‘Not Necessarily Anything Else’ Mixtape

Between 2002 and 2004 I was one of the mix DJs on the BBC’s station for “new black music”, 1 Xtra, and throughout 2004 I was a regular feature on the Saturday night mix show. For this mix, I’ve sewn together a handful of the highlights from my appearances on that show. The resulting mix, the second in the “Not necessarily …” series, was broadcast on DJ Food’s ‘Solid Steel’ Radio Show in 2005. As with the first, it’s predominantly hip hop accapellas over pretty heavily layered beats from a range of genres and tempos although a little more hip hop orientated than the first.

Tracklist:

1. Chris Read – The Intro
2. Herbie Hancock – Quasar
3. Nitin Sawhney – Tides
4. DJ Shadow – Right Thing (Z-Trip Get The Party Off Mix Bonus Beats 2)
5. Pharoah Monche – Simon Says (Acapella)
6. Moa – Joy and Pain (Terranova Instrumental)
7. Nas –Made You Look (Instrumental)
8. Chris Read – Mad Flow’s Theme (Scratchapella)
9. Steady B – Cheatin’ Girl (Extended Mix)
10. Snoop Dogg – From Tha Chuuuch To Da Palace (Instrumental)
11. Mc Kay – Rising Tide (Acapella)
12. Killa Kela – Step Then
13. Rob Swift – The Ablist (Acapella)
14. Jimms Jams – Low Down
15. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You (Instrumental)
16. Eric B & Rakim – Let The Rhythm Hit Em (Acapella)
17. Mr Scruff – Chipmunk
18. Jack Frost – Cool & Dry (Acid Mix)
19. Tim Dog & KRS-1 – I Get Wreck (Acapella)
20. Percy Filth feat Chris Read – Untitled (Scratchapella)
21. Chris Read – Intro 2
22. KC White – Yo Yo Love
23. Slick Rick – It’s A Boy (Remix Instrumental)
24. Tiger Ranks – Copper Shot (Acapella)
25. Dillinger – Cocaine In My Brain (G Corp Remix Instrumental)
26. Groove Armada – My Friend (Instrumental Edit)
27. Tommy Evans – Me and You (Acapella)
28. Dr Magic – Bongo Percussion 1
29. Clipse – When The Last Time (Acapella)
30. Abdominal and DJ Fase – A Tale of Two Bitties (Instrumental)
31. Dr Magic – Loop Song
32. Onyx – Shiftee (Acapella)
33. Dr Magic – Gee
34. GangStarr – Dwyck (Acapella)
35. Dr Magic – Champ
36. The Nudge – Window Pain
37. Sunshine Anderson – Heard It All Before (Acapella)
38. Five Deez –F unky (Acapella)
39. Jimms Jams – Freak Rock
40. Jimms Jams – Disco Intro
41. Dr Magic – Mother
42. LL Cool J – Hey Lover (Instrumental)
43. Clipse featuring Sean Paul, Bless and Kardinal Offishall – Grindin (Remix)
44. Super Duck Breaks – Back To The Old School Break
45. Michael Jackson – The Lady In My Life
46. Joni Rewind featuring Estelle – UpTown Top Rankin (Instrumental)
47. D’Angelo featuring Redman and Method Man – Left and Right (Acapella)
48. NORE – Nuthin (Instrumental)
49. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
50. Mary J Blige – Real Love (Acapella)
51. Mad Lion – Love Woman So (Acapella)