Hey Beltchecker! Struggling to get the perfect playlist for my studio when we are rolling, most playlists have 50% awesome songs and then just some real dead energy songs. Wondering if you have any playlists that never let you down. Hopefully I can compile a couple so we are never stuck with another ballad during a roll. Thanks, -John

To be honest, whatever is on. I do not hear it while rolling, I cannot be the only one who tones music out. I hear it until the slap bump...

I play 90s hip hop ... haven't been cancelled yet lol. Sometimes I mix it up with reggae, not sure if my students appreciate that as much though.

John, can you not make your own playlist? I set them up on my iPhone before class. Usually consist of old punk tunes, I've been amazed at how many of the guys are into Husker Du, Face to Face and Operation Ivy.

I spend hours and hours curating playlists, mostly because it's fun. Currently I'm in the process of going through the entire music library on my phone and splitting it mainly into four broad categories: electro, disco (I'm also shoving funk and dance in there), hip hop and chill (in which I shove anything from the other categories that is a bit slow). I don't add anything aggressive, nothing with problematic lyrics (e.g., n word in hip hop). My goal with the music is to calm people down and create a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, which is one of my big goals in general for my BJJ club. I've got an old sample playlist here, which combines a bunch of different stuff. Not one I actually use, though most of the songs off that are in my phone Musicolet (great little app) playlists: https://open.spotify.com/[...]USlFzM19X1

John, can you not make your own playlist? I set them up on my iPhone before class. Usually consist of old punk tunes, I've been amazed at how many of the guys are into Husker Du, Face to Face and Operation Ivy.

Wow, I'm impressed at you selecting PG rated hip hop. I've been playing this: https://open.spotify.com/[...]3179354df6 As I said, still haven't been cancelled lol. I'll skip over Fuck the Police if there are cops training though :)

I have 3 playlists I use. They’re public on Spotify, titled: “Roll Radio” Mostly heavy rock from the past 25 years. Many tracks on the prog/djent side of things. No screaming or growling vocals. No profanity. I want a playlist with good energy. A handful of instrumentals. “Roll Radio - Nineties (mostly)” More mainstream but some obscure gems thrown in. Heavy rock with a dash of grunge and alt-rock. Again, no profanity or death metal vocals, and no ballads. “Roll Radio - trance / electronica” Minimal vocals, mostly instrumentals. I imagine these can be found with a playlist search on Spotify. Give ‘em a spin if you’re so inclined and happy rolling!

I'm going to add Master of Puppets (song) to my sparring playlist :)