Memorial Day Weekend Programming Schedule

93.1 JAMZ turns back the clock with a throwback mix at the top of every hour all Memorial Day Weekend long. From Friday night through Midnight Monday, May 25th, DJ Fusion & Friends will be in the mix celebrating three decades of Jay-Z with classics, throwbacks, and heavy rotation all weekend long as part of Jay-Z 30.

Want the full experience? Listen to the complete Jay-Z 30 special on Violator Radio Unkut Saturday night from 10pm to Midnight CST.

Thirty years ago, a voice from Marcy Projects stepped onto the scene with an album that would become one of the most respected releases in hip hop history. In 1996, Jay-Z introduced the world to Reasonable Doubt, a project built on ambition, storytelling, hustle, and vision. Three decades later, that same artist stands as one of the most influential figures music has ever produced.

Jay-Z 30 celebrates that journey.

Presented in partnership with Roc Nation and mixed by Violator All Star DJ Fusion, Jay-Z 30 is a special radio event honoring thirty years of music, culture, reinvention, and legacy. More than a countdown or retrospective, this celebration follows the evolution of Shawn Carter into Hov, then into a global icon whose influence reached far beyond records.

Across a specially curated 2 hour mix, listeners travel through every Jay era.

The celebration opens with The Evolution of Hov, moving from the hunger of Reasonable Doubt through The Blueprint, The Black Album, and Blueprint 3. Records like Feelin’ It, Dirt Off Your Shoulders, Song Cry, and Run This Town showcase an artist constantly changing while staying rooted in lyricism and vision.

Hustle, Hits & Victory Laps revisits the ambition that built the empire. Can’t Knock The Hustle introduced the world to a young artist chasing something bigger. 99 Problems became cultural shorthand. Roc Boys transformed success into celebration.

As the story unfolds, Legacy Mode captures an artist reflecting on impact through records like Young Forever, Holy Grail, Tom Ford, Hard Knock Life, and Bam. From stadium tours to business ventures, Jay was no longer simply making music. He was shaping culture.

Reinvention Season highlights a career built on evolution. Izzo, Empire State of Mind, D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune), and On To The Next One represent an artist never staying still because he was already moving toward the next chapter.

The celebration continues with Bars, Bravado & Statements, revisiting classics including Dead Presidents, Public Service Announcement, Can I Get A, Swagga Like Us, and Money Cash Hoes. These records helped establish Jay as one of hip hop’s elite lyricists while building the blueprint many artists would follow.

Then comes Reflection & Legacy.

Tracks like December 4th, 4:44, and What More Can I Say reveal a different side of Hov. Growth. Accountability. Vulnerability. The man who once built records around confidence now used music to explore family, legacy, and personal evolution.

Swagger Season returns to the fly talk and confidence that defined entire eras with Otis, Big Pimpin’, Jigga What Jigga Who, Excuse Me Miss Again, and Ain’t No N**a*.

The celebration closes with The Hustler’s Victory Lap. Reminder runs through the résumé. Where I’m From returns to Brooklyn. Encore reminds us that legends never really leave. They simply keep writing chapters.

Across thirty years, Jay-Z built one of the greatest résumés in music history: 

• 14 Number One albums
  • Over 140 million records sold worldwide
  • 25 Grammy Awards
  • Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • Helped reshape the modern Super Bowl Halftime Show
  • Changed the streaming landscape through TIDAL

His catalog spans Reasonable Doubt, Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, The Blueprint, The Black Album, American Gangster, The Blueprint 3, Magna Carta Holy Grail, and 4:44 while influencing generations of artists, entrepreneurs, and creators. 

As DJ Fusion says:

“Jay-Z helped redefine what hip hop could become. This special celebrates not only the music, but the legacy and the cultural impact that continues to inspire artists and fans around the world.”

Visit jayz30.com for exclusive vinyl, cassette releases, and commemorative merchandise created for the celebration.

Thirty Years.

One Artist.

One Legacy.