one of my all time fav reggae mixes... i also picked this up on 12" vinyl release which is amazing...

Solid Steel (2nd August) It's another special show as our own DJ Moneyshot presents another classic album deconstructed for the Solid Steel 25th Anniversary. Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' is also 25 years old and to honour both occasions DJ Moneyshot shows us once again why he's the mixtape king with the career-best offering, Solid Steel and the Hour of Chaos. Over 60 blistering minutes he takes in all the beats, breaks, samples and spoken word nuggets that made this seminal Bomb Squad production such an explosive release. Amongst the vast stack of tracks in the mix, expect words of wisdom from Louis Farrakhan, exclusive interviews with Hank Shocklee, and all the soul, rock 'n' roll and early rap tracks that went into making up P.E's (if not hip-hop's) finest album. If you enjoy the mix, why not read Moneyshot's exhaustive feature on the album in the pages of this month's Future Music magazine? ( https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/future-music-technology-tutorials/id451416904?mt=8 )

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PART 1 + 2	-	DJ Moneyshot		https://twitter.com/DJ_Moneyshot
				
V/A 	_	87 Long Island Radio Dial Intro	_	mp3
Mr. Magic & Marley Marl 	_	Public Enemy Diss - WBLS, MARCH '87	_	mp3
The Bar-Kays 	_	Son of Shaft	_	Stax
Malcolm X 	_	Message to the Grassroots 	_	Afro Records
The Disco Four 	_	Do It, Do It	_	Enjoy Records
Bobby Byrd 	_	I Know You Got Soul	_	Polydor
The JBs 	_	The Grunt	_	Polydor
Public Enemy 	_	Night of the Living Baseheads (Video Version)	_	Def Jam
Public Enemy 	_	Bring the Noise (acc)	_	Def Jam
Louis Boston	_	Fonk A Job	_	mp3
Hank Shocklee 	_	Excluisve Interviews	_	Moneyshot's Own
Public Enemy  	_	Night of the Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST and Chuck Chill Out Instrumental Mix)	_	Def Jam
Lafayette Afro Rock Band 	_	Darkest Light	_	America Records
Minister Louis Farrakhan 	_	Minister Farrakhan Speaks at "Jack The Rapper Family Affair" Conference	_	Final Call Records
Sly & The Family Stone	_	Sing a Simple Song	_	Epic
The JBs 	_	Gimme Some More	_	Polydor
James Brown 	_	Escape-ism	_	King Records
Rufus Thomas	_	Live at Wattstax	_	Stax
The Bar-Kays 	_	Live at Wattstax	_	Stax
Aretha Franklin 	_	Rocksteady	_	Atlantic
Run DMC 	_	Sucker MCs	_	Profile Records
Chubb Rock 	_	Rock 'n' Roll Dude	_	Select Records
Public Enemy 	_	Night of the Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter Mixx)	_	Def Jam
James Brown	_	Funky Drummer	_	King Records
Slayer 	_	Angel of Death	_	Def Jam
Public Enemy 	_	She Watch Channel Zero	_	Def Jam
David Bowie 	_	Fame	_	EMI
Big Audio Dynamite 	_	 BAD	_	Columbia
Masterdon Committee  	_	 Funkbox Party	_	Enjoy Records
GrandWizzard Theodore  	_	 Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie	_	Chrysalis 
Public Enemy 	_	Caught, Can We Get A Witness (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)	_	Def Jam
Public Enemy 	_	Live at London DMC 1988	_	DMC
The Sweet	_	Funk It Up (David's Song)	_	RCA Victor
Bobby Byrd 	_	Hot Pants (Bonus Beats)	_	Urban
Bobby Byrd 	_	Hot Pants 	_	Urban
Double Dee + Steinski	_	 Lesson 1	_	Tommy Boy
Queen 	_	Double Dee + Steinski	_	EMI
Public Enemy	_	 - Rebel Without a Pause (acc)	_	Def Jam
Public Enemy	_	 - Prophets of Rage (Video Mix)	_	Def Jam
Run DMC	_	Here We Go (Live at The Funhouse)	_	Profile Records
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three	_	 Love Rap	_	Enjoy Records
James Brown 	_	 Cold Sweat	_	Polydor
Original Concept 	_	Pump That Bass	_	Def Jam
Public Enemy 	_	 Don't Believe the Hype 	_	Def Jam
Prophets of Rage Documentary	_	"Sampling"	_	BBC
Earth, Wind & Fire 	_	Shining Star	_	CBS
Kool & The Gang 	_	 Who's Gonna Take the Weight	_	De-Lite Records
Funkadelic 	_	Get Off Your Ass and Jam	_	Westbound
Kurtis Blow 	_	Christmas Rappin'	_	Mercury
Commodores 	_	The Assembly Line	_	Motown
Funkadelic 	_	 Butt-To-Butt Resuscitation	_	Westbound
Juice 	_	Catch A Groove	_	Greedy Records Ltd
Boogie Boys 	_	Rappin' Ain't No Thing	_	Mike & Dave Records
Marva Whitney	_	 It's My Thing	_	Polydor
Kurtis Blow 	_	AJ Scratch	_	Mercury
James Brown 	_	Give It Up Or Turnit Loose (In The Jungle Groove remix)	_	
The Temptations 	_	 I Can't Get Next to You	_	Tamla Motown
The Escorts	_	 Little Green Apples	_	Alithia
James Brown	_	 I Got Ants In My Pants	_	Polydor
Trix Cereal 	_	60s Commercial 	_	mp3
Melvin Bliss 	_	Synthetic Substitution	_	Sunburst Records
Isaac Hayes 	_	 Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic	_	Enterprise
Public Enemy 	_	Terminator X Speaks With His Hands	_	Def Jam
Beastie Boys 	_	Fight for Your Right to Party	_	Def Jam
Stevie Wonder	_	 Living of the City	_	Tamla Motown
Mountain 	_	 Long Red (Live)	_	Island Records
Public Enemy	_	 Live on Soul Train	_	mp3
T-La Rock	_	 It's Yours	_	Partytime Records 
Public Enemy  	_	Cold Lampin' With Flavor	_	Def Jam
Whodini 	_	 Fugitive	_	Jive
The Chakachas 	_	 Jungle Fever	_	Polydor
Sly & The Family Stone 	_	You Can Make it if You Try	_	Epic
Salt 'n' Pepa 	_	My Mic Sounds Nice	_	Next Plateau Records Inc.
Davy DMX	_	 One For the Treble (Fresh)	_	Tuff City
Jefferson Starship 	_	Rock Music	_	Grunt Records 
James Brown 	_	Soul Power	_	King Records
Public Enemy 	_	 Rebel Without a Pause (DJ Moneyshot's 'More Nation's Samples' Remix)	_	N/A
Joeski Love 	_	 Pee Wee's Dance	_	Vintertainment
The Soul Children 	_	I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To	_	Stax
V/A	_	Outro	_	N/A

Solid Steel Radio Show 2/8/2013 Part 1 + 2 - DJ Moneyshot

NEW DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mhmxsn2np43h075/GOTCHA%20COVERED%20VOL%201%20%28FULL%20WEB%20VERSION%20-%2091%20MIN%29.aif?dl=0

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!

Gotcha Covered is available for free download here (@soundcloud.com/lildave-personify/gotcha-covered), but if you're the collector type or prefer physical media, you can purchase a limited edition Gotcha Covered digipak CD for $10 or sleeved CD for $6 + shipping by clicking on the "Buy Limited Edition CD" link on their SoundCloud page, or browsing to http://lildave-personify.bandcamp.com/. CDs ship within 10 days of ordering. And stay tuned...lil'dave and Personify will be releasing some exclusive edits of tracks used on Gotcha Covered in the coming weeks. Follow their SoundCloud page (@soundcloud.com/lildave-personify) for updates on the Gotcha Covered edits as they are released as well as info on other upcoming projects.

For solo mixes and production by lil'dave and Personify, you can also check the following links:
lil'dave SoundCloud: @soundcloud.com/lildave
Personify SoundCloud: @soundcloud.com/personify

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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

Features exclusive multi-tracks + excerpts from the upcoming Slimkid3 & DJ-Mark LP.  The Mix CD is free included with the Nu-Mark & Slimkid3 T-shirt available at http://101apparel.com.

In an age of slammin’ superhero crossovers, get ready for a Hip-Hop team-up to beat them all: Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark! With the Delicious Vinyl release of their album-length eponymous collaboration, the legendary Pharcyde MC and Jurassic 5 DJ/producer have created a soulful Hip-Hop soundtrack for the ages.
 
Ever since his time as a founding member of The Pharcyde, Slimkid3 has stood out for his relationship 
raps, both warm-hearted and coolly observant. As an innovative member Jurassic 5, DJ Nu-Mark has long propelled golden era sounds into the future. 
 
"Ding ding! True school is in session!" trumpeted okayplayer.com when Tre & Nu-Mark released their  freebie EP Another Day, Another Dollar in 2011. The duo knew they were onto something good, and  re-upped to create new music. 
 
The new album's standout tracks include "Bouillon" featuring Del and Murs, "King" featuring Diamond D, reggae-fueled summer jam "Bom Bom Fiya" and "I Know, Didn't I", a savvy flip of Dorando's soul classic.
 
Single releases from Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark will come on 45rpm vinyl 7-inch format.
 
Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark will be performing together through the end of 2014. 

DJ Nu-Mark & Slimkid3 - "Tre'd Mark Mix" - Full Mix Stream, T-shirt w/CD available at 101apparel.com

Preceding Kentaro's excellent Tuff Cuts mix (https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/dj-kentaro-tuff-cuts-mix-2008) - here's the earlier, highly acclaimed meeting of roots reggae and turntablism from DJ Shortkut. A tremendous mix in it's own right, old skool jungle sample-spotters will also have a field day with this :D

Tracklist:

King Tubby - King Tubby's Dub Explosion
The Observers - Dubbing With The Observers
The Aggrovators - Jah Jah Dub 
Augustus Pablo - The Big Rip Off 
Scotty - Draw Your Brakes
Charlie Chaplin - Entertainer 
John Wayne - You Too Greedy 
The Aggrovators - A Crabbit Version 
Los Carlos - Laser Beam
Poppa Tollo - Nuff Stylee
George McKay - Money Money 
King Tubby - I Trim The Barber
John Holt - Ali Baba 
King Tubby & The Aggrovators - Straight To Jackson's Head 	
Matumbi - Law Of The Land 
Roy Dr. - Phibbs 
The Observers - Water Boiling 
Lloyd Parks - Stop The War Now 	
Soul Messengers - Do It (Till You're Satisfied) 
Dennis Alcapone - The Funky Tang 
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Soul Almighty 
Augustus Pablo - East Of The River Nile
The Pioneers - Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) 
Barrington Levy - Collie Weed 
John Holt - Police In Helicopter 
Eek-A-Mouse - Sensee Party
Frankie Paul - Pass The Tu-Sheng Peng 
Tristan Palma, Jah Thomas & Toyan - Entertainment 
Jah Thomas - Friday Night Jamboree
Clint Eastwood And General Saint - Another One Bites The Dust 	
Neville Brown - The Right Time
Purpleman - King Of The Way 
Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining 
Jah Thomas - Dancehall Connection 
Errol Dunkley - A Little Different Way 
Dennis Brown - Here I Come

DJ Shortkut: Blunted With A Beat Junkie (2004)

Dusty Donuts #10 Anthology Mix by Marc Hype

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Tracklist :
1. No Love In The City (Naughty NMX Refix)
2. 90% Hangin Out (Jim Sharp Edit)
3. Sugar Man (Jim Sharp Edit)
4. Too Much Hustle (Naughty NMX & Jim Sharp Edit)
5. Breakin My Heart (Jim Sharp Edit)
6. The Light (Jim Sharp Edit)
7. Check Minnie's Love (Naughty NMX & Runex Brexit Mix)
8. Uptown (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Edit)
9. Name And Number (Naughty NMX Reload)
10. Real Hip Hop (Jim Sharp Edit)
11. The Sheriff's Business (Naughty NMX Reload)
12. The Get Down (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Rework)
13. Rubber Band (Jim Sharp Edit)
14. Clean Up Woman (Jim Sharp Edit)
15, Remember Me (Jim Sharp Edit)
16. Make A Living Break (Jim Sharp)
17. Funky Thang (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Underground Mix)
18. Hyped Up Ants (Naughty NMX Rerub)
19. Jungle Mango (Naughty NMX Rubup)
20. The Antique Anthem (Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop)

Dusty Donuts #10 Anthology Mix

Both sides of Gotcha Covered Vol. 2 are now streaming FREE! If you're feeling generous and want to support the project, you can still pay for downloads over at Bandcamp, which we greatly appreciate. Strictly Cassette also still has a few copies of the physical cassette available as well. Head over to https://strictlycassette.bigcartel.com/product/lil-dave-personify to purchase before they're all gone! Thanks for listening! 

lil'dave (Illvibe Collective) and Personify (Little Big Things) are back at it with another genre bending mix of some of the illest covers you'll ever hear. Picking up where Volume 1 left off, the fellas run through 101 covers in 90 minutes spanning funk, soul, latin, rock, reggae, steel-drum, band, brass-band, jazz, hip-hop, disco, R&B and more. As with Volume 1, no track list is provided so prepare to do your homework. Whether you're into to obscure records or popular tunes, modern music or the classics, Gotcha Covered Volume 2 is guaranteed to keep your head nodding. Now pop the tape in your deck and let it bang! 

The initial release of the mix is limited to 100 cassettes made by the good fellas over at Strictly Cassette, so don't sleep! 

If you prefer digital to analog, you can purchase a digital version of the mix by selecting the Digital Download option. The digital download includes the promo sampler and Sides A and B of the mixtape, each tracked separately. 

Big thanks for the support! 

Follow lil'dave & Personify on SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/lildave-personify) for updates on exclusive edits as well as info on other projects. 

For solo mixes and production by lil'dave and Personify, you can also check the following links: 
lil'dave SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/lildave 
Personify SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/personify
credits

released July 4, 2017 

Recorded 2017 at the Philadelphia Zoo 
Compiled, mixed and cut by lil'dave & Personify 
Mastered by Personify 
Cover Design by lil'dave 

Cassettes manufactured by Strictly Cassette (www.strictlycassette.net | www.strictlycassette.bigcartel.com)

Gotcha Covered Volume 2

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Gotcha Covered Vol. 2 - SIDE A

This is a DJ mix of 47 original funk, soul and blues vinyl tracks that have been sampled by the hip hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan.    


TRACKLIST

1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata #8
2. Peter Nero: A Time For Us
3. Gladys Knight & The Pips: Giving Up
4. Ben E. King: I Who Have Nothing
5. The Dramatics: In The Rain
6. Al Green: Simply Beautiful
7. Sly Johnston: I Hate I Walked Away
8. Gladys Kinght & The Pips: And This is Love
9. Ann Peebles: Trouble, Heartache and Sadness
10: OV Wright: Let's Straighten it Out
11: Al Green: Something
12: Johnnie Taylor: Steal Away
13: Willie Mitchell: Groovin
14: Labi Siffre: I Got The (Blues)
15: Southside Movement: I've Been Watching You
16: B.B. King: The Thrill is Gone
17: Gap Mangione: Free Again
18: Nicholas Flagello: Wailing Wail
19: Eddie Floyd: Don't Leave Me Lonely
20: The New Birth: Honey Bee
21: Wendy Rene: After Laughter (Comes Tears)
22: The Detroit Emeralds: You're Getting a Little Too Smart
23: Sly Johnson: Don't Do It
24: Baby Huey: Hard Times
25: Melvin Bliss: Synthetic Substitution
26: Tommy Youngblood: Tobbacco Road
27: Love Unlimited: Midnight Groove
28: Sly Johnson: I Hear The Love Chimes
29: Curtis Mayfield: Underground
30: Betty Lavette: Let Me Down Easy
31: Albert King: Oh Pretty Woman
32: Hot Chocolate: Brother Louie
33: The Soul Children: Don't You Take My Kindness For Weakness
34: The Marvelettes: Why Marry
35: Al Green: You Ought To Be With Me
36: Sly Johnson: Different Strokes 
37: Bobby Womack: Across 110th St
38: Sly Johnson: Is it Because I'm Black
39: Lynn Collins: Ain't No Sunshine
40: The Brighter Side of Darkness: Love Jones
41: Barry White: Mellow Mood
42: Isaac Hayes: Walk on By
43: Bob James: Nautilus
44: The Emotions: I Like It
45: Gaz: Sing Sing
46: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: You're All I Need To Get By
47: The Doors: The End


The Soft Centre of WuTang: Funk, Soul, Blues, Original Samples, Vinyl DJ Mix

*PIPO MIXES MIX OF THE YEAR FOR 2012* (http://www.pipomixes.com/2012/12/my-12-favorite-mixes-of-2012.html) 

The Little Big Things Crew brings you their first release: Little BIG Things - The Mix Tape, an all 7-inch mix of funk, soul, disco and boogie tunes mixed, cut and scraped by Philadelphia crate diggers Personify, FROZ1 and Case Bloom. We dug deep in our collections to compile a mix guaranteed to have your deck on blast from start to finish. Little records - BIG TUNES. Bang it loud and enjoy. And next time you're in Philly, be sure to check out The Little Big Things Crew at The Trestle Inn's Souled Out every 2nd Friday for the best whiskey sours in the city, Go-Go dancers, and the illest funk, soul, disco, boogie and latin 45s. 

Tracklist below and in the Lyrics tab in iTunes. Mediafire link for download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ruznfnaw999kcbr

Little BIG Things - The Mix Tape Track List:
1.) Sisters Love - Now Is The Time
2.) Rudy Love & The Love Family - Does Your Mama Know
3.) The Turtles - Buzz Saw
4.) Jimmy Norman - Gangster of Love Part 1
5.) Chuck Womack and The Sweet Souls - Ham Hocks and Beans
6.) B.E.H. - In the Middle of Blind Alley My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me (Little Big Things Edit)
7.) Mocambo Allstars - The Next Message (Kenny Dope Mix)
8.) Lee Fields - I’m The Man
9.) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Band - What Can You Bring Me
10.) The Meters - People Say
11.) Lou Courtney - Hot Butter N' All Part 1
12.) The Herb Johnson Settlement - Damph F'aint
13.) Jimmy Jones - Time and Changes
14.) Bernard Wright - Chillin' Out
15.) Crown Heights Affair - Move Your Body and Soul
16.) Brother to Brother - In The Bottle
17.) Joe Bataan - The Bottle (La Botella)
18.) Gil Scott Heron - New World Revolution
19.) Kool & The Gang - Caribbean Festival (Disco Version)
20.) Yambu - Sunny
21.) Crown Heights Affair - Dreaming on a Dream
22.) Freeez - Southern Freeez
23.) Secret Weapon - Must Be The Music Instrumental
24.) Skyy - Here's To You
25.) D-Train - You're the One for Me
26.) Donald Byrd - Think Twice
27.) The S.S.O. Orchestra - Faded Lady Instrumental
28.) George McRae - Look at You
29.) Gwen McRae - Funky Sensation
30.) Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
31.) Universal Robot Band - Dance and Shake Your Tambourine
32.) Ronnie Laws - Always There
33.) Weldon Irvine - I Love You

Little BIG Things - The Mix Tape (2012) [Personify + FROZ1 + Case Bloom]

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

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Home of my own mixes - predominantly jungle/hardcore with the odd bit of D&B, plus eclectic sample-digging, breaks and hip-hop, techno & electronica. 

Pre-2001, all mixes vinyl; Post-2016, all mixes digital (DJay 2); Post-2018, Ableton Live. Why? Why not?
I've got an old skool DJ's mentality, early influences ranging from Sublove, Ratty, Randall & Hype to Coldcut, DJ Juice, MK & Primo.  In the early 00s I turned my back on D&B, retired my turntables in favour of family/work commitments, and got into funk, soul, reggae and so on... a lot of this driven by curiosity around the sample roots of hardcore and jungle.  Forward another decade and an early mid-life crisis saw me messing around with virtual decks on my phone, and later acquiring a vinyl ripper, with one vision in mind: making mixes.
Although I'm partial to the odd DJay or vinyl mix when I get the chance, the progression into Ableton Live was a simple means to an end.  My ideas stretch further than the limitations of my physical collection and real-time mixing, and by sequencing I can pick, choose, chip away and structure mixes at my leisure. Which I do... a lot :)

Wait, there's more ... an absolute stack of classic golden era/old skool hip-hop/turntablism, jungle and d&b, hardcore, techno and house mixes retrieved from my dusty tape & CD archives.  This includes (by my reckoning) the most exhaustive collections of classic Full Cycle and Sublove Galaxy Radio shows, live Ruffneck Ting jungle tapes, loads of studio & compilation mixes, all manner of rave tapes, and so on. 

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