Dec 31, 2016
"Children of a lesser god when your melanin's got a tint."
- Pusha
I don't think I'm alone in being glad to see 2016 out of the door. We close out the year with some of the best tracks of the last twelve months mixed in with a bunch of older heat from the collection. Let's hope 2017 has some better days in store...
Nov 30, 2016
"I've seen the streets... you're walking down."
- Tyler
"Power to the people and the beats"
- Chuck D
What a month. The result of the US Presidential election has the world in turmoil, and legions of hateful people now feel emboldened to act out in public - it feels like the Brexit result turned up way past 10. On a...
Oct 30, 2016
"Penitentiary's the plan to plant the new plantation."
- Treach
I'm currently getting ready to relocate the podcast studio but still got this episode out on time. Round of applause? As the autumn begins, the feel starts to get a little darker - not a full-on Halloween episode, but touching on everything from zombies to...
Sep 29, 2016
"We're an ice machine."
- Grace Jones
A combination of the tail end of summer and the recent upgrade of my car audio has prompted me to put together something I've been wanting to do for a long while - a low-tempo mix to ride slow to! The obvious thing would have been to go heavy on the Houston, Screwed Up Click style,...
Aug 31, 2016
"You get that, money?"
- Sean Price
Back with another episode, fresh off a trip to the Mecca of Hip-Hop, New York City! I didn't pick up any new vinyl on the trip but I did get a bunch of inspiration for the selection this month - I think you'll enjoy it. As promised, here are some of my photos from NYC, and here is...