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HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER (320kbs-m4a/355mb/2hrs33mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 19th July to 14th August 2023
To
mark hip-hop's 50th anniversary, this series explores the UK's
influence on hip-hop. From foundational British artists to the
unexpected encounters that influenced a generation, each episode will
tell the story of a surprising but significant link between the UK and a
key moment in hip-hop history.
Each episode starts with a key
moment. We'll then reveal the UK involvement through interviews and
archive moments, and ask why it matters now.
Presenter: Ashley Walters
Producer: Emily Dicks
Written by Emily Dicks
Technical production: Ant Danbury
Additional production: Dari Samuels, Tommy Dixon and Zayna Shaikh
Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
Commissioning producer: Jonathan O'Sullivan
Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
A BBC Audio production
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 0. THIS IS... HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER (320kbs-m4a/4mb/2mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 19th July 2023
Rapper and actor Ashley Walters explores the surprising but significant moments where the UK has shaped hip hop, from the artists and producers to the chance meetings that influenced a generation. From Jay Z's first trip to London to one of the most sampled records of all time, Drake's love of British music to the making of some of hip hop's greatest record, each episode tells a story of how the UK has shaped hip hop throughout its history.
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 1. WHEN JAY-Z WENT TO HARROW ROAD (320kbs-m4a/45mb/19mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 31st July 2023
The Grammy Awards in 2023 were a who's who of hip hop, with some of the greatest rappers of all time coming together celebrating 50 years of one of the world's most influential genres. Onstage is Jay-Z one of the greatest of the greats and born and raised in New York City - the birthplace of hip hop. During his verse he shouts out a street in West London... Harrow Road. Why?
Ashley Walters explores why Jay-Z's trip to London in the 80s had such a profound effect on him that he is still rapping about it over 30 years later.
Over the years Jay-Z has returned to the UK again and again, making history as the first rapper to headline Glastonbury. Why was the show so controversial and how has it changed hip hop?
In this episode we hear from Jay-Z, hip hop journalist Elliott Wilson (Rap Radar), Nick Raphael and Mimi The Music Blogger.
Archive in this episode:
Lethal B on BBC Radio 1Xtra
Jay-Z at Glastonbury: BBC
Soundtrack
DJ Khaled - God Did (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, and Fridayy)
Jaz-O - Hawaiian Sophie (feat. Jay Z)
Jay-Z - Can't Knock The Hustle (feat. Mary J Blige)
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents II
Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
Oasis - Wonderwall (Taken from Jay Z's Glastonbury Performance)
Stormzy - Vossi Bop (Taken from Stormzy's Glastonbury Performance)
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 2. FROM HAMMERSMITH TO ARMAGEDDON (320kbs-m4a/39mb/17mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 31st July 2023
How would you feel if you got a call from Public Enemy personally inviting you down to their show?
In the early days of hip hop, the UK scene was small but exciting. It was hard to discover the music, and those who did formed a strong community of breakers, rappers and dancers. When Public Enemy came to the UK for their first show they were determined to reach out and make sure the scene was invited. Everybody showed up for their legendary Def Jam show at the Hammersmith Odeon, even if they couldn't get tickets.
That show was inspirational for hip hop across the world. But what nobody who was there that night could have known is that the show would be written into history.
In this episode, we hear from Chuck D, hip hop journalist Elliott Wilson (Rap Radar), rapper Cookie Pryce and Nick Raphael.
Archive material in this episode:
Chuck D & Dave Pearce: BBC 6 Music
Soundtrack:
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
Cookie Crew - Gotta Keep On (B-Boy Mix)
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
So Solid Crew - Solid
London Posse - How's Life In London
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon
Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 3. THE RULER (320kbs-m4a/35mb/15mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 31st July 2023
What do Robbie Williams, Snoop and Miley Cyrus have in common? They all sample the same song, Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick's La Di Da Di.
La Di Da Di is one of the most sampled records of all time, with artists still borrowing Slick Rick's distinctive vocals, lyrics and ad libs for their own tunes nearly 40 years later. And one of the things that made Rick the Ruler's vocals distinctive was his accent… because he was born in Mitcham.
An instant classic when it dropped, La Di Da Di was also sampled by two of the biggest East and West Coast rappers at the height of the East/West divide within a couple of years of each other. But Rick wasn't around to see the reaction.
This is the story of one of the first great British-born rappers who continues to influence hip hop right up until today.
In this episode, we hear from Slick Rick, hip hop journalist Elliott Wilson (Rap Radar), rapper Cookie Pryce, Romesh Ranganathan and Mark Ronson.
Archive material in this episode:
Slick Rick on BBC Radio 1Xtra
Mark Ronson: How Sampling Transformed Music: TED Talk
Soundtrack:
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
Mary J.Blige - No One Else
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper
Miley Cyrus - We Don't Stop
Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - La Di Da Di
Average White Band - Love Your Life
A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On the Wheels Of Steel
Joe Cocker - Woman To Woman
Tupac - California Love
Dido - Thank You
Eminem - Stan
Rat Boy - Knock Knock
Kendrick Lamar - LUST
Flux Pavillion - I Can't Stop
Jay-Z - Who Gon Stop Me
Outkast - The Art Of Storytelling
The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 4. SUPA DUPA SOUTHALL (320kbs-m4a/47mb/20mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 7th August 2023
When Timbaland dropped Missy Elliott's Get Your Freak On, it kickstarted a trend of Indian and Arabic samples in hip hop. Meanwhile, in London, a group of producers and artists were inspired by Timbaland… and were also using the exact same sample CD. They were blending Bollywood tunes with hip hop and came to be known as the Desi Beats scene, with artists like Jay Sean, Panjabi Hit Squad, Rishi Rich and Panjabi MC breaking through.
When Timbaland touched down in the UK a few years later, his first port of call was Southall, sometimes known as ‘little India' and the heart of the Desi Beats scene.
In this episode, we hear from Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Romesh Ranganathan, Rav Patti from Panjabi Hit Squad and Jay Sean.
Archive material used in this episode:
Jay Sean, NPO FunX
Timbaland, Timbaland Youtube
Missy Elliott, Rick Rubin's Broken Record podcast
Soundtrack:
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody
Panjabi Hit Squad - Hai Hai (feat. Ms Scandalous)
Jay-Z - Big Pimpin'
Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On
Bubba Sparx - Ugly
Truth Hurts - Addictive
Panjabi MC - Beware Of The Boys
Nas - The Flyest (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Jay Sean - Down
Panjabi Hit Squad - World Famous Boliyan
Rouge - Don't Be Shy
The Game - Put You On The Game
M.I.A - Come Around (feat. Timbaland)
Justin Timberlake - Oh No (What You Got)
Jay Sean - Ride It
Jay Sean - 2012 (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Steel Banglez - 47 (feat. Sidhu Moose Wala, Mist, Stefflon Don)
Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 5. AN AMERICAN BOY AND AN ENGLISH GIRL (320kbs-m4a/45mb/19mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 7th August 2023
Amongst all the references to alcohol in hip hop, one drink reference stands out... Ribena. How did it end up getting name checked on one of hip hop's biggest US/UK collabs?
In the 90s and 00s, the UK hip hop scene was still quite small. Estelle cut her teeth freestyling in record shops before moving to the US. She ended up collaborating with Kanye West on American Boy – a tune that would become iconic.
The road wasn't easy, from leaving the UK in the first place to battling people's perceptions of how a Black British girl should break the States… Ashley reflects on his own experiences with 50 Cent and on some of the other British rappers who have tried to break the states.
In this episode we hear from Estelle, hip hop journalist Elliott Wilson (Rap Radar), rapper Cookie Pryce and rapper and YouTube reactor Scru Face Jean.
Archive material used in this episode:
Jay-Z at Glastonbury, BBC
Soundtrack:
Drake - One Dance
Young MA - Oouu
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wap (That Thing)
Nicki Minaj - Starships
Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
The Plug - How It Is (feat. Roddy Rich, Yxng Bane, Chip)
Diddy Dirty Money - Hello Good Morning Grime Remix (feat. Skepta)
A$AP Rocky & Skepta - Praise The Lord
Ludacris - Southern Hospitality (feat. Ms Dynamite)
MF Doom - The Original
Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex
Monie Love - It's A Shame
Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator
London Posse - How's Life In London
Slum Village - Get Dis Money
Estelle - 1980
Estelle - Break My Heart
J Hus & Drake - Who Told U
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 6. THE DRAKE EFFECT (320kbs-m4a/55mb/24mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 14th August 2023
The highlight of Drake's UK tour in 2019 was unarguably when J Hus – released from prison that week – appeared alongside him onstage. It was the latest in a long line of links with the UK and Drake's success smashed perceptions of who could be the world's biggest rapper.
When singer Kyla got a call in 2016 saying a huge international artist wanted to use her tune Do You Mind, she thought it was an April Fools joke.
Ashley reflects on the conversation with Drake that kickstarted Top Boy going to Netflix and reveals the impact the show had for British rappers stateside.
In this episode we hear from Drake, Kyla, 1Xtra's Tiffany Calver, Mimi The Music Blogger, hip hop journalist Elliott Wilson and rapper and singer Estelle
Archive in this episode:
J Hus onstage with Drake, O2 Arena London 2019
Drake on BBC Radio 1Xtra, 2017
Drake on BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra, 2019
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 7. DRILLERS (320kbs-m4a/42mb/18mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 14th August 2023
To mark hip-hop's 50th anniversary, this series explores the UK's influence on hip-hop. From foundational British artists to the unexpected encounters that influenced a generation, each episode will tell the story of a surprising but significant link between the UK and a key moment in hip-hop history.
Each episode starts with a key moment. We'll then reveal the UK involvement through interviews and archive moments, and ask why it matters now.
HOW THE UK CHANGED HIP-HOP FOREVER - 8. UK TO THE WORLD (320kbs-m4a/44mb/19mins)
BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast: 14th August 2023
Dave and Central Cee are part of the new wave of British artists taking rap further than ever before. They stand on the shoulders of the innovators and pioneers who have come before, from those in the early UK hip hop scene, the artists who made waves in the States and the producers who opened up international ears for British music.
In 2023, all eyes are on Central Cee. How did the way he built his fanbase shape his journey? Why was his LA Leakers freestyle so significant? And how did and Dave manage to break streaming history?
In this episode we hear from Central Cee, rapper and YouTube reactor Scru Face Jean, hip hop journalist Elliott Wilson, 1Xtra's Tiffany Calver, Romesh Ranganathan and Mimi the Music Blogger.
Archive material in this episode:
Central Cee at Glastonbury, BBC
Central Cee LA Leakers freestyle
DJ KRUSH - ESSENTIAL HIP-HOP MIX (320kbs-m4a/60mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th August 2023
Legendary DJ and record producer from Japan, DJ Krush provides an essential Hip-Hop mix to conclude the Hip-Hop Forever series. With tracks from the likes of Mobb Deep, Jeru the Damaja and A Tribe Called Quest.
Smif‐n‐Wessun - Bucktown [Nervous]
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By [The Bicycle Music Company]
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got) [Zomba Recording LLC]
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Lot's Of Lovin' [Elektra]
Group Home - Up Against The Wall (Low Budget Mix) [FFRR]
Grand Puba - I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are) [Tommy Boy Music]
Common - Resurrection (Extra P Remix) [Relativity]
Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell [Columbia]
Mobb Deep - Shooks Ones Part 2 [RCA]
Jeru The Damaja - D. Original [Chinese Man]
Showbiz & A.G. - Still Diggin' [Def Jam]
Lord Finesse - Return Of The Funkyman [Slice Of Spice]
Das EFX - Mic Checka [Elektra]
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man [Columbia]
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours [Def Jam]
Pete Rock & C. L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You [Elektra]
DJ PRIME CUTS - 50 YEARS OF HIP HOP MIX (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th August 2023
DJ Prime Cuts juggles the prime cuts from the last 50 years of Hip Hop in one incredible mix to close out Huey's part of the Hip Hop forever season.
O.C. - Time's Up
4th Street Orchestra - Hawaii Five O
The Notorious B.I.G. - Warning
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Brooklyn
Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard [Universal Distribution]
DJ Revolution (feat. D.I.T.C.) - Day One
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum [Jive]
Baby Huey - Hard Times [WEA]
The Notorious B.I.G. - Who Shot Ya? [Bad Boy]
Edo.G & Da Bulldogs - I Got To Have It
The Heath Brothers - Smilin' Billy Suite, Part II [Bellaphon]
Reuben Wilson - Hot Rod
Brand Nubian - Slow Down
A Tribe Called Quest (feat. Busta Rhymes) - Oh My God [Jive]
Gang Starr - Check The Technique
The Meatman (feat. KRS-One) - Not Here To Entertain
Common - Resurrection [Relativity]
De La Soul - Pass The Plugs [Big Life]
M.I.A. - Missin' Linx
Biz Markie - Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz
The Beatnuts - World Famous
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Do The James [DNA International]
Masta Ace - Music Man
Jean‐Jacques Perrey - E.V.A [Strictly Beats]
EPMD - The Big Payback
Beastie Boys - Flute Loop [Capitol]
A Tribe Called Quest - Luck Of Lucien
Chill Rob G - Let The Words Flow
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" [Big Life]
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul [Telstar TV]
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 2010S (320kbs-m4a/322mb/2hrs20mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th August 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop. This week the 2010s! Featuring J Dilla, Common, El-P, Ursula Rucker, Kassa Overall and much more!
The Last Poets - Birds Words [Celluloid]
Public Enemy - Fight The Power [Universal Island]
Dream Warriors - I Lost My Ignorance (Gang Starr Remix) [Island]
Donald Byrd - Blackjack [Blue Note]
Scienz Of Life - Divine Powerz [Beatvizion Music]
R.A.W. - Distant Traveller
Dr. Octagon - Earth People [Bulk Recordings, Reservoir Media Music]
T‐Love & Kool Keith - Return Of The B Girl
Flora Purim - From The Lonely Afternoon [Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group]
Shabazz Palaces - They Come In Gold (Live In Session 2014) [Sub Pop]
Company Flow - 8 Steps To Perfection [Rawkus Entertainment LLC]
Black Star - Astromony [Rawkus Entertainment]
Weldon Irvine - Walk That Walk Talk That Talk [RCA/Legacy]
The Roots - Phrentrow [MCA]
The Roots - Thought At Work
Silent Poets & Ursula Rucker - Get Ready [Toy's Factory]
Ursula Rucker & 4hero - Loveless [[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Danny Brown & Kassa Overall & Wiki - Clock Ticking [Warp]
Madlib - Slim's Return [Blue Note]
Madlib - Footprints [Blue Note (BLU)]
AZ & Nas & Olu Dara - Life's A B**** [Columbia]
Kendrick Lamar - For Free? (Interlude) [Aftermath]
Francis And The Lights & Kassa Overall & Lil B & Shabazz Palaces - Going Up [Warp]
Roy Hargrove - Poetry
Kendrick Lamar - Alright [Polydor]
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta [Polydor]
Kendrick Lamar & Rapsody - Complexion [Aftermath]
Kendrick Lamar - i [Polydor]
The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Part 1) [Connoisseur]
Knxwledge - So[rt] bed
Common - The Light (Live In Session 2005) [Geffen/MCA]
Common (feat. Lætitia Sadier) - New Wave [Geffen/MCA]
Nas - Streets Of New York [Not On Label (Nas)]
Jill Scott & Doug E. Fresh - All Cried Out Redux [Blues Babe]
Mary J. Blige - Real Love [MCA]
Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before [Atlantic]
Amerie - 1 Thing [Columbia]
Jill Scott - Gimme [Hidden Beach, LLC]
Janet Jackson - Got 'Til It's Gone [UMG Recordings, Inc.]
Q‐Tip & Solange - Borderline (An Ode To Self Care) [Saint/Columbia]
Aaliyah - Try Again [Virgin]
Ashanti - Foolish [Murder]
The Roots (feat. Erykah Badu) - You Got Me [Geffen]
Cassie - Kiss Me [Bad Boy/Be With]
Tweet & Missy Elliott - Turn Da Lights Off [Atlantic]
GILLES PETERSON - J DILLA IN FOCUS (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th August 2023
Gilles presents a special words and music from the one & only J Dilla.
J Dilla & Jaydee - Welcome 2 Detroit - Instrumental [BBE Music]
J Dilla - Think Twice [BBE Music]
J Dilla - B.B.E. - Big Booty Express [BBE]
J Dilla - Rico Suave Bossa Nova [Alim Music]
J Dilla - Runnin'
Slum Village - 2U4U [Ne'Astra Music]
Janet Jackson & J Dilla & Q‐Tip & Joni Mitchell - Got 'Til It's Gone (J Dilla Mix) [Virgin, Reservoir Media Music]
J Dilla - Things We Do
D'Angelo - Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine [Virgin]
Erykah Badu - Kiss Me On My Neck (J Dilla Mix) [Universal-Island Records Ltd./ Motown]
Beastie Boys (feat. Q‐Tip) - Get It Together [Grand Royal]
FOCUS BEATS – 2000s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2023
Throw it back to the 00s as we look back at 50 years since the birth of hip hop. Expect tracks from Erykah Badu, Outkast, MF Doom, Destiny's Child and more.
With new mixes landing every week, you will never be short of focus time soundtracks. Whether you’re working, studying, or concentrating on a hobby, rest assured you can block out distraction with this mix of beautifully curated beats.
Erykah Badu - Window Seat (Instrumental)
OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean (Instrumental)
Monica (feat. Busta Rhymes) - So Gone Remix (Instrumental)
2Pac & Nate Dogg - Thugs Get Lonely Too (Instrumental)
MF DOOM & MF Grimm - Dedicated (Instrumental)
Aim - From A Seaside Town
GZA/Genius - Path Of Destruction (Instrumental)
50 Cent - In Da Club (Instrumental)
Pete Rock - Pete's Jazz
Eve (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Instrumental)
Large Professor - Maica Living (Instrumental)
Erykah Badu - Honey (Instrumental)
Madlib - Distant Land
Destiny's Child - Girl (Instrumental)
Talib Kweli - Hot Thing (Instrumental)
Butch Cassidy & Master P & Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg & Tha Eastsidaz - Lay Low (Instrumental)
TLC - Girl Talk (Instrumental)
JAY-Z - 99 Problems (Instrumental)
Jay Dee - B.B.E. (Instrumental)
The Avalanches - Etoh
Common - The Light (Instrumental)
RJD2 - Silver Fox
Clipse (feat. Faith Evans) - Ma, I Don't Love Her (Instrumental)
JAY-Z & Pharrell Williams - Frontin' (Instrumental)
50 Cent - Candy Shop (Instrumental)
Blockhead - The Music Scene
Nightmares On Wax - You Wish
KMD & MF DOOM - Get-U-Now
Tha Alkaholiks - Best U Can (Instrumental)
Eminem - Without Me (Instrumental)
Ghostface Killah & Method Man & Raekwon & RZA & U‐God & Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit (Instrumental)
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 2000s (320kbs-m4a/324mb/2hrs21mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop. This week it's the 2000s and we're heading to the west coast. Gilles charts the history from Horace Tapscott to Freestyle Fellowship to Sa-Ra Creative Partners to Odd Future to Anderson .Paak to Kendrick Lamar.
We also return home with producer and DJ Dobie giving us a lesson the foundations of UK hip hop. Plus! There is an incredible archive session track from Roots Manuva and a killer 30 minute mix from Scratch Pervert's own Mr Thing.
RZA - Ghost Dog [Victor]
Quasimoto - Come On Feet [Stones Throw]
Mos Def - Umi Says [Rawkus]
DJ Jazzy Jeff - Charmed Life [BBE Music/ Rapster]
Dwele - Too Fly [Not On Label (Dwele)]
Fayth Hope - Fall In Love [White label]
Noriega - Super Thug
Clipse - Grindin' [Arista / Warner Chappell Music]
JAY-Z - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) [Roc Nation / Jay-Z / Warner Chappell Music]
Pharrell Williams (feat. JAY-Z) - Frontin' [Arista]
Nelly (feat. Dani Stevenson) - Hot In Herre [Now]
NERD - Untitled (Live at Maida Vale)
Dabrye - Game Over [Ghostly International]
Horace Tapscott - Desert Fairy Princess [Soul Jazz]
Build An Ark - The Blessing Song (Live at Maida Vale) [Kindred Spirits]
Jack Wilkins - Red Clay [Mainstream]
Freestyle Fellowship - Park Bench People [The Island Def Jam Music Group]
Austin Peralta - Naime
Freestyle Fellowship - 5 O'Clock Follies [Beats And Rhymes]
The Pharcyde - Passing Me By [Solos]
Freestyle Fellowship - Freestyle Fellowship (Danger OG Version) [Alpha Pup]
Freestyle Fellowship - Freestyle Fellowship (120 Seconds) [Beats And Rhymes]
Sa-Ra - Rosebud (Live In Session) [Babygrande/ ABB Soul]
Gaslamp Killer - Dead Vets [Cuss]
Teebs - Why Like This [Brainfeeder]
Thundercat - Them Changes [Brainfeeder]
Flying Lotus (feat. Kendrick Lamar) - Never Catch Me [Warp]
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Wrong Way [Stones Throw]
Mos Def (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) - Roses
Tyler, the Creator (feat. Roy Ayers, Syd & Kali Uchis) - Find Your Way [Odd Future]
The Odd Trio - Goblin (The Odd Future Sessions) [Not On Label (BadBadNotGood Self-released)]
The Internet - Dontcha (6 Music Session, 25 Jan 2014)
NxWorries - Suede [Stones Throw]
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) [Aftermath/Interscope]
Kamasi Washington - The Next Step [Brainfeeder]
KMD - Get You Now [Metalface]
Madvillain - Accordian [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - America's Most Villain
J Dilla - Bye [Stones Throw]
Lootpack - Hityawitdat [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - Supervillain Theme [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - Figaro [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - Meatgrinder (Demo Version) [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - Meatgrinder [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - Do Not Fire! [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - Sickfit [Stones Throw]
Madvillain - All Caps [Stones Throw]
The Roots - What They Do [Stones Throw]
The Roots - Worldwide (London Groove) [Geffen]
Roots Manuva - Movements [Big Dada Recordings]
Björk - Miss You (Dobie Remix)
Beverley Knight & Jazzie B - Fair Play [Hurricane]
Dobie - Cloud 98 ¾ [Odd Tone Music]
London Posse - Jump Around (Censored Mix) [Tru Thoughts]
Skinnyman - Day To Day [Low Life]
Skinnyman - Council Estate Of Mind [Low Life]
Roots Manuva & Fun Lovin’ Criminals - Witness (1 Hope)
Roots Manuva - Dreamy Days (Live at Maida Vale 2005) [Big Dada]
Little Simz - Venom (Remix) [AGE 101]
Loyle Carner - The Isle Of Arran [AMF/Virgin EMI]
MR THING - HIP HOP - THE 00s MIX (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2023
A killer UK hip hop from Scratch Pervert's own Mr Thing, strictly 2000s!
Mark B & Blade - The Unknown [Source UK]
Blak Twang - U Know [Bad Magic]
Yungun & Essa - Push [Janomi]
Supa T & DJ MK - It's All Live [Stonegroove]
Skinnyman - Twilight Of The Gods [Wordplay]
Skitz & Estelle & Wildflower & Tempa - Domestic Science [Ronin]
Fallacy & Tubby T - Big 'n Bashy [Virgin]
Skibadee - Tika Toc [Ahead Of The Game]
Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope) [Big Dada Music]
Klashnekoff - It's Murda [Kemet Entertainment]
Ky‐Mani Marley & Rodney P - The Nice Up [Riddim Killa]
Skinnyman & DVS & Foreign Beggars - Hold On [Dented]
Ty - Heart Is Breaking [BBE]
Ty - Let It Go Remix [Baby J Enterprises]
Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On [Rhino]
FOCUS BEATS - 1990s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2023
Celebrate 50 years since the birth of hip hop with this all-90s beats mix. Featuring tracks from Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Missy Elliot, Dr. Dre and more.
Beastie Boys - Flute Loop (Instrumental)
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Instrumental)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Instrumental)
Slick Rick & OutKast - Street Talkin' (Instrumental)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (Remix Instrumental)
Salt‐N‐Pepa - Shoop (Instrumental)
A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Players (Instrumental)
De La Soul & Dres & Shortie No Mass - En Focus (Instrumental)
The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Instrumental)
MF DOOM - Doomsday (Instrumental)
Carole King & DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince & Jeffrey Townes - Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff's Instrumental)
Queen Latifah - I Dont Know (Instrumental Version)
7L & Esoteric & Army Of The Pharaohs & Bahamadia & Chief Kamachi & Jedi Mind Tricks & Virtuoso - The Five Perfect Exertions (Instrumental)
Arrested Development - People Everyday (Metamorphosis Instrumental)
Dr. Dre - Still DRE (Instrumental)
Mos Def - Hip Hop (Instrumental)
Mary J. Blige & Method Man - I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Razor Sharp Instrumental)
Nas - Halftime (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Fall In Love (Instrumental)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - It's Not a Game (Instrumental Version)
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (Instrumental)
Janet Jackson (feat. Joni Mitchell & Q‐Tip) - Got 'Til It's Gone (Instrumental)
Smif‐n‐Wessun - Wrektime (Instrumental)
Busta Rhymes & Zhané - It's A Party (Instrumental)
Mr. Scruff & Roots Manuva - Jus Jus (Instrumental)
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Instrumental)
Lil' Kim - Drugs (Instrumental)
Common - 1999 (Instrumental)
Dr. Dre - The Message (Instrumental)
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Instrumental)
DJ Shadow - Transmission 2
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 90s (320kbs-m4a/330mb/2hrs23mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop - The 90s.
This week focussing on the Native Tongues, Gilles chats to legendary A&R person Dante Ross, as well as producer Bob Power. We also go Diggin' In The Archives and presents interviews with the likes of Q-Tip, Gang Starr & Pharoahe Monch.
Plus Gilles chats with rapper and artist Bahamadia!
Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right
Jungle Brothers - I'll House You
Eric B. & Rakim - Untouchables
Herbie Hancock - Oliloquoi Valley
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing (Video Mix)
Freestyle Fellowship - Inner City Boundaries
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
Ultramagnetic MC's - Raise It Up
Organized Konfuzion - Open Your Eyes
Main Source (feat. Nas) - Live At The Barbeque
Black Moon - Who Got The Props
De La Soul (feat. Otis Redding) - Eye Know
De La Soul - Potholes In My Lawn
De La Soul - Me, Myself & I
Jungle Brothers - Jimbrowski
Jungle Brothers - I'm Gonna Do You
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
Queen Latifah (feat. Monie Love) - Ladies First
Brand Nubian - All for One (LP Version)
Brand Nubian - All for One (12" Version)
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
O.D.B. - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Gang Starr - Words I Manifest
Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep
Gang Starr - DJ Premier in Deep Concentration
Fugees - How Many Mics
Bahamadia - Intro
Bahamadia - Funk Vibe
Bahamadia - Total Wreck
Bahamadia - Uknowhowedo
Bahamadia - Spontaneity
Roni Size - New Forms
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out
A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got)
Miles Davis - So What
Q‐Tip - Breathe And Stop
Q‐Tip - Check The Rhime (Live At The Roundhouse)
Stone Alliance - Sweetie-Pie
Marxman (feat. Sinéad O'Connor) - Ship Ahoy (Acoustic Version)
DJ LEFTO - HIP HOP - THE 90S MIX (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2023
Lefto provides a killer French hip hop mix!
MC Solaar - Nouveau Western
Dee Nasty - Paname City Rappin'
Dee Nasty & Lionel D - Radio Nova Freestyle
Assassin - La Formule Secrete
Supreme NTM - Je Rap
IAM - Planete Mars
MC Solaar - Bouge De La
Saliha - Enfant Du Ghetto
B Love - Lucy
Menelik Et La Tribu - Un Petit Rien De Jazz
Assassin - Le Futur Que Nous Reserve-T-Il?
Supreme NTM - Le Monde De Demain?
Sens Unik - Le Vent Tourne
Sages Poetes De La Rue - Qu'est-Ce Qui Fait Marcher Les Sages
IAM - Je Danse Le Mia
Alliance Ethnik - Respect
Vient Voir Le Docteur - Vient Voir Le Docteur
Lunatic - Le Crime Paie
La Cliqua - Toujours Plus Haut
Oxmo Puccino - Mama Lova
Ministere A.M.E.R. - Sacrifice De Poulet
Lunatic - Civilisé
113 - Tonton du Bled
Saïan Supa Crew - Angela
FOCUS BEATS - 1980s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023
Celebrating 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, we throw it back with an all 80s mix. Including tracks from Salt-N-Pepa, Beastie Boys, Jungle Brothers and more.
DJ Scott La Rock & D‐Nice - Scott Made Me Funky (Instrumental Version)
Pieces Of A Dream - Mt. Airy Groove
Public Enemy & Hank Shocklee & Jeff Jones - Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)
Art Of Noise - Beat Box
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Instrumental Remix By Daddy-O)
Jewel T - I Like It Loud (Instrumental)
Sparky D - I Can't Stop (Instrumental)
Run‐D.M.C. - Peter Piper (Instrumental)
Boogie Down Productions - Jack Of Spades (Instrumental)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Instrumental)
EPMD - The Big Payback (Instrumental)
3rd Bass - Steppin' To The A.M. (Soirée Instrumental Mix)
Sparky D - Throwdown (Instrumental)
991 Volts - 991 Volts Of Noise (Instrumental)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Instrumental)
Beastie Boys - 33% God
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle (Instrumental)
Spyder-D (feat. DJ DOC) - The N.Y. Butt (Instrumental)
Public Enemy - Security Of The First World
The Brothers - You Can't Win (Instrumental Version)
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. - Strong Island (Instrumental)
EPMD - Strictly Business (Instrumental)
Castle D - Yo Cas Play It (Instrumental)
Soul Dimension - Trash An' Ready (Instrumental)
Jungle Brothers - Braggin' & Boastin' (Instrumental)
Greyboy & Marc Antoine - Lite Bake
K-Rob & Rammellzee - Beat Bop (Instrumental)
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (Instrumental)
De La Soul - Me Myself And I (Instrumental)
Salt‐N‐Pepa - Push It (Instrumental)
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 80s (320kbs-m4a/322mb/2hrs20mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop. This week it is the 80s, and a focus on the highly influential electro sound. Gilles is Diggin' In The Archives with ESG, plus words from Bill Laswell telling the story of Herbie Hancock's 'Rockit' and Morgan Khan on the seminal Street Sounds 'Electro' compilations.
Plus! Gilles chats to perhaps the most sampled jazz artist of all time, Bob James. And this week's Album Of The Decade is Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back', with words from Dave Pearce, Betty Boo and Bomb Squad founder Keith Shocklee.
The Slits - In The Beginning There Was Rhythm [Antilles]
James Brown - Escape-ism [Polydor]
Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype [Def Jam]
The Sun Ra Arkestra - It's After the End Of The World [Evidence Music]
MC Shan - Marley Marl Scratch [Cold Chillin']
Boogie Down Production - The Bridge Is Over [B-Boy]
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. - Strong Island [B-Boy]
Roxanne Shanté - Have A Nice Day [Cold Chillin']
The Bizzie Boys - Dope (This Ain't A Drug Rap Boyee) [Payroll]
Marva Whitey - Unwind Yourself [King]
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message [Sugar Hill]
Duke Bootee - Broadway [Hardback]
The Mohawks - The Champ [Pama]
Throwdown - The Champ [Hardback]
Herbie Hancock - Earth Beat [Columbia]
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock '86 [Tommy Boy]
Herbie Hancock - Rockit [Columbia]
Key‐Matic - Breakin' In Space [Radar]
Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge [Atlantic]
Newcleus - Jam On It [Sunnyview]
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) [Cutting]
Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. Is President [4th & Broadway]
ESG - Parking Lot Blues [99]
J Dilla - Geek Down [Stones Throw]
MF DOOM (feat. Raekwon) - Yessir! [Lex]
Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin' [Cold Chillin']
ESG - Moody (Live at Glastonbury 2014)
ESG - Tiny Sticks [99]
ESG - Dance (Live at Glastonbury 2014)
ESG - U.F.O [Pow Wow]
ESG - Insane (Tambourine Mix) [Soul Jazz]
Positive K - A Good Combination [First Priority Music]
Public Enemy - Mind Terrorist [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Security Of The First World [Def Jam]
Betty Boo - Freestyle
She Rockers - Give It A Rest [Music Of Life]
Public Enemy - Caught, Can We Get A Witness [Def Jam]
Son Of Bazerk - Change The Style [Soul]
Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Show 'Em Whatcha Got [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Prophets Of Rage [Def Jam]
Run‐D.M.C. - Peter Piper [Profile]
Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras [CTI]
Bob James Trio - Quiet Now [Mercury]
Bob James - Westchester Lady [CTI]
Bob James - Nautilus [CTI]
DJ SPINNA - HIP HOP - THE 80S MIX (320kbs-m4a/65mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023
DJ Spinna provides an incredible 80s electro mix!
T La Rock - It's Yours [Partytime]
Mantronix - Bassline [Warlock]
Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team - World Famous [Island]
CD III - Get Tough [Unidisc]
Herbie Hancock - Rockit [Columbia]
Wiz Kid & MC Globe - Play That Beat Mr D.J. [Tommy Boy]
Newcleus - Jam On It [Sunnyview]
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat [Tommy Boy]
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) [Cutting]
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 70s (320kbs-m4a/322mb/2hrs20mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th July 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop. With contributions from Moor Mother, Kahil El'Zabar and Chris Sullivan. Plus! There's a very special live session recorded at BBC Maida Vale with the legendary funk group Cymande. Gilles also goes Diggin' In The Archives with Jalal Nuriddin from The Last Poets & an interview recorded in 1988 at BBC Radio London.
The Treacherous Three - Feel The Heartbeat (Have Fun) [Sugar Hill]
Lucille Bogan - Shave 'Em Dry II [Columbia]
Bobby Hutcherson - Ummh [Blue Note]
Slim Gaillard - Dunkin' Bagel [Melodisc]
Slim Gaillard - Cement Mixer [Cadet]
Incredible Bongo Band - Apache [MGM]
Lightnin’ Rod - Sport [United Artists]
The Whole Darn Family - Seven Minutes Of Funk [Has Arrived]
Afrika Bambaataa - Death Mix [Paul Winley]
Blondie - Rapture [Chrysalis]
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love [Sire]
Chic - Good Times (12 Inch Mix) [Atlantic]
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight [Sugar Hill]
Lyn Collins - Think About It [People]
Rob Base & D.J. E‐Z Rock - It Takes Two [Profile]
Myra Barnes - The Message From The Soul Sisters [King]
The 45 King (feat. Lakim Shabazz) - Style Is Free [Tuff City]
James Brown - Funky Drummer [King]
Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride [Interscope]
Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Track [People]
Stetsasonic - DBC Let the Music Play [Tommy Boy Music]
Cymande - Brothers On The Slide (Live at Maida Vale)
Cymande - Bra (Live at Maida Vale)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun [RCA]
The Last Poets - It's A Trip [Douglas]
Paulette And Tanya Winley - Rhythm and Rappin' [Paul Winley]
Funky Constellation - Street Talk [Funky Constellation]
Lady B - To The Beat Y'all [TEC]
Funky 4 + 1 - Rappin' and Rockin' The House [Enjoy]
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint [Sugarhill]
The Younger Generation - We Rap More Yellow [Brass]
Harlem World Crew - Rappers Convention [Tay-Ster]
Willie Whoop - Willie Rap
Fatback Band - King Tim III (Personality Jock) [Spring]
Vaughan Mason - Bounce Rock Skate Part 1 [Brunswick]
Freedom - Dance Sing Along [Malaco]
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real [Columbia]
Gwen McCrae - Funky Sensation [Atlantic]
Kryptic Crew - Jazzy Sensation [Tommy Boy]
Moor Mother (feat. Melanie Charles) - Golden Lady [ANTI-]
Gil Scott‐Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised [RCA]
Moor Mother (feat. AKAI SOLO & Justmadnice) - RAP JASM [ANTI-]
The Last Poets - Blessed Are Those Who Struggle [Douglas]
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Wasteland [BGP]
The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes [Douglas]
Moor Mother (feat. AKAI SOLO & Justmadnice) - RAP JASM [ANTI-]
The Last Poets - Be
Milford Graves - Memory [Tzadik]
DJ MURO - HIP HOP - THE 70S MIX (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th July 2023
All the way from Japan - The king of diggin' DJ MURO gives us a roots of hip hop mix!
Coldcut & Steinski - The Motorcade Sped On [Tommy Boy]
Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' [Whistle]
The Real Roxanne - Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go) [Select]
Fat Boys - Stick 'Em [Sutra]
Fat Boys - Jail House Rap [Sutra]
Slick Rick - La-Di-Da-Di [Reality]
The Fearless Four - Rockin' It [RCA]
Ultramagnetic MC's - Bait [Next Plateau]
Jungle Brothers - Jimbrowski [Warlock]
Boogie Down Production - The Bridge Is Over [B-Boy]
MC Shan - Marley Marl Scratch [Cold Chillin']
DJ YODA - HIP HOP FOREVER: 70S SAMPLES MIX (320kbs-m4a/60mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th July 2023
DJ Yoda is Live in the studio behind the 1210's for a very special Weekend Warm Up Mix with some of his favourite 70s samples and the hip hop tracks that used them.
Dexter Wansel & Herb Smith - New Beginning [Snapper Music]
The LOX - Money Power Respect (Jim Sharp Edit) [Not On Label]
Monk Higgins - One Man Band (Plays All Alone) [Capitol]
Biz Markie - Biz Is Goin' Off [Cold Chillin']
Pleasure - Bouncy Lady [Fantasy]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith & James Brown - Brand New Funk (DJ Ayres Edit) [Zomba]
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can [UMG]
Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It [MJJ Productions]
De La Soul - Breakadawn [LLC]
Run The Jewels - Out Of Sight [LLC]
Melvin Bliss - Substitution [LLC]
Naughty By Nature - O.P.P. (Vocal) [Entertainment One]
Parliament - Mothership Connection (Deejay Irie Let Me Ride Edit) [Interscope]
Stanley Turrentine - Sister Sanctified [Sony Music]
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy [Sony Music]
The Honey Drippers - Impeach The President [TufAmerica]
Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (Macapella) [Virgin]
Soul II Soul - Jazzie's Groove [Virgin]
Gary Byrd - Soul Travelin' [Sony]
Nas - Halftime [Columbia]
The Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip [UMG]
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss [GRM GAME]
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True [Sony Music]
Kool & The Gang - N.T [UMG]
Q‐Tip - Breathe And Stop [Arista]
Lou Donaldson - Pot Belly [Blue Note]
A Tribe Called Quest - If The Papes Come [Zomba]
Bo Diddley - Hit And Miss [Geffen]
De La Soul - Buddy [LLC]
James Brown - The Payback [Universal]
Total (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) - Can't You See [Bad Boy]
Tom Scott - Sneakin' In The Back [The Verve]
Massive Attack - Blue Lines [Virgin]
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park [Concord]
Le Pamplemousse - Gimme What You Got [Not On Label]
The Jacksons - It's Great To Be Here [Motown]
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (electro ski) [Virgin]
Chicago Gangsters - Gangster Boogie [Amherst]
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out [Def Jam Recordings]
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix) [Island]
The J.B.'s - The Grunt [Universal]
The Emotions - Blind Alley [Fantasy]
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover [Sony]
20th Century Steel Band - Heaven & Hell [Parlaphone]
Jennifer Lopez (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P) - Jenny from the Block [Sony]
The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now [Loud]
DJ Premier & Nas - Beat Breaks [Mass Appeal]
KC And The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted [Parlaphone]
Marvin Gaye - "T" Plays It Cool [Motown]
Freedom - Get Up And Dance [Malaco]
SWV & Wu-Tang Clan - Anything (Wicked Mix Edit) [RCA]
The Juice - Catch A Groove [Greedy]
Rhythm Heritage - Theme From S.W.A.T. [UMG]
7th Wonder - Daisy Lady [823]
Aerosmith - Walk This Way [Aerodisc]
Run‐D.M.C. & Aerosmith - Walk This Way [Arista]
EPMD - It's My Thing (DJ Organic Extended Intro Edit) [Cool Tempo]
Gaz - Sing Sing [Sal Soul]
Boney M. - Sunny (DJP Ooh Wee Edit) [Hansa International]
Ralph MacDonald - Jam On The Groove [Warner]
Herbie Hancock - Bring Down The Birds (B-Boy Edit) [Motown]
DE LA SOUL - LIVE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
De La Soul recorded live at the BBC's Maida Vale studios and at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
De La Soul - Me, Myself And I (6 Music Session, 14 Mar 2012)
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - We Made It (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Move 'Em In, Move 'Em Out (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Must B The Music (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Tennis (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - The Work (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Eye Know (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Much More (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - I Am I Be (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Oooh (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (Glastonbury 2014)
THE DE LA SOUL PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
De La Soul host a playlist showcasing their contemporaries, influences and acolytes. This programme was recorded in 2016 prior to the death of David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove.
The playlist includes selections from The Beastie Boys, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, D’Angelo, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Gorillaz, The Sugarhill Gang, Steve Arrington & NxWorries.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DE LA SOUL (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
Another artist reveals their story through interviews from the BBC archives. This combines with BBC concert and session recordings, features and a playlist to make a weekly Artist Collection.
De La Soul (feat. Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & Q‐Tip) - Buddy (Native Tongue Decision) [Big Life]
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc [Parlophone]
De La Soul - Eye Know [Now]
De La Soul - The Magic Number [Big Life]
Bob Dorough - The Magic Number [Virgin]
Queen Latifah (feat. De La Soul) - Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children [Tommy Boy]
De La Soul - Transmitting Live From Mars [Warner Music UK]
DJ Shadow (feat. De La Soul) - Rocket Fuel [Mass Appeal / Reconstruction Productions Inc.]
STRAIGHT OUTTA MUMBAI (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
Bobby Friction delves into Mumbai's homegrown hip hop and rap music scene and asks what the future holds for it.
Speaking to the likes of Divine, Badshah, and music composer and singer, Vishal Dadlani, Bobby finds out how young Indian musicians are using rap to challenge the powerful and rich and asks what needs to happen to take it from the underground into the mainstream.
First Broadcast on Asian Network.
DE LA SOUL HIP HOP PLAYLIST - 50 YEARS AND RISING (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th July 2023
BBC 6 Music is proud to present this exclusive playlist by Maseo and Posdnuos of De La Soul, who have selected their favourite joints to celebrate 50 years of hip hop, featuring artists such as Queen Latifah, Anderson .Paak, Wu-Tang Clan and Monie Love.
De La Soul formed in 1988 in the village of Amityville on Long Island, New York, and released their debut album '3 Feet High and Rising' the following year. The trio charmed the world with laid-back tracks such as 'Me Myself and I', 'Eye Know' and 'The Magic Number'. Considered a hip hop masterpiece, the album showcased a new sound of eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and witty skits, and contributed to the evolution of the genre. Their follow-up, 'De La Soul is Dead' in 1991, featured much-loved tracks 'Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)' and 'A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'.
The group have released nine innovative albums during their career, and at the 65th Grammy Awards in February 2023, Pos performed a segment of their song 'Buddy' as part of the ceremony’s tribute to fifty years of hip-hop. Days later, group member Trugoy passed away at the age of 54. In the same month, Gorillaz released the deluxe edition of their album 'Cracker Island', featuring De La Soul on the song 'Crocadillaz', Trugoy’s final recording credit.
August 11th 2023 marks 50 years to the day when DJ Kool Herc started cutting up funk tracks to create extended breaks and got on the mic whilst DJing at a party in the Bronx. The cultural and musical effects of this detonation are felt globally and 6 Music’s Hip Hop Forever season celebrates this legacy across the Summer.
Jungle Brothers - J. Beez Comin' Through [Warner]
Queen Latifah - Inside Out [Gee Street]
A Tribe Called Quest - Keep It Rollin' [Jive]
LL Cool J (feat. Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap) - Ill Bomb [Def Jam Recordings]
De La Soul & Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham - Special [Tommy Boy]
Anderson .Paak (feat. The Game) - Room in Here [Steel Wool Entertainment]
50 Cent (feat. Robin Thicke) - Follow My Lead [Aftermath/Shady]
Black Sheep - Butt In The Meantime [Mercury]
Monie Love - Monie In The Middle [Cool Tempo]
Leaders Of The New School - Sobb Story [Rhino/Elektra]
The Pharcyde (feat. J Dilla) - She Said (Jay Dee Remix) [The Bicycle Music Company]
Common (feat. Black Thought & Seun Kuti) - When We Move [Loma Vista Recordings]
Talib Kweli (feat. Les Nubians) - Love Language [Antra / Essential Media Group]
Mos Def - Close Edge [Geffen]
Diamond D & Posdnuos - Flying High [Dymond Mine]
The Roots - Star [Geffen]
Freeway - Where U Been [Roc-a-fella / Shawn Carter]
The LOX (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim) - Money, Power And Respect [Bad Boy]
Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke [4th & Broadway]
Big Daddy Kane - Set It Off [Rhino/Warner]
Boogie Down Productions - Poetry [B-Boy]
MC Shan - The Bridge [Rhino]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Brand New Funk [Jive/Legacy]
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck [RCA]
MC Lyte - Paper Thin [Rhino/Elektra]
Souls Of Mischief - Never No More [Jive]
Salt‐N‐Pepa - My Mic Sounds Nice [Island]
EPMD - Knick Knack Patty Wack [Priority]
De La Soul - Keepin' The Faith [Big Life]
HIP HOP AT 50 (320kbs-m4a/521mb/3hrs47mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th to 20th July 2023
A celebration of Hip Hop at 50 across four episodes.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 1. THE ROOTS OF HIP HOP (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th July 2023
This episode focuses on the early years and development of the genre. From block parties in New York, to national and international anthems. Standby for music from Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Beastie Boys & KRS 1 amongst others.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 2. HIP HOP FINDS ITS VOICE (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th July 2023
Episode two focuses on Hip Hop finding it's voice, with music from Public Enemy and NWA - plus we look at how Hip Hop diversified its sound and audience, demonstrated by the likes of Mos Def & The Roots.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 3. HIP HOP HITS THE TOP (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 19th July 2023
Episode three salutes the innovators who helped to make Hip Hop the biggest genre in the world - including Jay Z, Eminem, 2Pac and Biggie.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 4. FIFTY YEARS ON (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th July 2023
In our final instalment we take a look at some of the pioneers of the genre including Outkast and Kendrick Lemar, as well as a focus on the Uk's contribution to the genre, with music from Little Sims and Loyle Carner.