Kiss 100 FM, January 1993

Haven't done many R&B posts so here's an hour of Steve Jervier on London's Kiss FM from January '93. The interesting discovery on this tape was the original version of Groove Theory's 'Tell Me' by UK act Rhythm & Bass, which it seems not too many people (on my twitter feed anyway) know about. Both acts were on Sony and it seems like the song was written by GT's Amel Larrieux. Obviously their version with the Edie Brickell sample featuring Brand Nubian is the superior of the two. Quite enjoying the Bryan Powell track on here which I vaguely remember from back in the day, and Wreckx N Effect sound slightly aggy on their tune, which makes me wonder if it's directed at Q Tip given they got into a scuffle at some point.

Guy - Dog Me Out

Wreckx N Effect - Wreckx N Effect

Artz & Kraftz - All Of It

Kenny Dope - Ramajama

unknown - unknown

Rhythm & Bass - Tell Me (If You Want Me To)

Bryan Powell - It's Alright

Force One Network - Sista Sista

Jeff Redd - You Called And Told Me

Intro - Love Thang

Tisha - Love Me Down

Jodeci - My Phone

unknown - unknown

Bell Biv Devoe - Gangsta

>> Chris Phillips' show

Liberty - Who Is She

Mary J Blige - Reminisce (remix)

Thanks to Mr Lawson for sending me this with a few other tapes. The 30 minutes preceding this show was the rap show with Max & Dave, which has me wanting to go and hear more of that Apache LP. Gangsta Bitch was pretty big at the time but I never heard the album. Looking at production line up including 45 King, Q Tip, Diamond D and Large Professor I figure it has to be worth investigating.

DJ Swing on Choice FM (1996)

Just came across another tape of DJ Swing, mixing up some R&B and Rap on London's Choice FM back in 1996...

DJ Swing - Choice FM (1996) by Djstepone on Mixcloud

Kay Slay - Original Gangsters pt 3 (DISC 3)

Here's Disc 3. This one is mostly R&B with some remixes and a stack of blends - the Lucy Pearl one is a particular standout - and then gets back to what you'd expect to hear on a Streetsweepers mix...

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Vaporized - R&B Hip Hop Blends (2014)

My computer got shut down by a virus recently so while I'm gradually rebuilding I'm going to source content from elsewhere. Fortunately Vaporized just dropped this blends mix he put together. Part 1 is Hip Hop over R&B beats, Part 2 flips it and uses R&B vocals over Hip Hop beats...

Part One

8-Off Assassin - Ghetto Girl (Brownstone Blend)

Ill Al Skratch ft LRC - Brooklyn Uptown Connection (Jade Blend)
Jaz O & Immobilarie - Love Is Gone (Yvette Michele Blend)
Notorious BIG - Party & Bullshit (TLC Blend)
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth (Aaliyah Blend)
GZA - Beneath The Surface (Joya Blend)
Lil Kim ft Lil Cease, Notorious BIG - Crush On You (Sweet Sable Blend)
AZ - Doe Or Die (Gyrl Blend)
Grand Puba - Little Of This (Mona Lisa Blend)
Gravediggaz - 1800 Suicide (Zhane Blend)
Teflon - Get Mine (Zakiya Blend)
Lord Finesse - Soul Plan (Xscape Blend)
Bahamadia - I Confess (Tha Truth Blend)
Erykah Badu - No Love (loop)
Chantay Savage - I'm Willing (loop)l - Definition Of A Bad Girl (loop)

Part Two

Yvette Michele - Crazy (Heather B Blend)
Gyrl - Get Your Groove On (Tribe Called Quest Blend)
Sylvia Simone - I'm In Love (Black Moon Blend)
Zakiya - Love Like Mine (Showbiz & AG Blend)
Kut Klose - Lovely Thang (Pete Rock & CL Smooth Blend)
Sweet Sable - Old Time's Sake (Pudgee Blend)
Assorted Phlavors - Make Up Your Mind - (Nas Blend)
Jade - Don't Walk Away (Onyx Blend)
Brownstone - Pass The Lovin' (Pharcyde Blend)
Gina Thompson - The Things You Do (OC Blend)
Allure - Head Over Heels (Herb McGruff Blend)
Miss Jones - Where I Wanna Be Boy (Black Sheep Blend)
Elusion - Medicine (Onyx Blend)
Lechae - Hip Hop (Loop)
Tha Truth! - What U Do 2 Me (Loop)
Robyn - Just Another Girlfriend (Loop)

Ghetto Jams: Urban Series 12" (1999)

Unofficial mash-up blend remix tings here. I posted the Common Sense one on its own ages ago but as I'm currently ripping a load of vinyl (before I get rid of it) I thought I'd share the rest. There's some decent stuff on here. Jay Z over a Beatnuts instrumental works well, as does 'Holla Holla' over the 'California Love' beat. The R&B joints aren't too bad either but even after all this time Fatman Scoop has rendered that Faith Evans vocal unlistenable to me.

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The aforementioned vinyl ripping is partly the reason for the lack of regular updates. I did contemplate stopping the blog completely but I'll try and stay on it for now and see how things pan out. There's always a chance I might come up with some new tapes or unreleased shit for you (although the chances are slim with the way London's 2nd hand record shops are these days).

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)

DJ Kofi - Universal Records Mixtape Vol 2 (1997)

Showcase of Universal/Uptown Records' 1997 roster mixed up by DJ Kofi (one of the UK's finest if you didnt know). Some nice R&B joints on this tape alongside Lost Boyz, Heavy D, Canibus and Sauce Money...

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DJ J Live - Homemade Blends Vol 1 (2002)

Interesting blend CD by J Live (yep, the underground rapper dude), dropping 80s and 90s R&B acapellas over newer Hip Hop instrumentals. Some slightly unusual choices of beats on certain tracks but overall its executed pretty well. If you ever wondered what Jody Watley would sound like over Pastor Troy's 'Are We Cuttin' then wonder no more...

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DJ Step One 'An R&B Sumting'

DJ Step One - An R&B Sumting by Soulfocus on Mixcloud

I pretty much gave up on R&B around 2005 but prior to that I was DJing a lot of nights where it was the order of the day. I hadn't played the tracks on this mix much since those days but it turned out ok (especially considering it was one-take with no planning). If you don't like it, your lady will.

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Tracklist
112 'Dance With Me'
Ciara ft Petey Pablo 'Goodies'

Usher ft P Diddy 'I Dont Know'

Jennifer Lopez ft Fabolous 'Get Right' (remix)

R Kelly ft Big Scoob 'Fiesta' (remix)

Amerie 'One Thing'

Mystikal 'Shake Ya Ass'

Truth Hurts ft Rakim 'Addictive' (remix)

Kelis ft Nas 'In Public'

Amy Winehouse ft Ghostface Killah 'You Know I’m No Good' (remix)

Maxwell 'Ascension'

In Essence 'You Will Never Find'

Jade 'Dont Walk Away'

Mariah Carey ft Mase & The LOX 'Honey' (Bad Boy remix)

SWV ft Wu Tang Clan 'Anything' (remix)

Horace Brown 'One For The Money' (DJ Step One blend)

Mary J Blige ft LL Cool J 'Mary Jane (All Night Long)'

Boyz II Men 'Thank You' (Untouchables remix)
Aaliyah 'Back And Forth'

D'Angelo 'Brown Sugar' (DJ Step One blend)

I'm off to see D'Angelo perform in Brixton tonight (which will possibly the be the most grown-up and civilised show I've ever been to!) so thought I'd post this blend of 'Brown Sugar' over Dre's 'Xxplosive'. Works quite nicely I think...

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Turns out finding a pic of him with his shirt on was harder than hooking up the blend.

DJ Step One - 90s R&B mix

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Tracklist
Aaliyah 'Back And Forth'
SWV ft Snoop Dogg 'Gettin Funky'
Mya ft Raekwon & Noreaga 'Movin On' (remix)
Horace Brown 'One For The Money'
Mary J Blige 'Love No Limit' (Puff Daddy remix)
Shai ft Jay Z 'Dont Wanna Be Alone' (Marley Marl remix)
Total 'No One Else'
Allure ft Nas 'Head Over Heels'
Stephanie Mills 'Something In The Way..' (bootleg remix)
Whitehead Brothers 'Forget I Was A G'
Monifah ft Heavy D & McGruff 'I Miss You' (remix)
Soul For Real 'Candy Rain' (Heavy D & Trackmasterz remix)
TLC 'Creep' (remix)
Blackstreet ft Dr Dre 'No Diggitty'
Monica ft Biz Markie 'Just One Them Days' remix
Janet Jackson ft Q Tip 'Got Til Its Gone'
Groove Theory ft Brand Nubian 'Tell Me' (remix)
Domino 'Sweet Potato Pie'
Adina Howard 'Freak Like Me'
Yvette Michelle 'Everynight And Everyday'
Mariah Carey ft Mobb Deep 'The Roof (Back In Time)'

I hadn't really planned on doing this but I had a bit of spare time last night so I pulled the vinyl off the shelf and knocked it out in one take. Its turned out pretty well I think. There's some less familiar tracks and remixes alongside the classics and unlike past attempts it hasn't ended up being 95% Mary J Blige. Hope you like it.

Silva Sirfa 'The Art Of Blending' (2001)

Its approaching that time of year when every blog, forum and DJ will compile a selection of 'summer joints' which without fail always feature the same tracks year in, year out. If you want an alternative to 'Regulate', 'Summertime' and the usual R&B standards you could do a lot worse than bump this blend tape from 2001(ish) by NYC's DJ Silva Sirfa...

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Its upfront and classic R&B over Hip Hop beats. Its a fucking good CD basically.




















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