{"id":26063,"date":"2011-02-10T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=26063"},"modified":"2011-02-10T21:30:03","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T20:30:03","slug":"j-period-the-roots-john-legend-present-wake-up-radio-mixtape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/j-period-the-roots-john-legend-present-wake-up-radio-mixtape\/","title":{"rendered":"J.Period, The Roots & John Legend Present: WAKE UP! RADIO (Mixtape)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In anticipation of an award-winning evening for John Legend & The Roots\u2019 WAKE UP! album (nominated for 5 Grammys at Sunday\u2019s 2011 Grammy Awards), J.Period & Truelements Music are pleased to present WAKE UP! RADIO \u2013 a star-studded mixtape collaboration with Columbia Records\u2019 multi-platinum singing sensation, and the hardest working Late Night band on the planet!<\/p>\n

Hosted by The Roots\u2019 own Black Thought, WAKE UP! RADIO pays tribute to the legacy of soul music that paved the way for WAKE UP! and imagines a world where mainstream radio transmits music with a message. Employing an all-star cast of musical contemporaries (including John Legend & The Roots themselves), J.Period dissects, remixes and rebuilds the original recording sessions from the WAKE UP! album in an unprecedented manner, defying the conventional wisdom of what a \u201cmixtape\u201d can be\u2014producing a full-fledged remix album in the process. The result is a treasure trove of powerful new music, produced and remixed exclusively by J.Period for WAKE UP! RADIO.<\/p>\n

Adding to the historic nature of this mixtape release, J.Period will also release an exclusive Digital 12\u201d on Tuesday, February 15, featuring a history-making collaboration between John Legend, Black Thought of The Roots, and hip hop luminary, Rakim. The track, entitled \u201cIn the Ghetto (Wake Up!)\u201d, produced by J.Period, is an homage to the Eric B. & Rakim classic \u201cIn The Ghetto\u201d\u2014which hearkens back to a time when hip hop and social messages went hand in hand.<\/p>\n

Additional featured guests on WAKE UP! RADIO include Common, Q-Tip, Late Night host Jimmy Fallon, Nigerian songstress Nneka, Somali sensation K\u2019NAAN, Def Poet Mayda Del Valle and more, in addition to never-before-heard music from Black Thought and John Legend. Also look out for J.Period\u2019s history-making \u201cOur Generation\u201d Remix, reuniting hip hop legends Pete Rock & CL Smooth, which was originally released online in November, and is also featured on WAKE UP! RADIO.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tracklist & download link after the jump.<\/p>\n

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DOWNLOAD: J.Period, The Roots & John Legend Present: WAKE UP! RADIO (Mixtape)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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