WE ARE SKINT...

Cut La Roc is a name affiliated with the formidable rise of Skint and Big Beat in the mid-‘90s. He served over the worldwide tours, was a staple of the Big Beat Boutique in our hometown of Brighton, and released some of the most classic Big Beat productions to date, including Hip Hop Bibbedy Bop Bop and Post Punk Progression. 

Currently now running record label & DJ agency, Rocstar, La Roc dug out a special mix lifted from the Breeze Block series featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ show on BBC Radio 1 in 1998. The perfect way to look back on what a contribution he made to the scene;

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1. Super Duck Breaks - ? [Stones Throw]
2. Mixmaster Mike - Unidentified [Asphodel]
3. The Wiseguys - Start The Commotion [Wall Of Sound]
4. Cut La Roc -  Hip Hop Bibbedy Bop Bop [Skint]
5. Ceasefire vs. Deadly Avenger - Evel Kneivel [Wall Of Sound]
6. Agent Sumo - Mayhem [Freskanova]
7. Fatboy Slim - Can You Hear Us? [Skint]
8. Mad Dog - Is Anybody Out There? [FFRR]
9. El Magnifico - Tha Nu Style [Critical Mass]
10.	Zen Terrorists - Soul Of Man [?]
11.	Beastie Boys - Intergalactic [Grand Royal]
12.	Jungle Brothers - Jungle Brother [Gee Street/V2]
13.	?
14. The Dreem Team - Throat [Joker]
15.	Cut La Roc - Post Punk Progression [Skint]

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We Are Skint Presents... Cut La Roc


This is an extended version of a mix broadcast on BBC 6 Music, 22nd Feb 2025, celebrating the first phase of Wu-Tang Clan solo & side projects, three decades later.

At the end of 1993 we entered the 36 Chambers. In the period following, before Wu-Tang Clan's second LP, the solo projects of the hip hop killa bees really took flight, initially with the RZA's side-project Gravediggaz, and Method Man's debut LP 'Tical' in 1994. Things really heated up in March 1995, with the 'Return to the 36 Chambers' from the late ODB, quickly followed by Raekwon's 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' in Summer and GZA's sophomore album 'Liquid Swords' in Winter, culminating with Ghostface Killah's 'Ironman' in 1996. 30 years on, BobaFatt mixes up a selection of 36 beats from these six Staten Island albums, Block Party style.

Nb: Parents, even though this one's extended it still includes clean versions throughout, because Wu-Tang is for the children, after all.


TRACKLIST:

Various - The Huey Show 5 minute Intro inc...
(Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.)

Ghostface Killah ft. Street - Box in Hand (intro)
Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Blue Raspberry - Heaven & Hell
Gravediggaz (ft. RZA) - 1-800 S*****e
Gravediggaz (ft. RZA) - 2 Cups of Blood
Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon - Motherless Child
Ghostface Killah ft. Mary J Blige - All That I Got Is You
GZA/Genius ft. RZA - Liquid Swords
GZA/Genius ft. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA - 4th Chamber
Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & U-God - Knuckleheadz
Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Method Man - Ice Cream
Gravediggaz (ft. RZA) - Defective Trip (Trippin)
Gravediggaz (ft. RZA) - Diary Of A Madman
GZA/Genius ft. Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & ODB - Duel Of The Iron Mic
GZA/Genius ft. D'Angelo & Inspectah Deck - Cold World (RZA Mix)
Ol' Dirty B*stard - Goin' Down
Ol' Dirty B*stard - Brooklyn Zoo
Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Blue Raspberry - Rainy Dayz
Gravediggaz (ft. RZA) - Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide
Gravediggaz (ft. RZA) - Constant Elevation
GZA/Genius ft. Method Man - Shadowboxin'
Method Man ft. Mary J Blige - All I Need (Razor Sharp Mix)
Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Nas - Verbal Intercourse
Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces
GZA/Genius ft. RZA - Hell's Wind Staff-Killah Hills 10304
Ol' Dirty B*stard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Ol' Dirty B*stard - Baby C'mon
Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah - Criminology
Raekwon ft. Method Man, Ghostface Killah, RZA & Masta Killa - Wu-Gambinos
Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon, Cappadonna, U-God & Masta Killa - Winter Warz
Raekwon ft. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah & GZA - Guillotine (Swordz)
Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon & Cappadonna - Daytona 500
Method Man - Release Yo' Delf
Method Man - I Get My Thang In Action
Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon - 260
Method Man - Bring The Pain
Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon & Cappadonna - Iron Maiden 

The Huey Show - Outro

Samples include:

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (various tracks)
Delirious w/t Eddie Murphy
Coffee & Cigarettes w/t Bill Murray
Hot 97 | Ebro in the Morning w/t Rosenberg & RZA, 2024
What Had Happened Was: Prince Paul discusses Gravediggaz
Wu-Tang discuss there personal fave solo albums
ODB & DJ Premier - Pop Shots

Mix curated & produced by BobaFatt, Feb 2025.
The Huey Show is hosted by Huey Morgan & produced by Tom Whalley.

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ALBUMS FEATURED:

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep (Aug 9th 1994 / Gee Street)
Method Man - Tical (Nov 15th 1994 / Def Jam)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers (March 28th, 1995 / Elektra)
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cluban Linx... (Aug 1st 1995 / Loud/RCA)
GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords (Nov 7th 1995 / Geffen)
Ghostface Killah - Ironman (Oct 29th 1996 / Epic)

36 Chambers of WU Block Party (Directors Cut) | BBC 6 Music

Nine years later and here we are……If psychedelic funk, underground hip hop, heavy dub and turntable trickery is your thing then you’re in the right place. For Volume 2 I’ve basically pulled together various bits ’n’ bobs I didn’t use the first time around, but there’s also plenty of new(ish) beats in there to keep it on point.

TRACKLIST:

Intro - Are You Really A Psychologist?
Labi Siffre - I Got The Blues (madbeats “shady skizzo” mashup) 
Gwenno - Hi a Skoellyas Liv a Dhagrow
SAULT - Fields (madbeats “stratocaster” routine)
Doctor Jeep - Abyss (madbeats “original jungle sounds” routine)
Danger Mouse & Black Thought ft. Michael Kiwanuka - Aquamarine
Radiohead - The National Anthem
Jazzanova - Coffee Talk 
Ice Cube - You Know How We Do it (madbeats “westside skills” routine)
DJ Dez - Brain (madbeats “braniac” cuts)
Phife Dawg ft. Busta Rhymes - Nutshell Pt.2
Little Simz - Boss 
Sinshape - Bad Dreams
Masters At Work - Jus a li’l Dope
Little Roy - Come As You Are
Henzo - Iron Lighter (rollin rollin rollin SKIT)
Beastie Boys - Slow & Low
Fugazi - Waiting Room (madbeats “what you know about” routine) 
Portishead - Strangers (Original / Abnormal Guys 2Dub version) 
Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean (Sabre’s 20/20 Bootleg)
Barrington Levy & Beenie Man - Murderer (Remix)
Mark Ronson - Truth (madbeats “Yo” cuts)
Skratchy Seal & Phazemega - Whatever I see I attack (match day blues SKIT)
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C (madbeats “lazer beam” routine) 
Wu Tang Clan ft. Redman - People Say 
Ian Dury and The Blockheads - What a waste (drinkers SKIT)
Main Source - Just Hangin’ Out

Here's a link to M.F.S.B vol.I
https://soundcloud.com/dj-madbeats/my-filthy-street-blues

MY FILTHY STREET BLUES (M.F.S.B) VOL.II

Coldcut - Breezeblock - 2001/05/28

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2 hour plus interview with Double Dee and Steinski. Highlighting their career and Steinski's "Nothing To Fear" mix. 

Recorded 2002 at Irving Place Studios

DDS SOLID STEEL PART 1

DJ Format has put together a 60 minute mix of funky psychedelic records to give us a taste of what to expect from his forthcomung BBE compilation album. 'Psych Out'. The mix varies from slow stoner-psych to fast & furious B-Boy breaks and features tracks from Brazil, Yugoslavia, Russia, Japan, Turkey, Poland, Africa, India, Switzerland, Greece, Jamaica, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Uruguay, UK and USA.

DJ Format's Psych Out is released June 10th on Vinyl, CD and digital.

https://www.bbemusic.com/artist/dj-format/


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DJ Format 'Psych Out' Mix

After a hiatus of seven(!) years, I finally made time to drop a new mix. As the name suggests, this one is a pretty raw 60-minute mix of 23 of my favourite records from my DJ crate. Starting on a laid-back soul/funk tip, then progressing through some classic hip hop cuts before locking into a steady groove around the halfway mark. Featuring tracks by Gang Starr, James Spencer, Jeru the Damaja, DJ Format, Neko Neko, Margo Thunder, Lord Finesse, Marley Marl, Black Moon, The O'Jays, Bar-Kays, EPMD and others.

Nothing overly technical going on here, just an hour of booming funk, neck-snapping beats and conscious raps.

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Raw Elements (Part One)

Raw Elements (Part One) (2017)

Artist – Title – Label
1) Jack Benny – “What did you do before television?” – Murry Hill
2) Cut Chemist – Lesson 4 (The Radio) – Bomb
3) Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Walkabout – Warner Bros
4) London Funk Allstars – Flesh Eating Zombies Vs The Bionic Hookers From Mars – Ninja Tune
5) Showbiz & AG – Party Groove (Bass Mix) – London records
6) Showbiz & AG- Party Groove (Instrumental) – London records
7) Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance – Circa
8 ) Area Code 615 – Stone Fox Chase – Old Grey Whistle Test DVD Rip
9) King Cannibal – Aragami Style – Ninja Tune
10) Camp Lo – Black Nostaljack (Accapella) – Profile Records
11) Kylie Minogue – Confide In Me – Deconstruction
12) The Prodigy – Under My Wheels – XL
13) Led Zepplin – Immigrant Song – Atlantic
14) Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name – Epic
15) The Apples – Killing – Frestyle Records
16) Cut Chemist – My 1st (Big) Break – Warner Bros
17) KRS1 – Sound Of Da Police – Jive
18) Qemists (Feat. Wiley) – Dem Nah Like Me – Ninja Tune
19) The Real Dolls – Trophy (Parkertron Mix) – Unreleased
20) Modeselektor (Feat. Puppetmastaz) – The Dark Side Of The Sun – BPitch Control
21) Air Liquide – Stratus Static – Rising High
22) Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain – Ruffhouse
23) Parker (Feat. Rasco) – Western Soul – Leisure recordings
24) Beck – Where It’s At (Bonus Beats) – Geffen
25) Beck – Where It’s At (Edit) – Geffen
26) Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth – Epic
27) Aretha Franklin – Rocksteady – Atlantic
28) Kanye West – Stronger – Rock-A-Fella
29) Daft Punk – Harder, Faster, Stronger (Diplo Work Is Never Never Over Mix) – Big Dada
30) Franz Ferdinand – Do You Want To (Erol Alkan’s Glam Racket) – Domino
31) The Knack – My Sharona – DMC
32) Smerin’s Anti Social Club – Toadstool (Kraymon Remix) – Diverted Traffic
33) Thunderheist – Jerk It – Big Dada
34) The Real Dolls – Cant Do Right (Remix) – Unreleased
35) Bloc Party – Mercury – Witchita
36) Cut Chemist – What’s The Altitude? – Warner Bros.
37) Elvis Costello – Watching The Detectives – WEA (France)
38) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother (Trailer) – DVD Rip
39) The Hebaliser – The Real Killer (G-Pilot Version) – Ninja Tune
40) Kormac – Rainstorm – Scribble
41) Mr Scruff – Donkey Ride – Ninja Tune
42) Whodini – Freaks Come Out At Night – Jive
43) The Hebaliser – Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks – Ninja Tune
44) Portishead – Magic Doors – Universal
45) Kraftwerk – Boing, Boom Tschak! – EMI
46) Toots and The Maytals – 54-46 Is My Number – MCI
47) Dawn Penn – No, No, No (You Don’t Love Me) – Atlantic
48) Barrington Levy – Under Me Sensi – Greensleeves
49) Sir John Holt – Ali Baba – Antidote
50) Kruder & Dorfmeister – Shakatakadodub – Ninja Tune
51) Musical Youth – Pass The Duchie – MCA
52) Junior Reid – One Blood – Big Life
53) Qunatic – Blackstone Rock (Fink Version) – Tru Thoughts
54) Kentaro – Trust (Le Jad Remix) – Ninja Tune
55) TC – Jump – D-Style
56) D-Styles – Felonious Funk (Instrumental) – Audio research
57) United States of Audio – Solid Steel Theme – Unreleased

'Solid Steel Radio' (The Passing of An Era)

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'How To Be A Detective In Ten Easy Lessons'

DJ Yoda @ BBC6 Music Festival 2020

I was recently asked to play a night called Classic Material in London. The idea for the club is to give each month over to a year from Hip Hop's past and only play tracks released during it. I was given 1989 and this set was all done from original vinyl, clicks, jumps and all.

Tracklist:

Tone Loc - On Fire (Remix) (Delicous Vinyl)
Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Wild Pitch)
Chill Rob G - Court's In Session (Wild Pitch)
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Capitol Records)
Jungle Brothers - Jbeez Comin' Through (Warner Bros)
Beastie Boys - Shadrach (Capitol Records)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Capitol Records)
EPMD - Big Payback (Sleeping Bag)
Ultramagnetic MCs - A Chorus Line (Next Plateau)
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Motown)
De La Soul - Say No Go (Say No Dope mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Most Wanted - Calm Down (Fever Records)
Hijack - Badman Is Robbin' (Rhyme Syndicate)
Ice T - Lethal Weapon (Sire)
Twin Hype - Do It To The Crowd (Profile)
Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes   (Warner Bros)
Jungle Brothers  Beyond This World  (Warner Bros)
Cookie Crew - Born This Way (FFRR)
Jungle Brothers - Good News Coming  (Warner Bros)
The D.O.C - Portrait of a Masterpiece (Ruthless)
Hijack - Doomsday of Rap (Ice T Remix) (Rhyme Syndicate)
De La Soul - Magic Number (123 mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Doug Lazy - Let It Roll (Grove St)
Double Trouble & Rebel MC - Just Keep Rockin' (Desire)

'88 was great but '89 is mine

Heavy Stylus: An explosive amalgamation of Jamaican roots, hip hop beats, heavy soul breaks and blaxploitation ghetto-funk.

I’ve been rocking funk/soul/beats/hiphop/roots for around 20 years in various bars and clubs across the South West, and have supported a wide range of acts and artists such including Jelly Jazz, Boca 45, Andy Smith, Quantic, Craig Charles, DJ Food, Bonobo, Gilles Peterson, Ugly Duckling and DJ Format.

Although I started as a vinyl-only DJ in Bristol, these days I use a pair of battle-scarred Pioneer CDJs as my weapons of choice. I’m currently a resident (of 11 years) at the Angel Bar on Queen Street, and in the past have held Exeter-based residencies at The Monkey Suit, Timepiece, Dr. Inks and Verve (now Urban Underground), as well as DJing regularly for Hold it Down.

For bookings / remix/edits and hook-ups contact James via DM here.

https://soundcloud.com/heavy-stylus
https://www.mixcloud.com/jamesmonkman/

(Oh, and in addition to rocking the ones-and-twos, James Monkman is also one half of Exeter-based independent videogame development studio RGCD.DEV, hence the goofy twitter tag).

Raw Elements (Part One) (2017)

Heavy Stylus (Devon, UK)