The Bs Radio Talk Show

Holy Hip Hop & Sanctified Soul Saturday (X-mas Saturday 2025)

PLAYLIST
* "Season's Greetings" by Cix Bits
* "Black Christmas" by The Emotions
* "Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas?" by The Staple Singers
* "Santa Claus Is a Black Man" by Akim
* "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" by James Brown
* "Fat Santa" by The Rebirth
* "Jesus Is the Reason for the Season" by Kirk Franklin & The Family
* "Call Him Jesus" by Mary Mary
* "What the World Needs for Christmas" by The Meditation Singers
* "Joy to the World (f. The Georgia Mass Choir)" by Whitney Houston
* "Do You Believe? (f. Yolanda Adams)" by P.J. Morton
* "Christmas Love" by Rotary Connection
* "World of Love" by Binky Griptite
* "Bah Rumpah Bump (f. Doobie Powell)" by The Williams Singers
* "Christmas Will Really Be Christmas" by Lou Rawls
* "Christmas Go Hard" by Beleaf
* "Hidden in Christ" by FLAME
* "Xmas in the StiX" by nobigdyl
* "Joy" by Trip Lee
* "A Letter for Christmas" by The Salem Travelers
* "I Want to Come Home for Christmas" by Marvin Gaye
* "Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by Brian Owens Soul
* "Silent Night" by The Temptations
* "This Christmas" by Donny Hathaway
* "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" by The Jackson 5
* "Christmas in Hollis" by Run-D.M.C.

The Bs Radio Talk Show (12132025)

In Part One of this two-part episode series, Kwami discusses the historical significance of economic boycotts during holiday shopping seasons to force the recognition of civic and human rights in America, and how past successes can be replicated today.
 
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. "You Better Have a Gun" by Fantastic Negrito
2. "Stand Up" by Cynthia Erivo
3. "Lean On Me (Warmer Together Version) (f. David Michael Wyatt)" by Tobe Nwigwe
4. "Buying All Black (A Google #BlackOwnedFriday Anthem) (f. Flo Milli)" by Ludacris
5. "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas" by Little Alfred & The Linden Black Youth Choir

Holy Hip Hop & Sanctified Soul Saturday (November 2025 5th Saturday)

PLAYLIST
* "Devotion" by Earth, Wind & Fire
* "Good News" by Aretha Franklin
* "You Cannot Serve Two Masters" by Mitty Collier
* "Nobody Delivers Like God" by Ike Harris
* "Rain Down On Me (f. Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music)" by GloRilla
* "When I Flow (It's Gospel)" by Cross Movement
* "Is That OK?" by Social Club Misfits
* "Church (f. EARTHGANG)" by Samm Henshaw
* "Save Me" by Lady Peachena
* "He's A Friend" by Eddie Kendricks
* "Sanctified Soul" by Perfect Praise

The Bs Radio Talk Show (11222025)

Kwami revisits the essence of the two topics from his last show with updates, while also discussing the importance of "radical municipalism" as a process to realize direct democracy and bring localized power back to the people to stay.  He begins with honoring Salt-N-Pepa and OutKast for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
 
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. "Expression" by Salt-N-Pepa
2. "Sole Sunday (f. Goodie MO.b.)" by OutKast
3. "Black Snakes (f. A Tribe Called Red)" by Prolific the Rapper
4. "Xodus" by X-Clan
5. "Blackman Redemption" by Bob Marley and the Wailers
6. "Happy Thanksgiving" by YelloPain

The Bs Radio Talk Show (11082025)

Kwami celebrates his 55th bornday while also discussing the attempted political take over of Loving County, Texas, by Dr. Malcolm Tanner, and the political victory in New York City by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
 
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. "Sundown Town" by Ry Cooper
2. "Reparations" by KIRBY
3. "Africa (D'Angelo Tribute)" by Louis Cato & Jon Batiste
4. "All Nations Rise" by Lyla June
5. "Bohemian Rhapsody (in isiZulu)" by Ndlovu Youth Choir
6. "Black Gold (The Story of Sarah Rector)" by Abu

The Bs Radio Talk Show (10252025)

While visiting Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA, to present at the "Towards an Inclusive & Participatory Human Rights Agenda" workshop at McMaster University, Kwami recorded a live interview with Matthew Green, a former city council member in Hamilton (the first Black member ever) and a former member of the Canadian Parliament (the second Black member ever, and the first since the 1960s).
 
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. "Underestimated (f. JD ERA & JRDN)" by Maestro Fresh Wes
2. "Electric Black Man" by Eric Mercury
3. "Livin' in the Ghetto (f. Saukrates)" by Jully Black
4. "The Humans' Race" by Sweatshop Union
5. "Rise Up" by The Parachute Club

The Bs Radio Talk Show (10112025)

For this special shortened edition of The Bs, Kwami, and his son Lorne, recorded it live in a first class Amtrak car around midnight between St. Louis and Little Rock as they returned home from Lorne's 10th bornday celebration at an Earth, Wind, and Fire concert.

The Bs Radio Talk Show (09272025)

After a month long hiatus due to a hectic travel schedule, Kwami Abdul-Bey returns with a new show where he honors the life and legacy of both Robert "Big Griff" Griffin and Assata Shakur, while also reminding everyone about the Elaine Race Massacre of 1919. 

The Bs Radio Talk Show (08092025)

In this episode of "The Bs Radio Talk Show," host Kwami Abdul-Bey celebrates the 10th bornday of Lorne, the Jazzy Leo.  He also welcomes the show's new co-host, Rev. Dr. Derrick Noble, followed by an interview with the Communications Director of Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), Tameka Lee. 
 
***WARNING: THE SOUND IN THE FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES OF THE SHOW IS DISTORTED.***

The Bs Radio Talk Show (07122025)

In this episode of "The Bs Radio Talk Show," host Kwami Abdul-Bey is joined by his 9-year old son, Lorne Abdul-Bey, to celebrate the legacy of Public Enemy and Chuck D.