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The home of hip hop in the home of the hip hop: Liberty City. New and exclusive joints mixed by your hosts - The Finisher, DJ Mister Cee and The Evil Genius, DJ Green Lantern.
— GTA IV website.
The Beat 102.7 is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City that plays contemporary hip-hop and R&B.
Description[]
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Liberty City's home for hip-hop rounds out the original mixshows from Green Lantern and Mister Cee with two all new radio shows mixed by DJs Funkmaster Flex and Statik Selektah. The original Big Dog Pit Bull and Car Show Kingpin, Funkmaster Flex presents star-studded club bangers while the boom-bap ambassador, Statik Selektah presents a mix of truly exclusive original songs from the underground's elite.
— The Lost and Damned website
The station is hosted by DJ Mister Cee and DJ Green Lantern in GTA IV, and by Funkmaster Flex and Statik Selektah in EFLC. It is based on New York City's hip-hop and R&B radio station, Hot 97. The playlists heavily emphasise the New York City hip-hop scene, with the vast majority of artists coming from that area, though some artists from the South and Midwest are also featured. A portion of the tracklist is exclusive to each stand-alone game, but downloading The Lost and Damned for GTA IV updates the station to include all songs. The Beat 102.7 Studios are located in Star Junction, Algonquin.
It is Armando Torres's, Brucie Kibbutz's, Dwayne Forge's, and Yusuf Amir's favorite radio station. It is also liked by Patrick McReary, Playboy X, Bobby Jefferson, and Malc.
Tracklist[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
DJ Mister Cee[]
| Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| "Top Down" by Swizz Beatz (2008) | Top Down altered in GTA IV compared to the album version. | |
| "War Is Necessary" by Nas (2008) | ||
| "Flashing Lights" by Kanye West feat. Dwele (2007) | ||
| "Hip Hop (Remix)" by Joell Ortiz feat. Jadakiss & Saigon (2008) | ||
| "Crackhouse" by Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne (2008) | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "Dirty New Yorker" by Mobb Deep (2008) | ||
| "We Celebrate" by Ghostface Killah feat. Kid Capri (2007) | ||
| "Blow Ya Mind (Remix)" by Styles P feat. Sheek Louch & Jadakiss (2008) | Remix not available on Spotify | |
| "Stylin'" by Papoose (2008) | Not available in the US. | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. |
DJ Green Lantern[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "What's The Problem" by Styles P (2008) | |
| "Anybody Can Get It" by Uncle Murda (2008) | |
| "Nickname" by Qadir (2008) | |
| "Where's My Money" by Busta Rhymes (2008) | |
| "Getaway Driver" by Maino (2008) | |
| "Stick'm" by Red Cafe (2008) | |
| "Wet 'Em Up" by Tru Life (2008) | |
| "Price On Your Head" by Johnny Polygon (2008) |
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Episodes from Liberty City[]
DJ Funkmaster Flex[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Arab Money" by Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz (2008) | |
| "Respect My Conglomerate" by Busta Rhymes feat. Young Jeezy & Jadakiss (2009) | |
| "Swing Ya Rag" by T.I. feat. Swizz Beatz (2008) | |
| "Jumping (Out the Window)" by Ron Browz (2008) | |
| "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled feat. Kanye West & T-Pain (2008) | |
| "Dangerous (Remix)" by Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon & Sean Paul (2008) | |
| "Green Light" by John Legend feat. André 3000 (2008) | |
| "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West (2008) |
Statik Selektah[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Carjack" by Freeway (2009) | |
| "Here in Liberty City" by Termanology (2009) | |
| "Spit" by Saigon (2009) | |
| "The Chase Is On" by Skyzoo (2009) | |
| "I Hear Footsteps" by Consequence (2009) | |
| "My Favorite Song" by Talib Kweli (2009) |
Interlude[]
- As read in the TLAD credits, the song "Auto Tune" is not attached to Flex or Statik's segments on the station, only referred to as "Interlude."
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Auto Tune" by B.o.B (2009) |
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Deleted Songs[]
The following songs were requested and approved to be in the game, however were eventually cut for unknown reasons:
- Wu-Tang Clan - Take It Back (2008)[1]
- G-Unit - The Mechanic (2008)[2]
Included on the Liberty City Invasion soundtrack album, as well as on the The Lost and Damned EP, are several songs that were most likely planned to be a part of station at one point.
Liberty City Invasion:
- Uncle Murda ft. Wyclef Jean & Mavado - "Informer" (2008)
- Joell Ortiz & Dante Hawkins - "Alone" (2008)
- Jim Jones ft. Juelz Santana - "Bustin' Shots" (2008)
- DJ Green Lantern ft. Akon, Fabolous & Fat Joe - "I'm So Fly" (2008)
- Clipse ft. Re-Up - "9mm" (2008)
- 38 Special ft. Fever & Dwayne - "Streets Raised Me" (2008)
- Heltah Skeltah ft. Buckshot- "Can't Trust 'Em" (2009)
- Immortal Technique - "Parole" (2008)
The Lost And Damned EP (Special Edition):
- Torae, Jon Hope & Sha Stimuli - Destined to Shine (Obama Remix) (2008)
- Kali, Glasses Malone & Termanology - Rollin' Down the Freeway (2009)
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
- Playboy X's Penthouse
- Chase Point Warehouse
- Westminster Towers
- Governor Greg Johnson Projects
- Dragon Heart Plaza
- Bahama Mamas (TLAD only)
Individual Tracks[]
- "Arab Money" by Busta Rhymes is well associated with the character Yusuf Amir. It was used in his character trailer, and he dances to the song during cutscenes in Sexy Time and Caught with Your Pants Down. Along with Yusuf, the track returns in several cutscenes of The Chop Shop update for Grand Theft Auto Online that he appears in.
- "Wet 'Em Up" by Tru Life was used in the introductory character trailer for Playboy X.
- "Here In Liberty City" by Termanology is used in Malcolm's trailer.
Gallery[]
The Beat 102.7 is the most advertised station in the city, with nine billboards[3] (some of which are double-sided) and posters[4].
Posters on Uranium Street in East Holland.
Trivia[]
- The Beat 102.7 is one of nine radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City that doesn't play any commercials or news breaks, the others being Electro-Choc, The Classics 104.1, Massive B Soundsystem 96.9, The Journey, L.C.H.C. (EFLC rendition only), Vladivostok FM (EFLC rendition only), San Juan Sounds (EFLC rendition only) and RamJam FM.
- The Beat 102.7 is called "Beat 95" in the game files. This was most likely the beta name of the station.
- At the end of DJ Green Lantern's mix, he says that Mr. Cee is up next. However if it's heard while playing the standalone versions of TLAD/TBOGT or Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, it goes to Funkmaster Flex's mix.
- DJ Green Lantern and Statik Selektak's songs were recorded exclusively for GTA IV and EFLC.
- During "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West, Funkmaster Flex mentions Ernesto Asaltacunas, saying he dresses and looks ridiculous and "What age are we talking about?", this is a reference to an infamous R. Kelly interview on BET that happened around the time of the game's release.
See Also[]
- N-CT FM - a hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- KREZ - a hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto 2.
- Game Radio - an east coast hip hop radio in GTA III.
- Wildstyle - a hip hop and electro radio in GTA Vice City.
- Playback FM - a classic east coast hip hop radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Radio Los Santos - a contemporary hip hop radio in GTA San Andreas and GTA V.
- The Liberty Jam - an east coast hip hop radio in GTA Liberty City Stories that plays other songs by Mobb Deep, The L.O.X. (which Jadakiss and Styles P. are members of), as well as songs featuring Fat Joe and Styles P. as solo artists, and songs from Method Man & Raekwon (who are members of Wu-Tang Clan with Ghostface Killah).
- Fresh FM - a hip hop and electro radio in GTA Vice City Stories.
- The Classics 104.1 - a classic hip hop radio in GTA IV that plays another song by Nas.
- Electro-Choc - a radio in GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City that plays another song by Kardinal Offishall.
- Alchemist - a hip hop instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- DJ Khalil - a hip hop instrumentals radio in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- FlyLo FM - an alternative hip-hop and dance radio station in GTA V that plays another song by André 3000 with Outkast.
- West Coast Classics - a classic west coast hip hop radio in GTA V that plays another song by Nas and Mobb Deep.
- The Lab - a hip hop and mixed genre radio in enhanced versions of GTA V.
- iFruit Radio - a hip hop radio station in enhanced version of GTA V.
- Media Player - a radio station in enhanced version of GTA Online that plays another song by Busta Rhymes and Mobb Deep.
References[]
- ↑ The Royality Network Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20081012055404/http://www.roynet.com/archive_current_events/010108.cfm
- ↑ The Royality Network Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20081012055434/http://www.roynet.com/archive_current_events/020108.cfm
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Billboard advertisement texture file
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Poster texture file
