First show of 2026. We’re rewinding to 2025 with new(er) joints from the last six months that stayed in heavy rotation. If you were in a coma in 2025 and want to know what you missed, this one’s for you!

Longer talk breaks on this episode as we get into the year’s standouts, the nonstop grind of Skyzoo, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, and Conductor Williams, Method Man’s resurgence, and finally locking in that long-promised D.I.T.C. tribute.

If you don’t want to hear us yap, as always, the music-only version lives on Patreon with all our other episodes.

We’ve got some really cool stuff on deck, plus lots of giveaways coming up—especially a dope one from Get On Down.

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If rock music isn’t your thing, this episode probably isn’t either — and that’s fine. We’ve got 176 others waiting for you. But if you live for great records, bold ideas, and the kind of genre-bending that Danger Mouse mastered and the legendary DJ Spinbad (R.I.P.) made feel effortless, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Big Pun over Journey. Biggie over Pink Floyd. Scarface over The Eagles. A Tribe Called Quest over Jimi Hendrix. KRS-One over Oasis. Nas over Red Hot Chili Peppers. Slick Rick over Nirvana. Dr. Dre over Phil Collins. Crooklyn Dodgers over Stone Temple Pilots. Organized Konfusion over Blue Oyster Cult. N.W.A. over The Mamas & The Papas.

These mash-ups weren’t on your Take It Personal bingo card — and that’s the point. Expect the unexpected.

This episode delivers two heavy-duty mixes pulling from Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Who, Rush, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Beastie Boys, RUN-DMC, Public Enemy, and more. At the break, we crack it open with some listener Q&A, then push things forward in Mix 2 by jumping ahead and hitting you with modern rock classics.

So yeah — this one might be sitting under your Christmas tree right now. But make no mistake: it’s destined for that Take It Personal shelf.

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We hit you with the bangers in Part 1… But Part 2? That’s the one for the real heads.

It seems like Part 2s are always the fan favorites — more obscure, more cohesive, more personal. We came out swinging for the masses last time, but this round, we’re diving deep. The music isn’t in strict chronological order, but it feels like a journey — from Pac’s earliest work all the way to Makaveli. You’ll hear the deep album cuts, the rare joints, and the timeless fan favorites.

We’ve got the collabos — and I guarantee a few joints you’ve probably never heard before. Treach, Big Daddy Kane, Freddie Foxxx, South Central Cartel, Above the Law, Young Lay, Richie Rich, E-40, Too $hort, Boot Camp Clik, Dogg Pound, and even Hammer all show up on this one.

Three mixes in total — 4+ hours here and 3.5 on Part 1. That’s over seven and a half hours of 2Pac.

At the break, we’re giving away a few autographed copies of Jeff Pearlman’s Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.

As always, this is Take It Personal Radio — the home of hip-hop history and timeless tributes, giving legends like 2Pac their due.

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