Mike Love Presents – The Best of Bad Boy Radio Freestyles (1997-2007)
Seriously, I’m not one to wax nostalgic often but when I do look back at the Bad Boy Radio days, I realize today’s on-air DJs could never have the “freedom” that we had in our heyday. The cultural impact of Bad Boy Radio is still felt on Chicago radio today so I wanted to compile a lesser known but important segement of the show, the live in-studio freestyle sessions. By the millenium it was rare that a rapper could kick a verse without cursing so our interviews with rappers stayed just that, interviews. But in the early days every MC that stepped foot in the studio had to kick a verse. That said, there are some real gems here, from the classic All About The Bad Boyz (arranged by me) to Common’s freestyle over the Invocation beat (from One Day It’ll All Make Sense), to the late Big Pun exchanging verses with Fat Joe, to Twista jappin over Aaliyah’s One In A Million instrumental, to the entire Flipmode squad rhyming for 10+ minutes over a Master P track, to Juice’s crazy & completely off the dome freestyle, to DTP’s Shawnna noticibly stepping her rhymes up when former Infamous Syndicate partner Teefa steps in the studio, to KanYe West & Lupe Fiasco bringing the era to a close. Radio history was made.
1. All About The Bad Boyz-Chi-Town All-Stars (D.A. Smart, Common, Crucial Conflict, Do or Die, Twista) (1997)
2. Common Freestyle #1 (1997)
3. Crucial Conflict Freestyle (1997)
4. Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz Freestyle (1997)
5. Kid Capri Freestyle (1998)
6. Shaq Freestyle (1998)
7.Fat Joe/Big Pun Freestyle (1998)
8. Allen Iverson Freestyle (1998)
9. Flipmode Freestyle-Busta Rhymes, Lord Have Mercy, Rah Digga, Spliff Star, Baby Sham, Rampage (1998)
10. Twista Freestyle (1998)
11 Juvenile Freestyle (1998)
12. Brand Nubian Freestyle (1998)
13. Outkast Freestyle-Big Boi (1998)
14. Juice Freestyle (1999)
15. Profound Freestyle (1999)
16. Go-Getters Freestyle-Timmy G, GLC, Kanye West (1999)
17. Q-Tip Freestyle (1999)
18. DaBrat Freestyle (1999)
19. Common Freestyle #2 (1999)
20. Shyne Freestyle (2000)
21. Bad Boy All-Stars Freestyle-Mark Curry, Black Rob, Loon (2001)
22. DTP Freestyle-Ludacris, Shawnna, I-20, Tity Boy, Lil Fate, Teefa (2003)
23. 50 Cent Freestyle (2003)
24. KanYe West/Common Freestyle (2005)
25. Lupe Fiasco Freestyle (2006)
Download: Mike Love Presents – The Best of Bad Boy Radio Freestyles (1997-2007)
Props to Mike Love. Spotted at Fake Shore Drive.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:28 am
The Ecstatic
May 28th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Hey Zulu! Hey Zulu! Hey Zulu! Hey Zulu!
May 28th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Black To Front
May 28th, 2009 at 1:29 am
BBBBBBAAADDD BBBBOOOOYYYY *Puffy voice*
May 28th, 2009 at 1:29 am
yup, ran outta condoms.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:29 am
W.A.R. (Let My People Go) > The Ecstatic
and its not even close.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:30 am
# Danielson a.k.a. My Blog Game Proper™ Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 1:22 am e
lol hottin’ up Dre.
so Dre is 20 and Nation is white, just to clarify?
i thought both were african americans in their mid 20s lol.
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coincidentally nation is 20 also, I’ve never asked him what race he is but he said before hes not white or black.
only leaves asian or middle eastern?
May 28th, 2009 at 1:31 am
# EnglandRepresent Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Dre’s comedy > eskay > nation
^^Negative. Eskay is the father. Dre and nation are his sons. I got respect for nation though, dude is from montreal, lives in an igloo, his life partner is a seal, and his whip consists of a sledge with 6 husky dogs. Where the fuck does he find a computer to get on the internet??? That’s hustling if you ask me.
^
*bleeding heart*
May 28th, 2009 at 1:31 am
coincidentally nation is 20 also, I’ve never asked him what race he is but he said before hes not white or black.
^ native american?
May 28th, 2009 at 1:32 am
coincidentally nation is 20 also, I’ve never asked him what race he is but he said before hes not white or black.
^you never met eachother? don’t you guys have to have meetings in the morning about what you’re posting the day or something.
and is Nation chinese/oriental? or maybe indian? lol.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Dre’s comedy > eskay > nation
^^Negative. Eskay is the father. Dre and nation are his sons. I got respect for nation though, dude is from montreal, lives in an igloo, his life partner is a seal, and his whip consists of a sledge with 6 husky dogs. Where the fuck does he find a computer to get on the internet??? That’s hustling if you ask me.
Nation is an Innuit aka an Eskimo you fools.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:33 am
BBBBBBAAADDD BBBBOOOOYYYY *Puffy voice*
^^
*taps bottle*
May 28th, 2009 at 1:34 am
I met eskay for the first time last night, nhjic.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:34 am
@ Dre forgot to ask, what was your blog before you worked for nah, like nate’s was wmdeez.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:36 am
EnglandRepresent Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Dre’s comedy > eskay > nation
^^Negative. Eskay is the father. Dre and nation are his sons. I got respect for nation though, dude is from montreal, lives in an igloo, his life partner is a seal, and his whip consists of a sledge with 6 husky dogs. Where the fuck does he find a computer to get on the internet??? That’s hustling if you ask me.
Nation is an Innuit aka an Eskimo you fools.
^^^
Eng! u SunNaMaBitch!
May 28th, 2009 at 1:36 am
I never had a blog. I got this job based on my behind the scenes work for onsmash.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:37 am
I met eskay for the first time last night, nhjic.
^ so what happened if u disliked eachother in real life but ur e-go’s (see what i did?) were cool before and could continue running nah. that would be an odd ass relationship. (none)
May 28th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Dre Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 1:36 am
I never had a blog. I got this job based on my behind the scenes work for onsmash.
^^^
AYYYOOOO!
May 28th, 2009 at 1:39 am
I never had a blog. I got this job based on my behind the scenes work for onsmash.
^
respect for that then *daps*
May 28th, 2009 at 1:39 am
you never met eachother? don’t you guys have to have meetings in the morning about what you’re posting the day or something.
^^LMFAO!!! Meetings??? These muppets??!!!!Oh shit that’s hilarity.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:41 am
I met eskay for the first time last night, nhjic.
^^Oh yeah? Get his number? lmao
Homos.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:43 am
LMFAO!!! Meetings??? These muppets??!!!!Oh shit that’s hilarity.
^
lol. you get what i mean though, you cant just have a free for all post session cos they could post the same thing and also get emailed the same thing from promoters and artists.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:44 am
what if Nate decides to hijack nah change the login passwords?fuck you and esk going to do?
May 28th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I see you Crazy.
Ol’ Latisha up the street said you need to get your broke ass back to the crib to hustle her up some salad. You know that fat bitch needs to be on this diet. Just passing on the message fella.
*daps*
May 28th, 2009 at 1:46 am
I never had a blog. I got this job based on my behind the scenes work for onsmash.
^^^
AYYYOOOO!
Damn you beat me too it!
May 28th, 2009 at 1:46 am
# Micheal Tyson aka I Want Money Like Cosby Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 1:44 am
what if Nate decides to hijack nah change the login passwords?fuck you and esk going to do?
^
LOOL
Nation is Pakistani or Bangadeshi or sutn
May 28th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Tong Po Flo Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 1:46 am
I never had a blog. I got this job based on my behind the scenes work for onsmash.
^^^
AYYYOOOO!
Damn you beat me too it!
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AYOOOOO
May 28th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Ol’ Latisha up the street said you need to get your broke ass back to the crib to hustle her up some salad. You know that fat bitch needs to be on this diet. Just passing on the message fella.
^ *tries not to blast out laughing at work*
* fails*
May 28th, 2009 at 1:48 am
what if Nate decides to hijack nah change the login passwords?fuck you and esk going to do?
^
can’t happen, you can set levels for what access users have.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:49 am
For the last time Nation is a fuckin Innuit, a polar bear dodging, ice hole fishing, seal fur parka wearing eskimo. Fuckin cloth-eared bastards.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:49 am
Nation is Pakistani or Bangadeshi or sutn
^
why? cos he could hijack stuff lol? you racist lol. he might arab too then eh.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:53 am
I give up.
Dumb commenters need teachin.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:56 am
..Fake ass niggaz with a passion for theatrics
ya name’s in the record books followed by an asterisk…
you won when wack niggaz was in
when you never needed talent or skills to win
when you never needed lyrics or a dope ass flow
and the real niggaz never saw no cash flow
so go Flash go, run for ya life
find a safe spot you could chill for the night
where they got no cable and they only play tapes
and the wack niggaz out can’t infiltrate
May 28th, 2009 at 2:40 am
LOL @ dude above me…
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Are u FOREAL?
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check check
1-2
I could eat beats for three weeks
and still hunger for more.
it’s 3 AM in the moorning
get under your floor.
i strike without warning,
a knife through your door.
or a bat to your back.
your wack and my rap
is FUCKIN NICE.
get off my jock…
get a fucking life!
EASY SON!
word is bond.
May 28th, 2009 at 8:53 am
i wonder how much unreleased ish is out in the world..
fucking selfish bastards.. SHARE WITH THE WORLD
May 28th, 2009 at 8:53 am
i wonder how much unreleased ish is out in the world..
fucking selfish bastards.. SHARE WITH THE WORLD
May 28th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
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