Jazz Breaks to Hip Hop DNA. Tracing Soul Foundations on The Ride With ChuckDiesal

The Ride With ChuckDiesal episode presents a cultural journey through music, blending classic jazz, soul, and hip hop. It features influential artists like Bob James, Soul II Soul, and modern names like Thundercat and SZA, showcasing the evolution of sounds while maintaining a cohesive flow. The show emphasizes cultural continuity over trends.

ChuckDiesal

January 20, 2026

1–2 minutes

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This episode of The Ride With ChuckDiesal moves like a cultural timeline rather than a playlist.

The session opens with Bob James and classic jazz break energy before drifting into soul rooted records from Soul II Soul, Sybil, Shanice, William Bell, and Parliament Funkadelic. These are not throwbacks. These are foundation sounds that shaped everything that followed.

From there, the show leans into Hip Hop with purpose. Underground voices and producer led moments from Mic Geronimo, Earl Sweatshirt, Saba and No ID, Apollo Brown and Joell Ortiz, Raekwon, Ras Kass, and Your Old Droog bring lyric driven weight and texture.

Modern connectors like Thundercat, SZA, Mac Miller, A$AP Rocky, Khrysis, and Childish Gambino bridge generations naturally, while instrumental pauses and jazz infused cuts keep the pacing intentional and fluid.

This is Jazz DNA feeding soul memory and evolving into Hip Hop nerve.
A full spectrum culture session built on continuity, not trends.

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London – 3pm to 5pm
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Chicago – 9am to 11am
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ChuckDiesal

A Chicago Native, I grew up on the North Side in Chicago’s iconic Lincoln Park. Empowered with a host of diverse experiences that I expressed through my work, I began climbing the corporate ladder through sales and quickly learned my passion for marketing would evolve into my own consulting, event planning, & catering business!! I love Traveling, especially if it’s outside of the U.S. Bike Riding, video games, music, and all new technology, YES I’m a gadget boy! I write from my sight and my experiences!!