J.Rocc  – James Brown And Friends (192 Kbps)

Questlove - The Lesson Mix

On 15th Oct 2023, I played a set at the Workinonit MF DOOM tribute at The Hip Hop Chip Shop, Manchester alongside the almighty OMA, who absolutely smashed along with UK MCs, Batfunk & Pique Roscoe. A huge thanks to all the Workinonit crew, Ozzie & the team at The Hip Hop Chip Shop for such an amazing event & for the honour of being asked to perform a DOOM set too!

It’s actually the first time I’ve played out using my own gear which made things much easier too, on trusty Technics 1210s, Pioneer DJMS-7, Serato & Phase, which is always bulletproof & makes things so much easier!  I forgot to record the set on the day, so decided to put out the unabridged version I planned.  On the day, I played about half of this after OMA. The mix is jam packed with all things DOOM from samples, remixes, covers, production & even an unreleased joint with the ever-elusive Mr Fantastic!

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DJ DS - Workinonit (An MF DOOM Tribute)

During our takeover on Polaroid Radio throughout October and November, we are delivering shows, playlists and music 24/7 on the Iris channel, inspired by the pages of Wax Poetics.

We reached out to our community to share a 60 minute mix with us every week.

Week 4 theme was Dollar Finds: Hits and Oddities from the bins

This winning mix is by Jack Coffey, self proclaimed 'Full time loser, part time poet and one trick pony.' In 2023 Jack released his second EP, bought some turntables that don't turn and had his first ever DJ mix aired on the legendary NTS Radio.

Wax Poetics and Polaroid Present: From The Pages | DJ Jack Coffey Mix

2023 may be behind us, but #HIPHOP50 has some months still to run! In celebration of the genre's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series, this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this eigth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1993, utilising only the Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed - over 125 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Blacknuss [Extract] (Sampled by Digable Planets - Appointment at the Fat Clinic)
2. Chris Hinze - Easy Awakening (Sampled by The Beatnuts - Story)
3. The Beastie Boys - Paul Revere [Extract] (Sampled Sampled by The Beatnuts - Story)
4. Young Holt Unlimited - Please Sunrise, Please (Sampled by Fat Joe - Shorty Got a Fat Ass)
5. Cypress Hill - Stoned is the Way of the Walk [Extract] (Sampled by Cypress Hill - I Wanna Get High)
6. Junior Parker - Taxman (Sampled by Cypress Hill - I Wanna Get High)
7. Grasella Oliphant - Get Out of My Life, Woman (Sampled by Cypress Hill -What Go Around Come Around, Kid / Fat Joe - The Shit Is Real)
8. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man [Extract] (Sampled by Cypress Hill -What Go Around Come Around, Kid)
9. Cypress Hill - Hand On The Clock [Extract] (Sampled by Cypress Hill -What Go Around Come Around, Kid)
10. Black Rock & Ron - That's How I'm Livin' [Extract] (Sampled by Fat Joe - The Shit Is Real)
11. Main Source - Fakin The Funk [Extract] (Sampled by Fat Joe - The Shit Is Real)
12. The Mad Lads - Get Out of My Life Woman [Loop] (Sampled by Fat Joe - The Shit Is Real)
13. Busy Bee & Rodney Cee – MC Battle [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Sucka Nigga)
14. Jack Wilkins – Red Clay (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Sucka Nigga)
15. Bob James – Nautlilus [Loop] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Clap Your Hands)
16. The Meters – Handclapping Song (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Clap Your Hands)
17. Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Way We Were (Try to Remember) [Extract] (Sampled by Wu Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple)
18. The Charmels - As Long As I've Got You (Sampled by Wu Tang Clan - Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
19. Jimmy Spicer - Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) [Extract] (Sampled by Wu Tang Clan - Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
20. Barry White – Playing Your Game [Loop] (Sampled by Black Moon - I Got Cha Opin (Remix))
21. Grover Washington Jr. – Hydra (Sampled by Black Moon - How Many MCs)
22. Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy [Extract] (Sampled by Black Moon - How Many MCs)
23. Johnnie Taylor – Love In The Streets (Ain’t Good As Love At Home) (Sampled by De La Soul -  3 Days Later)
24. Five Stairsteps – Don’t Change Your Love [Loop] (Sampled by De La Soul - 3 Days Later)
25. Ohio Players - Pride & Vanity (Sampled by Fat Joe - Da Fat Gangsta)
26. Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics - A View from the Underground (Sampled by Fat Joe - Da Fat Gangsta)
27.Gene Russell - Get Down (Sampled by House of Pain - Who's The Man)
28. The Coasters - Soul Pad [Extract] (Sampled by House of Pain - Who's The Man)
29. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution [Loop] (Sampled by Wu Tang Clan - Clan In Da Front)
30. The New Birth - Honeybee (Sampled by Wu Tang Clan - Clan In Da Front)
31. Extract from the movie Shaolin & Wu Tang (Sampled by Wu Tang Clan - Clan In Da Front)
32. The Peasant Brothers - New Orleans [Loop] (Sampled by The Beatnuts - On The 1 + 2)
33. Clyde McPhatter - Mixed Up Cup [Loop] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go)
34. Don Covay - If There's A Will There's A Way (Sampled by Akinyele - I Luh Huh)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #8 (1993) mixed by Chris Read

This is a special mixtape that I did in honor of my brother, legendary Grafiti Artist, OG Slick & his exhibition of his new works at the Legacy West Media in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 3, 2024!

The theme of his new collection is called "I 'Smile' LA. So in trying to stay to theme of his new work, I tried to combine music that represents LA as well as in Slick's taste in music. Peep out the tracklist below & enjoy the vibes...."Smiles Everyone, Smiles....!"

Rhettmatic - Beat Junkies.

I SMILES LA MIXTAPE Tracklist:
Misdemeanor - Ahmad Jamal
Misdemeanor- Foster Sylvers
It’s Funky Enough - The D.O.C.
Como Quisiera Decirte - Los Angeles Negros
Son Of A Preacher - Dusty Springfield
Hits From The Bong - Cypress Hill
LA Fresh - The Visionaries
Los Angeles Times - Xzibit
All I Need - El Michels Affair ft Lady Wray
Make The Road By Walking - Menahan Street Band
Pot Belly - Lou Donaldson
Can I Kick It - A Tribe Called Quest
Lost In A Lonely World - The Ethics
Road Of The Lonely Ones - Madlib
I Keep Forgetting - Michael McDonald 
Regulate - Warren G x Nate Dogg
FairPlay - Soul II Soul
So Whatcha Sayin - EPMD
More Bounce To The Ounce - Zapp
LA Posse - MC Breeze
Holy Ghost - The Bar-Kay’s
West Coast Poplock - Ronnie Hudson & The Street Funk
Knee Deep - Funkadelic
Not Like Us (20 Dolla Julio Remix) - Kendrick Lamar

Dissizit x Beat Junkies

I SMILE LA MIXTAPE - OG SLICK x RHETTMATIC

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Edition #12 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1998, a year often celebrated as the pinnacle of the late 90s ‘Indie’ era. Revered independent labels including Rawkus, ABB, Fondle Em and countless other less well known imprints released some of their strongest material during the year. Artwork pays tribute to the Rawkus Records logo.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. Black Star – Twice Inna Lifetime (Excerpt)
3. Sound Providers -The Field (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read – Theme #1 (Scratchapella)
5. Pete Rock feat Kurupt & Inspectah Deck – Tru Master (Excerpt)
6. Constant Deviants – Hustler’s Prayer (Instrumental)
7. Rob Swift – The Ablist (Acapella)
8. Gang Starr feat Rakim & WC – The Militia II (Remix)
9. Gang Starr feat Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx – The Militia (Pete Rock Remix)
10. Paula Perry – Extra Extra (Instrumental)
11. Pete Rock feat Kurupt & Inspectah Deck – Tru Master (Acapella)
12. Black Star – Respiration (Instrumental)
13. X-Perado feat O.C. – Watch Ya Step (Acapella)
14. Mike Zoot feat El Da Sensei – International Customs
15. All City – The Actual
16. Constant Deviants – Can’t Stop (Instrumental)
17. Jemini the Gifted One – I.M.C.U.D.O.N.T (Acapella)
18. Jurassic 5 -Action Satisfaction
19. Boulevard Connection feat Tame 1 & El Da Sensei – Haagen Daz (Instrumental)
20. Defari – Never Lose Touch (Acapella)
21. MF Grimm – Do It For The Kids
22. Vinyl Reanimators feat Natruel, Shabazz the Disciple, Wicked Will, Mr Eon & L-Fudge – The Big Daddy Anthem (Acapella)
23. Sound Providers – Dope Transmission (Instrumental)
24. All Natural – 50 Years
25. DJ Honda feat Rawcotiks – For Everyday That Goes By (Acapella)
26. People Under the Stairs – Time to Rock Our Shit
27. DJ Punk Roc – Rockin’ It (Roc Raida Rockin’ It Remix)
28. Big Kwam – Execution Expert (Acapella)
29. Smut Peddlers – One By One (Instrumental)
30. Big Pun – I’m Not a Player (Instrumental)
31. A Tribe Called Quest – The Love (Instrumental)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #12 (1998) mixed by Chris Read

Serpente ( from Napoli  in G minor )

Stussy has always been inspired by various genres of music and couterculture in the same way hip-hop’s foundation was built on borrowed elements from soul and rock. The “Searchin” mix is a near hour long playlist of original songs sampled in rap classics and currents favorites. Frank The Butcher & DJ7L dug in the crates to unearth compositions that could be found in songs by The Throne, ASAP Rocky, G.O.O.D. Music, Nas, Schoolboy Q, Ghostface, Mobb Deep, Rick Ross, Wu Tang, J Dilla and more.

Stussy Presents : FTB & DJ 7L Searching

London’s very own Spin Doctor has been a busy boy while in Lockdown. He has created this epic mix dedicated to the powerhouse that is Q-Tip. Using 50 tracks to mark The Abstract’s 50th Birthday on Friday 10th April 2020.
 
The mix combinies a bunch of Tip’s productions, verses, samples, interviews and more. From A Tribe Called Quest to Solange, Nas to Quincey Jones, the mix explores all aspects of this man’s genius.
 
There are very few artists that can claim such impact on an entire genre, but A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip can do just that and more. As a member of what is widely agreed to be the greatest Hip-Hop group of all time, as a solo artist and as a producer for the great and the good, Q-Tip’s impact is immeasurable. Through his influence on the likes of J-Dilla, Kanye West and Pharrell, his influence can still be heard throughout all forms of Hip-Hop and Soul. Keep Bouncing!

Q-Tip Fifty 50

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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