Ill Doctrine Radio 9/2/23: the Boots Riley Interview

Hey y'all!

Continuing our 50-ish Anniversary deep dive into the Railroad archives, this week we unearthed a 2005 visit to the show from none other than Boots Riley. We started off with a full set of the revolutionary music made alongside Pam the Funkstress in The Coup, and his side projects like Street Sweeper Social Club w/ Tom Morello. Then you can hear our 2005 conversation right at the one-hour mark (also featuring the Mighty G-Man, and Miles Solay from Outernational) .

I'm also attaching a longer cut of the interview as a bonus file below for my Patreon people, with about 10 more minutes getting deeper into the state of things with George Bush at that time, how The Coup snuck their way into the industry, and the perfect time capsule of Boots promoting his Myspace page at the end :)

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PARTIAL PLAYLIST:

Dig It! - The Coup (their debut single in '93)

There Are Other Worlds (instrumental) - DJ Muggs

The Coup - The Coup

takin' these -   The Coup

get that monkey off your back -  the coup

Paper Planes -  Street Sweeper Social Club

Ghetto Blaster -  Street Sweeper Social Club

Ghetto Manifesto - The Coup

Lazymuthafucka -  The Coup

The Oath -  Street Sweeper Social Club

Babylet'shaveababybeforebushdosomething'crazy -  The Coup

Heven Tonite -  The Coup

Nowalaters -  The Coup

Hustle Up - Galactic ft. Boots Riley

Wear Clean Draws -  The Coup

For Pete's Sake (instrumental) - Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Boots Riley WBAI interview, 2005

His Story -  DJ Muggs w/ Method Man and Slick Rick

A New Rap Festival Called Falling Loud - Open Mike Eagle

The Wire S3 E1 (Feat. Blu) -  Open Mike Eagle

gospel? (Explicit) -  Noname, $ilkMoney, Billy Woods, Stout

No Wish (Feat. Raphael Saadiq & Phonte) -  Black Milk

Spontaneity -  Bahamadia

Frida -  Jamila Woods

I Got You (w/ Tiombe Lockhart) -  Platinum Pied Pipers

Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 4) - Bill Evans Trio