Monday
Mar212011

The Knowing

One of my favourite tracks from The Weeknd’s debut mixtape, which I think took everyone by surprise - I had no idea they were releasing one any time soon. They are one of the most exciting R&B acts I’ve heard for years, and are bringing something completely unique to the scene. You can download the mixtape HERE.

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Monday
Mar212011

Example (DespaCam Interview)

DespaCam caught up with Example after the Birmingham leg of his tour to chat about his new album, musical influences and much more. Some good questions, and some very interesting answers.

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Monday
Mar212011

Official visuals for London Elektricity’s new single, Elektricity Will Keep Me Warm, which 

Official visuals for London Elektricity’s new single, Elektricity Will Keep Me Warm, which features the lovely Elsa Esmeralda. Buy NOW!

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Monday
Mar212011

Bring It Back: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2 years ago, Jaguar Skills smashed up the Radio 1/1Xtra airwaves with what I believe to be one of, if not the best mix of all-time. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hip-Hop he brought us one hour of pure magic, which included a staggering 538 tracks. You can listen to the mix below, hit the jump to see every single track and download something that every Hip-Hop head should have in their iTunes.

HIP-HOP 1979
Fatback - King Tim III (Personality Jock) | Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight | Xanadu & Sweet Lady - Rapper’s Delight | Xanadu & Sweet Lady - Rocker’s Choice | Sequence - Funk You Up | Funky 4 + 1 - Rappin’ and Rockin’ | The House Funky Constellation - Street Talk (Madame Rapper) | Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin’ | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 - Superrappin’ | Lady D - Lady D

HIP-HOP 1980
Crash Crew - High Powered Rap | The Sequence - And You Know That | Afrika Bambaataa - Zulu Nation Throwdown Volume 1 | Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - Super Rappin’ No.2 | The Treacherous Three - Body Rock | Ronnie Gee - Raptivity | Spoonie Gee Meets The Sequence - Monster Jam | Afrika Bambaataa - Zulu Nation Throwdown Volume 2 | Jimmy Spicer - Adventures Of Super Rhyme | The Treacherous Three - At The Party (Instrumental) | Spoonie Gee - Spoonin’ Rap | Kurtis Blow - The Breaks | Spoonie Gee And The Treacherous Three - Love Rap | Brother D - How We Gonna Make The Black Nation Rise? | Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder

HIP-HOP 1981
Boogie Boys featuring Kool Ski, Kid Delight & Disco Dave - Rappin’ Ain’t No Thang | Sangria - To the Beat Y’all Trouble Funk - Pump Me Up | Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Genius Rap | Blondie - Rapture | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 - The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | Sugarhill Gang - Apache T | Ski Valley - Catch the Beat | Fearless Four - Feel the Heartbeat | Funky 4 + 1 - That’s the Joint | Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5 - Jazzy Sensation

HIP-HOP 1982
Sweet G - Boogie Feelin’ Rap | Grand Master Flash And The Furious Five - Flash To The Beat (Live) | Masterdon Committee - Funk Box Party | Nairobi featuring Awesome Foursome - Funky Soul Makossa | Busy Bee - Making Cash Money | Grand Master Flash And The Furious Five - The Message | Grandmaster Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - Message II (Survival) | Malcolm McLaren & the World Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Girls | Fab 5 Freddy - Change The Beat | Grandmixer D.ST & the Infinity Rappers - The Grandmixer Cuts It Up | Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat | Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 - Scorpio | Fearless Four - Rockin’ It | Pieces of a Dream - Mt. Airy Groove (Rap Version) | Grand Master Flash And The Furious Five - Flash To The Beat (Studio) | Jimmy Spicer - The Bubble Bunch Whodini - Magic’s Wand

HIP-HOP 1983
Double Dee & Steinski - Play that Beat Mr. DJ (Lesson 1: the Payoff Mix) | Run DMC - It’s Like That | Double Dee & Steinski - Play that Beat Mr. DJ (Lesson 2: the James Brown Mix) | Run DMC - Sucker MC’s | G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid - Play That Beat Mr. DJ | West Street Mob - Breakdance Electric Boogie G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid | Jimmy Spicer - Money (Dollar Bill, Y’all) | Run DMC - Hard Times | Run DMC - Jam Master Jay | Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines | Treacherous Three - Action (Instrumental) | K-Rob vs. Rammelzee - Beat Bop | Pumpkin - King Of The Beat | Malcolm X featuring Keith LeBlanc - No Sell Out

HIP-HOP 1984
T La Rock & Jazzy Jay - It’s Yours | Kool DJ Red Alert - Hip Hop on Wax Volume 2 | Whodini - Friends | Whodini - Five Minutes of Funk Davy | DMX - One for the Treble (Fresh) | Disco 3 - Human Beat Box | Grandmaster Melle Mel - Beat Street Breakdown Disco 3 - Fat Boys | Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown - Unity | U.T.F.O. - Roxanne, Roxanne | L.L. Cool J - I Need a Beat | Run D.M.C. - Rock Box | World Famous Supreme Team - Hey | DJ Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night | Newcleus - Jam On It

HIP-HOP 1985
Run DMC - Together Forever | LL Cool J - Rock The Bells | Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew - The Show | LL Cool J - Can’t Live Without My Radio | Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three - Request Line | Cutmaster D.C. - Brooklyn’s in the House | Run DMC - King Of Rock Bad Boys featuring K Love - Veronica | Schoolly D - P.S.K. | Schoolly D - Gucci Time | Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew - La Di Da Di | Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ | Kurtis Blow - If I Ruled the World

HIP-HOP 1986
Run DMC - My Adidas | Ice T - 6 In The Morning | Just-Ice - Cold Gettin’ Dumb | Biz Markie - Make The Music With Your Mouth | Biz Kool Moe Dee - Go See the Doctor | Eric B. & Rakim - My Melody MC Shan - The Bridge Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx | Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. is President | Beastie Boys - Hold It, Now Hit It | Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew - Play This Only at Night | The Real Roxanne feat Hitman Howie Tee - Bang Zoom (Let’s Go-Go) | Ultramagnetic MCs - Ego Trippin’ | Run DMC - Peter Piper | DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble | Joeski Love - Pee-Wee’s Dance

HIP-HOP 1987
Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain’t No Joke | Audio Two - Top Billin’ | Kid-N-Play - Last Night | Eazy E - Boyz N The Hood Boogie Down Productions - Poetry | Public Enemy - Bring The Noise | Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause | Big Daddy Kane - Raw | Latee - This Cut’s Got Flavor | Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie - Just Rhymin’ with Biz | L.L. Cool J - I’m Bad | Biz Markie - Pickin’ Boogers | MC Lyte - I Cram to Understand U (Sam) | Ultramagnetic MCs - Funky | Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge is Over | Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul | EPMD - It’s My Thing

HIP-HOP 1988
Chubb Rock featuring Hitman Howie Tee - Caught Up (Remix) | Marley Marl featuring Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane - The Symphony” | Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend | Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness Remix) | Public Enemy - Don’t Believe the Hype | Mark 45 King - The 900 Number | Kid ‘n Play - Do This My Way | Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two | L.L. Cool J - Goin’ Back to Cali | Big Daddy Kane - Ain’t No Half Steppin’ | De La Soul - Potholes in My Lawn | Biz Markie - Vapors | Marley Marl featuring Craig G - Droppin’ Science | Biz Markie - The Biz is Goin’ Off | Stetsasonic - Talkin’ All That Jazz | De La Soul - Plug Tunin’ | Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy | Run-D.M.C. - Beats to the Rhyme | J.V.C Force - Strong Island | Run-D.M.C. - Run’s House | Boogie Down Productions - I’m Still #1

HIP-HOP 1989
Slick Rick - Mona Lisa | LL Cool J - Big Ol Butt | Digital Underground - Doowhatchalike | De La Soul feat Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest & Monie Love - Buddy (Native Tongues Decision) | Slick Rick - Hey Young World | Nice And Smooth - Early To Rise | Chubb Rock - Ya Bad Chubs | MC Lyte - Cha, Cha, Cha | Slick Rick - Children’s Story | De La Soul - Me, Myself And I | Tone Loc - Wild Thing | Big Daddy Kane - Warm It Up Kane | NWA - Express Yourself | Special Ed - I Got It Made | The DOC - Is It Funky Enough | Ice T - You Played Yourself | NWA - Straight Outta Compton | 3rd Bass - Steppin’ To The AM | EPMD - So What ‘Cha Saying | Public Enemy - Flight The Power | Biz Markie - Just A Friend | Gangstarr - Words I Manifest

HIP-HOP 1990
Digital Underground - Humpty Dance | LL Cool J - To Da Break Of Dawn | Gangstarr - Who’s Gonna Take The Weight | Main Source - Looking At The Front Door | Boogie Down Productions - Love’s Gonna Get Cha | LL Cool J - Boomin’ System | Public Enemy - Brother’s Gonna Work It Out | Terminator X And The Valley Of The Jeep Beats - Buck Wildin’ | Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome | Chubb Rock - Treat Em Right | LL Cool J - Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling) | Double X Posse - Executive Class | A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? | Poor Righteous Teachers - Rock This Funky Joint | Nice And Smooth - Funky For You | Gangstarr - Just To Get A Rep | Kool G Rap And DJ Polo - Streets Of New York | Eric B And Rakim - In The Ghetto | Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted | K-Solo - Spellbound | K-Solo - Ya Mom’s In My Business | LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl | A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum | X Clan - Funkin’ Lesson

HIP-HOP 1991
EPMD - Rampage | Kool G Rap And DJ Polo - Bad To The Bone | Brand Nubian - Slow Down | Ice T - OG Tim Dog - F*ck Compton | Ice Cube - Steady Mobbin’ | Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man | Ice Cube - No Vaseline | A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime | De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Called Saturday | Black Sheep - Flavor Of The Month | Geto Boys - Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me | Gangstarr - Check The Technique | Nice And Smooth - Hip-Hop Junkies | De La Soul - Ring, Ring, Ring | Naughty By Nature - OPP | Leaders Of The New School - Case Of The PTA | Brand Nubian - One For All | Ed OG And Da Bulldogz - I Got To Have It | Main Source - Live At The BBQ | Public Enemy - Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

HIP-HOP 1992
Naughty By Nature - Uptown Anthem | A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario | Afrika Bambaataa Presents Time Zone - Zulu War Chant | Eric B. & Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique | Eric B. & Rakim - Juice (Know the Ledge) | Redman - Time 4 Sum Akshon | EPMD featuring K-Solo & Redman - Head Banger | Das EFX - They Want EFX | Black Sheep - The Choice is Yours (Revisited) | House of Pain - Jump Around | Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth - DWYCK | Nas - Half Time | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg - Deep Cover | Das EFX - Mic Checka (Remix) | Diamond D - Best Kept Secret | Black Moon - Who Got da Props? | A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got) | Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Mistadobalina | Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down | Main Source featuring Neek the Exotic - Fakin’ the Funk (Remix) | Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)

HIP-HOP 1993
Souls of Mischief - 93 ‘til Infinity | Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chess Boxing | Jeru the Damaja - Come Clean | Onyx - Throw Ya Gunz | Onyx - Slam | Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain | Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka | Fat Joe - Flow Joe | KRS-One - Outta Here | Diamond D - I’m Outta Here | A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation | The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By | A Tribe Called Quest feat Trugoy - Award Tour | Notorious B.I.G. - Party and Bullshit | KRS-One - Sound Of Da Police | Alkaholiks - Make Room | M.O.P. - How About Some Hardcore | Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man | Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg - Fuck wit Dre Day | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang

HIP-HOP 1994
The Notorious B.I.G. - Unbelievable | Fugees - Nappy Heads (Remix) | Group Home - Supa Star | Nate Dogg & Warren G - Regulate | The Lady of Rage feat Snoop Doggy Dogg - Afro Puffs | Snoop Doggy Dogg - Murder Was the Case | Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin & Juice | The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy | Smif-n-Wessun - Bucktown | Channel Live feat KRS-One - Mad Izm | Craig Mack - Flava in Your Ear | Black Moon - How Many MCs | Black Moon - Buck ‘em Down (Remix) | Gang Starr - Mass Appeal | Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn | Nas - World Is Yours | Wu-Tang Clan - Cream Wu-Tang - Can It Be All So Simple | OC - Time’s Up | Redman - Rockafella (Remix) | Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell

HIP-HOP 1995
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II | Smoothe da Hustler feat Trigger tha Gambler - Broken Language | Redman & Method Man - How High | Raekwon - Ice Cream | Raekwon - Criminology | Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces | Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya | GZA - Liquid Swords | Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo | Show & AG - Next Level (Nyte Tyme Remix) | Frankie Cutlass feat Doo Wop, Fat Joe, Ray Boogie & True God - Boriquas on da Set | The Pharcyde - Drop | KRS-One - MCs Act Like They Don’t Know | Group Home - Livin’ Proof | Crooklyn Dodgers ‘95 - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers | Das EFX - Real Hip Hop | Blahzay Blahzay - Danger Lost Boyz - Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz Luniz - I Got 5 on It | Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat the Notorious B.I.G - Player’s Anthem The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix) Tha Dogg Pound feat Snoop Doggy Dogg - New York, New York Method Man feat Mary J. Blige - You’re All I Need to Get By | Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat the Notorious B.I.G. - Get Money

HIP-HOP 1996
Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check | Fugees - How Many Mics | Fugees - Ready or Not | Fugees - Killing Me Softly | Jay-Z feat Mary J. Blige - Can’t Knock the Hustle | Mobb Deep - Drop a Gem on ‘Em | Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth (Front Lines) | Ghostface Killah feat Raekwon, Cappadonna & the Force MDs - Daytona 500 | Capone-n-Noriega feat Mobb Deep & Tragedy - L.A., L.A. | The East Flatbush Project feat DeS - Tried by 12 | The Fab 5 - Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka | Jay-Z - Dead Presidents | Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat the Notorious B.I.G. - Get Money (Remix) | 2Pac feat Dr. Dre - California Love | De La Soul - Stakes is High

HIP-HOP 1997
Gang Starr - You Know My Steez | D.I.T.C.: - Day One | KRS-One - Step into a World (Rapture’s Delight) | Puff Daddy feat The Lox, Lil’ Kim & the Notorious B.I.G. - It’s All About the Benjamins (Remix) | Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hand Where My Eyes Can See | Reflection Eternal feat Mos Def & Mr. Man - Fortified Live | Mos Def - Universal Magnetic | Mos Def, Q-Tip And Tash - Body Rock | Tha Alkaholiks feat Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Hip Hop Drunkies | The Beatnuts feat Big Punisher & Cuban Link - Off the Books | Rakim - It’s Been a Long Time | Rampage feat Busta Rhymes - Wild for da Night | L.L. Cool J feat Method Man, Redman, Canibus & DMX - 4. 3. 2. 1 | Mase feat Kelly Price - Feel So Good | The Lox feat Lil’ Kim & DMX - Money, Power & Respect | The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize | Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ & Nature - Phone Tap | The Notorious B.I.G. feat Puff Daddy & Mase - Mo’ Money Mo’Problems | Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) | Makaveli feat the Outlawz - Hail Mary

HIP-HOP 1998
Pete Rock feat Inspectah Deck & Kurupt - Tru Master | Canibus - Second Round K.O. | Juvenile - Ha Silkk the Shocker feat Mystikal - It Ain’t My Fault | Big L - Ebonics | Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | Noreaga - Superthug | All City - The Actual | DMX - Ruff Ryders’ Anthem | Cam’ron - 357 | Cam’ron feat Mase - Horse & Carriage | Big Punisher featuring Joe - Still Not a Player | Mase feat Total - What You Want | A Tribe Called Quest - Find A Way | Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones | Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) | Jermaine Dupri feat Jay-Z - Money Ain’t a Thing | DMX feat Sheek - Get at Me Dog | Big Pun And Fat Joe - Twinz

HIP-HOP 1999
Q-Tip - Breathe And Stop | Mobb Deep feat Kool G Rap - The Realist | Dr Dre feat Snoop Doggy Dogg - Next Episode | Jay-Z - Jigga My Nigga | Dr Dre feat Snoop Doggy Dogg - Still DRE | Ol’ Dirty Bastard feat Kelis - Got Cha Money | The Notorious B.I.G. - Dead Wrong | Eminem - My Name Is | Xzibit - B Please | Slum Village feat Q-Tip - Hold Tight | Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing | The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now | Ghostface Killah feat Raekwon - Apollo Kids | Mobb Deep feat Lil Kim - Quiet Storm (Remix) | BG And The Big Tymers - Bling, Bling | Nas feat Puff Daddy - Hate Me Now | Nas - Nas I Like | Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says

HIP-HOP 2000
DMX - What’s My Name | Blak Rob - Whoa | Prodigy - Keep It Thorough | Royce Da 5 9 - Boom | Eminem feat Dido - Stan | Big L - Flamboyant | DMX - Party Up (Up In Here) | The LOX - Wild Out | MOP feat Busta Rhymes and Remy Martin - Ante Up (Remix) | Mobb Deep - USA (Aight Then) | Juvenile - Back That Ass Up | Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit | Jay-Z feat UKG - Big Pimpin’ | Dead Prez - Hip-Hop | Big Pun - 100 Percent | Jay-Z feat Pharrell - I Just Wanna Love You | Common - The Light

HIP-HOP 2001
Nas - Ether | Jay-Z feat Slick Rick, Q-Tip and Biz Markie - Girls, Girls, Girls | Mobb Deep - Cold As Ice | Outkast - So Fresh So Clean | Ludacris feat Nate Dogg - Area Codes | Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A) | Jadakiss - We Gonna Make It | Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes To Worst | Missy Elliot - Get Ya Freak On | P.Diddy feat Bad Boy Family - Bad Boy For Life | Ludacris - Southern Hospitality | Bubba Sparxxx - Ugly | Redman feat DJ Kool - Let’s Get Dirty | Ludacris - Saturday Ooo Hoo | Mystikal - Danger | The Beatnuts - No Escaping This | The Liks - Best U Can | P Diddy feat The Neptunes - Diddy | Outkast - Ms Jackson | Erick Sermon feat Marvin Gaye - Music | Ja Rule - Livin’ It Up | Busta Rhymes feat P Diddy - Pass The Courvoisier (Part 2)

HIP-HOP 2002
Eminem - Without Me | NERD - Lapdance | Jay-Z - Hovi Baby | Nas - Made You Look | Noreaga - Nothin’ | The Clipse - Grindin’ | Erick Sermon - React | Punjabi MC feat Jay-Z - Beware Of The Boys | Cam’ron - Oh Boy | Talib Kwali - Get By | Nas - Get Down | Styles P - Good Times | Missy Elliot - Work It

HIP-HOP 2003
The Diplomats - Dipset Anthem | 50 Cent feat Snoop Doggy Dogg - PIMP | 50 Cent - 21 Questions | 50 Cent - Many Men | Lil Kim feat 50 Cent - Magic Stick | 50 Cent - In Da Club | Mark Ronson feat Ghostface Killah and Nate Dogg - Ooh Wee | Jay-Z feat Pharrell - Change Clothes | Pharrell - Frontin’ | Snoop Doggy Dogg feat Pharrell and Uncle Charlie - Beautiful | Kardinal Offishall - Belly Dancer | Missy Elliot - Pass That Dutch | Ludacris - Stand Up | The Neptunes feat Busta Rhymes - Light Your Ass On Fire | Beyonce feat Jay-Z - Crazy In Love | G Unit - Stunt 101 | Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss Again | Nas - Flyest Angels | Birdman feat Lil Wayne - What Happened To That Boy | Joe Budden - Pump It Up | Lil Jon And Da Eastside Boyz - Get Low Bone |t Crusher feat Killer Mike - Never Scared

HIP-HOP 2004
Kanye West - Gold Digger | The Terror Squad - Lean Back | Snoop Doggy Dogg - Drop It Like It’s Hot | Kanye West - Jesus Walks | 50 Cent - Disco Inferno | Petey Pablo - Freak A Leak | Akon - Locked Up | 50 Cent - Candy Shop | T.I. feat Swizz Beats - Bring ‘Em Out | Fabolous - Breathe | NERD - She Wants To Move | Pitbull feat Lil Jon - Culo | Outkast - Hey Ya | Twista feat Jamie Foxx and Kanye West - Slow Jamz | De La Soul feat Yummy - Much More | MF Doom - Hoe Cakes | Jadakiss - Why

HIP-HOP 2005
Julez Santana - There It Go (The Whistle Song) | Ying Yang Twinz - Wait (The Whisper Song) | Lil Kim - Lighters Up | Young Jeezy feat Akon - Soul Survivor | Rhymefest feat Kanye West - Brand New | 50 Cent - Hustler’s Ambition | Cassidy feat Swizz Beatz - I’m A Hustler | Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone | Kanye West feat Nas - We Major | Busta Rhymes - Touch It | The Game - Hate It Or Love It | Mobb Deep - Put Em In Their Place | Mobb Deep feat 50 Cent - Outta Control | Tony Yayo - So Seductive | The Game - Put You On To The Game | Pharrell feat Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That | Common - Testify | Kanye West feat Lupe Fiasco - Touch The Sky | Three Six Mafia - Stay Fly

HIP-HOP 2006
The Game - It’s Okay (One Blood) | Jim Jones - We Fly High | Nas - Hustlers | Lil Jon And Da Eastside Boyz - Snap Ya Fingers | Snoop Doggy Dogg feat B Real - Vato | Rick Ross - Hustlin’ | Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha | T.I. - Why You Wanna | The Game - Let’s Ride | Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push | Pharoahe Monch - Push | Jay-Z - Show Em What You Got | Ghostface Killah - The Champ | Chamillionaire - Riding Dirty | T.I. - What U Know | DJ UNK - Walk It Out | Young Dro Feat T.I. - Shoulder Lean | Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead

HIP-HOP 2007
DJ Khaled - We Takin’ Over | J Kwon - Tipsy | 50 Cent feat Justin Timberlake - Ayo Technology | Mims - This Is Why I’m Hot | Lupe Fiasco - Dumb It Down | T.I. - Big Things Poppin’ | Swizz Beatz feat Lil Wayne and R Kelly - It’s Me Bitches (Remix) | Jay-Z - Roc Boys | KRS-One, Rakim, Kanye West and Nas - Classic | 50 Cent - I Get Money | Kanye West - Flashing Lights | Soulja Boy - Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) | Kanye West - Good Life | Kanye West - Stronger | Cassedy - My Drink And My 2 Step | Eve - Tambourine

HIP-HOP 2008 to 2009
Lil Wayne - A Millie | M.I.A. - Paper Planes | T.I. feat Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne - Swagger Like Us | Jay-Z - Brooklyn Go Hard | Lil Wayne - Mrs Officer | Jay-Z - Jockin’ Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh) | 50 Cent - Get Up | Kanye West - Love Lockdown | DJ Khaled - Out Here Grindin’ | Eminem feat 50 Cent and Dr Dre - Crack A Bottle | Common feat Pharrell - Announcement | Lupe Fiasco feat Matthew Santos - Superstar | Lil Wayne - Lollipop | Jim Jones feat Ron Browz - Pop Champagne | T.I. - Whatever You Like | Rick Ross - The Boss | 50 Cent - What Tia Told Me | Jay-Z - My President Is Black (DC Mix) | Jaguar Skills Outro

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Monday
Mar212011

Regulate

One of my favourite Drum & Bass producers, Utah Jazz, has put his own unique twist on one of the all-time Nate Dogg classics. This is an incredible tribute, and you can download for free HERE!

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Monday
Mar212011

Into My Soul

A new groovy house track from Aki Bergen, which features the beautiful vocals of Carmen Sherry. So much love for this. LOVE SHACK!

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Sunday
Mar202011

Place In My Heart

Late, but here is the debut single off of Taylor McFerrin’s full length LP Early Riser, due out on Brainfeeder in 2011. This is completely different to anything we’ve previously heard from the Brooklyn based producer, but I’m love with it; RYAT’s vocals are stunning. Everything about this is incredible.

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Sunday
Mar202011

Una Peripecia

Buddy Sativa, known for his skills as a beatmaker, has just dropped his first album as producer-composer of an exceptional jazz opus. The result gives the impression that a plethora of musicians has come to pay tribute to the jazz gods and take part in the mystical experience of this album - below is my favourite piece from it. One of the most enjoyable Nu-Jazz albums in years.

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Sunday
Mar202011

You Got It

My favourite track off Daniel Steinberg’s new EP, which is one of the strongest house releases for a very long time. Quoting the release notes, Day By Day is; “Four prime time funky, bouncy and disco house tracks on his and Nils Ohrmann’s”. After the jump you can also hear some more new lovely pieces, including a spectacular track from the main man, Martin Dawson. I love house music.

Franck Roger - Let’s Go Down

And.Id - Hold & Touch

Avirra - Dance With Me

Luca M - Gabagandico

Picx - What A Party

Angelo Ferreri - Deep On Loving

Thodoris Triantafillou & Cj Jeff - Not Only U (Feat. Chris Tatchel)

Gianni Kou - The Depth Of Love

Martin Dawson - Submerge

Systematic People - Let’s The Party Jumpin (Balearic Mix)

Budzillus - Der Untergang (Feat.Thalstroem) (Aka Aka Remix)

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Friday
Mar182011

Hold On

A new mix from myself. Deep & Tech House vibes; all tracks that I have been listening to a lot over the past few months. Tracklist after the jump and you can download from Soundcloud. Enjoy!

1. Ben Westbeech - Falling (Deetron Paradise Vocal Mix)
2. Glimpse & Martin Dawson - No One Belongs Here More than You (Original Mix)
3. Johanna Knutsson - Heavy Baby
4. Alejandro Mosso - Alpino
5. Ian Pooley - Give You Up (Original Mix)
6. Roberto Palmero - You Can Baby
7. Marko, Gabriel Boni & Simple Jack - Fooling Around (Beep Dee Remix)
8. Strict Border - Superstitious
9. Metodi Hristov - Her Memories
10. David Keno - Upside Down
11. B-Ayce - Hold On (Feat. Stephanie) (Original Vocal Mix)

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