After a bit of a mini-hiatus due to 9 to 5 action on both of our ends, winter vacation, FuseBox Radio outside business (lots of mini-music episodes and more dropping shortly post-website revamp!) and more, we're back with a talk-based mini-episode about what we've been up to lately, DJ Fusion's reflections on turning 40, the f*ckery of the government shutdown here in the States (from it's effects on regular people to just how completely stupid & unnecessary it is in the first damned place), the first few parts of the "Surviving R. Kelly" documentary on Lifetime TV & the responses about it (from common sense to straight "What The F*ck" stuff with deflection from various corners) due it's topics of sexual abuse on Black children and Black Women, recent TV and movies that we've seen (some Netflix biz, "Aquaman" in 4DX, "Into the Spiderverse" and more) with some other scattered topics here and there.

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This is a special episode based off of the audio from the great DC PodFest panel on diversity in podcasting, ("Not All Podcasters Are White") that occurred at the SPACES in Arlington, VA on Saturday, November 10, 2018 featuring DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast; http://www.FuseBoxRadioOnline.com) and the team of The Black Unconscious podcast (http://www.TheBlackUnconscious.com) talking candidly about their experiences as Creatives & Podcasters of Color on multiple fronts in the independent media sphere (including some folks' trying to put one's talk/show content in a box from the outside community and sometimes your own, how everyone got started with podcasting, the hustle one has to be on to be a quality indie media creator at large and more).

For more information about DC Podfest, go to http://www.DCPodfest.com!

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This is a flashback episode of the FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the Weeks of October 31 & Nov. 7, 2018 based off of the audio from the first ever DC PodFest panel on diversity in podcasting, ("Not All Podcasters Are White") that was held at the Wonderbread Factory in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 8, 2015 which featured DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast; http://www.FuseBoxRadioOnline.com), Phenomblak (Where's My 40 Acres; http://WheresMy40Acres.com), Kriss (Movie Trailer Reviews; http://MovieTrailerReviews.net) & Jay (The Nerdpocalyse Network; http://www.TheNerdpocalypse.com) talking candidly about their experiences as Podcasters of Color on multiple fronts (folks' trying to put what you talk about on your show in a box from the outside community and sometimes your own, how everyone got started with podcasting, the hustle one has to be on to be a quality indie media outlet period and more).

For more information about DC Podfest, its yearly programming and more: http://www.DCPodfest.com

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This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of October 17 & 24, 2018 (originally broadcast on the Weeks of December 22 & 29, 2016) with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary on everything from politics to pop culture.

This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours):

Brief "Happy Holidays" Introduction: 0:00 - 06:19
DJ Fusion Regular Tunes & Whatnot Mix: 06:19 - 1:05:48
DJ Fusion's Random Christmas Tunes Mix: 1:05:48 - 2:04:52

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FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the October 17 & 24, 2018 (originally broadcast on the Weeks of December 22 & 29, 2016)

Played Live On This Week's Broadcast by DJ Fusion [tunes listed by artist/song title/label(s) in order]

1. Armand Van Helden/This Is It (Kid Cut Up Mix)/White Label
2. Anderson Paak x The JBs/Come Down To the Monorail (Spinello Blend)/White Label
3. A Tribe Called Quest/Melatonin/Epic
4. Charles Hamilton/Correct/White Label
5. Geechie Suede/0.9/Nature Sounds
6. Gang Starr/Mass Appeal/Chrysalis & EMI Records
7. Solange/Cranes In The Sky/Saint & Columbia
8. Emanon/The E.N.D./Dirty Science
9. Janelle Monae & Pharrell Williams/Jalapeno/Columbia
10. D.R.A.M./Outta Sight/Atlantic
11. Heston/Resign 2 U (Reel People RMX)/Reel People Music
12. Disclosure/BOSS/Island and PMR
13. Incognito/Givin' It Up (Roger Sanchez Uplifting Club Mix)/Talkin' Loud
14. Jill Scott/The Way Part 2 (Shelter RMX)/White Label
15. Mi Casa/Don't Let Me Lose You/SoulCandi Records
16. Ramsey Lewis Trio/Sleigh Ride/Argo Records
17. Roy Hargrove/Frosty The Snowman/Verve
18. Joe Shinall/Sock It To 'Em Santa/Tramp Records
19. Rocki Lane & The Gross Group/Santa Soul/Tramp Records
20. Jackson 5/Up On The House Top/Motown
21. J.D. McDonald/Boogaloo Santa Claus/Strut
22. James Brown/Go Power At Christmas Time/Universal
23. Chuck Brown/Merry Christmas Baby/Raw Venture
24. King Stitt/Christmas Tree/Trojan
25. Hopeton & Primo/Peace on Earth/Trojan
26. Jacob Miller & Ray I/Silver Bells (Natty No Santa Claus)/DubShot Records & Sound Bwoy Entertainment
27. Kurtis Blow/Christmas Rappin'/Mercury
28. RUN D.M.C./Christmas In Hollis/Def Jam
29. Sean Price/How Sean Price Stole XMas/DuckDown Records
30. Big Freedia feat. Ms. Tee/Rudy, The Big Booty Reindeer/Queen Diva Music
31. DJ Poppa/Merry Christmas/White Label

This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of October 3 & 10, 2018 (originally broadcast on the Week of January 4, 2012) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.

This week our commentary during that episode briefly touched base on the New Year of 2012, some interesting music industry developments (the latest legal developments on SOPA & Protect IP acts, what SoundScan said about 2011 album sales & it's various formats including downloads & vinyl, singer Etta James getting out of the hospital, etc.) and some other diverse topics here and there.

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FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Weeks of October 3 & 10, 2018 [originally broadcast on the Week of January 4, 2012] (songs are listed in order played - special "Welcome to 2012" Long Groove Mix by DJ Fusion)

1. Main Source/Atom/Wild Pitch
2. KRS-ONE/Jack of Spades (BDP Movie Mix)/Jive
3. Ice-T/New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)/Giant, Reprise & WB
4. Main Source/Peace Is Not The Word To Play/Wild Pitch
5. Cappadonna feat. Ghostface Killah/'97 Mentality/Priority Records
6. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Cappadonna/Triumph/Loud, RCA & BMG
7. Wu-Tang Clan/C.R.E.A.M./Loud
8. Frankie Cutlass/Puerto Rico | Black People/Sony Music Ent. (Canada)
9. Tony Touch feat. De La Soul & Mos Def/What's That (Que Eso)/Tommy Boy
10. DJ Honda feat. Mos Def/Magnetic Arts/DJ Honda Recordings
11. Slum Village/Players/Goodvibe
12. Busta Rhymes/Show Me What You Got/White Label
13. Frank & Dank/Pause/Rawkus
14. Slick Rick/Need Some Bad/Columbia
15. Nujabes/Dawn on the Side/Hydeout-Tribe.net b/w Black Agenda Report Segment
16. Pharoah Sanders/You Got To Have Freedom/Universal International
17. The Amazing Bud Powell/Sub City/Blue Note
18. Hank Mobley/3rd Time Around/Blue Note
19. Paul Chambers/Omicron/Blue Note
20. Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley/One Man's Dream/Capitol
21. The Baker Brothers/Make Your Move/Record Kicks
22. Thundercat/Fleer Ultra/Brainfeeder
23. Bel Air Project/Dark Jazzor (Dark Jazz EP Pt. 1)/Corn-Flex
24. Roni Size | Reprazent/Brown Paper Bag (Nobukazu Takemura RMX)/Talkin' Loud
25. Metronomy/Everything Goes My Way (Ewan Pearson RMX)/Big Beat & Because
26. Roy Ayers/I Am Your Mind, Pt. 2 (Mr. V's Sole Channel RMX)/BBE
27. Children of Planet Earth feat. Raven/Fly Away(Ray's Chitown Dub)/Hipbone UK
28. Barbara Tucker/Beautiful People (The Underground Network Mix)/Strictly Rhythm
29. Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden/U Don't Know Me/Armed Records
30. Drake feat. Rihanna/Take Care/Young Money & Universal
31. Jill Scott/Golden (DJ K. Millz RMX)/White Label
32. Free Press "Media Minutes" Segment
33. Live Tropical Fish feat. Omar/Rubber Soul/LTF Records
34. MPA (Marvin Ambrosius)/Soulja System/Keda Mgmt.
35. Gods'illa feat. Maimouna Youssef, Bahamadia, Monie Love & MC Lyte/You Don't Have To Be A Star RMX/UAU Music
36. Common/Gold/GOOD

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

This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of September 19 & 26, 2018 (originally broadcast on the week of March 23, 2018) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.

This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours):

Introduction/Commentary 0:00 - 1:12:23
DJ Fusion Music Mix 1:12:23 - 2:16:51
Ausar Ra Black Hawk Music Mix: 2:16:51 - 3:11:33

Our extended commentary during that week was a bit on the scattershot side with us getting back in the mix after a bunch of work around the local and national ways at large, including:

* talking about some recent travels to Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con

* the deaths of rapper Craig Mack, Delicious Vinyl founder Mike Dike & scientist Stephen Hawking & how these folks affected our lives

* the really half-assed (and kind of weird as hell) racial & "cultural appropriation" critiques that have come since Marvel's "Black Panther" movie success and towards singer Bruno Mars

* the FuseBox Radio being right around the corner from it's 20th anniversary in April

* a U.S. political news update (which is still a steadily burning dumpster fire at large, much less with the recent tragedy of the Parkland High School shooting in Florida & gun control talks being rehashed in the public sphere yet again along with nationwide protests)

* Plus some other things here and there!

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FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Weeks of September 19 & 26 2018 [originally broadcast on the Week of March 23, 2018]

Played Live On This Week's Broadcast by DJ Fusion [tunes listed by artist/song title/label(s) in order]

1. Screwball/H-O-S-T-Y-L-E/Tommy Boy
2. MED & Guilty Simpson/The Weight Part 2/Stones Throw
3. Czarface Meets Metal Face/Captain Crunch/Silver Age
4. Prhyme feat. Roc Marciano/Respect My Gun/PRhyme Records
5. Jack White/Corporation/Third Man Records
6. Black Milk feat. Dwele/2 Would Try/Mass Appeal
7. Khrysis & Elzhi are Jericho Jackson/Breguets/Jamla
8. Murs feat. Tech N9ne/Same Way/Strange Music
9. Dabrye feat. Shigeto/Sunset/Ghostly International
10. The Herbaliser feat. Rodney P & Trece/Some Things/BBE
11. Towkio/Hot Shit/Republic
12. Hieroglyphic Being/The Seduction Syndrome/Soul Jazz
13. Azymuth/Seems Like This (As One RMX)/White Label
14. Shaun Escoffery/Days Like This (Spinna & Ticklah Mix)/Oyster
15. Jamiroquai/Superfresh (Franc Moody Extended)/Virgin EMI

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

This is a flashback episode of FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of September 5 & 12, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of September 24, 2008] with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary.

We had commentary that covered the recent racial and age-related tactics for people to not vote in that past U.S. Presidential Election, the U.S. Economy and some other things along with an interview with classic Hip-Hop MC Sadat X of Brand Nubian about his upcoming solo album "Generation X", his thoughts on Hip-Hop, the U.S. Presidential Election, the music business and more!

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FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Weeks of September 5 & 12, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of September 24, 2008]

Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners - short due to interview this week)

1. Mr. Lif feat. Akrobatik/Presidential Report Vol. 2/Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises (Played Live)
2. Solange/Ode to Marvin/Columbia (Played Live)
3. B.O.B./I'll Be In The Sky/Atlantic (http://www.myspace.com/bobatl) (Played Live)
4. Jake One feat. MF Doom/Trap Door/White Van Music (Played Live)
5. Sadat X/Never/MySpace.com White Label (http://www.myspace.com/sadatx) (Played Live)
6. Young Jeezy/Circulate/CTE & Def Jam (Played Live)
7. DJ L feat. Junior Reid, Sheek Louch, Cassidy & Joell Ortiz/Take It To The Top/white label (http://www.myspace.com/djlmasterkey )(Played Live)
8. Kaneri Diamond/I Hate Myself/Slip-N-Slide (Played Live)
9. Myself/Still Ain't Ready (Dedicated to James Brown & J. Dilla)/Couture Music Ink (Played Live)
10. Choclair/The Essence (inst.)/Never So Deep Records (Played Live)
11. Mistah Fab/2 mph (inst.)/white label (Played Live)
12. Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder and CJ Hilton/Never Give You Up/Sony (Top Song Requested)
13. Scarface feat. Bun B & Lil' Wayne/Forget About Me/Rap-A-Lot (Top Song Requested)
14. DJ Cam Presents InLove/The Look of Love/Inflamable Records (Top Song Requested)
15. Freeway/Change/white label(http://www.myspace.com/freeway) (Top Song Requested)
16. Diggz feat. Gods'illa/Decisions/MySpace.com White Label (http://www.myspace.com/diggzdc) (Top Song Requested)
17. 88 Keys feat. Kanye West/Stay Up (Viagra)/Decon (Top Song Requested)
18. DKLA/Where Your At/Zeal Ent. (Top Song Requested)
19. Smiley The Ghetto Child/After All/AMob Ent. (Top Song Requested)
20. Keri Hilson/Slow Dance/Interscope (Top Song Requested)
21. Skillz/For Real (He Don't Own Me)(inst.)/Okayplayer, Big Kidz & Koch (Top Song Requested)
22. Sauce Money/I Ain't No Joke 08/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/saucedinero)(Top Song Requested)
23. Cool Water/Unlucky Lotto/CoolWater101.com (Top Song Requested)
24. Mista Green a.k.a. Yung Texxus feat. K.O./Everyday Problems/Hustle Fam Music Group (Top Song Requested)
25. Qwote feat. Plies/808/Slip-N-Slide (Top Song Requested)

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

1. Killer Mike/The Devil Is A Life/Grind Time Official
2. Madlib feat. Stacey Epps/The Way I Live/BBE
3. Murs feat. Snoop Dogg & Latoya Williams/The Time Is Now/WB
4. Issa Bagayogo/MBa Fodi/Six Degrees Records
5. G-Dep feat. Keith Murray/Transmitter/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/thereturnofgdep)
6. The Returners feat. El Da Sensei, Dan Johns, Skyzoo, Don Cerino, King Magnetic, King Magnetic & CP/Do You RMX/Asfalt Rec (http://www.myspace.com/returnerspurehiphop)
7. Statik Selektah feat. M.O.P. & Jadakiss/For the City/Showoff
8. Zimbabwe Legit/Wake Em Up (Cadence RMX)/Domination Recordings
9. Diamond D/D.I.A.M.O.N.D./Babygrande
10. Demarco/Fallen Soliders/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/demarcotheartist)
11. Fili Bois/Baby I'm Fli/Coast 2 Coast
12. Ruste Juxx feat. Blaze/Wipe Off Ya Smile (inst.)/Duckdown
13. Outerspace/What The Future Holds (inst.)/Babygrande
14. Aghi Spirits/Rock Dat Shit (inst.)/Breakthru Productions & Koch
15. Amon/It's Yours (inst.)/Nu Truth Ent.

Flashback Joints On Blast On The Air This Week (Put Together By Jon Judah & DJ Fusion of The FuseBox Radio, some joints we haven't played in a while on the show - weeks, months, years - or just wanted to reminisce on):

DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks:

Queen Latifah/Five On The Black Hand Side/Flavor Unit
D.I.T.C. feat. Grand Puba & Sadat X/Flip Styles/White Label (http://www.ditcrecords.com/)
Brand Nubian/Spet Into Da Cypher/Elektra

Ausar Ra Black Hawk Flashback Tracks:

Public Enemy/Between A Rock and A Hard Place/Slamjamz
Sadat X/God Is Back/Female Fun
D'Angelo/Devil's Pie/Virgin
Brand Nubian/Whatever Happened/Elektra
De La Soul feat. Ghostface/He Comes/Sanctuary & A&M
Brand Nubian/One for All/Elektra
Big Daddy Kane/Lean On Me RMX/A&M
Brand Nubian/Concerto in X Minor/Elektra
Jungle Brothers/Forces of Nature/WEA
Nikki Giovanni/Ego Trippin'/White Label
Gang Starr/Betrayal/Virgin
Tupac/I Ain't Mad Atcha/Death Row
Pete Rock & CL Smooth/The Main Ingredient/Elektra & WB
Dr. Dre/The Day The Niggaz Took Over/Death Row
Pharoahe Monch/What It Is/SRC
X-Clan/Verbs of Power/PolyGram Records
KRS-1/Why Is That/Jive

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

This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of August 22 & 29, 2018 (originally broadcast on the Week of February 15, 2017) based off of a 3 hour mix of love songs by DJ Fusion based off of the FuseBox Radio Broadcast's Medium blog series folks did last year called #29DaysOfBlackLoveSongs (an extra song in the month, since leap year and whatnot), which is an audio celebration she did during the Black History Month 2016 that selected various tunes that express all sorts of Black Love — self-love, platonic love, romantic love, love for community, etc. - from all sorts of genres repping the Black Diaspora.

Enjoy this - not just for Valentine's Day Week, but anytime!

For the original FuseBox Radio’s 29 Days of Black Love Songs on Medium with descriptions of why said songs were chosen and more, go to: https://medium.com/fusebox-radio-s-29-days-of-black-love-songs

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FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Weeks of August 22 & 29, 2018 [originally broadcast on the Week of February 15, 2017]

Played Live On This Week's Broadcast by DJ Fusion [tunes listed by artist/song title/label(s) in order]

1. DJ Fusion Intro
2. Stevie Wonder/Do I Do/Motown
3. Change/The Glow of Love/WB
4. Al Hudson & Partners/Spread Love/ABC Records
5. Roberta Flack/Children's Song/MCA
6. Joe Baataan/I Wish You Love Part 1 & 2/Fania
7. Peven Everett/Love Story/Makin' Moves
8. Blaze feat. Palmer Brown/Dance To My Beat/Slip 'N Slide
9. Louie Vega feat. Monique Bingham/Elevator (Going Up)/Vega Records
10. Louie Vega feat. Jocelyn Brown/You Are Everything/Vega Records
11. Nuyorican Soul feat. Jocelyn Brown/I Am The Black Gold of the Sun (4Hero Mix)/Giant Step
12. Pharoah Sanders/Rejoice/Theresa
13. Roy Ayers/You Send Me/Ploydor
14. Rose Royce/You're On My Mind/MCA
15. Roberta Flack featuring Donnie Hathaway/You Are My Heaven/Atlantic
16. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell/You're All I Need To Get By/Motown
17. Anita Baker/Sweet Love/Elektra
18. Switch/I Call You Name/Gordy Records
19. Bobby Womack feat. Patti Labelle/Love Has Finally Come At Last/Beverly Glen Music
20. Janelle Monae feat. Esperanza Spaudling/Dorothy Dandrige Eyes/Wondaland
21. Earth, Wind & Fire/Shining Star/Columbia
22. Bootsy Collins/I'd Rather Be With You/WB
23. Slum Village/Fall In Love/GoodVibe
24. Common Sense/I Used to Love H.E.R./Relativity
25. Masta Killa/Queen/Nature Sounds
26. Kendrick Lamar feat. Anna Wise of Sunnymoon/Real/TDE
27. The Roots feat. Erykah Badu/You Got Me/MCA
28. Ghostface Killah feat. Mary J. Blige/All That I Got Is You/Epic & Razor Sharp
29. LL Cool J/I Need Love/Def Jam
30. Brand New Heavies/Stay This Way (The Club Mix)/Delicious Vinyl

This is ta flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the weeks of August 8 & 15, 2018 (originally broadcast on the week of January 14, 2015) with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.

Our commentary during that this week touched base on how the tragedies in Nigeria (via Boko Haram) & France (via the Charlie Hebdo journalist massacre) were covered by the U.S. mainstream media, Dr. Ben Carson acting up again, Florida police using mugshots of Black male prisoners for target practice, how Run The Jewels is just constantly winning as an indie Hip-Hop crew of folks in their 30s, why are this year's #OscarsSoWhite yet again and why it shouldn't be a surprise, our opposing views of the quality of the Hip-Hop/Music Industry soap opera "Empire" on FOX, Zulu Nation's current expansion with various MCs (including Lil' Wayne) and what it could mean for the Hip-Hop organization's future and some other things here and there.

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FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Weeks of August 8 & 15, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of January 14, 2015]

Top Adds (New Joints Played Live On This Week's Broadcast) [listed by artist/song title/label(s)]

1. Jaga Jazzist/Animal Chin/Ninja Tune
2. Bahamadia/We Here/BahamadiaMusic.com
3. Mark Ronson feat. Keyone Starr/I Can't Lose/Columbia
4. Joey Badass/Christ Conscious/Cinematic Music Group & Pro Era
5. Bob Marley/Exodus (Instrum Beach House RMX)/White Label (http://www.InstrumBeats.com)
6. Doomtree/Grey Duck/Doomtree Records
7. Teddybears feat. Iggy Pop/Punk Rocker (Moptop RMX)/White Label (https://soundcloud.com/mixnmash)

DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks Played On This Week's Radio Show:

LL Cool J/To Da Break Of Dawn (Remix Version)/Def Jam
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners/Spread Love/ABC Records
Chicago/Street Player/Columbia
Chic/Everybody Dance (Clap Your Hands)/Atlantic

Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) [listed by artist/song title/label(s)]

1. D'Angelo/Sugah Daddy/RCA (Top Song Selected)
2. Goapele/Hey Boy (The Rub RMX)/Primary Wave (Top Song Selected)
3. SmCity feat. BJ The Chicago Kid/New Spiritual/SmCityMusic.com (Top Song Selected)
4. Mursday/Ready to Run (Stryke Mix)/Strange Music (Top Song Selected)
5. Astro/Internet Goons/Grade A Tribe Records (Top Song Selected)
6. Solidisco/Choose/Solidisco.com (Top Song Selected)
7. DJ JS-1 feat. El Da Sensei, Tame One & Reef the Lost Cause/Ground Original & Fat Beats (Top Song Selected)
8. Batida feat. Cannibal/Mama Watoto/Soundway Records (Top Song Selected)
9. Diamond District/March Off/Mello Music Group (Top Song Selected)
10. Ghostface Killah/Love Don't Live Here No More/Salvation Music & Tommy Boy (Top Song Selected)
11. The Audible Doctor feat. John Robinson/Multiply/AudibleDoctor.com (Top Song Selected)
12. Freddie Gibbs feat. Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$ & Ransom/Knicks RMX (inst.)/Madlib Invazion (Top Song Selected)
13. Big K.R.I.T./Saturdays = Celebration/Def Jam (Top Song Selected)
14. Logic feat. Childish Gambino/Driving Ms. Daisy/Def Jam (Top Song Selected)
15. Black Milk/All Mighty/Computer Ugly & Fat Beats (Top Song Selected)
16. denitia and sene/side fx./Rinse FM (Top Song Selected)
17. Stalley feat. De La Soul/Navajo Rugs/MMG (Top Song Selected)
18. TOKiMONSTA feat. Joyce Wrice/Open Air/Young Art Records (Top Song Selected)
19. Flying Lotus/Turtles/Warp (Top Song Selected)
20. Goapele/Powerful/Goapele.com (Top Song Selected)
21. JMSN/'Bout It/White Room Records (Top Song Selected)
22. Mr. Scruff/We Are Coming (Max Graef RMX)/Ninja Tune (Top Song Selected)
23. Dorian Concept/Draft Culture/Ninja Tune (Top Song Selected)
24. Mavis Staples with North Mississippi Allstars/Stax & Concord Music Group (Top Song Selected)
25. M.O.P. feat. Busta Rhymes/Broad Daylight/Nature Sounds (Top Song Selected)

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

This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the weeks of July 25 & August 1, 2018 (originally broadcast on the Week of March 30, 2011) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.

Our commentary during that week touched base on updates with the after effects of the earthquake + tsunami in Japan, the recent U.N. intervention in Libya news, the possible upcoming U.S. government shutdown due to budget issues and why it's just ridiculous how politicians are dragging this along, the re-birth of the "Birther" fake controversy with President Barack Obama and some other diverse topics here and there.

We also had a great interview with Forbes magazine staff writer Zack O'Malley Greenburg about the creative inspiration, work & drama behind his latest book, "Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office".

Book Summary:

Empire State of Mind tells the story behind Jay-Z’s rise to the top as told by the people who lived it with him–from classmates at Brooklyn’s George Westinghouse High School; to the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade; to the DJ who convinced him to stop dealing and focus on music. This book explains just how Jay-Z propelled himself from the bleak streets of Brooklyn to the heights of the business world.

Zack O’Malley Greenburg draws on his one-on-one interviews with hip-hop luminaries such as DJ Clark Kent, Questlove of The Roots, Damon Dash, Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, MC Serch; NBA stars Jamal Crawford and Sebastian Telfair; and recording industry executives including Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic Records, to paint a tantalizing portrait of a very private mogul. Greenburg also reveals new information on Jay-Z’s various business dealings, such as:

* The feature movie about Jay-Z and his first basketball team that was filmed by Fab 5 Freddy in 2003 but never released.
* The Jay-Z branded Jeep that was scrapped just before going into production.
* The real story behind his association with Armand de Brignac champagne.
* The financial ramifications of his marriage to Beyonce.

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FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Weeks of July 25 & August 1, 2018 [originally broadcast on March 30, 2011]

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

1. Pharoahe Monch/Let My People Go/W.A.R. Media & Duck Down Records (Played Live)
2. Marsha Ambrosius/Butterflies/J Records (Played Live)
3. Illvibe Collective/Medicine Man/Soulspaszm & Fat Beats
4. L*A*W/Brooklyn!/Planet 12 Productions (Played Live)
5. Pro'Verb feat. yU of Diamond District/Too Hip-Hop/White Label (http://www.AllProAllDay.bandcamp.com) (Top Song Requested)
6. Tai Allen + Vicelounge/Canned Goods (It's Love, Love Mash)/Vicelounge & Record Breakin' Music (Top Song Requested)
7. Blueprint/So Alive/Rhymesayers (Top Song Requested)
8. Phil Ade/Use To Be/368 Music Group (Top Song Requested)
9. J-DaVey/Lazy Daze/White Label (http://www.JDaveyBaby.com) (Top Song Requested)
10. Mary Mary/Walking/C2 & Columbia (Top Song Requested)
11. The Villains 21/Heaven For The Wicked/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/thevillains21) (Top Song Requested)
12. Bilal/Levels/Plug Research (Top Song Requested)
13. Stalley feat. Rashad/Slapp/Res Ent. & Milq Music
14. Elucid/Dream On/Discord Research Labs (Top Song Requested)
15. Iyadonna/Actress/32 Track Productions (Top Song Requested)
16. Tiffany Paige feat. Jay ARE/Relax ur Mind/Beatvizion (Top Song Requested)
17. Leila Adu/Sick Department Store/Tracce/Rai Trade, Little Red Hen & Frizz Records (Top Song Requested)
18. Saigon feat. Faith Evans/Clap/Suburban Noize (Top Song Requested)
19. Lupe Fiasco/All Black Everything/Atlantic (Top Song Requested)
20. Dirty Vegas/Electric Love (Alex Tepper ReMix)/Om Records (Top Song Requested)
21. Kyle Rapps feat. Joell Ortiz/Hard Knock Children/Mayehm Ent. (Top Song Requested)
22. Wise Intelligent as Djezuz Jonez/Water Walker/Intelligent Muzik (Top Song Requested)
23. Blu/Amnesia/Nature Sounds (Top Song Requested)
24. The Go! Team/Bust-Out Brigade/Memphis Industries (Top Song Requested)
25. PiEl/Sync/PeilMusic.com (Top Song Requested)

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

1. R.E.K.S. feat. Lil' Fame of M.O.P./Cigarettes/Brick Records & Showoff
2. Robert Koch & John Robinson/Channeling/Project Mooncircle
3. Sizzla feat. Anthony Red Rose/Mr. Right/White Label
4. Floyd Lawson/Roof Top Sugar/Record Kicks

DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks:

Del The Funky Homosapien/Wrong Place/Elektra
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Raphael Saadiq & Faith Evans/Stressed Out RMX/Jive
Jay-Z feat. Nas/Success/White Label
Jay-Z/Dead Presidents/Roc-A-Fella

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