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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" }, { "id": 3631673, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631673/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:51:12-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Get By", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "7fe9deeb-ce40-4e1c-9f63-8c654dcb495a", "artist": "Talib Kweli", "artist_ids": [ "bb3cbea2-5ad4-4917-bc84-8a1975d40315" ], "album": null, "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": null, "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Talib Kweli’s perspective on the Soulquarians centers on the collective as a \"utopian,\" family-oriented creative space rooted in mutual inspiration rather than commercial success. He highlights the era as a \"no-man-acting\" commune of like-minded artists—including Questlove, D'Angelo, Common, and J Dilla—where music was collaborative, intimate, and focused on growth. \n\nTalib Kweli samples Nina Simone's \"Sinnerman\" on this track.\n\nDon't miss the video for this great song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtpXvzzXiA", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3631671, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631671/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:46:09-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3631670, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631670/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:43:18-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710109.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-61fb659b-5aee-4f6b-b2c7-d1e6a51a69e3/mbid-61fb659b-5aee-4f6b-b2c7-d1e6a51a69e3-39302066875_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710109.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-61fb659b-5aee-4f6b-b2c7-d1e6a51a69e3/mbid-61fb659b-5aee-4f6b-b2c7-d1e6a51a69e3-39302066875_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Soul Sista", "track_id": "14647d30-2a63-3412-8103-2f7f18281de9", "recording_id": "4e5ff517-3b4d-46be-bb5c-867bebfaa564", "artist": "Bilal", "artist_ids": [ "260097c7-d628-4a3f-966f-956ea430c0d8" ], "album": "1st Born Second", "release_id": "61fb659b-5aee-4f6b-b2c7-d1e6a51a69e3", "release_group_id": "8795cc93-5353-31d0-bfbc-d184b20f0127", "labels": [ "Interscope Records" ], "label_ids": [ "2182a316-c4bd-4605-936a-5e2fac52bdd2" ], "release_date": "2001-07-31", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Bilal was a frequent presence during the legendary late-90s/early-2000s sessions at Electric Lady Studios, working alongside Questlove, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Q-Tip.\n\nCo-produced by James Mtume & Raphael Saadiq", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3631668, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631668/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:37:26-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710207.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-c2175c1e-df6c-4b66-a559-7b73d6ac2d2e/mbid-c2175c1e-df6c-4b66-a559-7b73d6ac2d2e-4784187611_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710207.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-c2175c1e-df6c-4b66-a559-7b73d6ac2d2e/mbid-c2175c1e-df6c-4b66-a559-7b73d6ac2d2e-4784187611_thumb250.jpg", "song": "What They Do", "track_id": "88189385-94e8-3ca5-b9b1-4a6d0b91330b", "recording_id": "05979dba-2d9e-443f-9525-f5dc76b826fa", "artist": "The Roots", "artist_ids": [ "80b3cf5e-18fe-4c59-98c7-e5bb87210710" ], "album": "Illadelph Halflife", "release_id": "c0f0bcff-b4ae-4341-81eb-4c1c7a46eb0b", "release_group_id": "6bb001e8-78e1-37bf-9aac-9e47f7dbe8f9", "labels": [ "Geffen Records" ], "label_ids": [ "0fadc2ce-f7de-4e27-bbe6-612b317e716b" ], "release_date": "1996-11-05", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Things Fall Apart (1999): Was considered the first major release of the Soulquarian era.\n\nPhilly-based hip hop/neo soul band, The Roots, formed in 1987. The group began with Tariq \"Black Thought\" Trotter and Ahmir \"Questlove\" Thompson and expanded to include Malik B., Leonard \"Hub\" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams. \n\nIn this interview, Questlove talks about how Jimmy Fallon persuaded The Roots to be his house band: https://tinyurl.com/vcjp7j8w\n\nhttp://www.theroots.com/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3631667, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631667/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:33:23-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710608.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-f1b83e8b-0488-4bd3-8435-061cfcaf9f4e/mbid-f1b83e8b-0488-4bd3-8435-061cfcaf9f4e-4785592733_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710608.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-f1b83e8b-0488-4bd3-8435-061cfcaf9f4e/mbid-f1b83e8b-0488-4bd3-8435-061cfcaf9f4e-4785592733_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Guns Are Drawn", "track_id": "30a26aa3-9b52-33b5-afce-929c721b9ba7", "recording_id": "1251cb4e-5533-4446-a6a8-c922dd0f488b", "artist": "The Roots", "artist_ids": [ "80b3cf5e-18fe-4c59-98c7-e5bb87210710" ], "album": "The Tipping Point", "release_id": "f1b83e8b-0488-4bd3-8435-061cfcaf9f4e", "release_group_id": "b27a6c72-6b57-3e53-8c8f-e6a52c4697b4", "labels": [ "Geffen Records" ], "label_ids": [ "0fadc2ce-f7de-4e27-bbe6-612b317e716b" ], "release_date": "2004-07-13", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "The Soulquarians were an unofficial, influential collective of neo-soul, jazz, and hip-hop artists active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, primarily collaborating at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.\n\nThis track features R&B musician, Aaron Livingston, also known by his stage name Son Little.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3631669, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631669/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:30:31-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3631666, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631666/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:27:38-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710704.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-4ad0b48f-29c8-3e57-b55e-33b097190079/mbid-4ad0b48f-29c8-3e57-b55e-33b097190079-4839047375_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710704.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-4ad0b48f-29c8-3e57-b55e-33b097190079/mbid-4ad0b48f-29c8-3e57-b55e-33b097190079-4839047375_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Lady", "track_id": "a234d6f1-cc50-3aa5-a2c6-f4fbf6c454cf", "recording_id": "ea74fab7-0f03-4d22-a7c8-36572c5cc717", "artist": "D’Angelo", "artist_ids": [ "b66771cc-45fa-4a32-b14f-5337d7223d7a" ], "album": "Brown Sugar", "release_id": "4ad0b48f-29c8-3e57-b55e-33b097190079", "release_group_id": "a4591f67-48d9-36ae-bc68-2deb954d0a15", "labels": [ "EMI" ], "label_ids": [ "c029628b-6633-439e-bcee-ed02e8a338f7" ], "release_date": "1995-07-04", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Written by D'Angelo and Raphael Saadiq, this was the third single from D'Angelo's debut album, \"Brown Sugar.\"\n--\nD'Angelo's family wrote, “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life. After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans around the world as D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, October 14th, 2025.”\n\nThe statement continues, “We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind.\"\n--\nWatch D'Angelo perform \"Lady\" live in 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipGUKQcut0", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3631665, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631665/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:23:13-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710902.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60/mbid-7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60-4839084652_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710902.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60/mbid-7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60-4839084652_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Devil's Pie", "track_id": "c599eb5f-95e2-3e01-8a7a-c6041ff5b373", "recording_id": "96c28a31-86c2-4e00-84fc-6ea3c9d66399", "artist": "D’Angelo", "artist_ids": [ "b66771cc-45fa-4a32-b14f-5337d7223d7a" ], "album": "Voodoo", "release_id": "7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60", "release_group_id": "9605c075-c64c-366b-ad7f-ec98523fc162", "labels": [ "EMI" ], "label_ids": [ "c029628b-6633-439e-bcee-ed02e8a338f7" ], "release_date": "2000-01-25", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Recorded within the same Soulquarian sessions that shaped Common’s sound!\n\nRemembering D'Angelo here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/15/dangelo-obituary\n\nDJ Premier, who helped to produce one of D’Angelo’s most famous songs in ‘Devil’s Pie’, wrote: “Such a sad loss to the passing of D’angelo. We have so many great times. Gonna miss you so much. Sleep Peacefully D’ Love You KING.”\n---\nSeveral samples were incorporated into this first single from D'Angelo's second studio album, including Fat Joe's \"Success,\" Raekwon's \"Interlude,\" Pierre Henry's \"Jericho Jerk,\" Teddy Pendergrass's \"And If I Had,\" INI's \"Fakin' Jax\" and Natruel's \"Big Daddy Anthem.\" DJ Premier produced \"Devil’s Pie,\" having first offered it to Jamaican-born rapper Canibus, and then D'Angelo.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3631664, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3631664/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-20T21:19:41-07:00", "show": 66233, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66233/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/0eaf3a43-f00e-4416-8ea3-759d1841e3c9/4402657853-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/0eaf3a43-f00e-4416-8ea3-759d1841e3c9/4402657853-250.jpg", "song": "The Light", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "e1c49145-d038-4b7f-ae90-99489a81f460", "artist": "Common", "artist_ids": [ "c0a1179b-b14a-4d68-a3c1-1fdab16ed602" ], "album": "Like Water for Chocolate", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "fabc3ec9-2656-3a98-8fdd-4bc40a9ca8ba", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2000-03-28", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Born out of the Soulquarian collective. \"The Light\" was written as a love song to Common's girlfriend at the time, fellow Soulquarian, Erykah Badu. 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