An extended version of a Block Party mix broadcast on BBC 6 Music, April 19th 2025. This one concentrates on the core Native Tongues posse; A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & Chi-Ali, to tie in with the 35th anniversary of Tribe's debut album 'People's Instinctive Travels & The Paths of Rhythm' (released April 10th 1990).

This mix focusses primarily on the crew's early releases, from the late 80s to the early 90s. This is the Daisy Age.

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TRACKLIST:

Various - 3 Mins of The Huey Show

The New Birth - African Cry
Jungle Brothers ft. Q Tip - How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Remix)
Black Sheep - Butt In The Meantime (Remix)
De La Soul - Potholes Is My Lawn (12" Version)
De La Soul - Plug Tunin' (12" Version)
Jungle Brothers - On The Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs A Ton) (Q Tip Remix)
Jungle Brothers - Jimbrowski (Drums)
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Black Sheep - Flavor Of The Month
Chi-Ali - Funky Lemonade
De La Soul ft. J Period - Excursions (Tribute Remix)
Jungle Brothers ft. Q Tip - The Promo
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle
Queen Latifah ft. Levert & Troop - For The Love Of Money / Living For The City (from New Jack City)
Monie Love - There's A Better Way
Black Sheep - Try Counting Sheep
A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
A Tribe Called Quest - After Hours
A Tribe Called Quest - Footprints
Jungle Brothers - Because I Got It Like That
De La Soul ft. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah & Monie Love - Buddy (Remix)
Jungle Brothers - J Beez Comin' Through
Talib Kweli & J Rawls - Native Sons
Busta Rhymes - Rhymes Galore
A Tribe Called Quest - Rhythm (Devoted To The Art Of Moving Butts)
A Tribe Called Quest - Mr. Muhammad
A Tribe Called Quest - Luck of Lucien
De La Soul - Ghetto Thang
De La Soul - Change of Speak
De La Soul - Eye Know
Queen Latifah ft. De La Soul - Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children (Infant Mix)
Queen Latifah & Monie Love - Ladies First
Monie Love ft. True Image - It's A Shame
Jungle Brothers - What U Waitin' 4 (Remix)
A Tribe Called Quest - Youthful Expression
De La Soul - Say No Go
Jungle Brothers ft. De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah & Monie Love - Doin' Our Own Dang
Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes (Drums)
Queen Latifah - Nature Of A Sista
Monie Love - Monie In The Middle
De La Soul - Me, Myself & I
De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
Jungle Brothers - I'll House You

Huey Morgan / Jamz Supernova - BBC 6 Music Outro

BONUS TRACKS:
Chi-Ali ft. Dres, Dove, Fashion & Phife - Let The Horns Blow
Monie Love ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff - Work It Out (from Boyz N The Hood)
Talib Kweli & J Rawls ft. Maseo, Pos, Mike G, Afrika, Black Thought & Busta Rhymes - Native Sons (Part 2)
A Tribe Called Quest - Description Of A Fool

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Also includes elements of:
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Black Sheep - Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Intro
Black Sheep - On The Wall (from Trespass)
De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead Intro
De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising Intro
De La Soul ft. MF DOOM - Rock Co.Kane Flow (acapella)
De La Soul - Buddy (LP version)
De La Soul - Plug Tunin' (LP version)
De La Soul - D.A.I.S.Y. Age
A Tribe Called Quest - His Name is Mutty Ranks
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions
A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along
A Tribe Called Quest ft. Leaders of the New School - Scenario
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out
Queen Latifah - Princess of the Posse
Queen Latifah - Evil That Men Do (Drums)
Monie Love ft. Adeva - Ring My Bell (extended)
Monie Love - Zulu Nation UK interview 2016
Juss Bad (Monie Love, MC Mell"O" & DJ Pogo) - Freestyle
Jungle Brothers - 40 Below Trooper
Jungle Brothers - Sounds Of The Safari
Chi-Ali - In My Room
Chi-Ali ft. The Beatnuts - The Fabulous Chi
Ronnie Gee - Raptivity

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Mix curated & produced by Bobby Bignell aka DJ BobaFatt, April 2025.

Native Tongues Block Party | BBC 6 Music

01 Shade K - One Two Stan
02 The Allergies feat. Andy Cooper - Breakthrough
03 Krafty Kuts feat. Dr. Luke & A.Skillz - Bring Back The Funk
04 Rephrase feat. Jimi Polar - The Return Of Jimi Fingers
05 Duke Ellington vs. Jurassic 5 - Kinda Dukish / Improvise (DJ Farrapo Mashup)
06 Sam Redmore - Jazzdance
07 Malente - Don't Stop (The Body Rock)
08 Prosper & Stabfinger - Hang On The City
09 Pecoe - Club Bounce
10 X-Ray Ted - Strut (Fort Knox Five Remix)
11 Prosper & Stabfinger feat. MC Shureshock & Kenny Beeper - Lockdown (Breaks Version)
12 Prosper & BadboE - Beastie Lifestyles
13 De La Soul feat. A Tribe Called Quest & Dres - What Yo Life Can Truly Be
14 Fort Knox Five vs. Anorre - Uptown Samaritan (Justin Nils Edit)
15 DJ Tron - Bombshell
16 Visit Venus - Space Nazis Must Die (Rae & Christian Remix)
17 Kabanjak - Night People (All Good Funk Alliance Remix)
18 Emapea - What The Funk

We Want Funk #40

AGFA - The Grateful Dead 60th Tribute Mix

BobaFatt's fortnightly Friday night mixtape is here to ease you into your weekend, with 40+ tracks from a variety of genres over 2 hours.

There's new music including hip hop from Tyler The Creator, Rakim, Evidence, Raekwon, Joyner Lucas & Freddie Gibbs &The Alchemist, soulful stuff from Say She She & Miranda Joan, bruk & garage from Mitch Von Arx, Illatek & Sam Interface, jazz from Kassa Overall & Ruby Rushton, and edits from DJ MK, Rob Luis, Kero One & Jim Sharp.

Plus, there's tributes to Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath, Chris Faiumu from Fat Freddy's Drop & Eamon Downes aka Liquid, and ahead of Bobby's appearances at Lake Paradiso festival in Bristol this weekend, some classics from Incognito and Odyssey, who are also performing.

Tracklist:
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Jean Claude
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - 1995
El Gant ft. Ras Kass - Art Piece
Evidence ft. The Alchemist - Rain Every Season
Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Moac & Lobster
Yoni Mayraz ft. Fly Anakin - Ice Cold
Rakim & Lazarus - Not To Be Defined
Fat Freddy's Drop - Roady
Jungle - Back On 74 (Jim Sharo On 85 Remix)
Raekwon - Da Heavies
Raekwon, Conway the Machine, Benny The Butcher & Westside Gunn - Wild Corsicans
Miranda Joan & Matt Wilde - Like You
Kinzoogianna - Queendom of Sound
Jody Watley x Tears For Fears - Friends (DJ MK Edit)
Say She She - Under The Sun
Perera Elsewhere ft. Andy S - Time Will Tell
Little Simz ft. Obongjayar - Lion (Nirobi Edit w/t Seun & Fela Kuti)
Odyssey - Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love
Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots
Odyssey - Native New Yorker
Q Tip x Sylvia Striplin x Kero One - Breathe (Lafufu Edit)
De La Soul ft. Zhane - 4 More (Jim Sharp Lowslung Remix)
Joyner Lucas & Leo Son - Listen To My Demo
Tyler, The Creator & Pharrell Williams - Big Poe
Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap That Glass Tweakin
Tyler, The Creator ft. Madison McFerrin - I'll Take Care Of You
Incognito ft. Jocelyn Brown - Always There
Was (Not Was) ft. Ozzy Psbourne & Kim Basinger - Shake Your Head
Black Eyes - Coraltown Groovin
Lance Ferguson - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Vimbai Mango & Footshooter - Searching (Nzira)
Gary Numan - Cars (DJ MK Edit)
SLICKnBOBBY & Liam Bailey - Dance Affi Nice
Ruby Rushton - Walk To Regio's
Kassa Overall - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Arthi & Sam Interface - Ruffest
Mitch von Arx - Get Go (Monochord Version)
Illatek ft. Sann Rao - Throw It Down (Remix)
Liquid - Sweet Harmony
Liquid - Liquid is Liquid
Fat Freddy's Drop - Ernie

All this plus a whole lot more in the mix.
Turn it up to the red, your neighbours will love it.

BobaFatt (01/08/2025)

Howdo? I've another succulent selection for you in this week's Bootlegs & B-Sides. Big ups to everyone who supports the show. 

Track list:
Slynk - Boogie Call
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (The Reflex Bootsy & Q-Tip Revision)
The Captain - About a Grapevine (Nirvana vs Marvin Gaye)
Dizzee Rascal - Stand Up Tall (DJ Angelo's Insightful remix)
Fort Knox Five - Mama's Boots
JiggyJoe & Badboe - Digeridoo Banger (Bobby C Sound TV Remix)
Tom Drummond - All That Junk
Tom Drummond & Philly Blunt - Rock the House (Jayl Funk Remix)
RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke
Qdup vs Brass Construction - Can You See The Light (Qdup Re-Rub)
B-Side vs. BadboE - Get Busy (Original Mix)
Bill Withers - Ruby Lee (John Mork's Outer Space Edit)
Krafty Kuts - Gimme The Funk
Beat Le Juice - The Power

Bootlegs & B-Sides #41

Good vibes to guide you through the fading days of summer.  

Rhino Soulsystem - Beast Mode (Mixtape)

Hey music lovers! On the show this month we have a world exclusive from Andy Cooper & DJ Robert Smith’s Extra Ordinary LP to play you, the brand new Whirlwind D, a cool cut from the new Telepathic Fish comp, and a banger from 2na and The Funk Hunters. Plus, a free track giveaway, a few rare Allergies numbers, some fresh 45s, and a back-to-back-party-packed Shake Up Mix to serve you. Enjoy!

Hang Loose (Sep '25)

As a short addendum to my 'A 3 Hour Drive in 1985' mix (on Mixcloud/HearThis), we're off to the movies.

1985 was an incredible year for popcorn flicks. 40 years on, we go back to the cinema for a special Saturday morning matinee to take in the sounds from some of the year's biggest blockbusters; from Back To The Future to The Breakfast Club, Weird Science to Rocky IV, Beverly Hill's Cop to The Goonies.

25 tracks in 30 minutes, with clips & trailers touching on nearly 50 films in all. 

Curated and Mixed by Bobby Xennial, May 2025.
Originally produced for BBC 6 Music's Block Party.




TRACKLIST:

Pete Moore - Asteroid (Pearl & Dean Theme)
Dave Grusin - Map and Willie (The Goonies)
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Real Genius)
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me (The Breakfast Club)
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (St. Elmo's Fire)
Sheila E ft. Prince - A Love Bizarre (Krush Groove)
James Brown - Living In America (Rocky IV)
DeBarge - Rhythm of The Night (The Last Dragon)
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
Madonna - Into The Groove (Desperately Seeking Susan)
Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love (Back To The Future)
Robert Folk - Police Academy Theme (Police Academy 2)
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Jewel of the Nile)
Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (A View To A Kill)
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science (Weird Science)
Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 (Samples the movies of Nicolas Roeg)
Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (The Goonies)
Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us (Spies Like Us)
Madonna - Crazy For You (Vision Quest)
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome)
Patti Labelle - Stir It Up (Beverly Hills Cop)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Stranger Things)

Billy Taylor - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Film '85 Theme)
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives (White Nights)
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (National Lampoon's European Vacation)


Clips / Trailers / Features:

Beverly Hills Cop
Back To The Future
The Goonies
The Breakfast Club
Krush Groove
Weird Science
St Elmo's Fire
Rocky IV
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
A View To A Kill
Desperately Seeking Susan
Spies Like Us
Jewel of The Nile
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Police Academy 2
Vision Quest
Brewster's Millions
Brazil
Cocoon
My Science Project
Explorers
Fletch
Teen Wolf
Legend
Commando
Witness
The Color Purple 
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Mask
Silverado
Out of Africa
A Room With A View
Red Sonja
Ladyhawke
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Jagged Edge
No Retreat, No Surrender
Prizzi's Honor
Young Sherlock Holmes
Ewoks: Battle For Endor
The Last Dragon
The Sure Thing 
That Was Then, This Is Now 
Once Bitten
Real Genius
Return to Oz
Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (TV movie)


Additional Samples:

Film '85 (with Barry Norman & Michael Parkinson) (BBC 1985)
Run DMC - Sucker MCs (1984) (also in Krush Groove)
Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh - Ladi Dadi (1985)
James Brown - Funky Drummer (Bonus Beats) (1986)
Kurtis Blow - Tough (1982)
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (1983)
The Sopranos (1999) ("...ohh, National Lampoon's Vacation...")
Ghostbusters (2016) ( "...is that DeBarge?..." )


Bobby & The Xennial's Movie Matinee Mixtape 1985

6:16 in la (lucky ii mix)

For this week's selection, I've decided to go with some upbeat tunes covering a nice range of genres.  Crank it up.

Track List:
Under Influence feat. ElectroGorilla - Restless Dance (Funky Boogie Brothers Remix)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (WBBL Super Disco Funtime Boogie Edit)
Fort Knox Five - Big Band Breaks (DC's Finest Remix)
Dastardly Kuts - Set It Off
WBBL - Cross The Track
Friskie Business - Cali Winner 
Fort Knox Five - Spanky's Sunshine (DC's Finest Remix)
Mr. Fitz - Ruffneck Word
Captain Flatcap - Bang Bang Boogie
Powello Bros. - Plucked Up
The Beatles - Drive My Car (Shimi Sonic Remix)
Vernon Bunch - Get Up
Parov Stelar - Oh Yeah
Toots & The Maytals - Broadway Jungle

Bootlegs & B-Sides #45

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