Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3631674/?format=api
{ "id": 3631674, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631674/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:54:19-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia800703.us.archive.org/28/items/mbid-c53be6c2-1a17-4a4a-97e3-d40f61630236/mbid-c53be6c2-1a17-4a4a-97e3-d40f61630236-22927827729_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn721508.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-c53be6c2-1a17-4a4a-97e3-d40f61630236/mbid-c53be6c2-1a17-4a4a-97e3-d40f61630236-22927827729_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Umi Says", "track_id": "69c0930d-f33c-4c67-972c-f92c2c34a638", "recording_id": "e3c22e4f-3f5f-4a38-aae2-e7d289292122", "artist": "Mos Def", "artist_ids": [ "9f4551c6-1324-4ac5-b3fe-a5c5cfacd54d" ], "album": "Black On Both Sides", "release_id": "c53be6c2-1a17-4a4a-97e3-d40f61630236", "release_group_id": "d6658b47-463a-390e-9417-99c818aea004", "labels": [ "Rawkus Records" ], "label_ids": [ "21a9343c-4a03-4768-8186-569dc03f850c" ], "release_date": "1999-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Mos Def was a crucial affiliate of the Soulquarians, the 1990s/2000s super-collective, providing intelligent, conscious lyricism to the group's \"neo-soul\" vibe. Recording at Electric Lady Studios, he collaborated heavily with Questlove, J Dilla, and Common, bridging the gap between underground hip-hop and soulful neo-soul during their peak.\n\n\"I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free\nAll my people to be free, to be free, to be free\nAll black people to be free, to be free, to be free\nAll black people to be free\nThat's all that matters to me...\"\n\n\n\"Umi\" means \"Mother\" in Arabic. Written by Mos Def and David Kennedy (and co-produced by both), the track features will.i.am on the Fender Rhodes and Wedon Irvine on the Hammond.\n\nThe instrumental was also used on Kendrick Lamar’s \"The Heart Pt. 1.\"", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }