The classic De La Soul Is Dead album recently celebrated it's 30th Anniversary, so you know I had to pay homage with a tribute mix of blends and original samples.  

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De La Soul Is Dead 30th Anniversary Mix by DJ Filthy Rich

James Brown remixado por Benji B e J Rocc

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. 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 fifth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1990, utilising only the Funk, Soul and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed. Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

Track list:

1. Mikey Dread - Comic Strip (Sampled by D-Nice - Crumbs on the Table)
2. Mandrill - Lord of the Golden Baboon (Sampled by EPMD feat LL Cool J - Rampage)
3. BT Express - Do You Like It (Sampled by Above the Law - Menace to Society)
4. Betty Davis - Shoop-B-Doop & Cop Him (Sampled by Ice Cube - Once Upon a Time In The Projects)
5. Andrew Dice Clay - Mother Goose (Sampled by Ice Cube - A Gangsta’s Fairytale)
6. Cameo - Why Have I Lost You (Sampled by Above the Law - Ballin)
7. Extract from the movie ‘I’m Gonna Get You Sucka’ (Sampled by Above the Law - Ballin)
Although 
8. Funkadelic - Good Old Music (Sampled by Above the Law - Another Execution)
9. Lyn Collins - Do Your Thing (Sampled by Above the Law - Another Execution)
10. The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (Sampled by Big Daddy Kane feat Rudy Ray Moore - Kane vs Dolemite)
11. Rudy Ray Moore - My Name Is Dolemite (Interpolated in Big Daddy Kane feat Rudy Ray Moore - Kane vs Dolemite) 
12. Eddie Kendricks - If You Let Me (Sampled by Master Ace - Brooklyn Battles)
13. Stetsasonic - Go Stetsa I (Sampled by Master Ace - Brooklyn Battles) 
14. Al Green - I’m Glad You’re Mine (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany)
15. Lyn Collins - Take Me Just As I Am (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Track the Movement)
16. Ohio Players - Never Had a Dream (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Track the Movement)
17. Boogie Down Productions - Jack of Spades (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Smooth - Track the Movement)
18. The Pointer Sisters - Don’t It Drive You Crazy (Sampled by Gang Starr - Execution of a Chump)
19. Younghearts - Do You Have the Time (Sampled by Master Ace - Together)
20. Billy Cobham - Le Lis (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Whose Afro’s On Fire) 
21. The Meters - Hey Pocky A Way (Sampled by Boogie Down Productions - The Homeless)
22. Monk Higgins and the Specialities - One Man Band (Plays All Alone) (Sampled by Master Ace feat Ice U Rock - As I Reminisce)
23. The Moments - Come On Sexy Mama (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
24. Big Daddy Kane - Children R the Future (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
25. Boogie Down Productions - Still Number One (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
26. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself II (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Let Y’self Go)
27. James Brown Introduction to Star Time (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Let Y’self Go)
28. Funkadelic - Nappy Dugout (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Ham & Eggs)
29. Little Feat - Fool Yourself (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
30. Rotary Connection - Memory Band (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
31. Ramp - Daylight (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
32. Junior Mance - Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along)
33. Eugene MacDaniels - Jagger the Dagger (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along)
34. Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Sampled by Master Ace - Take a Look Around)
35. Grover Washington Jr - Knucklehead (Sampled by K-Solo - Fugitive)

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #5 (1990) mixed by Chris Read

## BULLETPROOF CRATES RECORDINGS PRESENT

DJ SHEEP'S WINTER BLUNTZ: BLUNT ONE
Recorded: 3rd July 2014

After spending hours in my own crates due to this forthcoming sale, I got inspired, hopped on the decks and rocked a live 90 minute mix of soul, funk, library, jazz, disco, hip-hop, etc. There's joints and genres from all around the world. I went hard (pause) on the doubles at some points, and there's some instrumental/acapella blends up there too… 

This was an spur of the moment practice session that was never to be given to the public, just to listen to later for ideas… no playlists, no preparation… A few mates enjoyed it whom I sent it to and prompted me to get it out there… Please excuse all the sloppy mixes, cuts, etc. I wanted to keep it raw like the mixes of the 90's… feedback is appreciated.

Peace. DJ Sheep

RESPECT to the break mix originators: Phil "Soulman" Stroman, Silverchild & MSA, Jake One, DJ Muro, Kon & Amir, DJ Shame, Paul Nice, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist.

Winter Bluntz #1

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 1994, utilising only the Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed - 120 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Jackie McClean - Soul [Extract] (Sampled in Main Source - Only the Real Survive)
2. Weather Report - Scarlet Woman [Extract] (Sampled in Gang Starr - Intro (The First Step)
3. Maynard Ferguson - Hey Jude (Sampled in OC - Creative Control)
4. Isaac Hayes - Never Gonna Give You Up (Sampled in - OC - Born to Live)
5. Tyrone Davis - In the Mood (Sampled in The Beatnuts - Lick the P***y)
6. NWA - I'd Rather F*** You [Extract] (Sampled in The Beatnuts - Lick the P***y)
7. Bob James - Take me the Mardi Gras [Extract] (Sampled in The Beatnuts - Lick the P***y)
8. Buster Williams - Vibrations (Sampled in Big L - Put It On)
9. Skull Snaps - It's a New Day [Loop] (Sampled in Big L  - Put It On)
10. James Brown - Blues & Pants [Extract] (Sampled in Big L  - Put It On)
11. James Brown - Don't Tell It [Extract] (Sampled in Big L  - Put It On)
12. Teddy Pendergrass - Love TKO (Sampled in Ahmad - Back in the Day (Remix))
13. The 5th Dimension - Let's Find Love Together (Sampled in OC - Ga Head)
14. Pleasure - Bouncy Lady [Loop] (Sampled in Jeru the Damaja - Ain't the Devil Happy)
15. Wu-Tang Clan - Tears (Sampled in Jeru the Damaja - Ain't the Devil Happy)
16. Lee Oskar - Our Road (Sampled in Jeru the Damaja - Ain't the Devil Happy)
17. Roy Ayers - Sensitize (Sampled in Jeru the Damaja - Mental Stamina)
18. Jeff Beck - Come Dancing (Sampled in OC - Ma Dukes)
19. Jimmy McGriff - Back on the Track (Sampled in OC - Ma Dukes)
20. Pleasure - Thoughts of Old Flames (Sampled in Main Source - Only the Real Survive)
21. Gary Burton - Leroy The Magician [Loop] (Sampled in Common - Nuthin' To Do)
22. Pharaoh Sanders - Thembi (Sampled in KMD - It Sounded Like a Roc)
23. Harry Nilson - The Rainmaker [Loop] (Sampled in The Beatnuts - Straight Jacket)
24. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Light My Fire [Loop] (Sampled in Organised Konfusion - Why)
25. Brethren - Outside Love [Loop] (Sampled in Common - Sum Sh*t I Wrote)
26. Marley Marl feat Heavy D & Biz Markie – We Write the Songs [Extract] (Sampled in Common - Sum Shit I Wrote)
27. Archie Whitewater – Cross Country (Sampled in Common - Chapter 13)
28. Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting a Little Too Smart [Loop] (Sampled in Common - Chapter 13)
29. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat Melle Mel & Duke Bootee – The Message [Extract] (Sampled in Common - Chapter 13)
30. The Modern Jazz Quarter – But Not For Me (Sampled in Common - In My Own World)
31. Clyde McPhatter – Mixed Up Cup [Loop] (Sampled in Common - In My Own World)
32. A Tribe Called Quest feat Large Professor – Keep It Rollin’ [Extract] (Sampled in Common - In My Own World)
33. EPMD – Get Off The Bandwagon [Extract] (Sampled in Common - In My Own World)
34. Les DeMerle - Day in the Life (Sampled in OC - Time's Up)
35. Slick Rick - Hey Young World [Extract] (Sampled in OC - Time's Up)
36. Monk Higgins - Little Green Apples (Sampled in Gang Starr - Code of the Streets)
37. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution [Loop] (Sampled in Gang Starr - Code of the Streets)
38. BDP - Word from Our Sponsor [Extract] (Sampled in Gang Starr - Code of the Streets)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #9 (1994) mixed by Chris Read

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 tenth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1995, utilising only the Funk, Soul & Jazz tracks from which they were originally constructed – over 80 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Jazzy Jay feat Russell Simmons - Cold Chillin in the Spot [Extract] (Sampled by Sam Sever - Words of Wisdom (They Don't Know))
2. Black Moon - Who Got the Props [Extract] (Sampled by Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers)
3. Gang Starr - The Place Where We Dwell [Extract] (Sampled by Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers)
4. Young Holt Unlimited - Strangers in the Night (Sampled by Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers)
5. Isaac Hayes - One Woman (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
6. The Honey Drippers  - Impeach the President [Loop] (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
7. Cameo - Hanging Downtown (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
8. Gang Starr - Words from the Nutcracker [Extract] (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
9. Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - We Almost Lost Detroit [Extract] (Sampled by Grand Puba - Keep On)
10. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie - Just Rhymin' With Biz [Extract] (Sampled by Grand Puba - Keep On)
11. Maynard Ferguson - Mister Mellow (Sampled by Show & AG - Next Level (Nytime Remix))
12. Showbiz & AG - Silence of the Lambs (Remix) [Extract] (Sampled by Show & AG - Next Level (Nytime Remix))
13. Norman Connors feat Michael Henderson - You Are My Starship (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Trife Life)
14. Roy Ayers - You Send Me (Sampled by Pharcyde - The Hustle)
15. Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine [Loop] (Sampled by Tesz - Ain't No Sunshine)
16. Ann Sexton - I'm His Wife (You're Just a Friend) (Sampled by GZA - Living in the World Today)
17. Donald Byrd & 125the St NYC's - I Feel Like Loving You Today (Sampled by Group Home - 2 Thousand)
18. Ann Peebles - Troubles, Heartaches & Sadness (Sampled by GZA feat Method Man - Shadowboxin')
19. Kool & The Gang - You Don't Have to Change (Sampled by Masta Ace Incorporated - U Can't Find Me)
20. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Sampled by Masta Ace Incorporated - Turn It Up)
21. Grandwizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five - Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie (Sampled by Masta Ace Incorporated - Turn It Up)
22. Patrice Rushen - Where is the Love (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising)
23. Average White Band - School Boy Crush (Sampled by Bushwhacks - Caught Up In the Game)
24. Hubert Laws - What a Night (Sampled by Bushwhacks - Caught Up In the Game)
25. Minnie Riperton - Memory Lane (Sampled by Junior Mafia feat Notorious BIG - Player's Anthem (Clark Kent Remix))
26. Willie Mitchell - Groovin' (Sampled by GZA feat RZA - Liquid Swords)
27. Lyn Collins - Put It On the Line (Sampled by LL Cool J - I Shot Ya)
28. David Porter - I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over (Sampled by Notorious BIG feat Puff Daddy - Who Shot Ya?)
29. Les McCann - Benjamin (Sampled by Mobb Deep feat Raekwon, Ghostface & Big Noyd - Right Back at You)
30. The Daly Wilson Big Band - Dirty Feet (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II)
31. Quincy Jones - Kitty With the Bent Frame (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II)

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #10 (1995) 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 the 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. 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 twelfth (and final) volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the years of 1998 and 1999, utilising only the Funk, Soul & Jazz tracks from which they were originally constructed – 60 original breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.

This mix is also the final mix of the #HIPHOP50 series over all. Thanks for listening!

Tracklist:

1. John Dankworth – Two Piece Flower (sampled in Gang Starr – Above the Clouds)
2. James Brown – It’s a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
3. The Impressions – On the Move (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
4. Jeru the Damaja – Come Clean [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
5. EPMD – So Watcha Sayin [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
6. O.C. – My World [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
7. Notorious BIG – Unbelievable [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
8. Fleetwood Mac – Prove Your Love (sampled in Gang Starr – Work)
9. Bud Shank – Elizete (sampled in Pete Rock – Mind Blowing’)
10. Timmy Thomas – Sexy Woman [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock – Truly Yours ’98)
11. Isley Brothers – Ballad of a Fallen Soldier (sampled in Jay-Z – A Week Ago)
12. Jackie Jackson – Is It Him or Me [Loop] (sampled in Method Man – Elements)
13. Barbara Lewis – Windmills of Your Mind (sampled in Gang Starr – The Militia)
14. Labi Siffre – I Got the … (sampled in Eminem – My Name Is)
15. Ramon Morris – Don’t Ask Me (sampled in Big Pun – You Came Up)
16. George Duke  – Seeing You (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
17. Patrice Rushen – Didn’t You Know [Extract] (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
18. Souls of Mischief – 94 Via Satellite [Extract] (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
19. Ramsey Lewis – Summer Breeze (sampled in Jurassic 5 – Concrete Schoolyard)
20. Towa Tei – Technova (Folknova) (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Find a Way)
21. Lyn Christopher – Take Me With You (sampled in Duo feat DMX – 3 Stories)
22. Wet Willie – Beggar Song (sampled in Jay-Z – It’s Like That)
23. Public Enemy – B Side Wins Again [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
24. Grandmaster Flash – Flash to the Beat (Live) [Loop] (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
25. Joe Simon – Drowning in a Sea of Love (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
26. Hubert Laws – Family (sampled in Sadat X – Famalame)
27. The Jones Girls – When I’m Gone (sampled in DJ Honda – Hai!)
28. Dexter Wansel –  New Beginning (sampled in The Lox – Money, Power, Respect)
29. The Supremes – Time to Break Down (sampled in Gang Starr – JFK to LAX)
30. Jeff Beck – Come Dancing (sampled in Gang Starr – The Rep Grows Bigga)
31. Cannonball Adderley – Leo: Rosebud (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Steppin’ It Up)
32. Alain Goraguer – Le Bracelet (sampled in Big Pun – Boomerang)
33. Idris Muhammed – Crab Apple (sampled in DJ Honsa – Every Now and Then)
34. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – What Can You Bring Me (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Rock Rock Y’all)
25. Aswad – Not Guilty (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – His Name is Mutty Ranks)
26. Brass Construction – What’s On Your Mind (sampled in Cipher Complete – Bring Hip Hop Back)
27. Steve Khan – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (sampled in Big Pun – I’m Not a Player)
28. The O’ Jays – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (sampled in Big Pun – I’m Not a Player)

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #12 (1998-1999) mixed by Chris Read

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soul sample demos! ep - mix of jazz soul & funk samples from 1970's & 1980's united states

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love is who we are! [stracct] [70bpm Cminor] [soundcloud exclusive]

Well it's my birthday today, so I'm going to celebrate with this excellent mix from Beat Junkie and break-digger supreme J.Rocc. It's fair to say that mixes like this started me down the break-/sample-hunting road, and I have a couple more kicking about... expect a selection of jazz, funk and soul, musical education for fans of golden era hip-hop.

Tracklist courtesy of http://www.domeshotsandfatlaces.com - many thanks :D
All J.Rocc mixes here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/j-rocc-mixes

Sylvia Striplin -You Can't Turn Me Away
Steely Dan - Aja
The Tavares - Bad Times
Johnny Guitar Watson - Superman Lover
Henry Mancini - Here's Looking At You, Kid
The Turtles - You Showed Me
5 Sensation - She's A Stranger
Sergio Mendes - The Green Forest
Parliment Funkadelic - Unknown track
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love A Little Bit More Baby
Jack Bruce - Born to Be Blue
Rotary Connection - Memory Band
9th Creation - Bubblegum
Galt MacDermont - Golden Apples
Gianfranco Reverberi - Nel Cimitero Di Tucson
Johnny Lyle - Wig Out
Chico Hamiltion - Cool Down
Howard Roberts Quartet - Bossanova
Mongo Santamaria - Going Away
Cal Tjader - Cubano Chant
Gal Costa - Unknown Track
Elis Regina - Quero

J.Rocc: A Dusty Crate

J.Rocc: A Dusty Crate (2010)

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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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #9 (1994) mixed by Chris Read

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