Ghostface, Cappadonna & Jeru on Westwood (1996)

Ghostface, Cappadonna and Jeru freestyling on Radio 1 in late '96, possibly from around the same time as this show.

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Heltah Skeltah live at Notting Hill Carnival (1996)

More from Westwood's Radio 1 stage at Carnival. This is Heltah Skeltah performing 'Operation Lockdown' in 1996.

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Jeru The Damaja live at Notting Hill Carnival (1995)

With Notting Hill Carnival fast approaching I thought I'd dig out a couple of recordings from when Radio 1 broadcast the highlights of Tim Westwood's stage.
This first one is a 20 minute live set from Jeru The Damaja, with Afu Ra on hypeman duties...

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Tracklist:
Frustrated Nigga
Invasions
D Original
Come Clean
Crooklyn
You Cant Stop The Prophet
Freestyle

There'll be more classic carnival business on the way soon.

Shortee Blitz & Big Ted - Kiss FM (2000)

As the new millenium approached, Tim Westwood's shows were getting pretty tiresome. This was partly because he'd inked a compilation deal with Def Jam and was giving more airtime to their artists than anyone else. Also, he was trying way too hard to imitate Funkmaster Flex, and his playlist was reflecting a club set rather than playing new releases. I dont need to hear 'Hypnotize' and 'California Love' while I'm at home.
Anyway, those of us living close enough to London to pick up Kiss FM had an alternative. Shortee Blitz & Big Ted (aka The Chubby Kids) had a decent 2 hour show midweek that covered all bases, so you'd hear the latest from Jay Z or Nas alongside indie releases and new UK stuff. It was also refreshing to hear the presenters on a Hip Hop show cracking jokes and chatting rather than giving it loads of attitude.
Here's 60 minutes of a show from December 2000...

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Tracklist:
Intro
Saukrates 'unknown'
Shabazz The Disciple 'Brooklyn Bullshit'
MOP 'Cold As Ice'
Reveal 'Now You See Me'
Skitz ft Estelle, Tempa & Wildflower 'Domestic Science'
Pharoahe Monch 'Livin It Up'
Talib Kweli 'Move Somethin'
Masta Ace 'Ghetto Like'
Talib Kweli ft Blak Twang & TY 'Down For The Count' remix
Big L ft C Town 'Still Here'
Out Da Ville 'unknown'
Skeme & Rodney P 'UK Bubblers'
Grand Agent 'Every 5 Minutes'
unknown 'unknown'

Shortee Blitz website

Cipha Sounds - One FM (2000)

This is taken from a show Westwood co-hosted with Marley Marl in May 2000.
Cipha Sounds drops a nice mix of classics (Rakim, Ice Cube, Kane, LL) and newer stuff (Noreaga, Mobb Deep, Black Rob).

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At the end theres also an interview with DJ Premier who speaks on how Marley influenced him. Unfortunately the tape cuts out after a few minutes.

DJ Books - The Juice Crew: Masters Of The Symphony

This mix is the first part of a project co-ordinated by S.O.U.L who has got one the best blogs out as far new and old mixtapes go.
DJ Books comes correct with this selection of Juice Crew classics. Make sure you grab this and keep an eye out for more in this series coming soon.

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Not sure if I'll be posting much in August as things are looking quite busy. I'll try and find a bit of time to sort out a few treats. As always, if you've got anything that you want to share on the site just email me.

Cormega, Nature & Half A Mil freestyle

QB's Cormega & Nature alongside Brooklyn's Half A Mil (RIP) spitting something for DJ Kay Slay. Proper NYC street shit...

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