SPECSWIZARD - Floyd

SPECSWIZARD - Floyd

SPECSWIZARD - “Floyd,” a 2020 self-released single.

Michael Hall is a long-time fixture of Seattle's hip-hop scene, recording under the names Specs One and Specs Wizard. (Seattle's bi-weekly alt-paper The Stranger dubbed him "the Holy Ghost of Northwest Hiphop.") He began rapping and making beats while growing up in the High Point neighborhood of West Seattle in 1979, began releasing albums in the late '80s, and made waves with his crew The Elevators throughout the '90s.

Today's Song of the Day is a powerful reflection on the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. "And if you Black, you know that this is nothing new," he raps solemnly against a wistful piano loop. Hear his musical memorial below.

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Still Corners - Black Lagoon

Still Corners - Black Lagoon

Still Corners - Black Lagoon - from the 2018 album Slow Air on Wrecking Light Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Sep 20185min

Boy Azooga - Breakfast Epiphany

Boy Azooga - Breakfast Epiphany

Boy Azooga - Breakfast Epiphany - from the 2018 album 1, 2, Kung Fu! on Heavenly Recordings/PIAS.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Sep 20182min

Georgia Anne Muldrow - Overload

Georgia Anne Muldrow - Overload

Georgia Anne Muldrow - Overload - a 2018 single on Brainfeeder.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Sep 20183min

Desert Mountain Tribe - Way Back To You

Desert Mountain Tribe - Way Back To You

Desert Mountain Tribe - Way Back To You - from the 2018 album Om Parvat Mystery on Metropolis Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Sep 20183min

Hi Crime - Wait

Hi Crime - Wait

Hi Crime - Wait - from the 2018 self-released album The Kids Still Got It.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Aug 20183min

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Dewayne

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Dewayne

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Dewayne - a 2018 single on Station Grey Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Aug 20185min

Trevor Powers - Ache

Trevor Powers - Ache

Trevor Powers - Ache - from the 2018 album Mulberry Violence on Baby Halo.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Aug 20183min

Lala Lala - Destroyer

Lala Lala - Destroyer

Lala Lala - Destroyer - from the 2018 album The Lamb on Hardly Art.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Aug 20183min

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