KAZR is an FM radio station licensed to Pella, Iowa, with studios in Des Moines, Iowa. It is part of the Des Moines Radio Group, along with KPSZ, KRNT, KIOA, KMYR, and KSTZ. Despite being an active rock reporter to Mediabase, they are a mainstream rock reporter to Nielsen BDS.
The station signed on as KPLL in 1976 with studios and transmitter located in Otley, near Pella, Iowa. It was owned by the Meyer family with a varied format of music and religious programming. The call letters changed to KXJX in 1980, KFMD in 1986, and KDMG in 1988. KDMG, owned by Beta Broadcasting, had a "gold" format until 1989 and then followed various "classic oldies" formats until late-1990. From January 1991 to April 1992, KDMG followed a AAA (adult alternative) "Where The Music Comes First" format similar to WXRT in Chicago or KBCO in Boulder before becoming KFMG in 1992. Nighttimes during the era of 1990-1996, 103.3 tended to be harder-edged, following an alternative/modern rock/new rock format. KFMG's format consisted of modern/alternative rock, blues, and variety shows such as "The Grateful Dead Hour". Its owner and program director, Ron Sorenson, had previously operated a station with those call letters on 94.9 FM (now KGGO) in the early 1970s. KFMG became KAZR in August 1996 after Sorenson sold the station to Saga Communications. In September 2013 Saga applied to have a KAZR translator relay on 104.5, originating from the KIOA tower in Altoona. The nature of the filing given the location seems to suggest that Saga plans to relay an HD2 format of KAZR on 104.5.
puddem up puddem up
hip hoppin’ up to the mic not hoppin’ on the rude boy tip I’m makin’
suckers kinda tipsy ‘cause I’m
constantly lippy lippy people tend to shut up cause I’m shuttin’ ‘em down down is where you’ll be
headed if you’re stepping’ in my direction direction provided steel town is where I’m residin’ residin’
in my mind is all the thoughts of leavin’ you blind blind to what surrounds when my lyrics reach your
ear drum drum and base is all I need to wipe out so called champions
now I rock rhymes that make a lot of sense don’t talk nonsense at all when I’m shootin’ this ill type
scripture so everybody gets the picture that my shits boom bap so everybody step back
ohhh-a-aaaah hip hop and rock and rock and roll are causin’ total devastation
ohhh-a-aaaah people tried it before it never sat quite right
ohhh-a-aaaah lovin’ the hip rock a new style of conversation
ohhh-a-aaaah bein' true to myself and now it sits quite nice
critics want to tell me that I’m causin’ too many crossovers with the genres that I’m choosin’
abusin’ the system of creativity but rules are meant to be broken as you are witnessing here comes
the drunken mountie able and willing I’m shooting lyrics that kill getting everybody high put you
fists in the sky no longer will I have to struggle with the lame idea that music is becomin too
predictable susceptible to media hype and all the hype that surrounds you when I’m rocking the mic
when I’m rocking the mic ya
ohhh-a-aaaah hip hop and rock and rock and roll are causin’ total devastation
ohhh-a-aaaah people tried it before it never sat quite right
ohhh-a-aaaah lovin’ the hip rock a new style of conversation
ohhh-a-aaaah bein' true to myself and now it sits quite nice
puddem up puddem up
so it seems you want to fight fight for what is right or so it seems or so it seems seems like it’s the time
time to set it off off with your head head to head I’m challengin’ emcees mentally successfully successfully
I’m climbin’ up the ladder and you’re looking behind you but it’s too late I just zipped by you,
with out the use of force force my way into your mind mind over matter matter resolve resolve it quick and diligent
diligent and efficiently efficiently smoking emcees yes I’m smoking emcees
now I rock rhymes that make a lot of sense don’t talk nonsense all when I’m shootin this il type
scripture so everybody gets the picture that my shits boom bap so everybody step back
ohhh-a-aaaah hip hop and rock and rock and roll are causin’ total devastation
ohhh-a-aaaah people tried it before it never sat quite right
ohhh-a-aaaah lovin’ the hip rock a new style of conversation
ohhh-a-aaaah bein' true to myself and now it sits quite nice
puddem up puddem up
hip hop and rock and rock and roll are causin’ total devastation
hip hop and rock and rock and roll are causin’ total devastation
hip hop and rock and rock and roll are causin’ total devastation