Show up for Bowl Train on Thursday nights at the Brooklyn Bowl, and Questlove will move you to the funk and groove of the 70s through to classic hip-hop of the 90s, mixing in reggae and chart-topping pop hits. The crowd is just as much of a mix: bowlers leave the lanes to get down to James Brown as the flashy disco lights flood and circle the dance floor. Questlove fans flock in to see what the master will mix, as tourists visiting Brooklyn mix with locals and watch as the always-entertaining Soul Train show shimmies down from the each of the big screens.
Here’s the solid kick-off to Questloves’ set this past Thursday night:
“Welcome to Jamrock” – Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
“Bam Bam” – Sister Nancy, The Maytals, Byron Lee, The Dragonaires
“Uptown Top Ranking” – Athea & Donna
“Baby Can I Hold You Tonight” – Foxy Brown
“You Don’t Love Me” – Dawn Penn
“Waggy T Mix” – King Jammy
“One Blood” – Junior Reid
“Roots & Culture” – Shabba Ranks
“Another Day” – Ray Brown/ Ray Goodman
“Fallin’ In Love” – Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, Alan Dennison
“Best I Ever Had” – Drake
“Started From The Bottom” – Drake
“Teach Me How To Doogie” – Cali Swag District
“Slow Motion” – Juvenile
“Still Fly” – Big Tymers
“Homecoming” – Kanye West ft. Chris Martin
“Go Crazy” – Young Jeezy
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” – Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell
“Go Down Baby” – Rare Essence
“I’m A Hustla” – Cassidy
“Can’t Deny It” – Nate Dogg, Fabolous
“Holla Holla” – Ja Rule
“Down For My N’s” – C-Murder, Snoop Dogg, Magic
“Lighters Up” – Lil’ Kim
“Born To Roll” – Masta Ace Incorporated
“Deez Nuuuts” – Dr. Dre
“Tainted” – Slum Village, Dwele
“Satisfaction” – Eve
“Mind Playin’ Tricks” – Geto Boys
“Rock Dis Funky Joint” – Poor Righteous Teachers
“Otis” – Jay-Z, Kanye West ft. Otis Redding
“Top Billin” – Audio Two
“ABC” – Jackson 5
“It’s Your Thing” – The Isley Brothers
“Mr. Big Stuff” – Jean Knight
“The Spank” – James Brown
“I Was Made To Love Her” – Stevie Wonder
“Looking Up To You” – Michael Wycoff
“Entourage” – Omarion
“All I Want Is You” – Miguel ft. J Cole
“Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z
“Rock Your Body” – Justin Timberlake
“Ms. Jackson” – Outkast
“Fine China” – Chris Brown
“Ride Wit U” – Joe ft. G-Unit
“After Party” – Koffee Brown
“You” – Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip, Lucy Pearl
“Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll” – Vaughan & Crew Mason
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Questlove, Resident DJ of Bowl Train Thursdays at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave, Williamsburg 11211.