** Here's a BRAND NEW Hip-Hop & Soul mixtape as a part of a FuseBox Radio Broadcast mini-podcast episode for folks to check out this July 4th/Independence Day 2018 holiday week/weekend in the States for folks to BBQ to, travel with, etc. solo and/or with loved ones of about an hour of (mostly) brand new Hip-Hop, Soul and more...enjoy this bit of sonic enjoyment and have a great week! smiley - DJ Fusion **

DJ Fusion 4th of July 2018 Post-Cookout Coolout Mix (playlist is in order post-intro)

1. The Artifacts feat. Jam C & Redman/A Day Across The Water/White Label
2. Bumpy Knuckles & Nottz/Flow Temperment/Krupt Entertainment Group
3. MC Paul Barman/(((99.99999%)))/Nature Sounds
4. Wax Tailor feat. Toke, A-F-R-O & R.A. The Rugged Man/Back on Wax (Ollie Teeba RMX)/Le Plan
5. Dabrye feat. Roc Marciano, Quelle Chris & Danny Brown/The Appetite/Ghostly International
6. Moorcheba feat. Roots Manuva/Blaze Away/Skye & Ross Ltd.
7. Aceyalone & DJ Fat Jack feat. DJ Drez/The Cool/That Kind of Music
8. Amp Fiddler feat. Bubz Fiddler & J. Dilla/Through Your Soul/Mahogani Music
9. Jamila Woods feat. Noname/VRY BLK/Jagjaguwar
10. Potatohead People feat. Illa J/Change of Heart/Bastard Jazz
11. Tokimonsta feat. Yuna/Don't Call Me/Young Art Records
12. Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (The Midnight Hour) feat. Cee-Lo Green/Questions/Linear Labs
13. Salaam Remi & Kat Dahlia/MouthTrumpet/Louder Than Life Records
14. Chromeo/One Trak Mind/Atlantic
15. Phonte feat. Eric Roberson/Find That Love Again/Foreign Exchange Music

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

** Since life has finally gotten a bit more settled for folks over here at the FuseBox Radio but we're in different parts of the country presently due to the holiday week, here's a flashback Hip-Hop & Soul mixtape from the vaults for folks to check out this July 4th 2018 weekend in the States for folks to BBQ to, travel with, etc....enjoy this throwback audio goodness and have a great week! - DJ Fusion **

DJ Fusion and the FuseBox Radio Presents: Past, Present & Future Classics - Vol. 1 Hip-Hop & Soul Edition

1. Masters At Work - Get Up Remix
2. Grand Puba feat. Sadat X - I Like It Remix
3. Redman - Tonight's Da Night
4. Redman feat. Erick Sermon, Keith Murray & Biz Markie - Walk In Gutta
5. Jodeci - Get On Up
6. Salt-N-Pepa - Tramp
7. Amy Winehouse feat. Ghostface Killah - You Know That I'm No Good Remix
8. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Give It To You Raw (SD50 Remix)
9. Common - The Game
10. DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat
11. N.E.R.D. feat. Common, Mos Def, De La Soul & Q-Tip - She Likes to Move Remix
12. Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson/The Way I Are (Manny Faces Remix)
13. UGK feat. Outkast - International Players Anthem
14. Consequence feat. Kanye West - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
15. Robin Thicke feat. Faith - Got To Be Down

** This mixtape was a part of a FuseBox Radio Broadcast & BlackRadioIsBack.com Mixtape by DJ Fusion in conjunction in 2007 as promotion for a regional Hip-Hop conference... **

Due to some 9 to 5 & creative work travels on both of our ends this week, here's is a FLASHBACK episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of June 13 & 20, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of April 21, 2010] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.

The extra-long extended commentary for that week's episode focused on a range of topics, including the sad passings & impacts for the Hip-Hop Generation of Civil Rights Leaders Rev. Benjamin Hooks & Dr. Dorothy Height and music legends Malcolm McLaren & Keith Elam (a.k.a. Guru of Gang Starr), 4/20 & marijuana legalization in the United States, more weird Earth happenings with the volcano eruption in Iceland and some other things here and there.

There are brand new episodes of the Black Agenda Report and Direct EFX segments for this week's show.

FuseBox Radio Playlist for Week of June 27, 2018 [originally broadcast on the Week of April 21, 2010] (in chronological order)

DJ Fusion Mini-Tribute Music Set (R.I.P.):

Malcolm McLaren - World's Famous
Gang Starr - Play That Beat '99
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing (Video Mix)
Dorothy Height Interview Segment (bet. X-Clan "Raise The Flag & "Heed The World" instrumentals)
Group Home feat. Guru - The Legacy
Gang Starr - Soliloquy of Chaos
Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals
Gang Starr - Flip The Script
Brand New Heavies feat. Gang Starr - It's Gettin' Hectic
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy Fed UP Mix)
Neneh Cherry feat. Guru - Sassy
Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch
Black Agenda Report Segment (over Fudgemunk's "Never Off (On & On)" instrumental)
Guru's Jazzamatazz feat. N'Dea Davenport - Trust Me
Guru's Jazzamatazz - Revelation
Nucci Reyo - Hip-Hop Is In Debt (Guru Tribute)
Direct EFX Segment

PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Hip-Hop, Jazz and Rock Music Classics and Independent Music Finds

Due to some out of state creative work travels during the 2 past weekends with the crew, here's a FLASHBACK episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of June 13 & 20, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of February 24, 2010] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.

That week's show commentary focused on a whole range of things, from how folks feel about the need and relevancy of a "Black Agenda" in U.S. politics (especially in the eyes of some, with a man of Black descent in office), the latest situation in Australia with the treatment of the Aborigines, how quality R&B represented in the recent Billboard charts with Sade & Jaheim's sales numbers and some other things here and there.

Also during that week's episode, we had a great interview with one of Hip-Hop's dope long lasting MCs, Philadelphia's own Freeway (https://twitter.com/PhillyFreezer).

Some of the topics we've touched base during the interview included Freeway's musical & environmental influences, the influence of Islam in his spiritual & physical life, what creatively sparks Freeway in making music & those to work with, how he built with producer Jake One and come up with "The Stimulus Package" LP (in all stores now), advice about the music industry and lots more!

FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for the Weeks of June 13 & 20, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of February 24, 2010]

Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners - not many this week due to the extended commentary and interview this week)

1. Jaheim/Her/Divine Mill (Played Live)
2. Gil Scott Heron/New York Is Killing Me/XL Recordings (Played Live)
3. Corrine Bailey Rae/Paper Dolls/Capitol (Played Live)
4. Ty feat. Sarina Leah & Shaun Escofrey/Emotions/BBE (Played Live)
5. Gods'illa/Protect It/Gods'illa Music (http://www.myspace.com/Godisilla) (Played Live)
6. Freeway & Jake One/Free People/Rhymesayers (Played Live)
7. Mistah Fab/How I Came Up/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/MistahFab) (Played Live)
8. Erykah Badu/Window Seat/White Label (http://www.ErykahBadu.com) (Top Song Requested)
9. Sade/Bring Me Home/Epic (Top Song Requested)
10. A-Alikes feat. Mos Def/Sirens/Guerilla Nation (http://www.AAlikes.net) (Top Song Requested)
11. Georg Levin/I Need to Understand/BBE (Played Live)
12. Graph Nobel/Sweet Disappointment/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/GraphNobel) (Top Song Requested)
13. Marsha Ambrosious/Put It On Repeat/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/MarshaAmbrosius) (Top Song Requested)
14. Maysa/Am I Wrong (For Loving You)/Shanachie (Top Song Requested)
15. Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon/Our Dreams/Gold Dust Media (Top Song Requested)
16. King Britt feat. Astrid Suryanto/Now/Nervous Records (Top Song Requested)
17. B.o.B/The Biz/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/bobatl) (Top Song Requested)
18. X.O./Black Broadway/Oddisee Music (Top Song Requested)
19. Jagged Edge/You Look Good With Me/Slip-N-Slide Records (Top Song Requested)
20. Raheem DeVaughn/I Don't Care/368 Music Group (Top Song Requested)
21. Whitefolkz feat. Southeast Slim/Body Snatchers/Topp Dogg Hill (Top Song Requested)
22. Nervzeen/L@YAF/Grind Tyme Management (Top Song Requested)
23. Clipse feat. Pharrell & Kenna/Life Change/Star Trak (Top Song Requested)
24. Reflection Eternal feat. J. Cole, Jay Electronica & Mos Def/Just Begun/Blacksmith (Top Song Requested)
25. Big Twins/Don't Be So Amaze/H.I Recordz (Top Song Requested)

Top Adds (New Joints Played Live On This Week's Broadcast)

1. Freeway & Jake One/Microphone Killa/Rhymesayers
2. Cubic Zirocnia/Fuck Work (Michael Meds RMX)/White Label (http://www.CubicZirconiaMusic.com)
3. Ardamus & The Metaphysical/I Just Love My Job Today/One Vs. Many Presents DC Hands Compilation (http://music.1vsm.com)
4. Statik Selektah feat. Lil' Fame, Havoc & Kool G Rap/Do It 2 Death/Show Off & Brick
5. DJ Center feat. Middle Child/In A Song/Push The Fader
6. RJD2/The Stranger/RJ's Electrical Connections

DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks:

The Coup/Funk/Wild Pitch Records
Black Moon/Who Got the Props (inst.)/Duckdown

PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Ausar Ra Black HAwk Master Mix w/ Old School Classics and Independent Music Finds

Due to a LOT going on in our lives personally and on other professional ends, here's a FLASHBACK episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of May 30 & June 6, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of June 2, 2010] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.

That week's show commentary focused on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision where you have to SAY that you want to remain silent to activate your Miranda rights, the current political & economics effects of BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the gigantic sinkhole in Guatemala & it's possible causes, R.I.P. acknowledgments to actors Gary Coleman & Dennis Hopper, Ali-Ollie Woodson of the classic Soul Music group The Temptations, DC Go-Go Music Legend Little Benny (of Little Benny & The Masters & Rare Essence) and some other things here and there.

FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for the Weeks of May 30 & June 6, 2018 [originally broadcast on the Week of June 2, 2010]

Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners)

1. Janelle Monae/Wondaland/Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Ent. & Atlantic (Played Live)
2. Madvillian/Papermill/Stones Throw & Williams Street Records/AdultSwim.com (Played Live)
3. JUDAH feat. Chase/Sundresses and Sandals/ForTheDMVOnly.com (Played Live)
4. Jagged Edge/Lay You Down/Slip-N-Slide (Played Live)
5. 4-IZE feat. Nick Hagelin/New Day/White Label (http://www.4ize.com) (Played Live)
6. Muthawit/Wasted (Fill My House With Salt)/BossTon Communications and URB ALT Museo (Played Live)
7. Yahzarah/Love (Come Save The Day)/FE Music (Played Live)
8. Just-Ice & KRS-1/Blah Blah/Who?Mag Distribution (Played Live)
9. Arthur Verocai/Balada 45 (Jnerio Jareal RMX)/Mochilla (Played Live)
10. Grand Agent feat. Lord Finesse/Know The Legend/Interworld & Soulspazm (Played Live)
11. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson/Take Notice/Mochilla (Played Live)
12. Alex Cuba/Caballo/Caracol Records (Played Live)
13. Declaime feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow/Declaime MC/SomeOthaShip & E1 (Played Live)
14. N.E.R.D. feat. Nelly Furtado/Hot 'N Fun/Star Trek (Played Live)
15. Theology 3 feat. Tona & Andreena Mill/How I Flow Part 2 (inst.)/Theology3.com (Played Live)
16. Nas & Damian Marley feat. Lil' Wayne & Joss Stone/My Generation/Republic (Top Song Requested)
17. Freddie Gibbs/The Ghetto/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/FreddieGibbs) (Top Song Requested)
18. Dwele/What's Not To Love/RT Music Group & Koch/E1 (Top Song Requested)
19. Ty fat. D-Cross/I Get Up/BBE (Top Song Requested)
20. Omega Band/Glide/White Label (http://www.OmegaBand.net) (Top Song Requested)
21. MF Grimm/Angel Without Wings/Day By Day Ent. (Top Song Requested)
22. Reflection Eternal feat. Estelle/Midnight/Blacksmith Ent. (Top Song Requested)
23. DoItAll/Surrender/Lord Gang (Top Song Requested)
24. Senica Da Misfit & Jimmy Flight/Average Duke/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/SenicaAKAMisfit) (Top Song Requested)
25. DJ Bless & Donnie Darko/I Made It/Never So Deep Records (Top Song Requested)

Top Adds (New Joints Played Live On This Week's Broadcast)

1. The Roots feat. John Legend/Doin' It Again/Def Jam
2. Estelle feat. John Legend & Nas/Fall In Love/Homeschool & Atlantic
3. Green Tea fat. Dri Fish/Get Off That Road/White Label (http://GreenTea.bandcamp.com)
4. Everliven Sound feat. El Da Sensai/Elements/Freedom Entertainment
5. Stevie Wonder/All Day Sucker (Diwon RMX)/Shemspeed
6. C.A.B./Sociopath/Imperia Music Group & Vintage Beatz
7. Gappy Ranks/Put The Stereo On/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/GappyRanks)
8. AZ/Fire (inst.)/Legal Hustle Records
9. T.I./Yeah Ya Know (Haters) (inst.)/Grand Hustle & Atlantic

DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks:
Little Benny & The Masters/Who Comes To Boogie/Bluebird & 10 Records (R.I.P.)
Little Benny & The Masters/Big City Groove/White Label (R.I.P.)
Kimara Lovelace/When Can Our Love Begin (Richard Bamshaw Main Mix)/King Street Records

PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Ausar Ra Black Hawk Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics and Independent Music Finds

Here is the latest & BRAND NEW special mini-episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of May 23, 2018.

This week's show was recorded live at Moogfest 2018 in Durham, NC where we interviewed producer, singer, MC & businesswoman SassyBlack about her rising career as an independent musican overall, her latest music releases, the creative process (on technical and other levels), breaking boundaries & stereotypes (including those imposed by others as being a queer identified Black Woman creative), the dope evolution of popular culture, the Pacific Northwest's music scene and more!

For more information, music, upcoming show schedules, etc. from SassyBlack, you can go to her official website: http://www.SassyBlack.com!

For more information about the music and culture festival that is Moogfest, you can visit their official website: http://www.Moogfest.com

This week's radio show/podcast music and talk breakdown:

THEESatisfaction/Monday School (Intergalatic Church)/THEESatisfaction.com
SassyBlack/Watching You/SassyBlack.com
THEESatisfaction/White People Eat Stuffing/EESatisfaction.com

** SassyBlack At Moogfest 2018 Interview (Live) **

SassyBlack/Stay Up With Me/SassyBlack.com
SassyBlack/Wild/SassyBlack.com

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

This is the latest & BRAND NEW special episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of May 2 & 9, 2018 where due to a pretty hectic news week we decided to drop a quick commentary show before the official full-length episode of music and tunes.

Some of the things we touched base on included:

* recent updates on the insanity related to the Universal FanCon cancellation

* Kanye West's latest PR antics (from the entire TMZ "slavery is a choice" debacle, Twitter political foolery, his lazy contrarianism with "free thought", etc.), his playing a VERY dangerous game with these latest moves and the various kinds of blowback

* Bill Cosby finally being found guilty in a court of law for indecent assault

* the aspect that various celebrities on multiple levels play on one's empathy with a community - based on race, cultural commonalities, etc. - to keep doing f*ckery with various ways of behavior on small and large levels so that they can hold onto fame, get sales, etc.

* the sexism involved with how some celebrities can get away with certain behaviors and others cannot

* how lack of historical context - distant past to recent - with how to view the world & minimal desire to learn on one's own is VERY dangerous

* the disturbing amount of folks can't admit that their favorite famous folks are human and f*ck up, no matter how great their art, philosophies, etc. are to the point of defending EVERYTHING they do to the point of idolatry (ex. Black folks literally debating slavery and how folks could've gotten out of it due to what Kanye West said)

* how folks felt about the Childish Gambino "This Is America" music video and song

* various TV folks have watched lately (including CW's "Black Lightening")

* various news stories of note (including the young Black ladies who entered a NASA contest and got racists mad online; the Native American students who were discriminated against at Colorado State University during a college tour and then some)

* our mini-reviews of Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" (full of spoilers)

* And more!

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

This is the latest & BRAND NEW special episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of April 11, 18 & 25, 2018 where after being out of the recording mix for a while (due to a mix of being insanely busy with outside music events, moving, revamping the FuseBox Radio labs via straight construction and more between the both of us) we just did a straight commentary show which touched base on:

* the deaths of actor Harry Anderson and DJ/producer Avcii

* the BB Kings performance venue in New York City shutting down

* insanity related to the Universal FanCon cancellation (including the betrayal of its mission of diversity + the audience it was supposed to target from regular folks to working creatives, the ever evolving crazy PR fallout, how hubris can f*ck up EVERYTHING [especially if you can't admit you messed up and/or take the proverbial L], how everyone can't be defended just because we have similar backgrounds and then some)

* McCarthyism 2: Electric Boogaloo with trying to smear Black activists for being on Russian media outlets talking about American issues

* Kendrick Lamar Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music

* the Starbucks situation in Philadelphia where 2 young Black men were arrested while waiting to meet up with someone

* And more!

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

This is the latest & BRAND NEW special episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of April 4, 2018 which features audio from the "Humanitini: Podcasting: Behind the Mic-Guide to Who, What & Where" panel that was held by HumantiesDC on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC.

The panel description & panelists via the HumanitiesDC Website is as follows:

"Program Panelists:

Alicia Montgomery – Senior Supervising Editor/Producer of NPR’s Morning Edition [https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition].

Mary Nichols (a.k.a. DJ Fusion) – Founder of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast [http://www.FuseBoxRadio.com], with a focus on the Black Music/Urban Music genre.

Michael O’Connell – Senior Digital Editor of FederalNewsRadio.com and co-creator of podcasts, It’s All About Journalism [http://ItsAllAboutJournalism.com] and Studio Y.

Jill Olmsted (Moderator) – Professor of Journalism at the American University School of Communications.

Program Description:

Ever since the 2014 smash hit, Serial, the true story of a murdered Maryland high school student, podcasting has become a powerful storytelling tool. About a quarter of all Americans listen to podcasts a month, fueled by smartphones and mobile devices.

We’ll explore the Washington DC landscape of podcasting from the big players like public radio to the local independents standing up to the giants and finding success without rules. Go behind-the-scenes to talk with some of DC’s storytellers about how they work. Learn about trending podcasts, how to discover new audio content and how you can podcast about your passions at low cost."

For more information about HumanitiesDC & their diverse & awesome programming, go to their official website at http://www.WDCHumanities.org!

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

This is the latest & BRAND NEW special episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of March 30, 2018 which features audio from the "Diversity in STEAM and Comics" panel that was held at Awesome Con 2018 on Saturday, March 30, 2018 in Washington, DC.

As per the Awesome Con website description:

"Join a diverse panel of comic book writers and scientific leaders as they dive into the connections between past and future depictions of STEAM superheroes and real life STEAM professionals. The impactful role of diversity in both comicbook stories and STEAM will be explored."

For more information about Awesome Con, go to their official website at https://www.AwesomeCon.com!

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.