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The Right Time with Bomani Jones

DJ Wally Sparks on When Rap Had Regional Identity, The Rise of Southern Singles, Bone Thugs Underrated? | 02.17

The Right Time with Bomani Jones

Wave

Sports, Music, News

4.812.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones and DJ Wally Sparks break down why 1996 was one of the greatest singles years in hip-hop history. From UGK, Twista, and DJ Screw to Camp Lo, Bone Thugs, and Busta Rhymes, they explore how regional rap scenes, Rap City, and the role of DJs shaped an era before streaming changed everything. It’s a deep dive into the songs, the culture, and the moment when hip-hop still belonged to the cities that made it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.2

My name is Beaumani Jones.

1:12.7

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1:23.5

It is Time Machine Tuesday.

2:01.7

We have got our second installment on our series on the year 1996 in hip hop. My man Jason England joined us for episode one. He'll be back for two more episodes. We got six on the book so far. If we think of more, we may do more. But joining me for the other half of it. Check my man out. Check him out on Twitch. Twitch.tv slash DJ Wiley Sparks. He is, in fact, my favorite DJ as the shirt may indicate, Wally Sparks from Atlanta, well, from Chattanooga, coming to us live from Atlanta. What's going on, brother? What's heading in? What's going on, Greg? So first of all, I want to make sure everybody knows this. Wally's been a member of this community now. Shit, man, it's about 15 years.

2:08.4

We go back morning Jones time. Wiley was big crits, Turin DJ. You can catch them all over social, whatever it is, one of the most, first of all, cold-ass DJ, but also one of the most

2:12.3

knowledgeable people that I know when it comes to music, big picture and small, how it works

2:17.1

in like actual application, big theory type stuff, all of that. So I'm glad that we got this opportunity to jump on here. Man, I'm happy to be here, bro. I mean, you know, this is the first time we get to do this in this quote, kind of setting. But, you know, me, me, you, we talk about music like this all the time, bro. Yeah, right, right.

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