Originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music, Saturday 27th July 2024, this is a mix celebrating the 40th anniversary of seminal hip hop record label, Def Jam Recordings.

40 tracks in the mix from the first two decades of the legendary hip hop label (1984-2004), including Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Slick Rick, Jay Z, EPMD, Method Man, Redman, DMX, Ludacris, 3rd Bass, Ghostface and loads more.

TRACKLIST:
Various - 3 Mins of The Huey Show (Intro)

Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
Public Enemy - Public Enemy No.1
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J - Rock The Bells
T La Rock - It’s Yours
Original Concept - Can You Feel It?
Nikki D - Daddy’s Little Girl
Jay Z - I Just Wanna Love You
N.O.R.E. - Nothin’
Ludacris - Stand Up
DMX - Party Up (Up In Here)
EPMD - Crossover
3rd Bass - The Gas Face
Method Man - Bring The Pain
Method Man & Redman - Da Rockwilder
Redman ft. Adam F - Smash Sumthin’
Redman - Da Goodness
Joe Budden - Pump It Up
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Slick Rick - Mona Lisa
Slick Rick - Children’s Story
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Alyson Williams - Sleeptalk
Oran Juice Jones - The Rain
3rd Bass - Portrait Of The Artist As A Hood (remix)
MC Serch - Here It Comes
EPMD ft. LL Cool J - Rampage (Pete Rock remix)
Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
Ghostface Killah ft. Jadakiss - Run
Jay Z - Public Service Announcement
Case / Foxy Brown / Mary J Blige - Touch Me, Tease Me
EPMD - Da Joint
DMX - Ruff Ryder’s Anthem
Public Enemy - Shut Em Down (Pete Rock remix)
Beastie Boys - Hold It Now, Hit It
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
Method Man ft. Mary J Blige - You’re All I Need To Get By
Slick Rick - It’s A Boy (Large Professor remix instrumental)
Freeway ft. Jay Z & Beanie Sigel - What We Do
Jay Z - 99 Problems

Huey Morgan / Jamz Supernova / Gilles Peterson - Outro

Also  including elements of:
Kanye West - Jesus Walks (instrumental)
Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
Beastie Boys - The New Style
Public Enemy - Terrorbeat / Flavor Flav
James Brown - Funky Drummer

Curated & Mixed by BobaFatt
The Huey Show hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show produced by Tom Whalley
Artwork by Jamie Groovement
Instigated for 0207 Def Jam by Jordan Scudder

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