Redman - Quiet Storm freestyle (2002)

Reggie over the Mobb Deep beat on Westwood's show from October 2002.

Radio 1 Rap Show 09.12.01 New York Live with G Dep & Big Daddy Kane

Another New York Live show, this time with G Dep from right around the time when Special Delivery was big and his album was about to drop. He's not shy about dropping a couple of quick freestyles and discussing his favourite rappers. Then Big Daddy Kane steps up for the second part and has a chat about the old days with Marley Marl before mentioning he's got an album in the works, which going by the two singles with Premier and Alchemist would've been worth copping if it had actually come out. He drops a quick freestyle too so all in all this one is well worth your time.

Shortee Blitz & Big Ted - Kiss FM 12.05.04

Shortee Blitz and Big Ted aka The Chubby Kids took over from Max & Dave on Kiss FM's Wednesday night Rap show around 1997. Here's 90 minutes from May 2004. UK veteran MC Mell'O' in the studio for a bit, and music from Nas, MOP, Pete Rock, The UN, Klashnekoff, Cali Agents and more.

Funkmaster Flex - Radio 1 Rap Show 11.09.99

Next up, here's 90 minutes of the Rap Exchange from September '99. Mobb Deep are in the studio ahead of the Murda Muzik launch party at The Tunnel that coming Sunday. No freestyle unfortunately but Flex gets busy cutting up some bangers.



For the most part, I'm not gonna be posting download links for these shows because the links die out too quickly these days. There are programmes available that will let you convert mixcloud streams to mp3 though.

Radio 1 Rap Show 23.06.00 New York Live with Craig Mack & Half A Mil

First up out of the insane collection of Westwood tapes I recently acquired is this edition of New York Live, which was Tim's regular link up with Marley Marl. Craig Mack is in the house for the first part and then the late Half-A-Mil steps up. Both sessions include stupidly long freestyles (mostly off the dome on Half's part which serves to remind me how much I prefer someone busting pre written rhymes). In what is probably one of the more random things I've heard recently,  Larry O (of Real Live) and TJ Swan both jump on the mic with him for a bit aswell.



This is the show that Tim recently posted video footage of, which isn't something that happens too often. Hopefully he's got more to come that will match up with these full shows I have.



Been considering creating a seperate site just for all these Westwood shows but we'll see how things go.

Max LX & Dave VJ - Kiss FM Rap Show (1992)

Just over an hour of the Kiss FM rap show from May 1992. Music by Lil Shawn, ADOR, Top Quality,  and Naughty By Nature and a healthy dose of UK business like Katch 22, Cookie Crew and Caveman.

Had to do a bit of an edit on this one as 3 tracks off Black Sunday appeared half way through side 2. Left the adverts in for additional flavour - Chaka Demus & Pliers at Washington Heights in Reading anyone?

Hank Love & Half Pint on WNWK (1997)

First outing on OB4ZL for Hank Love and Half Pint's show. These guys were on air around the same time as Stretch and Bobbito but weren't quite as well known so tapes of the show are a bit harder to come by. Nes at Dirty Waters has a little bit more info on them here.
Judging by this 36 minutes clip, they very much repped for the underground. They've got someone called Automatik in the studio for an interview. I'd never heard of him but he seems to be responsible for one of those indie 12"s no one bought when it came out but now commands aan above average price online. That Warren G remix of Redman's 'Pick It Up' at the beginning is nice too.

Good to see RANDOM RAP RADIO back in effect.