| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Tribe Called Quest | Excursions | The Low End Theory | Jive |
| Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers | A Chant For Bu | Buhaina | Prestige |
| Herbie Hancock | Chameleon | Headhunters | Columbia |
| Mulatu Astatke | Green Africa | Mulatu Steps Ahead | Strut |
| Fat Freddie's Drop | The Big BW | Dr. Boondigga and the Big BW | Drop |
| Special Ed | The Magnificent | Youngest In Charge | Profile |
| Crusaders | Stomp and Buck Dance | Southern Comfort | Blue Thumb |
| Eli "Paperboy" Reed | Come and Get It | Come and Get It | Capitol |
| Earl Brown | Get Together | Jamaica Funk | Soul Jazz |
| Coyaba | Conscious Thought | Long Road | Coyaba |
| Fela! | Sorrow, Tears & Blood | Fela! | Knitting Factory |
| Connie Price & the Keystones | Sticks & Stones | Wildflowers | Now Again |
| Kashmere Stage Band | Do Your Thing | But Still Burngin | Kram |
| LL Cool J | Jingling Baby | Def Jam | |
| The Grass Roots | You and Love Are the Same | Feelings | ABC |
| Marvin Gaye | Mercy Mercy Me | What's Going On | Motown |
| Bad Medicine | Trespasser | The Funky 16 Corners | Stones Throw |
| Herbie Mann | Watermelon Man | Latin Mann | Columbia |
| Los Lobos | On Main Street | Tin Can Trust | Shout |
| Smokin Joe Kubek & Bnois King | My Guitar | Have Blues Will Travel | Alligator |
| Busta Rhymes | Don't Touch Me | Back to My BS | Flipmode |
| The Diplomats | I Can Give You Love | Here's A Heart | Kent |
| Cedric 'Im' Brooks | Silent Force | Jamaica Funk | Soul Jazz |
| Flying Lotus | DD the Astral Plane | Cosmogramma | Warp |
| Onra | My Comet | Long Distance | All City |
| Dabrye | The Lish | Selections: One/Three | Ghostly International |
The Friday afternoon mix plus sources and samples from hip hop classics. May the source be with you...