An acclaimed rapper and producer, Saba comes from Chicago’s West Side—“the part of the city that they don’t be talking about.” His 2013 project ComfortZone and its follow-up, 2016’s Bucket List, were highly respected projects, and they capture West Side Chicago in the specific, putting his world on the map with quotidian detail and warm musical ear. His song “World In My Hands” with Smino was one of last year’s best singles.His work as a producer extended to Noname’s celebrated album Telefone, though his most high profile collaboration has been guesting as a rapper on Chance’s Acid Rap and Coloring Book projects.

Though he’s not a DJ, Saba was game to come through to David’s living room last Sunday hip us to what he’s been listening to with an adventurous DJ set, and give us an idea of where he draws his own musical inspiration. We also got to hear his response to a question thrown around on Twitter about the comparisons between his “World In My Hands” and Drake’s similar “Fake Love.”

Thanks again to Nick the Roommate for recording & engineering this project, and Tamika from Swim Team for co-producing.

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Tracklists will be up right here on Wednesday.

Intro music for Part 2 is “Teena” produced by iLLeet.

Download:
Part 1 (David & Charne’s Mix)
Part 2 (Saba’s Mix)

Tracklists:

Part 1 (David & Charne’s Mix):
1. Chief Keef “Check”
2. Kay P “Blood Flow Down My Wrist”
3. IDontKnowJeffery “Don’t Trust Jeffery”
4. SD “Kick A Door”
5. Daddy Dinero “Out That Jam”
6. G-Herbo “Don’t Forget It”
7. THEY. “Deep End”
8. Khelani feat. Lil Simz “Table”
9. NuWorld Kayo “Like That”
10. Bo Deal feat. Mello and G Blanca “Safe Sex”
11. Young Dru “Ganja Stick”
12. Velous “Flipmode”
13. Lady Donli “Fly On the Wall”
14. Bruno Mali “Ha!”
15. J. Addison “Buckin the Law”
16. ThiDaniel “Purple”
17. Young T and Bugsey “Mickey Mouse Ting”
18. Blade Icewood “Walk Like Me”
19. Chief Keef “Falling On the Floor”
20. Lil Billy “She Like It”
21. PJ “I’m Good”

Part 2 (Saba’s Mix):
1. SBTRKT “Pharoahs”
2. Rittz feat. Twista “Bounce”
3. Rick Ross feat. 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane “Buy Back the Block”
4. Allan Kingdom “I Feel Ya”
5. Day Wave “Drag”
6. Sade “Love is Stronger Than Pride”
7. Duke Da Beast “Never Thought”
8. The Drums “Money”
9. Kid Cudi “Balmain Jeans”
10. Young Thug “The Blanguage”
11. Ibeyi “Stranger/Lover”
12. Jay Rock “Money Trees Deuce”
13. Common “A Bigger Picture Called Free”
14. Sylvan LaCue “Best Me”
15. Benjamin Earl Turner “Humble Pi”
16. Noname “Diddy Bop”

Listen to our earlier episodes here:
Episode 1 — DJ Nehpets
Episode 2 —Mano