March 27, 2018: SiriusXM announces the launch of LL Cool J's Rock The Bells Radio, a classic hip-hop channel named after one of LL Cool J's songs. A press release says, "The channel will feature a wide range of classic hip-hop content, music, interviews and in-depth retrospectives curated and presented by LL, as well as other innovators of hip-hop music, including Ice Cube, Stetsasonic, Eric B & Rakim, Snoop Dogg, OutKast, Kool Moe Dee, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Ultramagnetic MCs, Too Short, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Canibus, Wu-Tang Clan, Run-DMC, Brand Nubian, De La Soul, Black Moon and Ice T."
March 28, 2018: At 10 pm Eastern time, Rock The Bells Radio replaces Backspin on SiriusXM Channel 43. Rock The Bells Radio is also available on the SiriusXM app and other connected devices.
March 29, 2018: Here, for your amazement and amusement, is a dinky lil' sample of the Rock The Bells Radio playlist. Chart positions are from the Billboard r&b chart.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Channel 43 - Rock The Bells Radio
Ain't No Half Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane (53/1988)
All Eyez On Me - 2Pac (LP/1996)
Big Ole Butt - LL Cool J (57/1989)
Can I Kick It - A Tribe Called Quest (--/1990)
Clear - Cybotron (52/1983)
Dangerous - O.C./Big L (--/1997)
Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B/Rakim (14/1992)
Eric B Is President - Eric B/Rakim (48/1986)
Fu-Gee-La - Fugees (13/1995)
Funky Beat - Whodini (19/1986)
Gin & Juice - Snoop Dogg (13/1994)
Guilty Conscience - Eminem/Dr Dre (56/1999)
Have A Nice Day - Roxanne Shanté (--/1987)
Head Banger - EPMD (75/1992)
How High - Redman/Method Man (10/1995)
If I Ruled The World - Nas/Lauryn Hill (17/1996)
Loungin' - LL Cool J/Total (4/1996)
Love Rap - Spoonie Gee/Treacherous Three (--/1980)
Music - Erick Sermon/Marvin Gaye (2/2001)
No Vaseline - Ice Cube (--/1991)
People Say - Wu-Tang Clan/Redman (--/2017)
Ruff Ryders Anthem - DMX (33/1998)
The Bidness - Snoop Dogg (LP/2004)
The Gas Face - 3rd Bass (29/1990)
The Symphony - Marley Marl/Juice Crew (--/1988)
This Is What It Comes Too - Raekwon (LP/2017)
360°- Grand Puba (30/1992)
8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang (15/1980)