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{{Infobox radio station
 
{{Infobox radio station
 
|name = Playback FM
 
|name = Playback FM
 
|image = Playback FM.jpg
 
|image = Playback FM.jpg
|location = [[Los Santos]]
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|location = [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]], [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]
|genre = Classic Hip Hop, Old School Hip Hop, Golden Age Rap
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|genre = Old School Hip Hop, Golden Age Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
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|host = [[Forth Right MC]]}}
|host = [[Forth Right MC]]}}Hosted by [[Forth Right MC]] (voiced by Chuck D), '''Playback FM''' plays classic [[wp: old school rap|old school]] and [[wp:Golden age hip hop|golden age]] hip-hop, in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. This station was released on a joint album with [[Radio Los Santos]], and is also the [[Varrios Los Aztecas]]' favorite radio station, as referenced when the player enters one of their gang cars. This station plays rap music made exclusively by East Coast artists, in contrast to Radio Los Santos which exclusively plays West Coast Hip Hop.
 
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'''Playback FM''' is a radio station in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', which plays classic [[wp: old school rap|old school]] and [[wp:Golden age hip hop|golden age]] hip-hop and is hosted by [[Forth Right MC]] (voiced by [[Chuck D.]]). The soundtrack to this station was released on a joint album with [[Radio Los Santos]], and is also the [[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Varrios Los Aztecas]]' favorite radio station. This station plays rap music made exclusively by East Coast artists, in contrast to Radio Los Santos which exclusively plays West Coast Hip Hop.
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[[File:Play_kcab.png|thumb|Alternate "PLAYKCAB" logo used in the game menu.]]
   
 
==Playlist==
 
==Playlist==
* Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches (1989)
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*[[wp:Kool G Rap|Kool G Rap]] & DJ Polo - "[[wp:Road to the Riches (song)|Road to the Riches]]" (1989)
* Big Daddy Kane - Warm It Up, Kane (1989)[[File:Play_kcab.png|thumb|Alternate "PLAYKCAB" logo used in the game menu.]]
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*[[wp:Big Daddy Kane|Big Daddy Kane]] - "Warm It Up, Kane" (1989)
* Spoonie Gee - The Godfather (1987)
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*[[wp:Spoonie Gee|Spoonie Gee]] - "The Godfather" (1987)
* Masta Ace - Me and the Biz (1990)
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*[[wp:Masta Ace|Master Ace]] - "[[wp:Me and the Biz|Me and the Biz]]" (1990)
* Slick Rick - Children's Story (1988)
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*[[wp:Slick Rick|Slick Rick]] - "[[wp:Children's Story|Children's Story]]" (1988)
* Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause (1988)
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*[[wp:Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]] - "[[wp:Rebel Without a Pause|Rebel Without a Pause]]" (1988)
* Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (1987)
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*[[wp:Eric B. & Rakim|Eric B. & Rakim]] - "[[wp:I Know You Got Soul (Eric B. & Rakim song)|I Know You Got Soul]]" (1987)
* Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (1988)
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*[[wp:Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock|Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock]] - "[[wp:It Takes Two (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock song)|It Takes Two]]" (1988)
* Gang Starr - B.Y.S.(1992)
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*[[wp:Gang Starr|Gang Starr]] - "B.Y.S." (1992)
* Biz Markie - The Vapors (1988)
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*[[wp:Biz Markie|Biz Markie]] - "The Vapors" (1988)
* Brand Nubian - Brand Nubian (1989)
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*[[wp:Brand Nubian|Brand Nubian]] - "Brand Nubian" (1989)
* Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown (1988)
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*[[wp:Ultramagnetic MCs|Ultramagnetic MCs]] - "Critical Beatdown" (1988)*
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Songs marked with * don't appear in the Re-Released versions of the game.
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==Trivia==
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*Despite the station being said to play "old school" and "golden age" rap, the station's playlist only ranges from 1987 to 1992, almost the same time period as [[Radio Los Santos]]' playlist, which ranges from 1988 to 1992.
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*The song "Children's Story" by Slick Rick also appear in True Crime: New York City. which is considered as a GTA Clone.
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==Video==
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<center>
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[[File:Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - PlayBack Fm|thumb|center|450 px]]
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</center>
   
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Radio Los Santos]], another radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that plays west coast hip-hop.
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*[[Radio Los Santos]] - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and [[Grand Theft Auto V]] which plays contemporary west coast hip-hop.
* [[The Classics 104.1]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] that plays classic hip-hop that also freatures Gang Starr and Brand Nubian
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*[[The Classics 104.1]] - A radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] which plays classic hip-hop, as well as other songs by Gang Starr and Brand Nubian
* [[Game Radio|Game Radio FM]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] that plays hip-hop.
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*[[Game Radio|Game Radio FM]] - A radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] which plays hip-hop.
* [[Wildstyle]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] that plays old school hip-hop.
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*[[Wildstyle]] - A radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] which plays old school hip-hop.
* [[The Liberty Jam]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] that plays east coast hip-hop.
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*[[The Liberty Jam]] - A radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] which plays east coast hip-hop.
* [[Fresh FM|Fresh 105 FM]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] that plays old school hip-hop.
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*[[Fresh FM|Fresh 105 FM]] - A radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] which plays old school hip-hop.
* [[The Beat 102.7]], a radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV that plays contemporary hip-hop.
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*[[The Beat 102.7]] - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV which plays contemporary hip-hop.
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*[[West Coast Classics]] - A radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] which plays classic west coast hip-hop.
   
{{gtaiii era radio stations}}
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{{Gtaiii era radio stations}}
   
 
[[de:Playback FM]]
 
[[de:Playback FM]]

Revision as of 22:15, 17 July 2015


Playback FM is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which plays classic old school and golden age hip-hop and is hosted by Forth Right MC (voiced by Chuck D.). The soundtrack to this station was released on a joint album with Radio Los Santos, and is also the Varrios Los Aztecas' favorite radio station. This station plays rap music made exclusively by East Coast artists, in contrast to Radio Los Santos which exclusively plays West Coast Hip Hop.

Play kcab

Alternate "PLAYKCAB" logo used in the game menu.

Playlist

Songs marked with * don't appear in the Re-Released versions of the game.

Trivia

  • Despite the station being said to play "old school" and "golden age" rap, the station's playlist only ranges from 1987 to 1992, almost the same time period as Radio Los Santos' playlist, which ranges from 1988 to 1992.
  • The song "Children's Story" by Slick Rick also appear in True Crime: New York City. which is considered as a GTA Clone.

Video

Grand_Theft_Auto_San_Andreas_-_PlayBack_Fm

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - PlayBack Fm

See also

Template:Gtaiii era radio stations