Weather Themed Hip-Hop
Something different for a change, this week’s selection and theme is Hip-Hop songs about the weather. Rain, Sun, but mostly rain.
Broadcast on ITCH.FM 16/08/20
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A selection of some of my favourite UK and US Hip-Hop Original Samples (Plus some New UK Hip-Hop)
Broadcast on ITCH.FM 02/08/20
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Vice Beats recently released a album dedicated to Dilla's music, officially endorsed by the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation.
I spoke to him just before it's release in February about how it all came together, his life in Hip-Hop and his love for Dilla
Broadcast on Itch.FM 07/06/20
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two hours of UK Hip-Hop classics, this was originally broadcast the week that TY sadly passed away from COVID, I thought it was only right to play some of his work. A short set features celebrating some of my favorite Ty tracks
RIP TY
Broadcast on Itch.FM 10/05/20
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Some stuff to get you smiling. A load of new UK and US Hip-Hop, a quick couple tracks of Golden Age to get your going and some memorials for the ones we lost that week
RIP Bohannon
RIP Metropolis
RIP Sweet Sable
Broadcast on ITCH.FM 26/04/20
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Originally broadcast on International Womens Day I wanted to celebrate some of the sickest women in Hip-Hop. Some classic UK and US Hip-Hop and some new bits and pieces in there
Side note, Wildflower needs to make more music and so does Apani B
Broadcast on Itch.FM 08/03/2020
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Two hours of UK Hip-Hop, new and old. Celebrating the incredible producer and MC; Micall Parknsun. I was first introduced to his work randomly buying a Skriblah 12” in MSM, on which he was just called Parky. But I think for me I really took notice with his debut album Working Class Dad, which is just an beautiful album from start to finish with tracks produced by LG, Beatbutcher, Apa-Tight (sick producer) and himself. If you follow him on IG, you’ll see he is constantly banging out proper lovely beats on the regular, so I just wanted to big up his production which is consistently sick but also an selection of proper decent MC features. Hope you enjoy it
Broadcast on Itch.FM 09/02/20
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SAMPLE NATION 033 // SUPA T // SUNDRAGON //
I’m a huge fan of Supa T, from his work with Champions of Nature to his solo stuff and his many features, his body of work is relatively small but it’s hugely influential and massively consistent. This is show is a celebration of his work, from the group stuff to mix tape freestyles. Sadly he retired and we never got a full album, I heard he now works doing graphic design, but couldn’t find him online.. What’s weird about Supa T is how little information there is online, no interview and barely any pictures, hence the strange looking image I made. To kick the show off a couple new tracks from the likes of Vice Beats with his tribute to Dilla, something from Badbonez new album which is so, so lovely. There’s a new track from Tenchoo off his new album, which features a load of MCs and a few other new bits for you to check out..
Hope you enjoy because Supa T is the don
Broadcast 02/02/20
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SAMPLE NATIOn 032 // RAWKUS // EMINEM
Eminem recently released a surprise new album, so I took a look at some of his early work with Skam, his first album, his work with Rawkus Records and a retrospective of some of the indie labels best work. As it’s Itch FM, just to even out the US, you get a load of classic UK Hip-Hop from the early 2000’s to now.
Broadcast 19/01/20
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SAMPLE NATION 031 // UK HIP-HOP CLASSICS
Two hours of classic UK Hip-Hop from London to Liverpool, almost entirely early 2000 era, all bangers
Broadcast 12/01/20
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SAMPLE NATION 030 // JOE BUHDHA
Joe Buhdha’s work with Kyza, Klashnekoff and Rodney P in the early 2000s created sounds and styles that have continued to be imitated throughout the UK scene. Despite releasing very few songs, his work really has changed the UK sound and he’s created artist defining music that hasn’t been equaled since. I look forward to much more music from the man, but in the meantime here is two hours of his best work and a selection of new UK Hip-Hop for additional enjoyment
Broadcast 05/01/20
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SAMPLE NATION 029 // XMAS’19 W/ BASS6 // SIMBA
Xmas quiz, with some hip-hop questions in there and some classic Xmas Funk, Soul and Hip-Hop
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One of the things that isn’t said enough is how great a producer Q-Tip is, obviously the Tribe stuff is incredible, but his work with Nas, Mobb Deep, and loads of others, all just nothing short of incredible (we’ll forget about the Anderson Paak stuff).. one of the first to bring jazz samples into the mainstream and really do something special with them, he always made the beat fit the artist.
This show is just a quick snapshot of some of his best work, mixed in with a load of new UK Hip-Hop from High Focus, Blah Records, Revorg Records and a really lovely new song by CLBRKS
Broadcast 08/12/2019 on Itch.FM
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Broadcast 22/09/19 on Itch FM
2 Hours of classic production from Mark B, celebrating his craft and the many incredible Hip-Hop classics he helped create
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Sample Nation 016:
That revolutionary rap sound, anti-government rap, political Hip-Hop from the likes of Mr Lif, Public Enemy, Killer Mike, Immortal Technique, Task Force, Sorzayzee, Ice Cube and a loaf more
Broadcast Live 01/09/19
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Sample Nation 014: Broadcast Live 18/08/19
A selection of new and classic Home Grown UK Hip-Hop from the likes of Jehst, Dirty Dockers, Cappo, Doc Brown, Bill Shakes, Beefeaterz and Flame Griller
Unsung Hero: Oliver Sudden The Cronx Don, a retrospective of some of his best work; B-sides, features and album cuts
Sample Selection: Some incredible Originals Samples for Edan and the US Hip-Hop to go along with it
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