Soul Surge Hangouts May 2024 - Tony Supreme ft DJ Pretty Privilege

There’s a lot of talk about the Toronto sound and what that means. I’ll let you discuss that amongst yourselves but here is a mix of some of my fav Toronto classics from the 90s and early 2000s. It’s mostly rap w/ music from Saukrates, Ghetto Concept, Jully Black, Redlife, Black I, Da Grassroots and many others. However you want to describe the sound (past and present) is up to you, just know there’s a rich history here that we need to celebrate. Listen. Learn. Reminisce.

Big Jacks presents 
Toronto Classix Vol. 1 (Live Mix)

Saukrates feat. King Reign & Drake - fades away 
Mr. Roam feat. Saukrates - LuvOvadu 
Ayah - might not be 
Ayah - believe 
Baby Blue Soundcrew feat. Ro Dolla & Saukrates - you’ve changed 
Saukrates - money or love 
Andreena Mill feat. Saukrates - rewind 
Jully Black - 5x Love
Big Black Lincoln - creep slow Pt. 1
Mr. Roam - groupie central 
Da Grassroots feat. Arcee - thematics 
IRS -T.R.A.C.K.S. lament 1.5 
Theology 3 feat. Tona & Andreena Mill - How I flow Pt. 2 
Nas T Howie - attic (Frankenstein remix)
Redlife feat. Camille Douglas - the night’s young 
Kardinal Offishall feat. Tara Chase - on wid da show (remix)
Shi Wisdom, Burd x Keyz  feat. KJ - lovespeak 
Tona - Dial Tona 
Ghetto Concept - ez on the motion 
Redlife - who’s talking weight 
DJ Serious feat. Clas - we recognize 
Choclair feat. Jully Black - what it takes 
Mathematik - rhyme training 
Saukrates - Father Time 
Citizen Kane - Black Rain 
Concrete Mob -  Boiling Point 
Da Grassroots feat. Ghetto Concept - Precious Metals (remix) 
Black I - Where I’m From 

RIP: 
Black I 
King Reign
Camille Douglas 
Swiff of Da Grassroots 
Durty Keyz (Burd x Keyz)

*This mix was recorded live*
artwork : @sayyzon

DJ Big Jacks' Exclusive Sh*t!

Toronto Classix Vol. 1 (Live Mix)

"SUMMER MADNESS"
MATO

"HAPPY SURVIVAL"
CHILDISH GAMBINO
FEAT. KHRUANGBIN

"BACK ON 74"
FULL CRATE REMIX
JUNGLE

"MEET ME IN BROOKLYN"
YAYA BEY

"REASON"
CLEO SOL

"ESSENCE"
VADALIZED DUB
JARREAU VANDAL
WIZKID

"PURE BLUE"
HAILE

"CAN I CALL YOU ROSE"
THEE SACRED SOULS COVER
ANDRE CRUZ & CHRIS LUJAN

"MADE FOR ME"
TOLO MARVELOUS REGGAE EDIT
MUNI LONG

"COMMAS"
AYRA STARR

"DO 4 LOVE"
BLACK COFFEE REMIX
SNOH AALEGRA

"TIME AND TRUST"
NAOMI SHARON

"NOTHING ON ME"
MAZ (BR), APACHE (FR), MAXI MERAKI
FEAT. TABIA

"YAMORE"
MOBLACK, SALIF KEITA, BENJA (NL)
FEAT. FRANC FALA, CESÁRIA ÉVORA

"WATER"
VANCO EDIT
TYLA

"ME & U"
FACE THE SUN EDIT
TEMS

"HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE"
TIMMY REGISFORD

"UNDERGROUND GAME"
THE TRACKHEADZ

"JENNIFER"
MELLO FEELIN' MIX
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE

"CRISIS"
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

"PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT"
YG MARLEY 

Mixed and Produced by DJ GETLIVE!
Photography by GIZELLE PETERS
Design by ALFRED.I&I
Direction by US&THEM
DECEMBER 2024

PRAISES

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Just me, alone in a four cornered room vibin' to slow jams...

Recorded live at Florus Sound Room. Toronto. 

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Florus Sound Room Sessions 001 : Slow Jams (90s + 2000s)

DJ Big Jacks - Snacks, Crackles, & Bops! Episode 003 (SCB!003)
Soul Jazz 
All original vinyl mix 

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Snacks, Crackles & Bops! Episode 003 (SCB!003) | Soul Jazz

Chill & Smooth R&B Mix in an Airy Brooklyn Studio | Set 34 | Pherris (Future Beats, Edits, Soul)

Soul Surge Radio Show 128

DJ Big Jacks - Snacks, Crackles, & Bops! Episode 004 (SCB!004)
Soul Samples Used In R&B (and other genres)
All original vinyl mix

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Snacks, Crackles, & Bops! Episode 004 (SCB!004) | Soul Songs Sampled in R&B

Tracks:

ANAIIS - DEUS DEUS
AMETHYST - LOVING IS A CRIME
ALEX ISLEY - FOOL’S GOLD
Braxton Cook ft Marie Dahlstrom - All my life
Terrace Martin ft Kenyon Dixon - See You Later
Reuben James ft Theo Croker - Big People Music
Joe Armon-Jones ft Yazmin Lacey - One Way Traffic
Oreglo - Peck Reprise
Theo Croker ft D'LEAU - We Still Wanna Dance
Yazmin Lacey - Ain't I Good For You
Lizzie Berchie - Dance In Your Arms
Ria Moran - Temporary
Eric Benet ft Alex Isley - Remember Love
Omar ft Eric Roberson and Raheem DeVaughn - Lovey Dovey
Eric Benet ft Chante Moore - So Distracted
Nate Smith ft Lalah Hathaway - Automatic
Venna - My Way
Joonie - Sunshine
Sincerely Wilson - Love Junkie
Dayo Bello - No Letting Go
Sam Wills - Coulda Been Us
Durand Jones and The Indications - Cruisin' To The Park
Kartell - Silver Screen
Gotts Street Park ft Rosie Lowe - Summer Breeze
The Blackbyrds - Mysterious Vibes
Khruangbin - Summer Madness
Jazzbois ft Dom Beats - Shangri-La
Khruangbin - Time (You and I)
Adi Oasis ft Aaron Taylor - FortySixty
Samthing Soweto - Deda
Filah Lah Lah - Feel's Like
Lizzie Berchie - Happiness

Soul Surge Presents: Songs To Listen to Vol 130

Glory Era is a Kingdom project that bridges the raw honesty of 90s boom bap with the laid-back bounce of early 2000s West Coast G-Funk. Built on dusty drum breaks, jazzy samples, Moog basslines, and talkbox hooks, the album captures the sound of testimony on the block — gritty yet full of grace.

Each track is scripture-laced and Spirit-filled: from the storytelling of Streetlights & Scriptures and Hood Psalms, to the cruising anthems Westside Testimony and Ride With the King. The project celebrates breakthrough with Victory Lap, sharpens faith with Holy Cipher, and closes in reverence with Amen (The Benediction).

This is more than music — it’s a soundtrack of redemption, a blend of street realism and gospel truth, and a bold declaration that the glory belongs to Jesus in every era.

The Era Begins

BOOKINGS - BIGJACKS [AT] GMAIL [DOT] COM

“Do what you love and the rest will fall into place” is a way of thinking that DJ Big Jacks has built his career and life on. In his case the labour of love has always been music. His passion for it, fueled by the inspiration of his father and family upbringing helped elevate Big Jacks’ interest in the arts from a hobby he loved to his livelihood.

Before even touching the turntables young Jacks spent time going to record stores with his dad to pick up the latest calypso releases. Now in a digital age where most people don’t look passed their favourite mp3 website for music you’ll still find Big Jacks going that extra mile to uncover the latest tune or forgotten gem in your local record store, thrift shop, or even a dusty warehouse basement all over the world. To Big Jacks there are no boundaries when it comes to finding and exposing new music to share.

It’s the mentality to dig deeper than just what the surface offers that Big Jacks carries with him as an outlook on life. While his humble beginnings were as a hip hop DJ using his lunch money to buy the newest albums, today no genre is overlooked when he creates his musical landscape. Every day brings a new opportunity to learn and expand on his craft. It’s because of this that he has been able to rise and become one a premier DJ locally and abroad, able to create that perfect vibe whatever the occasion. Whether it is getting the dance floor going or simply providing an atmospheric backdrop and soundtrack, he is able to tailor the sound to compliment any mood.

Big Jacks has made quite the name for himself in recent years as the official DJ for the popular women’s clothing store Aritzia. Currently, he works with the company to create a culture and an identity with its target audience. He curates and programs playlists for all their North American store locations, and his mixes and music have surpassed the million plays mark on Soundcloud alone. Big Jacks has found an effective and refreshing way to connect and influence their massive international customer base every day. His work has also been played heavily in other notable stores around the world like H&M, Forever 21, Top Shop, and many other cool boutiques and restaurants. All of which has led to him playing all over North America for those who love the work he creates.

He's made multiple appearances where he has played and been interviewed on one of the biggest radio shows in the world, Sway In The Morning, on XM Radio’s Shade 45 channel. How Sway? Because working smart pays off. The highly regarded program is one of the most popular outlets for the world’s top musicians, actors, athletes, etc to be spotlighted as it broadcasts globally to millions of listeners worldwide each day.

Most recently, Big Jacks has forged a new lane for himself as the co-founder  and operator of GGBR Records & Tapes along with his partner Bozack. The record label is a platform for them to release not only their own music in a tangible form (with a focus on vinyl and cassette tapes), but projects from other artists they truly believe in and stand behind, with a number of their releases already sold out to customers from North America, Europe and Asia.

Everything Big Jacks achieves and every hurdle that he overcomes is because he has stuck by doing what he loves to do while working smart and hard. He consistently demonstrates finely tuned technical skills in his work, with an attention to detail, but it’s his passion for music and life that shines through to connect him to his audience and create a fan base that truly trusts, respects and supports what he does.

GGBRFUCKEM!

Florus Sound Room Sessions 001 : Slow Jams (90s + 2000s)

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