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Lin Que 'Let It Fall'

I can't remember a time without the strains of soul music drifting through our house. With both parents coming from Barbados I was brought up very much in tune with a natural party ethos that went hand in hand with a love of good music. My earliest musical memories are of Booker T and the MGs, Aretha Franklin and, of course the great Elvis, and I used to hijack my parents collection of 70's soul 45's and get the whole family grooving round the lounge! I guess the early signs were there - my passion for music combined with an over-whelming desire to entertain as many people as possible.

By 10 I had well and truly caught the bug and was spending every bit of my pocket money on soul and funk records. I got my first pair of decks (just the 2!) by the age of 15 and I started to play as many parties as I could, discovering that I could buzz off a crowd whilst funding my habit at the same time. As the 70's became the 80's I followed the musical trend from soul to disco to hip-hop but it wasn't really until I moved to Brighton in 1986 that I discovered, along with so many others, the pure thrill of acid house.

The 'Summer Of Love' was special for me in more ways than one. It was at the Sunrise rave on the outskirts of London in 1988 that I had had my biggest breakthrough yet. I was already something of a regular on the infamous M1/Orbital rave circuit but it was at Sunrise that I had the idea to hook up a third deck. At 10.30am on a hazy Sunday morning I managed to tempt 15,000 partied out ravers back onto their weary feet and kick the party back into action - it was an amazing experience- and since then my phone has not stopped ringing with offers for 'The 3 Deck Wizard'. I was fortunate enough to participate in many of the events that have gone down in history as defining moments in the history of UK club culture, such as playing the opening night at Rampling's legendary Shoom, running The Project with Oakie as well as holding a residency at Brighton's ZAP club.

With my reputation as a DJ well and truly secured I was able to turn my attentions towards producing. Initially signing to Perfecto I had my first hit in 1992 with 'I Want You' and, believe me, no one was more surprised than me when I found myself performing on Top Of The Pops when my record peaked at number 23 in the UK charts!!

Despite the fact that the follow up 'Does It Feel Good To You' also charted in the top 40, commercial success was never what I had been aiming for, it was all somewhat too far removed from the reality and buzz of setting a dance floor alight. Whilst fellow spinners such as Grooverider and Fabio moved from raves into Jungle, choosing to focus on a very UK and London orientated sound, I couldn't escape the American and European influences that had always been there whilst I was growing up. I have always been very globally minded which comes across in my choice of music, which I use to cross physical and cultural boundaries to bring people together. Essentially my heart lies with house and techno and it was for this reason that I chose to take a back seat from my impending career as a pop star and be true to myself by going underground and re-discovering my roots. 

Comments, hints and suggestions are always welcome!

Carl Cox @ The Eclipse, Coventry, U.K.  1991

DJ Sasha - Eclipse - Coventry - 1991

Originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music's Block Party, Saturday September 14th 2024, this one celebrates the 30th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.'s classic debut album 'Ready To Die'.

A mix of tracks sampled across Biggie's catalogue, along with music from both his albums, freestyles, remixes & interview clips. Snippets from 80+ cuts, remembering the life of BK's finest, Christopher Wallace aka Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G. Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way.


TRACKLIST:
1 Min of The Huey Show
Biggie Got The Hype Sh*t (freestyle)
Isaac Hayes - Walk On By
Warning
Dead Wrong (instr)
Al Green - I'm So Glad You're Mine
The Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets
Big Poppa
Supercat ft. Mary J Blige & The Notorious B.I.G. - Dolly My Baby (remix)
The World is Filled
Asha Puthli - Space Talk
The Jackson 5 - It's Great To Be Here
All About The Benjamins
Les McCann - Vallarta
Ten Crack Commandments
Long Kiss Goodnight
Al Green - The Letter
Respect
KC & The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted
Andreas Vollenwelder - Belladonna
I Got A Story To Tell
One More Chance (Hip Hop Mix)
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (acapella)
One More Chance (Stay With Me Mix)
Ashanti - Foolish
DeBarge - Stay With Me
Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away
Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Get Money
Things Done Changed
The Main Ingredient - Summer Breeze
The What (ft. Method Man)
The Honeydrippers - Impeach The President
Unbelievable
Butcher Brown - Unbelievable
Kick In The Door (Nottz Remix / LP Version)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
Bobby Caldwell - My Flame
Video MusicBox Freestyle 1986
Sky's The Limit
D-Train - Keep On
Sway Freestyle (March 1st 1997)
Who Shot Ya (instr)
Big Daddy Kane, 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G. - Live Freestyle '95
Herb Alpert - Rise
Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh - La Di Da Di
Hypnotize
Black Heat - Something Extra
Machine Gun Funk (LP Version / DJ Premier remix)
Guaranteed Raw 1991 Freestyle
Gimme The Loot
James Brown - Coldblooded
Gwen Guthrie - Seventh Heaven (Levan Mix)
Graham Central Station - The Jam
Friend of Mine
Juicy
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Juicy Fruit
Mtume - Juicy Fruit
Mary J Blige ft. The Notorious B.I.G. - Real Love (Remix)
Bed Stuy Freestyle 1991
B.I.G. (interlude)
Going Back To Cali
Zapp & Roger - More Bounce To The Ounce
Duran Duran - Notorious
Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick - The Show
Party & Bullsh*t
Mo Money Mo Problems
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
The Notorious B.I.G. x Janet Jackson - Nasty Boy vs Nasty Girl
Microphone Murderer (freestyle)
Huey outro

Also includes elements of:
Ready To Die Intro
Jay Z ft. The Notorious BIG - Brooklyn's Finest (intro)
Public Enemy - Shut Em Down (Bald Beat Breakapella)
LL Cool J - Going Back To Cali
Dead Prez - Hip Hop (acapella)
Shaggy & Rayvon - Big Up
Craig G & Marley Marl - Droppin' Science
Masta Ace - Brooklyn Battles
Shy FX & UK Apache - Original Nuttah (Goodfellas)
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
DJ Shadow - Midnight in a Perfect World
KRS One - Step Into a World
Take 6 & The 45 king - Spread Love

Samples inc:
Peter Serafinowicz - The Butterfield Karaoke Bar
The Poetess interview 1993
Yo! MTV Raps - First Biggie Appearance 1994
MTV interview - The Show Movie Special 1995
The Video Source 1995 interview (at the Warning video shoot)
Keith O'Derek Straight From The Streets news interview
Wake Up Show shout out
KYLD Bay Area, Doghouse interview March 5th 1997

Mixed & Curated by BobaFatt
Artwork by Jamie Groovement
The Huey Show is produced by Tom Whalley
The Huey Show is hosted by Huey Morgan

Biggie Breaks Block Party | BBC 6 Music

Hyper Go Go - Never Let Go (piano Mix)

Lords of the underground - Tic Toc

Eclipse, Coventry

Live @ Heaven, Amnesia House, Eclipse, Coventry, 1991-04-05 [b]

Classic oldskool set by Mr Finn from 1991, this mix was legendary doin the rounds back in the day, the MC is hilarious with his quotes such "this geezer was brought up on shredded wheat mate" and is a MUST listen to, if anyone can name the MC that would be great (Mann Paris???)

Mickey Finn - Eclipse Coventry 1991

Legendary mix from the master DJ Sasha, this mix used to do the rounds big time back in the day, one of my all time fav tapes and mixes, this would still rip a dance floor up today, shame they dont make'm like this anymore, timeless tunes :)

Live @ Heaven, Amnesia House, Eclipse, Coventry, 1991-04-05 [b]

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