We are an educational podcast that receives no monetary reward for what we do. We break down, examine, and discuss classic hip hop music. In the process of doing so, we play 20-30 second clips of each song we are discussing. This gives the listeners the opportunity to have a point of reference to draw from when we start our discussions. We also give all proper credit; everything from the producer down to the samples used. We direct our listeners to where they can find the full work to stream and/or purchase. Occasionally artists will contact us directly and submit new music for us to play. This gives them a “test audience” for their new material. In these rare cases, we will play the entire single, once again, directing our audience where to purchase said music. If you feel that we have violated Title17, please contact us directly at Jamie@mrthrowbackthursday.com . 

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