Gones touches down on planet soul with the powerful protest anthem "Ella's Song", falsetto love from James Ingram and old school hype with Malcolm McLaren and Grand Puba. Plus crafty blends from DJ Epik and Dibiase MTL, Waahli's ode to the diasporic natio

JNR gets the party started with old school classics and deft reworks from Siedah Garrett, The Emotions, Father MC, Digital Underground, J.Period and The Reflex. Plus caramel connections from Jessica Jolia, a Mars mothership landing with Tra'zae Clinton, h

Dr. Lutz careens through the funk with Swiss beats by DJ Tron and Merakey Collective, Puerto Rican breaks from Sophy and bootleg reworks by Double A and Alma Unit. Plus sweet headphone snacks by Yamuna and Doctor Bionic, smoky boombap from The Game, and a

DJ KhanFu delivers a blackbelt whooping with heavy boombap and international grooves from Onoe Caponoe, Tha 4orce, Songhoy Blues, I.F.. Afrobeat and Light Of The World. Plus retro madness from Beam and The SameOlds, bombshell revamps by Jazz Mafia and Th

DJ Soul Safari takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey through dusty grooves by Leno Phillips and Linda Williams, French hip-hop from Kheops and razor sharp edits from Paul Nice and Doc Adams. Plus tru-school reverence from Emskee & Muzikman Edition, disc

Krafty Kuts blasts us into outer space for our year-end finale with bodymoving funk by Tower of Power and Carl Carlton, hiphop bangers from Supastition and DJ Robert Smith, and mind-melting blends with Chali 2na, Suckaside, DJ Shadow and more. Plus a Twin

DJ DiBiase brings the ruckus with live-wire blends of Wu-Tang, Big L, Redman and a grip of golden era greats. Plus brand new heat from NYC legend The One Chadio, deep thoughts with Satisfaction Unlimited, and feverish disco dreams from Dean Anderson and B

Freddy Jay demolishes the mix with a stellar hiphop 50 set, then luxuriates in the soulful side with coolout vibes by Haile Supreme, X.Men, Sting and Rufus & Chaka Khan. Plus ill verses from the monotone master Sonnyjim, a latin break melee by Néstor

Eric Brwn pitches a doubleheader with blazing disco grooves from Candido and Oeil Cube alongside lively posse cuts from the Hieroglyphics, Red Hot Lover Tone and more. Plus Amerigo Gazaway on a lyrical flex on "Right Here", a blistering Somalian flip by K

Figub Brazlevi fires up Krekpek favorites including a ton of unreleased goodness from Raz Fresco, Kayla Macias, J.J. Whitefield, Fadi Ammous and ChillxWill. Plus frenzied funk by P.J. City and H. Andrews Congregation, deep groove fellowship with Bunny Si