A mix to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ty's Mercury Award nominated sophomore album ’Upwards’; one of the most influential British hip hop albums & artists of all time.

Tracks in the mix range from 1994 to 2019, as well as clips from the ‘Upwards’ tour shows at Montreux Jazz Festival, Moles in Bath & Belfast for BBC Music Live, 2004.

A salute to the late great Mayor of Brixton.

Broadcast on BBC 6 Music for The Huey Show's Block Party on Saturday 30th September 2023.

Tracklist:
(Huey Intro / BBC News)
Music 2 Fly 2
Brixton Baby
Ha Ha (Live in Bath / BBC Music Live / LP Version / Daniel Crawford Remix)
As The Smoke Clears (ft. Randolph Matthews & Malik)
Get To The Sky
We Don’t Care
Inner Love (Samba)
Trippin’ Over Words
The Tale (LP Version / Montreux Jazz Festival)
Hercules
Hot Spice
The KingDem - The Conversation (ft. Rodney P & Blak Twang)
Funky DL ft. Ty & Shortee Blitz - Worldwide
IG Culture ft. Ty & Mikey Supa - 3 Da Hard Way
Work Of Heart
Closer (ft. Maseo)
Knock Knock (DJ Spinna Remix / Acapella)
Let’s Start
Dreams (LP Version / BBC Music Live)
OK (ft. Terri Walker)
(Meisterbeatz ft. Ty - Wrong Groove)
Don’t Watch That
The Idea (ft. De La Soul)
Me…
Break The Lock (BBC Music Live)
Oh U Want More (BBC Music Live / LP Version)
So U Want More (Refix) (ft. Roots Manuva)
Look 4 Me (BBC Music Live / LP Version)
The Willing
Reflection Eternal ft. Ty & Blak Twang - Down For The Count (UK Version)
Ty & Drew ft. Shortman - Free
Somewhere Somewhere Someway (Acapella)
Sophisticated & Coarse (ft. Eska)
Groovement (LP Version / BBC Music Live)
Emotions (ft. Sarina Leah & Shaun Escofery)
I Want 2 (LP Version / BBC Music Live)
Walk With Your Ego (Rainbow Intro) (Montreux Jazz Festival)
Tony Allen ft. Ty - Woman To Man
Wait A Minute (BBC Music Live / LP Version)
What You Want (Taylormade) (ft. Jason Yarde, Joy Jones & Taylor McFerrin)
Eyes Open (ft. Rootz & Deborah Jordan)
Baby J ft. Rukus, Klashnekoff & Ty - Let It Go
Heart Is Breaking
(vula17)
(Huey Outro / Jamz Supernova Intro)

- The intro clip is from the Groovement Records launch party (my old record shop) at Moles in Bath.
- BBC Music Live was originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music & 1Xtra, hosted by Craig Charles & Rodney P.
- Both those gigs and the Montreux Jazz Festival show took place in 2004, during the Upwards tour.
- The live band included Eska, Sewuese, Phillip Harper & Richard Spaven, amongst others.
- Labels that released Ty’s work included Big Dada, BBE, Tru Thoughts, Jazz:Refreshed & a skit for First Word.

- Special thanks & love to DJ Bounce, Isatta Sheriff, Drew Horley, Terri Walker, Gilla, IG Culture, Kaidi Tatham, Shortee Blitz & Mr Thing.
- Salutes to Teddy Ted, Vula, Michelle Escoffery, Handson Family, DJ Croc & all Ty’s friends, family & collaborators.
- Big up Huey, T-Bone & Agent J.

- Ty should have won that Mercury.

- Dedicated to Ben Chijoke. We all miss you. RIP x

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*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


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More cheerful than worried.
More pina colada than martini.

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