Sparkle Motion 'Night Hype' (2013)

Sparkle Motion are back with another speaker smasher for ya boomin' systems: 'Night Hype' takes it back to the days of stonewashed jean-jacket combos, doorknocker earrings, hi-top fades, 8-Ball jackets and customized Dapper Dan leathers.
During the late 80s/early 90s, R&B music was only just starting to flirt with a harder hip hop sound. Getting rappers to feature on R&B tracks was something very new at the time. Producers started moving away from polished record production to drum machine-backed rhythms that included hip hop influences.
This mix is dedicated to that era, and intended to seriously cold rock the hypest house or block party. Once you hit play, prepare for fly honeys and bass devastation everywhere. Word to ya muthaaa.

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Tracklist
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (Remix Radio Edit)
Paula Abdul - Knocked Out (7" Version)
Pebbles - Girlfriend (Extended Version)
Sybil feat. Salt-N-Pepa - Crazy 4 U
Johnny Gill - Wrap My Body Tight
Tony Terry - She's Fly (Dub Mix)
Sparkle Motion - Can't Stop The Show (Blend)
Al B. Sure! - Off On Your Own (Street Mix)
Jody Wately feat. Eric B. & Rakim - Friends (Remix)
Pebbles - Giving You The Benefit (Extended Version)
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step (Remix)
Today - Girl I Got My Eyes On You (12" Version)
Johnny Gill - Fairweathered Friend (Radio Remix)
Karyn White - The Way You Love Me (12" Hype Mix)
The Gyrlz - Wishing You Were Here (Boyz Meet Gyrlz 12" Mix)
Jody Wately - Real Love
Mac Band - Roses Are Red (Extended Version)
Stacy Lattisaw - Dance For You (Extended Version)
The Good Girls - I Need Your Love
Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk (12" Mix)
Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me (7" Version)
Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff (Dub-A-Delic)

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 08.09.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (08.09.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Here's my show from Sunday night on Kane FM

LL Cool J 'No Airplay' unreleased version (1995)

 8 months ago I dropped some audio of LL performing live at Chuck Chillout's birthday party back in 1990. The tape included a peformance of the unreleased - and pretty much unheard - track 'She's Rockin'. As a result this humble little blog from the UK burbs briefly had twitter and the rap internet goin nutz (that is to say, J Zone got hyped about it and Ego Trip linked to it). Anyway, here's another rare LL joint for you. Up until today I was only aware of 2 versions of 'No Airplay'. The one on the 'Mr Smith' LP which is censored, and the uncensored 'dirty funky raw version' on this ultra rare promo 12". Going through some records this evening I came across this bootleg which features a 3rd version with different lyrics and a different beat.



If anyone has any info on this let me know. If there's a CDQ version on some long forgotten soundtrack or an official promo 12" out there then share the knowledge!

Rap Thangs That Shoulda Done Happened #2

You might remember that a while back I dropped a post called Rap Thangs That Shoulda Done Happened. The effects of this brief yet incredibly insightful piece shook the industry: A&Rs resigned, shamed by their incompetence. Dr Dre shelved 'Detox'. Puffy - who was on the verge of dropping Bad Boy's first legit rap banger for nearly a decade - went back to the drawing board.
But that was 8 months ago now and as today is the anniversary of MLK's 'I have a dream...' speech, here's the second installment:

#1 - Given their superb update of 'Boyz N The Hood', Dipset should blatantly have followed it with a cover of Levi 167's 'Something Fresh To Swing To'. Sparse 80s drums, that "dope, dope...d-d-dope dope" refrain and some coke raps by Cam, Jim & Juelz at the height of their powers would've been a mixtape classic.


#2 -  Outkast should have used the version of 'Da Art Of Storytellin' featuring Slick Rick on 'Aquemini' rather than just confining it to the 12". I don't think I need to explain this one. Dope video though.


#3 - Speaking of Slick Rick, I know everyone loves his debut LP but save for a couple of tracks I always felt it was a bit lacking in the beats department. Marley Marl and Prince Paul are the first two names that spring to mind that could've improved things.

#4 - Treach could've had a great solo album to his name. Instead of starring in straight-to-DVD flicks and warming up for New Kids On The Block on cruise ships full of soccer moms, he should've hit the mixtape circuit, found some decent producers and got busy. The man was a beast on the mic and if his freestyle over 'Keep It Thoro' on Doo Wop's Gangsta's Paradise mixtape is anything to go by then we missed out.

DJ MK 'Summer Grooves' (2013)

New mix on that 80s funk and soul tip by DJ MK

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The Infinite Hip Hop Show 25.08.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (25.08.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Last night's show on Kane FM. New joints by Vado, AZ, Rapsody and Camp Lo. The second hour is all 80s and 90s classics. Enjoy.

DJ Step One 'Butta Beats Volume 3'

DJ Step One: Butta Beats Vol 3 by Buttabeats on Mixcloud

New mix for Butta by yours truly

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Tracklist

DJ Kofi 'The Hip Hop Stick Up'

Rodney P 'Murderer Style'

Mobb Deep ft Big Noyd 'Burn'

Ludacris 'Southern Hospitality'

Busta Rhymes ft Rah Digga & MOP 'Call The Ambulance' remix

Nas 'Made You Look'

Method Man & Redman 'Da Rockwilder'

Royce 5’9 'Boom'

Skitz ft Rodney P, Skinnyman, Wildflower & Riddla 'Twilight Of The Gods'

Klashnekoff 'Murda'

Gang Starr ft Jadakiss 'Rite Where U Stand'

Ghostface Killah 'One'

Wu Tang Clan 'Rules'

Jay Z ft Memphis Bleek & Geda 'Murda Murda' original version

Ja Rule ft DMX & Jay Z 'Its Murder'

Fabolous ft Paul Cain, MOP, Styles P & Jadakiss 'Keepin It Gangsta' remix

Kool G Rap 'First Nigga' DJ Premier remix

Wan Cee 'Rememberance'