Heat Rocks

Introducing Primer, MaxFun’s Newest Music Podcast

The Heat Rocks Appreciation Episode

Cat Zhang on Flo Milli's "Ho, why is you here?" (2020)

Music & Popcorn #7: Daphne A. Brooks on the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack (1995)

Music & Popcorn #6: '90s OSTs with Jocelyn Brown

Yola on Jill Scott's "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)

Kris Bowers on Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" (2011) [redux]

Benny Sings on Phil Collins' "Face Value" (1981)

Celebrating Lil' Kim's "Hard Core" (1996)

Vijay Iyer on Prince's "Sign O' The Times" (1987)

Patrick Paige II on The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" (1994)

Steve Arrington on Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" (1976)

Pell on N.E.R.D's "In Search Of..." (2002)

Kemp Powers on De La Soul's "De La Soul Is Dead" (1991)

Karriem Riggins on A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" (1993)

Nite Jewel on Kraftwerk's "Computer World" (1981) [redux]

Joshua Abrams on Arthur Verocai's "Arthur Verocai" (1972)

Jason King on Sylvester's "Living Proof" (1979)

The Twilite Tone on Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July" (1980)

Xenia Rubinos on Abbey Lincoln's "Abbey is Blue" (1959)

MF DOOM Special with Dante Ross

Megan Pattison on Teena Marie's "It Must Be Magic" (1981)

Sheila Burgel on The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica" (1964)

Jeff Parker on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1965)

Samm Henshaw on Kirk Franklin's "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin" (2002)

Take Two #8: Mary J Blige's "What's the 411?" with Naima Cochrane

Take Two #7: Mary J Blige's "Mary" with Naima Cochrane

J Dilla Special

Valerie June on Etta James' "At Last!" (1960)

Salaam Remi on Jungle Brothers' "Straight Out The Jungle" (1988)

DJ Soul Sister on The Meters' "Rejuvenation" (1974)

Brittany Spanos on Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)

Our Heat Rocks of 2020

Phonte on Intro's "Intro" (1993)

Heat Rocks Holiday Music Special 2020

Take Two #6: Drake's "Scorpion" (2018)

Take Two #5: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" (2013)

Bonus Beats: Formative Songs with G Yamazawa

Soulquarian Medley

Bonus Beats: Discovering Music Through Samples with Joseph Schloss

VanJess on Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" (2006)

Bonus Beats: Favorite Breaks with Loren Kajikawa

Anjimile on Oliver Mtukudzi's "Vhunze Moto" (2002)

Bonus Beats: Nas & Unused Samples

Kevin Smokler & Christopher Boone on B.T. Express' "Non-Stop" (1975)

Take Two #4: Jay-Z's "The Black Album" (2003)

Take Two #3: Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" (1996)

Hanif Abdurraqib on The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" (1971)

The Art of Sampling #3B with Dan Charnas on Slum Village's "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (2000)

Three Year Anniversary Special