An exploration of the spirits of vintage funk and jazz records which have found their way into contemporary rap music. A cut-up selection of timeless tunes sampled by A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatnuts, MF DOOM, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, and many more.

I'm not including a tracklisting cause mixes are better when you don't know what song's coming next. If you'd like an ID of any of the songs on here, just ask and I'll answer.

Music Haunted by the Ghosts of Records Past: Vol. I

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Tucker & Bloom Presents: Welcome to New Orleans mixed by Personify

Welcome to New Orleans: A tribute to New Orleans Funk and Soul is the work of New Orleans native, DJ Personify. Raised in the Crescent City, the die-hard Hip-Hop fan learned early on that many of the samples he discovered originated in New Orleans. He soon became infatuated with the Funk and Soul music recorded there and has spent the better part of the last twenty years immersed in the culture of those records. Personify’s passion for New Orleans' music and culture extends to the present day and is manifested in this DJ mix masterpiece. Lovingly compiled, all of the artists featured on the mix are native to New Orleans with the exception of Hugo Montenegro who plays alongside Al Hirt (a New Orleans native) and The Headhunters, who are included here because of their work with Bill Summers (a life-long New Orleanian). All songs and samples used on this mix were recorded from vinyl sources. You can find a track list and record release notes on the blog at http://littlebigthingscrew.com/audio/tucker-bloom-presents-welcome-to-new-orleans-mixed-by-personify/. Limited edition CDs with killer artwork and packaging designed by Case Bloom of Tucker & Bloom are also available for pre-order at http://personify.bandcamp.com/. The CDs are highly limited, so be sure to cop one before they are all gone!

We hope you enjoy and are inspired to go learn more about New Orleans music and culture!

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Welcome to New Orleans is the first in a new series of DJ mixes curated by Tucker & Bloom. Focused on regional music, each mix will feature a DJ and record collector who specializes in the musical history of their town. Be sure to stay follow Tucker & Bloom on Twitter @tuckerbloom for updates on other forthcoming mixes in their new city mixtape series. And of course, check out the Tucker & Bloom website for all of your personal bag and luggage needs!

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Tucker & Bloom Presents: Welcome to New Orleans - Mixed by Personify

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the classic 4th album from The Roots, ‘Things Fall Apart’, this is a Block Party mix comprised of the Philadelphia Hip Hop band’s finest work, headed by the core group of Soulquarian's Questlove, Black Thought & the late Malik B, and featuring the likes of Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, J Dilla, Rahzel & Jimmy Fallon.

Broadcast on BBC 6 Music's The Huey Show, Feb 24th 2024.

Mix by BobaFatt
Hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show is produced by Tom 'T-Bone' Whalley
The Huey Show logo by Jamie Groovement

TRACKLIST:
Huey Morgan - 2min Intro

Intro (Do You Want More?!..)
The Roots Are Comin’
Live At The T-Connection
Table Of Contents Part 2
Essawhamah? (Live At The Soulshack)
Rising Down (ft. Mos Def)
Break You Off
Datskat
Clones
Distortion To Static
Silent Treatment (Black Thought’s 87 You & Yours Mix)
What You Want (ft. Jaguar)
Proceed (The Roots Come Alive Version / LP Version)
Mellow My Man (The Roots Come Alive Version / LP Version)
Stay Cool
Don’t Feel Right (ft. Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh)
? vs. Rahzel
It’s The Music
Can’t Stop This
What They Do
Love Of My Life (ft. Common) (The Roots Come Alive Version / LP Version)
Right On (ft. Joanna Newsome & STS)
Dynamite
Worldwide (London Groove)
Respond / React
The Next Movement
Silent Treatment (Da Beatminerz Remix)
Don’t See Us
Double Trouble (ft. Mos Def)
Without A Doubt
Don’t Say Nuthin’
Adrenaline
100% Dundee
Swept Away
Melting Pot
Din Da Da
The Seed 2.0 (ft. Cody Chesnutt)
Thought@Work
Boom! (ft. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap)
You Got Me (ft. Erykah Badu & Jill Scott) (LP Version / Original Version / Live Version)

Samples:
Teen Summit, BET
Flava TV interview in London (2001)
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: Every Shout Out To The Roots Ever

The Roots Block Party Mix | BBC 6 Music

Strictly seven inch vinyl only mix - theres even a few cheeky one off cuts made especially for this mix! 
In Association with www.45live.net 
www.facebook.com/smooveuk

For The Love Of 45's - Smoove DJ Mix

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

Broadcast on BBC 6 Music on Sat 25th Jan 2025, this one celebrates the 40th anniversary of Run DMC's sophomore album 'King of Rock', focussing on the legendary Hollis Queens trio's biggest tracks.

The 40-track mix also takes in collabs, samples and interviews, including Beastie Boys, Aerosmith, Onyx, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Russell Simmons, Chuck D, Ice Cube, Pete Rock, Salt (Salt-N-Pepa), The Stone Roses and Bob James, plus pop culture references from CB4, Abbott Elementary, and various clips from their 2024 Grammy-nominated documentary 'Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story'.

NYC's Rev Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels & the late great Jason Mizell were true pioneers in the world of hip hop and rock, becoming the first hip hop act to appear on MTV, where they were eventually dubbed the 'Greatest Hip Hop Group of All Time', amongst various accolades. 

The 1984 self-titled debut album on Profile Records was the first hip hop album to go gold, with the follow-up ('King of Rock') the first to go platinum, and third LP ('Raising Hell') the first to go multi-platinum.

From Krush Groove to Live Aid, their style and swagger influenced a generation worldwide for decades.

TRACKLIST:
Various - 2 mins of The Huey Show (intro)

Run DMC - Son of Byford
Run DMC - Slow and Low (Demo)
Beastie Boys - Slow and Low
Run DMC - Proud To Be Black
Run DMC - Together Forever (Krush Groove 4, Live at Hollis Park '84)
De La Soul - Oooh (instrumental)
Run DMC - Tougher Than Leather
Run DMC - The Ave
Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis
Run DMC - My Adidas
Run DMC - Hit It Run
Onyx - Slam (instrumental / vocal)
Run DMC - Run's House
Run DMC ft. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Down with the King
Run DMC - King Of Rock
Run DMC - Rock The House
The Pharcyde - Runnin' (instrumental)
Run DMC - Rock Box
Run DMC - They Call Us Run DMC
Run DMC - Jam-Master Jay
Run DMC - Jam-Master Jammin'
Run DMC ft. Chuck D & Ice Cube - Back From Hell (Remix)
Run DMC - Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse)
Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp (acapella)
Billy Squires - The BIg Beat
Run DMC - Sucker MC's (Krush Groove 1)
Run DMC - Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)
Run DMC - Beats To The Rhyme
Run DMC - Peter Piper
Bob James - Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way (extended)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Run DMC - What's It All About
Run DMC - Mary, Mary
Run DMC - It's Like That
Run DMC - It's Tricky

Samples:
Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story (Peacock, 2024)
Abbott Elementary (2021)
CB4 (1993)
Live Aid (1985)
American Bandstand (1985)
'Jam Master Jay Talks About Onyx & Slam Dancing' (1993)

And elements of...
The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You
Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh - Ladi Dadi
Shabba Ranks - Twice My Age


Mixed and curated by Bobby 'BobaFatt' Bignell.
The Huey Show is produced by Tom 'T-Bone' Whalley.
The Huey Show is presented by Huey Morgan.

'King of Rock' by Run DMC was released 21st Jan 1985.

Run DMC Block Party | BBC 6 Music

Last week was the 50th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's self-titled 10th album; released July 11th 1975. It was the first to feature the US duo Lindsey Buckingham (guitars / vocals) & Stevie Nicks (vocals), who joined two of the original members, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, along with his then-partner, the late Christine McVie (keys / vocals). Band founder Peter Green had long since left, but the rhythm section he named the band after remained.

I originally did a Fleetwood Mac tribute mix back in 2013, for the 35th anniversary of 'Rumours'. It's one of my most-streamed mixes from over the years. 

Late last year I remade the mix entirely from scratch, as a pilot for BBC Radio 2.
The commissioning editor told me he liked it, but it was never aired. 

I'm not a fan of 'hard-drive classics', so this felt a good time to upload it.

This version is slightly different to my mix from 12 years ago.
It's a little more succinct (57 mins precisely), uses a few different tracks & samples, and effectively it's all been 'remastered'.

It covers all eras of the band and it's various incarnations, telling the tales of their well-documented personal battles, and their 20+ album legacy that made them one of the most successful bands of all time. 



Tracklist (all Fleetwood Mac except *)

Tusk (Live - Intro)
The Ledge (3/13/79: 2015 Remaster)
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (2018 Remaster)
Oh Well (Part 1) (2018 Remaster)
Looking for Somebody
Keep on Going
Brown Eyes (2015 Remaster)
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen*
Seven Wonders (2018 Remaster)
Second Hand News (Demo | 2004 Remaster)
Don't Stop (Demo | 2004 Remaster)
Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit | 2018 Remaster)
Dreams (Take 2 | 2004 Remaster | Early Version)
Dragonfly
The Green Manalishi (Live at Paris Cinema, BBC 04/09/1970)
Gold Dust Woman (Early Demo | 2004 Remaster)
Sara (Single Edit: 2015 Remaster)
Little Lies (2018 Remaster)
Say You Love Me (Early Version | Album Version)
World Turning (Live)
You Make Loving Fun (2018 Remaster)
Rhiannon (Early Take | 2004 Remaster | Live 1976, Midnight Special)
Gypsy
Black Magic Woman
Need Your Love So Bad
Big Love (Live 1997)
Go Your Own Way (2004 Remaster)
Keep Me There (Instrumental)
The Chain (2004 Remaster)
Albatross
Never Going Back Again (Acoustic Duet | 2004 Remaster)

Samples include:

Oh Daddy (demo)
Destiny's Child - Bootylicious (acapella)*
BBC 1967: Top of the Pops
BBC 1969: Rattlesnake Shake (Live at the BBC)
BBC 1969: Monster Music Mash
BBC 1970: Live at Paris Cinema (4/9/1970)
BBC 1970: Kiln House (documentary)
BBC 1995: Rock Family Trees - The Fleetwood Mac Story (host: John Peel)
BBC 2009: Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (documentary)
BBC 2013: Mick Fleetwood on The One Show (28/1/2013)
BBC 2017: Christine McVie on BBC Breakfast (16/6/2017)
The Rosebud Film (1977)
Stevie Nicks & Christine McVie: Happy Birthday, Warner Brothers! (Warner Bros Promo 19/4/79)
Christine McVie (Rare US TV Interview 1980)
Classic Albums - Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1997)

30 tracks. 57 minutes. Recorded October 2024.

(Based on 'Fleetwood Mix: A Tribute to FM' by BobaFatt (2013)).

Curated, mixed & produced by Bobby Bignell aka DJ BobaFatt.

Who's The Mac? (The Fleetwood Mix, 2025 Version)

16 blunts

On Friday 21st Aug 2015 i was honoured to be asked to DJ @ the opening of Banksys new show "Dismaland" in Weston Super Mare - UK. 
The whole thing was amazing & if you get a chance to check it out i would highly reccomend it !
My Mix started fairly Slow, Dark & Dismal but then people started dancing / getting down so i switched it up a bit about half way through.. 
Richard Hawley & his band played a Rock & Roll set after i'd finished!

Here's what i played -

1/ East Flatbush Project "Tried By 12"
2/ KAEB "Theres No One"
3/ Wu Tang Clan "Cream"
5/ The Fabreeze Brothers "The Breakdown"
6/ Edan "Beauty" Inst
7/ Gangstaar "Code Of The Streets"
8/ Madvilliain "America's Most Blunted"
9/ Boca 45 "BK Speakeasy"
10/ Jacques Dutronc "Ja Tout'"
11/ Pierre Henry "Psyche Rock"
12/ David Bowie "Sound & Vision"
13/ Marc Hype "The Antique Anthem"
14/ Wild Style "Down By Law"
15/ 20th Century Steel Band "Heaven & Hell is on earth"
16/ Marsha Hunts 22 "Oh No Not The Beast Day"
17/ Gwen McCrea "All This Love That I'm Givin"
18/ Jay W Mc Gee "When We Party"
19 / Sure Thing "Holding It Tight"

It's 100% Live 
It's 100 % Vinyl

Enjoy x

BOCA 45 DISMALAND LIVE MIX

Oldskool Reunion

Hip hop for the heads

Tracklist-

Lifes too Short intro (feat hame one)
The frustrated Nigga- Jeru the Damaja
Combine with the frankenstien- Frankenstien
Hardcore hip hop- Rawcotiks
It’s like that- Das EFX
The Loop- Dj Krush
Nappy heads (remix)- Fugees
Here I am- Shyheim
A supernatural intro- Rob Swift
Mind Power- A Tribe called quest
Ill street Blues- Kool g rap & DJ Polo	
Creatures- Suffy daddy (simiah cuts)
Bonita Applebum- A tribe called quest
Hits from the bong (T Ray mix)- Cypress Hill
Where’s it at- Funkdoobiest
Under pressure- El da sensei (phat doug acca)
The mad Scientist- Large Pro
Gimme the loot- The notorious BIG
Crazy wit da brooks- Das EFX
Shaman dance- Boora & Maxiscratch
Shark- lewis Parker (jackatak re rub)

mixtape

Head Nods Prt 1

DJing since 1992.
BBC 6 MUSIC | Block Party Resident
SOHO RADIO | Fortnightly Friday 6-8pm
FIRST WORD RECORDS | Label Manager

*FACT Magazine: Readers 'Top 20 Unsung DJs' 2014

*BBC 1XTRA: "M1X It Up" Champ 2006

*WORLDWIDE AWARDS Label of the Year 2019 (First Word)

*MIXCLOUD Best Alternative Radio Show 2015 (Rough Trade)

*MIXCLOUD Top 100 Cloudcasts 2013: BAd BReaks


Go to my MIXCLOUD & HEARTHIS pages, there's LOADS more stuff over there! x