Name: Rakim Tribute: The Hip Hop Mixtape | BBC 6 Music by BobaFatt in BBC 6 Music
Duration: 30 min

still the best,   and this mix was made with love RAKIM

BBC 6 Music

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Philadelphia DJs lil'dave (Illvibe Collective) and Personify (Little Big Things) have joined forces to bring you Gotcha Covered - a genre bending mega-mix of covers songs from the mid-60s to the present. With more than 35 years of DJing and music collecting between them, these fellas dug deep in their collections to pull tracks for Gotcha Covered and spent months mixing, cutting and blending together more than 90 covers spanning Funk, Soul, Jazz, Afrobeat, Latin, Bossa Nova, Boogaloo, Reggae, Steel-Drum Band, Brass Band, R&B and Hip-Hop, to name a few. From the super rare to the under-appreciated and forgotten to the more common cover versions, Gotcha Covered offers up something for the serious digger and the casual listener alike. If you love good music, stop what you're doing, grab a copy of the mix, and prepare to be taken on a tour of some of funkiest and most soulful covers ever laid down. And sorry - no track listing...gotta do your own homework for this one!

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100+ tracks by De La Soul in the mix..

This mix was originally made to celebrate the reissues of De La’s back-cat, and broadcast on BBC 6 Music a month ahead of the March 3rd release date.

Just over a week after this mix was broadcast, Dave, aka Trugoy the Dove, aka Plug Two, tragically passed away. A few weeks before release. 

The first half of this is the original 40-minute version of the broadcast mix.
A 27-minute edit was broadcast Saturday 4th Feb 2023, for the Block Party mix on The Huey Show.

The second half is a bonus 40-minute selection of 15 more faves - tracks that I feel needed time to breath; some that felt a bit dark for Saturday morning radio, and a few where Dave’s bars hit a little more poignantly now. A bittersweet time. 

Recorded Saturday 4th March 2023, the day after De La day.

Salutes to Posdnuos, Maseo, Prince Paul & the Native Tongues.
Rest in power, Dave.

De La Soul forever.
Stay Plug Tunin’.

Dedicated to Dave Jolicoeur & Don Newkirk.

De La Mix | BBC 6 Music

Original extended version of the Gang Starr tribute mix I put together for Huey Morgan’s Block Party, originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music, April 1st 2023. A mix of 80+ tracks from Gang Starr’s catalogue, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the duo’s fifth album, ‘Moment of Truth’. One of the greatest hip hop albums from one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time, DJ Premier & the late great Guru.

Tracklist (all Gang Starr unless stated):

The Originals - Fantasy Interlude
Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)
Billy Paul - Let’s Fall In Love All Over Again
Moment of Truth
Grandmaster Flash - Flash It To The Beat
You Know My Steez
DJ Premier In Deep Concentration
Pointer Sisters - Don’t Drive Me Crazy
Execution Of A Chump
24-7/365
Caesar Frazier - Funk It Down
Ex-Girl To The Next Girl
Martha & The Vandellas - Heatwave (acapella)
Say Your Prayers (instrumental)
The Planet
All 4 Tha Ca$h
Robbin Hood Theory
Deadly Habitz
Game Plan
The Supremes - It’s Time To Break Down
JFK 2 LAX
Next Time
Take Two and Pass
Latimore - Let’s Do It In Slow Motion
Royalty (ft. K-Ci & JoJo)
Rep Grows Bigga
What I’m Here 4
ALONGWAYTOGO
F.A.L.A.
Mostly Tha Voice
Gotta Get Over (Large Professor Remix)
Credit Is Due
2 Deep
I’m The Man (ft. Lil Dap & Jeru Tha Damaja) (acapella)
Eddie Harris - Lovely Is Today
Bless the Mic
Tonz Of Gunz (instrumental)
Family & Loyalty (ft. J Cole)
EPMD - It’s My Thing
New York Strait Talk
The Place Where We Dwell
Crooklyn Dodgers - Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers
The Militia (ft. Big Shug & Freddie Foxx) (Pete Rock remix)
Robert Cobert Orchestra - Theme from Dark Shadows
The Militia (ft. Big Shug & Freddie Foxx) (LP mix) 
The ? Remainz
Work
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
Check The Technique
Cal Tjader - Walk On By
Full Clip
B.Y.S.
Flip The Script
Daily Operation
Battle
Soliloquy Of Chaos
Mass Appeal
Rite Where U Stand
Nice Girl, Wrong Place
The Ownerz
Step In The Arena
The JB’s - Bring It Up
Words I Manifest
Dizzy Gillespie - A Night In Tunisia
Nice & Smooth - Down the Line
Bad Name
Code Of The Streets
DWYCK (ft. Nice & Smooth)
Take It Personal
Now You’re Mine
The Squeeze
Skills
The Illest Brother
Jazz Thing
Nice & Smooth - Funky For You
Just To Get A Rep
Who’s Gonna Take The Weight?
Take A Rest
John Dankworth & His Orchestra - Two-Piece Flower
Above The Clouds (ft. Inspectah Deck)

Also inc. samples from:
The Sure Shot
Peace Of Mine
Movin On

Curated & mixed by BobaFatt
Hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show produced for the BBC by Tom Whalley

Gang Starr Block Party Mix | BBC 6 Music

This is a mix I put together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Massive Attack's third album 'Mezzanine', focusing mainly on tracks & breaks used on the Bristol group's first three albums.

This was broadcast on The Huey Show's Block Party on BBC 6 Music, Sat 22nd April 2023 (Record Store Day). This version contains the 27 minute mix that was aired, as well as an additional segment at the end that was chopped for time.


TRACKLIST:
Massive Attack ft. Elizabeth Fraser - Teardrop
Massive Attack ft. Tricky - Karmacoma (acapella)
Al Green - I’m So Glad You’re Mine
Massive Attack ft. Tricky - Five Man Army
Lewin Bones Lock (Dillinger) - Five Man Army Dub
Billy Cobham - Stratus
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Safe From Harm (LP Version / Just A Dub)
Massive Attack - Risingson
Pieces Of A Dream - It’s Time For Love
Massive Attack - Weather Storm
Massive Attack ft. Tracey Thorn - Protection (Mad Professor Dub / LP Version)
James Brown - The Payback
James Brown - Never Can Say Goodbye
Massive Attack ft. Tracey Thorn - Better Things
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Lately
Lowrell - Mellow Mellow Right On
Massive Attack - Superpredators (Metal Postcard)
Massive Attack ft. Nicolette - Sly (Underdog Mix)
William Devaughn - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Massive Attack ft. Tony Bryan - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Tom Scott & the LA Express - Sneakin’ In The Back
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Daydreaming
Wally Badarou - Mambo
Massive Attack ft. Mos Def - I Against I
Massive Attack ft. Carlton - Any Love
Massive Attack ft. Tony Bryan - Any Love (2)
Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy - Angel
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Unfinished Sympathy
JJ Johnson - Parade Strut
Massive Attack - Exchange

extras:
Massive Attack - Exchange
Massive Attack ft. Roots Manuva - Dead Editors
Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy - Man Next Door
Massive Attack ft. Sara Jay - Dissolved Girl
Massive Attack ft. Hope Sandoval - Paradise Circus
Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy - One Love
Isaac Hayes - Ike’s Mood
Massive Attack vs Mad Professor - Bumper Ball Dub (Karmacoma)


Samples inc. BBC Soul Britannia, Q TV interview with Tom Power, 1998 Mezzanine interview, and an early ‘90s BBC feature narrated by Lisa I’Anson.

Mix curated & sequenced by BobaFatt
The Block Party is hosted by Huey Morgan.
The Huey Show is produced by Tom Whalley.
Artwork by Jamie Groovement.

Massive Attack Block Party Mix | BBC 6 Music

Another BBC 6 Music Block Party. Continuing on from my recent Gang Starr tribute, we now celebrate 30 years since the release of Guru’s classic debut solo album ‘Jazzmatazz Vol.1’.

This 27-min mix explores the symbiotic relationship between hip hop and jazz, old and new, taking in J Dilla, Madlib, Nujabes, Native Tongues, Digable Planets, Kassa Overall, Raw Poetic, Ty, Young Disciples, Loyle Carner, The Mouse Outfit, Robert Glasper, The Roots and Kendrick Lamar, as well as Guru’s compadres, DJ Premier & Branford Marsalis, plus a bunch more cool cats across 50+ tracks in the mix.

Originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music, Saturday 20th May 2023.

It was also named ‘Pick of the Week’ on BBC Radio 4 c/o Edward Adoo (28/5/23).

Mix curated & produced by BobaFatt.
Hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show is produced by Tom Whalley
With thanks to Jamie Groovement, Edward Adoo & Jamz Supernova.

Tracklist:

Guru - Jazzmatazz Introduction
Guru ft. N’Dea Davenport - Trust Me 
Guru ft. Ronnie Jordan & DC Lee - No Time To Play
Guru ft. Donald Byrd - Loungin’
Guru ft MC Solaar - Le Bien, Le Mal
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing
J Dilla - Think Twice
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Young MC - I Come Off (Southern Comfort mix)
J Live - Them That’s Not
Robert Glasper Experience ft. Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey - Black Radio
Raw Poetic ft. Archie Shepp - Mile In My Head
Beastie Boys - Flute Loop
Showbiz & AG - Party Groove
Stetsasonic - Talking’ All That Jazz
Ronny Jordan - So What
MC Mell’O’ - Open Up Your Mind
UMCs - One To Grow On
Soho - Hot Music
oriJanus ft. Tek.Lun & Zikomo - Hot Remix
Buckshot LeFonque - Some S*** @ 78 BPM (The Scratch Opera)
Dream Warriors - My Definition (The Next Definition)
The Mouse Outfit ft. Sparkz - Shak Out
Madvillain - All Caps
Madlib - Please Set Me At Ease
Kendrick Lamar - Crown
Kassa Overall - Ready To Ball
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Flowers
Dudley Perkins - Flowers
Bishop Nehru - Rooftops
Young Disciples ft. Outlaw Posse - Step Right On
De La Soul ft. Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis - I Am I Be
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got)
A Tribe Called Quest - If The Papes Come
Jazzanova - L.O.V.E. And You & I
MC Trouble & Large Professor - Big Ol’ Jazz
Ty - Break The Lock
Ezra Collective ft. Loyle Carner - What Am I To Do
Nujabes - Counting Stars
The Roots - Next Movement
Bill Lee ft. Branford Marsalis & Samuel L Jackson - We Love Roll Call
Jazz Not Jazz - Move Y’all
Guru ft. Chaka Khan & Branford Marsalis - Watch What You Say

Also featuring elements of:
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Black Sheep - Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Kendrick Lamar ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat - These Walls
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Eric B & Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique
Double XX Posse - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It
Diamond D - Sally Got A One Track Mind
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin’ Out
Black Sheep - Off The Wall
Youngblood Brass Band - Avalanche
Skyzoo ft. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Bed-Stuy is Burning

Samples inc:
How Jazz & Hip Hop Harmonize / Sound Field PBS Documentary
So Wassup? Episode 45 (Buckshot LeFonque)
Madlib Interview / Furious Styles
Robert Glasper interview / Jazz Night In America
How Nujabes Influenced Hip Hop / Genius
The Fast Show

Jazzmatazz: Jazz Hop Block Party | BBC 6 Music

A 30-minute mixtape celebrating the works of RAKIM. This was put together for The Huey Show's 'Hip Hop Mixtape' Volume Two. The series was broadcast over the period of the Hip Hop 50 Summer celebrations, with each episode focusing on one element of the culture. Episode 2 concentrated on The MC, and I was asked to put together a mix of Huey's favourite MC; the god Rakim.

Precisely 30 minutes of classics, features, breaks and samples from the g.o.a.t.

Originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music, Weds 26th July 2023.

Show hosted by Huey Morgan
Series produced by T-Bone & Agent J aka Jamie Groovement.

TRACKLIST:
Rakim - Intro (The 18th Letter)
Eric B & Rakim - Relax With Pep
Rakim - How I Get Down
Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany
Nas, Rakim & Alicia Keys - Streets of New York
Rakim - New York (Ya Out There)
Eric B & Rakim - Keep The Beat
Rakim - Remember That
Gang Starr ft. WC & Rakim - The Militia II (Remix)
Cecil Holmes - Call Me, Come Back Home
Rakim - It’s Been A Long Time
Rakim - Waiting For The World To End
Rakim - The Saga Begins
Eric B & Rakim - My Melody
Eric B & Rakim - Move The Crowd
Rakim - Put It All To Music
Rakim - Shades of Black
Rakim - Guess Who’s Back
Rakim - It’s The R
Eric B & Rakim - To The Listeners
24 Carat Black - Ghetto, Misfortune’s Wealth
Eric B & Rakim - In The Ghetto
Mobb Deep ft. Rakim - Hoodlum
Canibus ft. Rakim - I’ll Buss ‘Em U Punish ‘Em (Remix)
Rakim - When I Be On The Mic
Eric B & Rakim - Microphone Fiend
Eric B & Rakim - Eric B For President (Extended / LP Version)
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Coldcut Remix / LP Version)
Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garret - Don’t Look Any Further (Acapella)
DJ Premier, Nas, KRS One, Kanye West & Rakim - Classic
Rakim - Heat It Up
Eric B & Rakim - What’s Going On
Eric B & Rakim - The “R”
Truth Hurts ft. Rakim - Addictive
Mica Paris ft. Rakim - Contribution
Jody Watley ft. Eric B & Rakim - Friends
Midnight Star - Curious
Eric B & Rakim - What’s On Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme)
Eric B & Rakim - I Ain’t No Joke
Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (Acapella / LP Version)
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
Eric B & Rakim - Lyrics of Fury
Eric B & Rakim - The Punisher
Eric B & Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique
Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader
Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em
Eric B & Rakim - No Omega
Eric B & Rakim - No Competition
Eric B & Rakim - Untouchables
Eric B & Rakim - Juice (Know The Ledge)

Includes samples from Crook’s Corner Rakim 2020 interview.

#HipHop50

Rakim Tribute: The Hip Hop Mixtape | BBC 6 Music

First broadcast on BBC 6 Music on Record Store Day 2024 (April 20th), this is a 27 minute mix celebrating the 30th anniversary of ‘Illmatic’, the debut by Nas, largely considered to be one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time.

The mix (starting 4:30 in) explores cuts and breaks used on the LP, while the second half blasts through some of Nasir Jones biggest smashes and early features.

TRACKLIST:

Intro: 4 mins 30 secs of BBC 6 Music on Record Store Day

Nas - Back When
(Biz Markie - Nobody Beats The Biz)
Nas - The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show (WKCR 28.10.93)
Nas - NY State Of Mind
(Nas, Rakim & Alicia Keys - Streets of New York)
(Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany)
Ahmad Jamal Trio - I Love Music
Nas - The World Is Yours
(Nas - Thief’s Theme)
Jay Z - Dead Presidents
Nas & AZ - Life’s A B**ch (Acapella)
Elzhi ft. Stokley Williams (Mint Condition) - Life’s A B**ch / Yearning For Your Love
Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
Nas - Represent
Cast of Hair - Dead End
Nas - Halftime
Gary Byrd - Soul Travelin’ Pt.1
Will Sessions - One Love
Nas - One Love (Album Mix / curbsideprophetremix)
Nas - The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show (WKCR 28.10.93)
Michael Jackson - Human Nature / (SWV - Right Here (Remix))
Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Album Mix / Large Professor Remix)
Nas - Nas is Like
Nas - Get Down
James Brown - The Boss
Nas - Made You Look
(Nas - I Can)
Nas - The Don
Nas & Damian Marley - Road To Zion
Nas - The Message
Nas - Street Dreams
Nas - Nastradamus
Nas - One Mic
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
The New Birth - Echoes Of My Mind
Swizz Beatz ft. Nas - Echo
Nas ft. Ludacris, Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh - Virgo (Statik Selektah Fresh Fest Mix)
Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)
Nas ft. Olu Dara - Bridging The Gap
MC Serch ft. Nas, Chubb Rock & Grand Puba - Back To The Grill
DJ Premier, Nas, KRS One, Kanye West & Rakim - Classic
Nas - You’re Da Man
Sixto Rodriguez - Sugar Man
Main Source ft. Nas - Live At The Barbeque
Chris Stein - Subway Theme (Wildstyle)

Nas & DJ Premier - Define My Name (acapella)

Outro: Huey Morgan / Jamz Supernova / Gilles Peterson

Bonus:
Nas ft. Ginuwine - You Owe Me
The Firm - Phone Tap

Most additional samples from 'Time is Illmatic' documentary.

Block Party mix curated & produced by BobaFatt
The Huey Show hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show produced by Tom 'T-Bone' Whalley
The Huey Show logo by Jamie Groovement

Nas Illmatic 30 Block Party | BBC 6 Music

Following on from the ‘Illmatic’ 30 mix last month, we’re still illin’ as we celebrate 30 years of ‘Ill Communication’. The 21st mix by me for BBC 6 Music, and in a full circle fashion, we return to how we started. The very first one was a mini-mix celebrating Beastie Boy’s ‘Licensed To Ill’ album at 30 back in 2016, and this time round we revisit their 4th album which dropped in 1994.

The New York trio had really found their pocket at this point, blending Hip Hop, Funk & Punk effortlessly, and creating a classic with hits like ‘Sabotage’, ‘Sure Shot’, ‘Root Down’ & ‘Get It Together’. This mix is a deep dive into that album, with a few breaks, samples & scratches to tie it altogether, Block Party style.

Originally broadcast Saturday 25th May 2024 on BBC 6 Music.

TRACKLIST:

Various - 4 mins 25 secs of The Huey Show

Beastie Boys - The Update
Beastie Boys - Futterman’s Rule
Beastie Boys - Sabotage (acapella / LP version)
Beastie Boys - Sabrosa 
Beastie Boys - Do It ft. Biz Markie
Beastie Boys - B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak
Rammellzee & K-Rob - Beat Bop
Beastie Boys - Transitions
Beastie Boys - The Scoop
Beastie Boys - Heart Attack Man
Beastie Boys - Tough Guy
Beastie Boys - Ricky’s Theme
Afrique - Kissing My Love
Beastie Boys - Bodhisattva Vow
Jimmy Smith - Root Down (And Get It)
Beastie Boys - Root Down (acapella / LP version / Free Zone Mix)
The World’s Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ
Beastie Boys - Alright Hear This
Grandmaster Flash - Flash It To The Beat
The Blues Project - Flute Thing
Beastie Boys - Flute Loop
Eugene McDaniels - Get It Together
Bootyman - To The Hip (Tee’s Fresh Mix)
Beastie Boys - Get It Together ft. Q Tip (A.B.A. Remix / LP version)
Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
Jeremy Steig - Howlin’ For Judy

Huey Morgan / Jamz Supernova - BBC 6 Music Outro

Samples inc.
KRS One - Sound Of Da Police
Blahzay Blahzay - Danger
JVC Force - Strong Island
Double XX Posse - Headcracker
Fab 5 Freddy - Change The Beat

Beastie Boys Ill Communication Audio Commentary
MTV ‘Ill Communication’ Commercial 1994
Hi Octane / Ciao LA - Sabotage interview
Moms Mabley - The Funny Side Of Moms Mabley
Little Caesars - ’That’s Impossible’ TV Commercial
Graffiti Rock with Michael Holman

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The Huey Show:
Hosted by Huey Morgan
Produced by Tom 'T-Bone' Whalley
Block Party curated & mixed by BobaFatt

Ill Communication 30 Block Party | BBC 6 Music

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See track list at Wax Poetics:

http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape/cherry-pickin-mixtape-monk-one/

Cherry Pickin' mixtape by DJ Monk-One

Snoop Dogg- What's Your Woman's Name? (DJ Olliewood Edit)

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One Eye On The Blessings ft Lachy Hamill

This is a mix Cut Chemist did for the Beastie Boys exhibit that toured in 2018:  "They asked me to pull from some of their favorite dub, funk and rap records and this is the result."

I Do What I Want

Cut Chemist - Beastie Boys Book Mix 2018

During our 30+ year history we have become well-known for championing a wide-range of musical genres, but for many people we will forever be associated with the golden age of hip hop and our Soho stores. The memories of the music and culture from that time are intertwined with the experience of being in that store (for customers and staff alike). Mr Bongo founder and MD, Dave Buttle, recalls that heady period in Mr Bongo history…

"It was a really exciting time. Soho was booming - full of media companies, record, stores, labels, and the place to go in London for your vinyl shopping needs. If you had an exclusive new hip hop release in store the word would spread and it would be a roadblock. We are talking the early Rawkus releases, Mos Def, Company Flow, then we had Dr Octagon, exclusive Lord Finesse bits from Japan."

Hip hop will always be in the DNA of Mr Bongo and a couple of years back we decided to channel that into a Mr Bongo Hip Hop 45 reissue series. Our ambition was to release the best and most in demand cuts from the 80’s and 90’s on 7" in original picture sleeves. It’s a collection of our personal favourites, Bongo store anthems and undeniable classics. We kicked the series off with A Tribe Called Quest ‘Scenario’ and we are about to hit release number 20 with the Egyptian Lover ‘Computer Love'. The series has featured artists such as Nas, Souls of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Cypress Hill, Gang Starr, Black Sheep - to name a few. The response to these releases has been fantastic - the demand for these cuts is coming in from all around the world and we are very thankful for the support and love they are getting!

To celebrate reaching release number 20 in the series we thought now would be a good time to showcase the catalogue in full. We called in DJ Chris Read to put together an exclusive Mr Bongo Hip Hop 45’s mix. Chris is a long-time collaborator with Bongo, has a deep knowledge of hip hop, and is an incredible DJ. Perfect for this mix. 

"Every track featured in the Bongos Hip Hop 45s reissues series is a certified classic and a high proportion of these records featured heavily in my DJ sets during the 90s and beyond. It was a lot of fun not only to see these records again on 45, but also to revisit them in this mix. 

In the years after I moved back to London in the early 2000s, a record shopping trip to Soho was a regular part of my Saturday routine and a visit to Mr Bongo's Berwick Street store was an essential stop on a circuit that took in stores including Record and Tape Exchange, Major Flavas, Scenario, Deal Real and many others. The space was small, the queue for the counter usually deep and the vibe was often hectic, but the atmosphere was electric. I have no idea how many hours I must have spent flicking through the racks or stood at the counter trying to get a glimpse of the latest arrivals up on the wall, but they were hours well spent, made all the better by the presence of some top class DJs serving from behind the counter.” Chris Read

Mr Bongo Hip Hop 45s - Mixed by Chris Read

DJing since 1992.
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