CSR 103.9 (Contemporary Soul Radio) is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, hosted by Phillip "PM" Michaels (voiced by Michael Bivins), that plays contemporary soul, funk, hip-hop, new jack swing, R&B and pop music.
Description[]
Sure you did. But you won't miss it with all this money... Hahahaha...
Oh, hell yeah!
Contemporary Soul Radio. New jack swing.
Another of the music genres that was popular in the early 1990s, new jack swing is the primary focus of CSR. Out of the three radio stations in San Andreas that play funk and soul (Bounce FM, CSR 103.9 and Master Sounds 98.3), CSR presents a more contemporary image. It is the most commercial radio in GTA San Andreas and the only one that airs pop music, and as such, it blends in well with the general atmosphere of Vinewood and its glamour and its celebrities.
CSR doesn't feel any shame of being a commercial radio, as shown in their idents, like the one quoted above or another where they say "soul has to have integrity, but not at the expense of record sales". CSR also educates players that may not be familiar with what new jack swing is about, in idents like "what happens when you mix gospel, synthesizers, and a barbershop quartet with guns and drugs?" and "what do you call it when four guys are in a group and only one becomes famous?"
Its host, Phillip "PM" Michaels, is voiced by Michael Bivins (who was a member of new jack swing acts New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe). As he explains in his dialogues, Michaels came to San Andreas from one of the main centers of new jack swing, Philadelphia. He hopes to become the next big star in Vinewood. So far he hasn't had much success, even though he had some auditions, and even at one time, when he was dancing in the street to celebrate that it was a sunny day, some kids threw rocks at him. He blames his former agent for his turn of luck, and he hopes he can appear in Cluckin' Bell and Celebrate With Cake commercials. He disapproves of drugs, gambling and relations with underage teens, and he doesn't seem to like rap because he thinks rappers "don't sing, but talk" ("one is music, the other belongs to therapy, you're my therapy" as he says). He seems to treat women in a misogynistic way.
CSR is the favorite radio station of Sweet Johnson.
Tracklist[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "I'm So Into You" by SWV (1992) | |
| "Keep On Movin'" by Soul II Soul (1989) | |
| "So You Like What You See" by Samuelle (1990) | |
| "Rub You the Right Way" by Johnny Gill (1990) | |
| "Sensitivity" by Ralph Tresvant (1990) | |
| "Groove Me" by Guy (1988) | |
| "Don't Be Afraid" by Aaron Hall (1992) | |
| "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men (1991) | |
| "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe (1990) | |
| "I Got the Feeling" by Today (1990) | |
| "New Jack Swing" by Wreckx-n-Effect (1988) | |
| "Don't Be Cruel" by Bobby Brown (1988) | |
| "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" by En Vogue (1992) |
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
The station plays at the following locations:
- ProLaps clothing stores
- Macisla's
- Below the Belt Gym
- Katie Zhan's House (Unused interior)
Individual Tracks[]
- En Vogue's "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and Samuelle's "So You Like What You See" are featured inside Strip Clubs.
Trivia[]
- All six members of R&B group New Edition are present on this station, although not together as New Edition, but rather their side or solo acts upon the group's hiatus (Bell Biv Devoe, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant, respectively).
- In the original PlayStation 2 version, the game's "Audio" screen and instruction manual refer to this station as CSR 103.2. CSR 103.2 also appears when switching radio stations inside a vehicle. This was later patched, as the oversight does not appear on the PC, Xbox, mobile (unless the game's language is set to Japanese) and later PS2 versions.
- In the mobile version and all releases since 2013, this station, K-Rose and SF-UR are the only radio stations to retain all of the songs from the original game.
See Also[]
- Head Radio - a pop and rock radio in Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 2, GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Lips 106 - a Top 40 pop radio in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Flashback FM - an '80s pop radio in GTA III and '70s pop in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Flash FM - an '80s pop radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- Fever 105 - a soul and R&B radio in GTA Vice City.
- Emotion 98.3 - an '80s soft pop radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- Wave 103 - an '80s new wave and synthpop radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- Bounce FM - a funk and soul radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Master Sounds 98.3 - a rare groove and classic soul radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Vice City For Lovers - a soul and R&B radio in GTA Vice City Stories.
- The Vibe 98.8 - a contemporary R&B and soul radio in GTA IV.
- Vice City FM - a pop and new jack swing radio in Episodes from Liberty City.
- Truth & Soul - a soul and funk instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- The Lowdown 91.1 - a classic soul and funk radio in GTA V.
- Non-Stop-Pop FM - a pop radio in GTA V that plays a song by Bobby Brown.
- blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM - a contemporary R&B and mixed genre radio in enhanced versions of GTA V that plays a song by SWV.