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@DJMK EDIT. ✍🏻 I used some of the loops from the original tape stems that didn’t make it to the final version. Free DL.

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DJ MK

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2 months

3 years ago there were 1500 clubs in the UK. Today there are 500 left. I feel sorry for the next generation of Djs and ravers.

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5 years

When ever Jay Z does a show or freestyle the world is suddenly amazed at his level of skill. That was THE standard. And still should be. People have excepted all these lame rappers SO much that they ve forgotten what an actual dope MC sounds like.

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3 years

Here’s one more. FFS!🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😆

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2 years

After my gig Uber we’re charging £90 for my cab home so jumped on the night tube. The night tube is a whole other world. Saw 2 fights, people blazing on the tube and one guy proudly announced that he shat himself. Good ol London 🤣🤣🤣

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3 years

A Tribe Called Quest 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

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2 years

@AlexanderSpit @Alchemist Yeah because The Roots were always terrible live weren’t they. 😆🤦🏻‍♂️

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3 years

Kurtis Mantronix name needs to be mentioned more when we re talking about next level 80’s Hip Hop production.

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4 years

Can we all stop worshipping Rishi Sunak. Just remember when this country needed money for the NHS, Schools, Grenfell, Windrush, etc we were told there was no magic money 💴 🌳

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6 years

This is the UK rap scene I grew up on. Some “Journalists” will say it was full of back packers. 🤭🤔 I don’t see no back packers in here. 🤷‍♂️ Dingwalls - Camden. Photo from Normski.

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2 years

All im saying is this new CASISDEAD album is gonna be one of the best and refreshing pieces of music your will hear this year. 💀

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5 years

Here’s some unreleased Tribe Called Quest for you on this rainy london morning 😁

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5 years

Who remembers the pain of learning to DJ on a pair of Soundlab Belt drives. 😁

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2 years

3 weeks ago I said Tribe were my favourite Hip Hop group. This week I think it’s Gang Starr. 😆

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DJ MK

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3 years

Got this in the post yesterday. Game changer.

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6 years

Just found a box of about 1000 cassettes I never knew I still had. Marley marl, Red Alert, Clerk Kent and literally every Westwood show from 87-92

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DJ MK

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7 years

It’s mad how @HighFocusUK outsell most Grime artists yet gets ZERO plays on the BBC Radio 1 and 1xtra??? 🤔🤔 It’s like if you don’t Spit about “Road” or you do Grime you ain’t getting a look in mate. Music is music.

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1 year

50 years of Hip Hop. London has had a Hip Hop scene for at least 42 of those years. Why aren’t we talking about the MCs/DJ’s/Groups that paved the way for now? Newtrament, DJ Fingers, Pogo, Swift, Demon Boyz, Hijack, She Rockers, Overlord X, Derek B, Hardnoise.. the list goes on.

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2 years

Happy to say my Best Of A Tribe Called Quest mix is complete. 😄 Nearly 2 hours long. The cover is super dope too. Gonna drop it by the end of the week.

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6 years

Your talking about mixtapes and UK rap foundations???? You do realise there was a scene pre 2006. 😫😫😫 Someone educate this guy please 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 These Complex “Journalists” out here re writing history.

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2 years

Kay Slay/Dez was THE last of the old skool cats who were getting busy since the late 70’s and he was still relevant in 2022. He was Hip Hop.

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2 years

Hardcore Hip Hop fans in a club is a bad look. Club is packed. Loads of girls dancing. Some long haired dude pushes to the DJ booth… shouts in my ear “MF” I was like what???? He said, play some MF Doom or Madlib. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😬😥 I asked if he was serious. He said yes.

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5 years

🤣🤣🤣

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6 years

@Ryanair @Duku5 Boycott

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DJ MK

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1 year

This time 10 years ago I was performing with Dizzee on the Pyramid stage just before the headliner (Artic Monkeys) It’s a crazy feeling being on that stage feeling the energy of so many people. Love @glastonbury but they definitely need more Hip Hop down there 😁

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1 year

Tonight I’m playing at the o2 with Dizzee. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 20 years ago literally round the corner from the o2 kids were spitting grime in youth clubs, and now they ve taken it to the o2!!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥🔥 Tonight HISTORY will be made. 🔊🔊

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2 years

2 things I learnt from listening to the KRS album. 1 - He's still got it. His voice still sounds the same, and he's still dope which is so good to hear. 2 - The beats are horrendous. No disrespect to whoever produced these, but they are terrible.

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4 years

On this day in 1973 Kool Herc threw his first party. Happy Birthday Hip Hop. 😁

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3 years

Smiley Culture RIP. 10 years ago today.

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5 years

Shook ones was released 25 years ago today 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 one of the greatest gully Hip Hop records ever made. Just noticed I had this on my mixtape in Oct 94, 4 months before it dropped 😉 Big up Mark B (RIP) who hit me off with the promo

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3 years

Why is it always Hip Hop fans with these mad takes?? Seriously?? When was the last time you heard Rock fans saying Jimi Hendrix was just a old head?🤣 or Stevie Wonder isn’t relevant anymore as he hasn’t had a record in the top 20 for over 25 years. 😩

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DJ MK

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3 years

Last night was a 🎥 🍿🔈🔥

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DJ MK

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2 years

Tribe are probably my favourite Hip Hop group ever. Ive just started making this "Best Of Tribe Called Quest" mix. Which is pretty impossible tas hey ve made so many good songs. What Tribe tunes u wanna hear?

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2 years

So I’m listening to the stems of “Video Killed The Radio Star” Theres a unreleased “rap” from Hans Zimmer & Trevor Horn. The original was recorded in 79, so why is he rapping about Mr T, when A-Team didn’t start till 83? Anyone know the story behind this??

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2 years

Mark The 45 King Appreciation Tweet 👑

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2 years

This is incredible.

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DJ MK

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4 years

Happy Sunday

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4 years

So Banksy is allowed to paint on the tube but everyone else is a vandal?

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DJ MK

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6 years

I wake up happy knowing I’ve never watched one episode of Love Island. 😀

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DJ MK

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4 years

I miss that feeling of waking up in a hotel in some random city in Europe on a Sunday morning. 4 hours sleep.Knowing you smashed the club the night before. Fat pile of cash in a brown envelope. Deposit is in the bank. AND the promoter is late 2 pick u up to drop u at the airport.

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DJ MK

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4 years

I love this album. 🔊🔥🔊

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DJ MK

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2 months

@briandasnail1 I don’t think it will. Different times now. Hope I’m wrong

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1 year

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DJ MK

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3 years

This week Twitter has taught me that Drake is a better MC than KRS, and apparently 2pac bought back conscious rap in 1991! 😩🤪🥸🤣😕

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@djmk

5 years

The Roots are one of my favourite groups. It’s crazy to think they used to live in london, were signed to Giles Peterson’s label and had a residency at WKD’s in Camden (which held about 100 people) People were not ready for their greatness at the time.

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1 year

Now that was a SICK. 🚀 Little illegal street party on a Thursday night. Police came just as we finished 😆 👮‍♀️ Big up YOYOLONDON for having me down and for RASKIT Killing it as always!!!🧨

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DJ MK

@djmk

4 years

Gonna digitalise some of the cassettes that I’ve had sitting in storage and will upload them. I’ve got Zulu Beats , Westwood on LWR-Capital, Red Alert Kiss Fm (84-94) Flex, All the Marley Marl -Westwood rap exchange, The Hop live tapes etc Let me know what you d like 2 hear.

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2 years

Here’s the dope cover for my Tribe mix designed by NOPE22. The mix drops tomorrow. 🔥🔥

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2 years

Slick Rick sounds so dope on this new Premo joint. 🔥🔥🔥 Nice to hear Lil Wayne on a Premo beat too.

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4 years

Dusty!! Haven’t used this mixer since 94 hence the Phillies Blunt sticker 😆

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DJ MK

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2 years

This is what I’m talking about. 👌🏻Check out the full video here. @Rome_Streetz Showing you how it’s supposed to be done! 🔥🔥🔥 @DJMK @SHORTEEBLITZ @KissFMUK

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2 years

I see a few DJs moaning about Snoop taking down some of the Deathrow catalogue from Spotify etc. You’re a Hip Hop DJ and didn’t at least BUY the Vinyl, CD or MP3’s??? 😫

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DJ MK

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1 year

The record label name has been sorted. Thanks for all your suggestion. You can see what the name of the label is on our first release of vinyl. Test pressings back in 8 Weeks! Exciting times. The 1st release is 3 track EP Featuring 3 of the sickest MCs right now in the UK 🔥

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DJ MK

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7 years

I’ve spent the last 5 years writing a book about my experiences in the UK music industry since 1993. Will be finished by summer time. Some Names have had to be changed to protect the guilty. 🤣

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3 years

Tramlines Festival... WOW Sickest crowd ever. 40,000 people going mental. Thank u Sheffield. After 18 months of no shows this was much needed 🙏🏻

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1 year

The state of club life in london is the lowest I’ve ever seen it. So sad.

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1 year

Jazz Cafe has to be the most consistent London Hip Hop venue. EVER!!!! 30 years, they ve been putting on Hip Hop shows. Gotta love that. 👏🏻

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2 years

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4 years

Imagine if all English people had to get a A level in Spanish before buying there retirement home in Mallorca 😆

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DJ MK

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1 year

On this day in 91 this dropped. You can’t talk about classic Hip Hop albums without talking about this. 🙏🏻 @PLargePro upping the production levels and killing it on the mic, and introducing us to Nas & Akinyele. Timeless.

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4 years

In tears right now. RIP PHIL ASHER. We were talking about Gil Scott Heron records just the other day. He was an amazing human being as well as a legendary producer, DJ and father. Love to his family. RIP

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1 year

My brand new record label. MARKER-RECORDS. 🔈🔈 1ST single produced by myself feat the don @mrfliptrix dropping June 2nd.🔥 Limited Vinyl and Cassettes. Once they are gone there will be no repress’s so cop em once the pre order is up. Full EP lineup to be announced soon.😉

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3 months

TY RIP. 4 years ago today. 😞

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6 years

There was no Hip Hop scene whatsoever in London before the year 2000/2001. If you read anything on the so called History of the scene in London that’s what they re trying to make out. My next book will be “The Forgotten Bastard Years of UK Rap 1982 - 1999

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1 year

Look out for this up on all streaming platforms real soon. 👀

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DJ MK

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4 years

Black people protesting = Thugs, Rioters White football hooligans giving nazis salutes whilst singing “God Save The Queen” battering the police = “Counter Protesters” This wording is how you keep racism going and slyly brainwash the country.

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4 months

RIP to Mister Cee. I djed with him at Jazz Cafe at Lyrical Lounge. I remember him playing Full Clip for the first time off Dubplate, and everyone lost there mind.

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3 years

I love doing all vinyl mixes. U know why? Because they re hard to do😆 esp if your mixing & cutting up breaks & Hip Hop. We’ve been spoilt with the luxury of CDJS & serato over the years. I forgot how much of a steady hand u need if u dont want that record to skip!

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5 months

We were taking about the greatness of Mantronix the other day. “Cold Gettin Dumb”in my eyes is one of the greatest/ Game changer Hip Hop beats of the 80’s!!! We never witnessed arrangement like that, or bass 🔈 🔈🔈🔈 Even the mix down is 10/10. Still play it out today 😀

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3 years

Just found this in storage. @StretchArmy

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4 years

REDMAN APPRECIATION TWEET

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1 year

Just had to explain to someone that Shakira is not old skool Hip Hop 🤦🏻‍♂️

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4 years

Chuck D still has one of the greatest voices in Hip Hop

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5 years

It’s funny, when I was working in record shops in the 90’s in London the only 2pac record that people would buy was “ I get around” and then California Love just before he died. People didn’t really rate him, he would get almost zero radio play, zero club play.

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1 year

For those who know, the guy on the cover of “Safety First” is the legendary actor Chris Ellison who played inspector Burnside on The Bill. Turns out his son is a big Hip Hop head and he’s shown his dad, who loves it!!! Big up Chris Ellison!

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DJ MK

@djmk

4 years

@captainpoll @JackLordon2 @choice_rap @Eminem This tweet has been reported

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@djmk

8 months

Amp Fiddler RIP. I spent 2 weeks touring Australia & NZ with him and he was such a cool guy with a big heart. I’d sit beside him at breakfast and he’d tell me crazy Dilla stories and everything about Detroit. Such sad news. 😔 Love to his family. RIP.

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DJ MK

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3 years

Digital Underground had that funk at a time when everything was Hardcore in Hip Hop and the vibes they bought were next level.7 min long records, concept album about a drug that didn’t exist, multiple personalities, live instruments with samples, and DU introduced us to 2Pac. RIP

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4 years

Just digitalising this sick Funk Flex hot97 tape from Jan 95. Red man & Method Man special guests. The freestyles are crazy. Reman is SO underrated.

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6 years

No shout outs to the Hip Hop Djs in there early 20’s who don’t practise, can barely do a 2 bar mix, don’t know or care about the history of there genre and spend all there time on social media uploading selfies. Unfortunately in today’s society these are the people who will win

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2 years

I’ve been going thru all my Gang Starr files for this mix. I found the session from 2004 when Guru last up on my show. It’s quite emotional listening to all the off air banter. 😢 Guru RIP.

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4 years

I found this sick tape. Madlib & Peanut Butter Wolf, live at Plastic People London 2001. Will upload later.

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2 years

Im just listening to the original stems of RUN DMCS Runs House. There’s 48 tracks. I ve just noticed theres 2 vocal tracks that have completely different lyrics. Does anyone else know or heard this before, I never new this existed 🤯

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DJ MK

@djmk

2 years

Heres RUN DMC’s Runs House (possibly the demo version) With different lyrics and different cuts 🤯

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1 year

This should be dope!

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4 years

Man this is so sad. RIP to Ty. Can’t believe this.

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1 year

50 years of Hip Hop and I’m not seeing any conversations about Producers. Why aren’t we talking about the greats? Larry Smith, Marley Marl, Mantronix, Paul Cee, Herbie Luv Bug, Premo, Pete Rock, etc? 🤔

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4 years

I’m ripping a ton of vinyl and I can confirm that Premo 100% had the best drums of any producer in the 90’s.

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DJ MK

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6 years

I’d say 95% of people who work in the UK music industry re labels don’t even like music let alone have a clue about talent 😛 I remember being in Sony and having to tell a certain label person who was on their roster as they didn’t even know 😜This is a business. Nothing more

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2 years

On this day in 88 this classic dropped!

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2 years

Right, im 33 minutes into making this Gang Starr mix. Sounding dope so far. Cutting up Premo beats is the best 😃

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2 years

Jamal always wanted to include Everyone. I remember him belling me asking me if I could help him with a list of all the classic old skool UK artists, as he wanted to film them. And he did. He was always thinking about pushing the scene.

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2 years

Making a Best Of Gang Starr Mixtape is pretty impossible as they have SO many hits! What joints would you like to hear in the mix 🤔

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4 years

Dear Reissue Gods, Sure, it’s nice to occasionally get some coloured vinyl but it doesn’t sound very good. 😄Can we just keep it with the original black vinyl which is perfect. Pretty please. If I see another red and pink reissue vinyl 😩😩😩😖😭

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5 years

The reason I wanna do a podcast is because there are so many terrible podcasts out there let’s be honest. People interviewing artists they have zero knowledge of etc. All a bit lame really. Might have to change that.

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2 years

Nas - Illmatic. THE best ever Hip Hop album dropped today in 1994.

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6 years

When I’d go to labels in NYC everyone from the girl at reception to the A&Rs, to the dude in the post room would be passionate about the music the label were putting out. In the UK you have Tarquin.Tarquin is 23.Just moved to london from Oxfordshire n got the job from his mate.

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4 years

So gutted about Doom. From when we first heard him with 3RD Bass, to KMD then Doom he always came with that dope 🔥🔥 never wack shit. The $1 break flipper like no other. RIP

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5 months

In 1987 it’s safe to say that Eric B & Rakim were bigger in the UK then in the states. We always showed the God mad love. Him cancelling a tour for the 3RD TIME, is a master class on how to destroy a once loyal fanbase. Dude can’t come over here again after this. Sad to see.

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3 years

Looking forward to watching the Alkaholiks on Drinks Champs. Easy to forget how much they were killing it from 93 onwards. Everyone in the crew had dope voices, and the production was 🔥🔥🔥 Likwit, Only When I’m Drunk, Mary Jane, Daaamn, Make Room, The Next level. 2 many hits!

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6 months

My mixer from 1993.

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