Wes Flexner's North American College + Community Radio Charts 2021 Favorites
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“2021 started correctly with the reissue of Jeff Chang’s “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” reminding us of the entire history of Hip Hop.
2021 results:
Hip Hop decided KRS-1, and the Lox would headline Barclay's Center.
Griselda said: ‘we said raw rap was still running things. Y’all ever heard Marshall Mathers.
He sold some rap records.’
Common, Rhymesayers, and RTJ keep proving 90’s CMJ events saw potential.
Tyler, the Creator was like: ‘I will rap over Roy Ayers.'
Hip Hop’s music said: ‘Hip Hop dealt with the 500 Years of racism, the Crack Epidemic, LA Riots, 911, George Floyd and COVID.
People can listen to rap, and realize sometimes the world doesn’t work correctly.’
Turnstile released the year’s most exciting rock album….
Turnstile likes rap….2021 was a really good year to like Rap.”

Turnstile- Mystery
KRS – One – Knock Em Out
Conway the Machine ft. Ludacris w JID – Scatterbrain
Styles P w Havoc – Nightmares 2 Dreams
Tyler, The Creator – Sir Baudelaire
Evidence – Where Do We Go From Here
Aesop Rock + Blockhead – Garbology
Atmosphere ft. AesopRock w MF Doom- Barcade
RZA ft. DJ Scratch – Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater
Grafh ft. Sheek Louch w Ransom – Valid

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Tonight, Twas the Show Before Christmas, and ALL Through The House....yeah, we're not going down that road again. But, Santa and Mrs. Claus return for the Naughty (and Nice) List, and a special appearance by a long-time former Downtown Columbus Holiday Fixture.

Ohio State University Jazz Ensemble - Chicken Little - Jazz Ensemble '72
Stacey Kent Feat. Art Hirahara - I Wish I Could Go Travelling Again - Songs from Other Places
Keith Henson Octet - I'll Remember April - Our Delight
Barry Galbraith - Portrait of Jennie - Guitar and the Wind
The Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Quintet - Love for Sale - You 'n Me
Gerald Wilson - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Live and Swinging
Dan Wilson - The Rhythm Section - Vessels of Wood and Earth
Ofentse Moses Sebula - H.O.P.E. - H.O.P.E. (Holding on to Positive Expectations)
Mingus Big Band - E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too - Live In Time [Disc 2]
Michael Cox - 1898 Hymn - Abstractions, Dedications & Red Dirt

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Close Your Eyes - Just Coolin'
Dinah Washington - If I Were a Bell - In the Land of Hi-Fi
John Fedchock NY Sextet - Star Eyes - Into the Shadows
Roy Burns with the Dick Grove Big Band - The Call - Big, Bad and Beautiful
Charlie Haden Quartet West - Low Key Lightly (Variation on the Theme of Hero to Zero) - Always Say Goodbye
Fred Hersch & Julian Lage - Beatrice - Free Flying
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra - Wrappin' It Up - The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - King Porter Stomp - Big Band Jazz [Disc 2]
Terry Waldo - Hot Mustard - Waldo's Jazz Entertainers Vol 1
Capital University Jazz Professors - At the Jazz Band Ball - Jazz Professors-Sunday at the Center-WOSU-FM
John Ulrich - Black Beauty - John Ulrich And Friends
Harold Land/Blue Mitchell Quintet - Mapenzi - Mapenzi