Marley Marl shows you how he made the beat for Master P's 'Ghetto D'

I just watched this earlier. The way he went about putting that beat together is crazy.

theres more to life than rap music pt.2

Just over a year ago I dropped a post with a few non-Hip Hop mixes. The picture that accompanied it was responsible for a significant amount of hits in the following months so I thought that if I was going to do again it was only right we gave Victoria Moore (her above with the guns/expression combo) some more time to shine. Anyway, as I just re-upped all the links on the aforementioned post here's the second installment...

DJ Benny B out of Brooklyn just put together this House/Nu Disco mix of 20 R&B/Hip-Hop/Disco influenced tracks from the past year GO HERE

If you like that kind of thing check my peoples Groove Motion for some cheeky re-edits and original tracks. Tell 'em I sent you.

Finally, if you pine for the days when Drum & Bass nights weren't full of students wearing Vans and shutter shades and remember a time when Radio 1 DJs wouldnt touch a jungle tune with a license payer's bargepole, then you might enjoy the stack of tapes I've ripped recently:

DJ Hype @ Helter Skelter: Energy 96
The first rave I went to and one of the best sets I've ever heard. MC MC & GQ on mic duties and all the big tunes of the year on this one. Still get goosebumps when I bump this.

DJ Hype with Stevie Hyper D @ One Nation 'Biggest & Best' 1996
Hype was killing it back then and Stevie Hyper D never disappointed

Brockie with MC Det & Navigator on Kool FM 1993
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DJ Ash & Brockie on Kool FM with MCs Det & Navigator
Original London pirate style!

Ed Rush & Optical @ One Nation 2001
One of the best sets of the era. Proper tearout business and not for the faint hearted.
Fatman D, 5ive 0, Skibadee & Shabba D on the mic (Shabba annihilates 'Galactic Jam' on this)

DJ Die with MC Det & Shabba @ Innovation's 8th Birthday (2002)
More Shabba. This was another favourite back in the day.


I'm still working through all the old posts and re-upping everything. Hoping to have it all back to normal by the end of the year. If there's anything you want in the meantime then holla.
Also, I'm still doing my thing on Kane FM but I'm just doing once month (every 4th Sunday) for now. May well be back to fortnightly in a few months so stay tuned.

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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The Infinite Hip Hop Show on Kane FM 18.11.12

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show 18.11.12 by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

A bit late but here's my most recent show on Kane FM. After a bit of a reshuffle in the schedule I'm back to doing Sunday nights once a month for now. This was the first time I'd been on air for about 6 weeks so it was good to get back to it. I reintroduced myself with 2 hours of 90s business.

DJ Yoda mixtape (1997)

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 (NB: sound quality on this is a bit up and down but decent enough for the most part)

 UPDATE 14/12:Turns out my copy was a bootleg...

Richie Rich on Kiss FM (1991)

Another tape of Richie Rich doing his thing on the Rap Academy show in the early days of (legal) Kiss FM in London. This is from January 1991 and features music by Gang Starr, Jungle Brothers, Brand Nubian and Kool G Rap...

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All about the advert for the first series of Beverly Hills 90210 on this one

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'