensus Salutes

202

Recent Tension

203

Cosmic Awareness 101 featuring Efue

204

Let's Get Electric

205

In-Between featuring Efue

206

Push Thru (Rap By 7X3=21)

207

The Art of Healing (Somewhat Unwell)

208

The Illusion of Compromise featuring Efue

209

In-Between Dub MIX

210

Recent Tension Instrumental

211

Foundational Beliefs (Peace With The Drum) Instrumental

212

General Chaos Salutes…. Instrumental

213

Critical Moment [GC's Threat Level Yellow Mix] Instrumental

214

The Illusion Of Compromise Instrumental

215

Critical Moment [Rube DKB's Alternate Edit]

216

The Art Of Healing (Somewhat Unwell) Instrumental

217

Push Thru Instrumental

218

Cosmic Awareness 101 Instrumental

219

Let's Get Electric Instrumental

220

In-Between Instrumental

221

Speak Thru Me

222

A Safe Space

223

Here I Come

224

Speak Thru Me (Acapella)

225

Speak Thru Me Instrumental

226

Here I Come Instrumental

227

Here I Come (Acapella)

228

A Safe Space Instrumental

229

A Safe Space (Acapella)

230

Home Free Acapella [Peacefully Intense Mix #3] (98 BPM)

231

Home Free Acapella [Pretty Certain Mix #2] (111 BPM)

232

Home Free Acapella [Boppers Mix #1] 138.8 BPM

233

Home Free (Peacefully Intense Mix #3)

234

Home Free (Pretty Certain Mix #2)

235

Home Free (Boppers Mix #1)

236

Our Last Rights Left

237

The 21 Step Method featuring Cache 22

238

Know Purpose (Main Theme)

239

The Type Of Writer

240

Time Travel Transmission: Foster

241

More Good People featuring Griffen & Pugs Atomz

242

Base Needs

243

Dream State Method

244

Time Travel Transmission: J Pratt

245

Broadcasting Live featuring DJ Real One

246

Down The Drain

247

Shapes Of Grey

248

Time Travel Transmission: AMC

249

Animal-Like featuring DJ Real One

250

What It Is Not

251

Universal Design

252

Signal Clearance (Introduction)

253

The Genuine Article

254

The Yet Untitled Narration

255

Fa Sho

256

Demonwalk (M. Pines Speaks)

257

Final State

258

Classic Case featuring Doseone

259

Wait...Actually featuring Hanifah Walidah

260

A Curious Flame (M. Pines Speaks)

261

The Healing Effect

262

Dead Or Dying featuring Illogic

263

$Cash(tr)app

264

Personal Hero

265

70s Seeds

266

The Yet Untitled Introduction

267

On Time (Dub Mix)

268

Remains Unknown

269

On Time - ACAPELLA

270

Losing Time - ACAPELLA

271

Losing Time - INST

272

On Time - INST

273

Remains Unknown - ACAPELLA

274

The Self Promise - ACAPELLA

275

Remains Unknown - INST

276

The Self Promise - INST

277

On Time

278

The Self Promise

279

Losing Time

280

Since When (B-Boy Mix #1)

281

Since When (Bounce Mix #2)

282

Since When (Funk Mix #3)

283

Since When (B-Boy Mix #1 Acapella 87 BPM)

284

Since When (Bounce Mix #2 Acapella 82 BPM)

285

Since When (Funk Mix #3 Acapella 87 BPM)

286

Mangled Language 2.1 Instrumental

287

Trials And Trends Instrumental

288

A Time That Was

289

Some Things I Know...

290

Would You Dance With The Devil If He Wrote You A Song?

291

Tale Spin (featuring Forcefeeld of Top Choice Clique)

292

Simple Like A-Z

293

The Kissing Booth

294

Debit Is True

295

More Beautiful Than Most

296

Ancient Pain Instrumental

297

Debit Is True Instrumental

298

Some Things I Know... Instrumental

299

Tale Spin Instrumental

300

The Kissing Booth Instrumental

301

The Pledge For My Life Instrumental

302

Would You Dance With The Devil If He Wrote You A Song (Alternate Mix) Instrumental

303

A Time That Was Instrumental

304

More Beautiful Than Most Instrumental

305

Simple Like A-Z Instrumental

306

No One Ever Wins [Acapella]

307

Live My Life [Instrumental]

308

No One Ever Wins [Instrumental]

309

Face Your Fears [Acapella]

310

Face Your Fears [Instrumental]

311

Live My Life [Acapella]

312

Face Your Fears

313

Live My Life

314

No One Ever Wins

315

The Real ME

316

The Real ME [Acapella]

317

The Real ME [Instrumental]

318

01 Ohm Remedies

319

03 Gainful Enjoyment

320

05 The All Of Me

321

06 Expensive Dreams

322

07 Including Me

323

08 Blue Streak

324

10 The Missing Peace

325

11 Water Over Bridges

326

12 What Time Reveals

327

02 Nature's Rhythm featuring Efue

328

04 Faith In Rhyme

329

09 Silent Screams

330

S2-EP. 10: New Music Seminar MC Battle For World Supremacy Part 2: 1993 + 1994!

331

BONUS TRACK: Yet To Come

332

In Absence of...

333

Final Destination (featuring 2Mex)

334

Fall In Line

335

The Muse-cian featuring Self Jupiter

336

The Keys To Happiness

337

What Gives (The Build Or Destroy Theory)

338

Brace YaSelf

339

S2-EP. 9: New Music Seminar MC Battle For World Supremacy Part 1: The Road To The Seminar

340

S2-EP. 8 - “A Conversation with Jay-Z Circa 1997”

341

Relatively Ill (Direct To The Fact Reprise)

342

Verbally Brutal (Duck Hunter Pt 3)

343

Psychostyle

344

Battle Rhyme

345

Demolition

346

Demolition [Freddy Fresh"Cyclone" Drum & Bass Mix] Instrumental

347

Coolie Love Is Down

348

Be Realistic

349

Verbally Brutal [Freddie Fresh Remix]

350

Verbal Terror (Duck Hunter Pt 2)

351

Demolition [Freddy Fresh Cyclone Remix]

352

Verbal Terror [Freddy Fresh Duck Call Remix]

353

Worthy Recognitions and Such...

354

Direct To The Fact

355

Intellectually Speaking In A B - Boy's Way

356

Demolition [Freddy Fresh "Cyclone" D&B Remix]

357

Verbally Brutal [Freddy Fresh "Blastin' Assassin" D&B Remix]

358

Verbal Terror [Duck Hunter Pt 2] [Freddy Fresh "Duck Call" Remix]

359

Be Realistic Instrumental

360

Coolie Love is Down Instrumental

361

Demolition Instrumental

362

Intellectually Speaking In A B-Boy's Way Instrumental

363

Relatively Ill (Direct To The Fact reprise) Instrumental

364

Something To Say Instrumental (Mastermix Edits By Freddy Fresh)

365

Verbal Terror (Duck Hunter Pt 2) Instrumental

366

Verbally Brutal (Duck Hunter Pt 3) Instrumental

367

Worthy Recognitions...and Such (Shout Outs) Instrumental

368

Battle Rhyme Instrumental

369

Direct To The Fact Instrumental

370

Psychostyle Instrumental

371

S2-EP. 7- The Jaz & Jay-Z pt. 2

372

S2-EP. 6- The Jaz & Jay-Z pt. 1

373

S2-EP. 5-Sha-Key + Earl Blaize (of Anti-Pop Consortium)

374

Final Failure (Monochord Table by Thomaz Aye)

375

Life's Pieces [Produced By General Consensus]

376

Art On Sleeve

377

Makings Of Trap (Prospect Ave)

378

Reserved Skepticism (Violin by Jessy Greene)

379

Poetic Art +REPRISE (Flute By Shrimp Brooks)

380

2 Minor Flex (Instrumental)

381

Absolutely Naught

382

Gracious Giving

383

Deep Cleanse

384

Inherent Value (featuring HPRIZM and Flute by Shrimp Brooks)

385

Passion-Life Balance

386

1 Passion Life Balance (Instrumental)

387

10 Art On Sleeve (Instrumental)

388

11 Life's Pieces (Instrumental)

389

12 Final Failure (Instrumental)

390

3 Inherent Value (Instrumental)

391

9 The Makings Of A Trap (Instrumental)

392

4 Deep Cleanse (Instrumental)

393

8 Reserved Skeptism (Instrumental)

394

7 Poetic Art (instrumental)

395

6 Absolutely Naught (Instrumental)

396

5 Gracious Giving (Instrumental)

397

S2-EP. 1-Big L

398

Die Exhausted [RWVIII Remix]

399

The PlaceEGO Effect (Mixtape Version)

400

Law Of Attraction [Longevity Version]

401

Breath-Taking [PBW Version]

402

3D Crew "MC Killers" (Example Tape for Burning Hot TNT 1985)

403

DJ Quiet Killer (of 3D Crew) Quick Mix 1985

404

3D Crew "Get Fresh" (Acapella Test 1986)

405

3D Crew "T-A-L-E-N-T-S" (Acapella) 1985

406

3D Crew With DJ Pill And The Beat Box (Sound Check 1985)

407

Devastating Two (Stoop Rap Rendition: 3D Crew Precursor 1984)

408

3D Crew "Go Off" (Practice Tape 1985)

409

3d Crew/Phase 3-Just Let It Rock & Rhyme Time (1986)

410

Final State [M. Pines Extended Instrumental]

411

Final State (Produced by M. Pines)

412

Priceless Prizes (Dub Version)

413

A Different View (Dub Version)

414

OG Hardcore (Dub Version)

415

Priceless Prizes

416

A Different View

417

OG Hardcore

418

Reserved Skepticism [DOUBTFUL DEMO]

419

8 - Guest Of Honor (At The Seems) [Dub Version]

420

11 - Reasonable Expectations Instrumental

421

12 - Bucket 'O Fries [Dub Version]

422

Fan First (Why Is He Like This?!)

423

14 - Reserved Skepticism [Doubtful Demo DUB Version]

424

10 - Hood Diamond [Dub Version]

425

9 - Fan First (Why Is He Like This) [Dub Version]

426

Bucket 'O Fries

427

Reasonable Expectations

428

Guest Of Honor (At The Seems)

429

Hood Diamond

430

Homemade Drum [Panik Version]

431

Props...Guaranteed

432

The Sound Experiment (WNUR 89.3 FM Evanston-Chicago)

433

Breath-Taking (As Common As A Comma) featuring Buk of Psychodrama

434

Law Of Attraction featuring Amina and MC Zulu

435

Chicago Style (Time Traveling: Circa '87-'00)

436

Minus featuring Vyle and Stedy Serv

437

The PlacEGO Effect (featuring DJ Pumpin Pete)

438

Stream Of Competence (featuring DJ Pumpin Pete)

439

Sun Dazed (Something About Nothing) (featuring DJ Pumpin Pete)

440

One For The Ageless (featuring DJ Pumpin Pete)

441

7X3=21 "The Church Rap Revival" (Circa '85)

442

Critical Moment [Rube DKB's 98.7 Kiss Mastermix Version] (Rap by 7X3=21)

443

With Interest (Extended Instrumental)

444

With Interest (Acapella Version)

445

With Interest

446

7X3=21 Trusting Instincts (Therma Master V1 44.1 16)

447

7X3=21 Trusting Instincts Acapella (Therma Master V1 44.1 16)

448

7X3=21 Trusting Instincts Instrumental No Cuts (Therma Master V1 44.1 16)

449

Murmur Instrumental

450

Weight of a Feather Instrumental

451

Don't Matter (Emotional Price Range) Instrumental

452

Welcoming Ceremony Instrumental

453

Murmur (Caged Art)

454

Weight of a Feather

455

Don't Matter (Emotional Price Range)

456

Welcoming Ceremony (Introduction)

457

Soul Merger

458

Same To Me (Melancholy)

459

3rd Down

460

4 - The Ledger Master Instrumental

461

1 - HMMM Instrumental

462

2 - Record Time Instrumental

463

3 - Soul Merger (Melancholy) Instrumental

464

6 - Passion Of The Vice Instrumental

465

7 - 3rd Down Instrumental

466

5 - Same To Me Master Instrumental

467

The Ledger

468

Hmmm...

469

Record Time

470

Water Under The Bridge Freestyle (Dedicated to Craig Mack)

471

Something To Say [Mastermix Edits By Freddy Fresh]

472

Songbird (The Sound Unseen) Instrumental

473

Meditational Chaos Instrumental

474

Songbird Symphony (The Field Recording Files)

475

Meditational Chaos

476

Songbird (The Sound Unseen)

477

The Future is Great Instrumental

478

Science And Magic Instrumental

479

The Price Of Admission (Must I Remind You...) Instrumental

480

False Or True Instrumental

481

Lifeline (Mentally Well Enough) Instrumental

482

Lifeline (Mentally Well Enough)

483

Science & Magic (Belief System)

484

False or True

485

The Future is Great

486

The Price Of Admission (Must I Remind You...)

487

Still Victorious 2.0

488

12- Short Goodbyes

489

11-(K)night's Sun

490

9- Truly Me (The Unfulfilled Caterpillar)

491

8- Creativity + Love = X

492

5- What Is Yours?

493

1- Silver Lining (...Refinement)

494

10- Step Forward

495

7- Private Eden

496

6- If You Learn One Thing...

497

4- Helping Hand

498

3- Things I Often Ponder

499

2- So Far I... (On Safari)