Blurb from WhoSampled: “Grand Puba’s debut LP ‘Reel to Reel’ celebrated its 25th anniversary a little less than a week ago. The album was recorded in the wake of Puba’s departure from Brand Nubian and the largely self-produced long player is more closely aligned sonically with the Nubians’ early work[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Celebrating its 25th year a little over a week ago, Diamond D’s largely self produced debut LP ‘Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop’ also featured production contributions from an all star cast that included Jazzy Jay, Showbiz, The 45 King, Large Professor and Q-Tip. The LP was notable[…]
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Taken from the Jazz Chronicles Remix EP out now on Futuristica Music. Vocals by Jack Jones (formerly known as Audessey of Mass Influence). Original version appears on the Jazz Chronicles LP ‘Living in the Past’. The EP features remixes by Soundsci among others. Buy here.
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I’m pleased to be playing again at ‘History of Hip Hop’ at London’s Southbank center this Saturday for another of Doctor’s Orders’ great outdoor terrace parties. DJs will be playing music across the eras staring with the 70s material mid afternoon and taking things right through to the present day.[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Among the many greats of hip hop’s golden era currently celebrating their 25th year, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s debut long player ‘Mecca & the Soul Brother’ is rightly considered a standout – frequently lauded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Released[…]
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I was recently interviewed for James Curry’s Electric Blanket podcast – a couple of hours of personal favourite records from all eras and plenty of music chat. Listen on Soundcloud below:
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This Sunday I’ll be playing at The Last Days of Shoreditch for Doctor’s Orders main man Spin Doctor’s birthday bash. Info here.
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Win tickets to TY performing his classic debut album ‘Akward’ live in London with WhoSampled. Entry details here.
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Recently reissued on 180gram vinyl by Be With Records, Ahmad Jamal’s 1970 piano trio opus ‘The Awakening’ is a sought after digger’s classic that is among the most heavily sampled jazz records of all time. Familiar samples from the LP form the backbone of countless 90s Hip[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Back in March, London’s Point Blank Music School hosted a one day event celebrating the art of sampling with a series of workshops, discussion groups and practical demonstrations. Among the programme of sessions was a workshop and demo titled ‘A Brief History of Sampling’, hosted by WhoSampled’s[…]
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