The Main Ingredient

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Join DJ Cosm as he chefs up a weekly blend of delectable flavours. Formerly known as Mental Illness, the Main Ingredient remains Alberta’s longest running hip hop mix show. There’s no better way to cap off your weekend than a healthy serving of underground and classic rap. Sponsored by the Cold Garden Beverage Company Ltd.

  1. 5D AGO

    The Main Ingredient - Episode March 8, 2026

    This week Cosm is joined in the booth by the one and only, SGJB for an all vinyl tribute to the late, great, Bob Power; one of hip hop's most important engineers, who sadly passed away on March 1, 2026.Playlist: A Tribe Called Quest - After HoursStetsasonic - FayeA Tribe Called Quest - Vibes and StuffDe La Soul - Pass the PlugsChi Ali - Road RunnerFu-Schnickens, featuring Phife Dawg - La SchmooveRun DMC - Come On EverybodyA Tribe Called Quest - Stir It Up (Steve Biko)Jungle Brothers - 40 Below TrooperStetsasonic - No B.S. AllowedBig Daddy Kane - Trouble ManGrand Daddy I.U. - RepresentDe La Soul, featuring Biz Markie - Stone AgeDee-Lite - Groove is in the HeartGZA, featuring D'Angelo - Cold World (Remix)Killah Preist - B.I.B.L.E.Da Bush Babees - GravityOrganized Konfusion - QuestionsA Tribe Called Quest - Mind PowerErykah Badu - On and OnCommon, featuring Slum Village - TheloniusD'Angelo - AlightDe La Soul - I Am I Be

  2. MAR 2

    The Main Ingredient - Episode March 1, 2026

    Playlist: Hip Club Groove - Shootin' The GiftMr. Fantastik, featuring Tarik Robinson - BreakdownJ & Mo, featuring Emcee D Roc Gail - Rhymes Be BombJack Jones - Motivate & MoveOxygen - Dropping BombsBambuDeAsiatic, featuring Supastition, Sim Serenade & Yamin Semali - The Good LifeMartha Knuckles - Give Me RoomDillon & Tom Caruana - Let's Go BAckIll Treats & Glad2Mecha, featuring Grand Puba - Make It HappenDragon Fli Empire, featuring Von Pea - Right On TimeD'Jar One, featuring Bumble Bzz - LH VibeThes One - Mike and Chris Leave For Their First TourCut Beetlez, featuring Soundsci - Droppon' NeedlesJorun PMC - Check Out ThisTruck, featuring Phill Most Chill - 3,665Emskee - Wall To WallThe Good People, featuring Masta Ace - The FeelMid Century Modern - Stollen MomentsSargeant & Comrade - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Rework)The D&D Allstars , featuring Mad Lion, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One, Fat Joe, Smif-N-Wessun, Jeru the Damaja - Pass It (Remix)Lord Finesse - Return of the FunkymanNo Concept - Help Us We're DopeCommon Sense - Book of LifeReflection Eternal, featuring Mos Def & Mr. Man - Fortified LivePete Rock - Pete's JazzKamaal/The Abstract - Feelin'Fatlip, featuring Chali 2na - Today's Your Day

  3. FEB 23

    The Main Ingredient - Episode February 22, 2026

    Happy Black History Month! The week Cosm is joined in the booth by the legendary, SGJB, the owner of Calgary's deepest hip hop vinyl collection. Tune in for two hours of classic Canadian hip hop on wax.Playlist: Gamilah Shabazz, featuring Ice Cube, Grand Puba - America Is Living In A War ZoneKish - Crates to ConcreteMichie Mee & LA Luv - On This MicThe Incredible Ease - Who Rocks? (Remix)Choclair, featuring Julie Black - What It TakesMaestro Fresh Wes - Watchin Zeroes GrowSimply Majestic, featuring B Cool - Dance To The MusicSelf Defense - The New ManiaOrganized Rhyme - Luv 1Ground Control - I Got a MessageSMI - Toe PrintClarence Gruff - Unsolved MysterySupreme Being Unit - Last LaughSwollen Members - Bless and DestroyRTA (Running the Asylum) - In DecisionRascalz - Really LivinDream Wariors - Day In Day OutBrothers From the Ghetto, featuring Frank Morell - The The Music D.J.Ron Nelson - B Boy DestructionPip Skid - HypochondriacTachichi & DJ Moves - Union StrikeGraffiti Logik - Can I Get A YoCipher - Peeps

  4. FEB 16

    The Main Ingredient - Episode February 15, 2026

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  5. FEB 9

    The Main Ingredient - Episode February 8, 2026

    Celebrating Black History Month with an all vinyl set.Playlist: Roy Ayers - We Live in Brooklyn BabyMonolith - Plan EhDan-E-O - RevengeIRS, featuring Planet Asia - No HesitationGolding & Skelitor - Oh My MYCitizen Kane - Monopoly MoneyBrassmunk - Dedicated 4 UMoka Only, featuring Abstract Rude - Rolling AlongP.E.A.C.E. - What They WantBlackalicious - DeceptionDel the Funky Homosapien - If You Must (Automator Remix)Casual - Rap GameSouls of Mischief - 93 Til InfinityBilly Cobham - HeatherMr. Complex, featuring Biz Markie - GlueMonsta Island Czars - Mic LineMadvillain - All CapsDangerdoom - El Chupa NibreFreddie Hubbard - Red ClayGil Scott Heron - Angel DustMiles Davis - Sweet PeaIke Turner - Getting NastyDragon Fli Empire - HeadphonesIan Kamau - Old SoulShades of Culture - MindstateObscure Disorder - The Entree

  6. FEB 2

    The Main Ingredient - Episode February 1, 2026

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  7. FEB 2

    The Main Ingredient - Episode February 1, 2026

    The Baz Bombers (and Stacey) do a 2025 deep dive into hip-hop. Expect razor-sharp lyricism, boom-bap revivalism, and thoughtful left-turns into jazz, alternative rap, and experimental textures. Veteran voices and underground torch-bearers collide! Wu-Tang affiliates, Nas & DJ Premier, and De La Soul sit comfortably beside boundary-pushers and emerging artists, including unreleased Local Music.... Enjoy! @bazbombers_cjswPlaylist: King Lou - You Got MeRicca Razor Sharp - Scene of the AccidentRicca Razor Sharp - I'm Home NowIron Lion & The EquAzn - Lay It DownNorman Sann - Let It BeginSAFRON BEATS, featuring Halfcut - Stack It UpBig Daddy Kane & RZA - Open Ya EyesDJ Deadeye, featuring Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Termanology - Drug PlotsChoclair & Rochester - March XXVIIBarry Darkley - It's Go TimeWu-Tang Clan, Mathematics & Method Man, featuring Benny the Butcher - Warriors Two, Cooley HighNas & DJ Premier - MadmanLordz of Brooklyn - Brooklyn PrideNorman Sann - Bar for BarWu-Tang Clan & Mathematics, featuring Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Cappadonna - MandingoTalib Kweli, J. Rawls & Javotti Media, featuring Maseo, Black Thought, Posdnuos, Mike G, Afrika & Busta Rhymes - Native Sons [Part 2]Wu-Tang Clan & Mathematics, featuring Inspectah Deck, GZA & Cappadonna - Executioners from ShaolinJZAC - Shake The TreeNorman Sann - Never Go BrokeDaemon - Megalodon (Top of the World)Wyzaker, featuring Contradiction, Iron Lion & King Lou - Where did the time go?Napoleon Da Legend - MackandalLords of the Underground & Snowgoons - Circle Of LifeLa Vilerie, featuring Masamoon - Chop SueyDJ Premier & Roc Marciano - Good To GoMark 4ord, featuring Blu & Itsxmusic - Cali KidsThe Blue, featuring Yongo - So Look at the Bright SideDe La Soul, featuring Nas - Run It Back!!Jarren Benton & Johnny Slash - Krang FreestyleKurious - Cloud NineJ. Sands, featuring Busy Bee & Grandmaster Melle Mel - Knock Em' OutWill Haze - Kennedy FlowFreddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - 1995Backxwash - 9th HeavenHit-Boy & The Alchemist - RickyKimmortal , featuring Super Duty Tough Work & Junia-T - Strange MazeKing Lou, featuring Wyzaker - Vagabond StoriesRicca Razor Sharp - Physio with Shanu at CarewestWestside Gunn - HEEL CENANate Smith, Marquis Hill & JSWISS - UNDEFEATED

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Join DJ Cosm as he chefs up a weekly blend of delectable flavours. Formerly known as Mental Illness, the Main Ingredient remains Alberta’s longest running hip hop mix show. There’s no better way to cap off your weekend than a healthy serving of underground and classic rap. Sponsored by the Cold Garden Beverage Company Ltd.

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  • Creator
    CJSW 90.9 FM
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 CJSW Radio

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