Mouth Of The River

Before I start, please let me draw your attention, once again, to the plight of the ACLT who need to raise £80,000 by 31/03/11 to remain in existence. You can donate by visiting the Virgin Money Giving page or, if you're on Facebook, try the Gimme 10 - Save the ACLT page instead. Thank you.

This week we'll take a look at a couple of young emcees with differing, but equally brilliant styles. I was introduced to one by the irrepressible Fdot1 (more about that upon the release of 'Money MusicK') and the other by his connection to Quaranteam.

Dray Delta has just released his new mixtape Flow Reel Two a 22 track banger covering many musical bases from Hip Hop to Grime to Dub Step.



A young man with a lot to say and a very powerful way of saying it, if you're a fan of lyrics and flow you can't help but be a fan Dray. His talent seems to be as unlimited as his imagination and I'm sure that he will make a significant mark on the industry in the months (and years) to come.

Skillit is known for, among other things, his comedic definitions of words on the BBC2 'youth' programme 'No Hats, No Trainers'. However, I prefer him in his role as a refreshingly humourous, yet not unskilful emcee.



His mixtape, 'As Seen On T.V.' has been around for a while now. Featuring production from and collaborations with the likes of Loudmouth Melvin, Pyro Barz, Mentalist, etc., Skillit's personality still shines through on every track. And, if anything, his personality is even bigger and shinier on stage, as everyone at the recent On The Real event will testify. It was there that I finally got to meet Skillit in person and show him my appreciation for his works.

Finally, a quick reminder that if you missed my shows or just want to hear either of them again, you can easily download them from the Melody One Podcast page.

Track list:

Friday Night Raw 21/01/11

Pain Grows - True Bess
Crooked Nigga Too - 2Pac
The Fallen (Gen. 15.13) - Juice Aleem
Higher Level - KRS One
4 My People - Mentalist
Renegades Of Funk - Boom Box Saints
Clap - Mobb Deep
Gotta Do What I Gotta Do - Public Enemy
Mountain's World - Tuff Crew
Light It Up - Cypress Hill
Don't Worry feat. Baby Sol - Mystro
1st Class Ticket - Show Tufli
Chuuch! - Bun B
New Wu feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man - Raekwon
Psycho - Lords Of The Underground
It Ain't Hard To Tell - Nas
Come Out And Play - H.I.S.D.
Warrior's March feat. Chino XL - Slept On Fam
When Brothers Die - M9
My Way - Mentalist
Off Switch - Pugs Atomz
Come Back To Me - Jimmy Jitsu
Doowutchyalike - Digital Underground
Get Pepped - Skinny Boys
You're All Welcome - Agallah
Goodfellas - Vado
Traitors - Line For Line
Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest

Spy @ The Control 22/01/11

Love Won't Come Easy - The New Jersey Connection
Love Will Bring Us Back Together - Roy Ayers
Bustin' Loose - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
Come Back Lover - Fresh Band
Searching - Change
I Should've Known Better - Mica Paris
Family - McKoy
She's My Lady - Administrators
Party Nite - The Undivided Roots Band
Nuh Try - Leontre
Love Again - Lukie D
My Everything - Sanchez
Dial My Number - Barry Boom
I Have Been In Love - Delroy Wilson
Sandy - Sugar Minott
Doin' Alright - O'Bryan
Hard To Get Around - BB&Q Band
Your Spell - Bobby Glover
Do You Love What You Feel - Rufus & Chaka Khan
This Place Hotel - The Jacksons
Loving You - Donald Byrd
Move Me No Mountain - Love Unlimited

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Growing Proud

Well I've gone and done it. I've made my first (and second) official broadcast on my new station, Melody One. I've experience as a DJ that goes back many years and have done many shows on many stations but, for me anyway, the first show on a new station is always a nerve wracking thing and this was no exception. However, I was given fortitude in no small part by the inclusion of two new albums in my musical arsenal.

'Make You Proud' is the new release from Mentalist and, as Frank Carson would have said, it's a cracker. Featuring production from Loudmouth Melvin, K-Nite and Goodchild, the album displays a level of maturity that, thankfully, is becoming more prevalent in UK Hip Hop these days.

Available as a free download, some of my highlights from the set include '4 My People', 'Head In The Sky', 'Mirage'... just download it and play it all the way through, it's a proper album in the traditional sense and is already a contender for album of the year (and it's only January!)

The other recent release is something I've been anticipating since last summer, when I had the opportunity to spend some time with the very personable Jimmy Jitsu during a video shoot. 'Growing Pains' is the young man's new "Official Mixtape" and, like Mentalist's effort above, is well constructed and of far too high a quality to be given away for free. And yet it is also available as a free download.

From it's introduction 'Pain Grows' by True Bess, to the collaboration with Oliver Sudden 'Dirt In The Ground', to the Morfius produced 'Achieve', this album puts Jimmy's heart and soul on display in the form of entertainment. Prepare to be moved.

Before I go, please enjoy this new video from Loudmouth Melvin and Pyro Barz in anticipation of new heat coming from each of them before 2011 is up.

Track list:

Friday Night Raw 14/01/11

Raw - Big Daddy Kane
How's Life In London - London Posse
Rainy Dayz - Raekwon
Scared - The Left
Tunnel Visionary - Str8face
Head In The Sky - Mentalist
Blue Planet - Mystro
Brothers In Africa - Big Cakes
Get By - Talib Kweli
Two Step Blues feat. Darien Brockington - Little Brother
Me feat. Erik Rico - Ty
Why? - Creamo
Why? feat. Cyrus Malachi - M9
Why? - Fashawn
Arabia feat. Mystro & Maseo - Black Einstein
UK Rap Up 2010 - Mystro
Time's Up - O.C.
Kick In The Door - B.I.G.
Who Do You Believe In - 2Pac
Can't You See - Boombox Saints
Achieve - Jimmy Jitsu
Spritual Scrolls - M9
Worst Nightmare - Mentalist
Autobahn - H.I.S.D.
Jus Cuz I - Ashy L Bowz
Steadily Trying To Flow Like - Breeze
Epic - Jon Connor
Cookout Music - I Know Brasco
Stay On Your Grind - Grand Central
Eagles feat. Scorzayzee, Cyrus Malachi, Lee Ramsay & Iron Braydz - Endemic

Spy @ The Control 15/01/11

Yardie - Buju Banton
Press Up - Poison Chang
Can't Tek It No More - Papa San
Wuk Yu Body - Major Bones
Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul
Never Had A Love Like This Before - Barbara Mitchell
Can You Handle It - Sharon Redd
Gone Baby, Don't Be Long - Erykah Badu
Stay Here With Me - Evan Rogers
Forever Yours - 101 North
The Jones' - Temptations
I Like Your Style - Bubba
Love Thang - Intro
Honey Love - Junior Dan
Love Is Alive - Janet Lee Davis
What You Won't Do For Love - Michael Gordon
Baby I've Been Missing You - Trevor Walters
In Love - Arema
In The Mood - Christine Lewin
In The Mood - Tyrone Davis
Don't Say Goodnight - Isley Brothers
I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce
Pretty Wings - Maxwell
To Have Love - Kyra Simone
I Remember You - Michelle Escoffery

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Once again it's on...

New Year, new station, same old me - or, put another way, I can now officially announce that I'm back 'on air', on Melody One. The show times and content are similar to my previous station; 'Friday Night Raw' - classic and contemporary Hip Hop Friday 00:00-02:00 and 'Spy @ Da Control' - Reggae and Soul, new and old Saturday 20:00-22:00.

Last night I did a short test broadcast (see player below) just to make sure everything was alright - the audio doesn't start until about 56 seconds in, I'll get around to editing it at some point. Thankfully, it all went according to plan, so I will start my new shows this coming weekend 14/01/11 and 15/01/11.

While we're waiting, J-Live has a new single out, 'No Time To Waste', produced by Old School legend Diamond D available for download or as a 12" single (remember those things?).

Also available from J-Live is the 'Undivided Attention EP', which features production by J-Live himself plus Korede, SMKA, Floyd The Locsmif and Nicolay. There should be an album proper released in the coming months and, as usual, I'll let you know more on that as soon as I know more.

Sadly, 'Whatever Happened To Major Tom?' by Black Einstein was omitted from my round up of last year's gems for no other reason than my poor memory. Featuring performances from the likes of Mystro, Xavier and Baby Sol, who also has a new release; 'Before I Begin (The Journey)', WHTMT too is available as a digital download on a 'name your own price' basis. So if you're really skint following the festivities you don't have to deprive yourself of good music.

Before I go, ACLT is an important charitable organization on the edge of extinction and, consequently, is in need of our support. I know times are tough for all of us but please, if you're able, donate what you can and spread the word around. Thank you.

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On To The Next One

Well, it's the end of another year (if you follow the Gregorian calendar) and, like a sheep, I'm going to attempt to reflect upon the events of the last 12 months within the confines of a few short paragraphs.

However, I won't be trying to tell you what was or wasn't good for you, instead I'll be commenting on my personal highs and lows of 2010 and leave it up to you to agree or disagree with my conclusions.

So, in no particular chronological (or other) order, the following is a list of 'releases' that I have particularly enjoyed over the last year.

'The Weakend' by H.I.S.D. (Hueston Independent Spit District) is a project that I only heard about in November and I didn't receive the CD in the post until December, although purchasing the CD entitled me to a free copy of the download which is a nice touch.

Maybe it's my age, but I was really pleased by the production and the level of detail in these tracks, both musically and vocally. H.I.S.D.'s style reminds me of 90's NY without being a pastiche or dated. Unfortunately, I was 'off air' (see previous post) before I had a chance to play any of this album but rest assured it will get featured in the New Year.

Following the excellent 'F.D.T. EP', which was released late 2009, Mystro came back strong this Summer with his 'Digmund Freud EP', which featured collaborations from Baby Sol, Chezelle Bingham, Sharlene Hector, Ramson Badbonez, Skandal (now known as Rewd Adams) and Stig Of The Dump.

The lead single, 'Around My Way', was produced by Kiss' DJ Swerve and, with it's witty video promo, became an instant hit among DJ's and public alike.

Ty's 'Special Kind Of Fool' was definitely one of the albums of the year and was much more than just 'Emotions'. Featuring a wealth of UK talent, stand out tracks for me include 'Heart Is Breaking', 'Something Big', 'Phantom Of The Opera' and 'Happiness'.

This album will not be to everyone's tastes, but in a way that's the point. It's a personal journey into the mind and soul of an artist who's never been afraid to be himself and for that, Ty, I salute you!

Described as the "Prelude to the album", Orion's Stencil by M9, formerly of Triple Darkness, is another project that helped restore my 'faith' in humanity. If this is just something to whet the appetite be prepared to gorge your hearts out when the album drops. Props to Hypedog for his involvement in this one.

'Pac To The Essence vol. 1' is the first part of Configa's tribute to the late Tupac Shakur and was released on 13/09/10 in commemoration of his passing. Unlike previous attempts at reviving the dead, this is not a mish mash of 'beats' with 2Pac's vocals casually thrown on top of them, rather a carefully constructed homage to his legacy by an avid and devoted fan. Fortunately for us, I have it on good authority that there will be a volume 2.

I'm not known for being a fan of 'gangsta/thug' rap but it's not because it's about violence and crime (not that I'm promoting either), it's just that a lot of it is sub standard in terms of performance, originality, etc.

So you might be surprised that I like CNN's 'War Report 2', but you shouldn't be. This album doesn't give us the 'peek into our souls' effect so prominent on the Ty album mentioned above, but it is honest to goodness, contemporary Hip Hop spat with passion over a very nice selection of beats.

As you should know by now, I don't just like/buy/play Hip Hop and Avery Sunshine's self titled soul-filled album is a vintage sounding feast of entertainment that kept me and my wife happy on our recent (long awaited) holiday in the sunshine back in September and still gets played in the ride.

While I'm bigging up the Soul sistas, Nadine Charles' tracks 'Kisses In The Morning' and 'You Are The One' (above) were good examples of commercially viable, yet artistically integral UK Soul. I expect big things for her next year.

We're told that 'Left Back' is Little Brother's last album, the end of an era. If this is true at least they can say that they went out with a bang(er). It contains just the right mix of party/club, radio and roughneck tunes on it, I only wish it was longer, but I'll take quality over quantity any day.

If you're not new to this blog you'll probably remember the recent post I made on Loudmouth Melvin and his '1, 2, 3, 4 EP', but just in case you missed it here's a quick reminder. The EP is free to download and chock full of goodies from the loud one in solo and collaboration with the likes of Pyro Barz, Mystro and others.

Another contender for album of the year, 'New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)' gave us the wonderful 'Window Seat' (and it's equally wonderous video), 'Umm Hmm', 'Turn Me Away (Get Munny)' and, my personal favourite, 'Gone Baby, Don't Be Long'. Will there be a part 3? Unfortunately, I'm not privy to such information but I'm pretty sure that there's more to come from Ms Badu.

The first offering from a new partnership consisting of Mr. Drastick and Kinetik, Grand Central is the free mixtape 'God Loves Grinders' and it's messier than an Argentinian footballer. The two veteran solo emcees combine perfectly over a nice selection of tracks, with only the occasional feature. Don't sleep on this.

One of the highlights of my year was seeing Keith Murray live at Plan B, absolutely off the hook. And one of the disappointments of the year was missing out on KRS-1 (I was out of the country at the time).

Also, sadly I must acknowledge the passing of Sugar Minott, Gregory Isaacs and, just a few days ago, the legendary Teena Marie. The music world is an emptier place without you, but at least we've enjoyed your works for the times that you were with us. Blessed rest.

Finally, I'd like to big up and thank all the connects (and re-connects) I made over the last 12 months via Facebook, Twitter, etc. including (but not limited to) Creamo, Datblackgurl, Ashy L Bowz, Line For Line, Associated Minds, Fredi Kruga, Fdot1, 2Amplified, Dray Delta, Configa, Vivid Beatz, Mystro, Black Einstein, Keith Lawrence, DJ Snuff, Jimmy Jitsu, Spin Doctor, DJ Mr Thing and many more. To you all I sincerely wish the happiest of New Years - keep doing your thang.

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Bring me a dream

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It's been a while since my last post, during which there's been plenty happening and at the same time practically nothing.

The more observant among you will have already noticed that I'm no longer a presenter on Jam1Online. I'd love to give you the reasons for this in detail, but the truth is I'm just as clueless about this turn of events as you are. In fact, I still haven't officially been told that I'm sacked - the last three or four 'communications' with the station were from me and still haven't been answered, go figure?

Anyway, I haven't been resting on my laurels and hope to make an announcement about my new station and shows early in the New Year.

In the meantime, let me tell you about Homeboy Sandman. I first stumbled upon his work about three years ago via thesixtyone, an interesting website that incentivizes it's users to seek out new/unknown music and, coincidently, the same place where I 'discovered' Ashy L Bowz, Kokayi, 100 Akres and others. The Queens' emcee is due to appear live on 22/01/11 at Koko, 1A Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE for Giles Peterson's Worldwide Awards.

Something else to look out for next year is the release of Fdot1's 'Money MusicK' the follow up to 'Part Of Me'. Fdot1, formerly known as Floriginul, has almost finished the new album featuring vocals by Stat-Us, 2Amplified, Malarchi, Dray Delta, Kyra Simone and Lil' Flo. Beats and production on the album is mainly by Fdot1 himself but also includes contributions from Vivid Beatz, Strat Carter and Malarchi.

If you want to hear how it sounds so far, you can visit Fdot1's Soundcloud page to listen to the snippets. Particular favourites of mine include 'She's So' (composed by Vivid Beatz), 'Luv Don't' feat. Kyra Simone and 'Make Sum Noise' feat. Malarchi and Dray Delta (and even Fdot1 will admit that Dray's verse rivals Luca Brazzi for deadliness). Just in case you haven't heard/heard of 2Amplified before, check out their video for 'A Woman's Scorn' below.

That's it for this post (and probably for this year too), so till the next time enjoy the festivities, enjoy your life and keep safe.

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So Hot I Should Be Fanning Myself

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There's so much going on this week that I'll be retraining the spotlight on previously featured artists as well as focusing it for the first time on Loudmouth Melvin whose quartet of free EP's are available for digital download; EP 1, EP 2, EP 3 & EP 4.

Loudmouth composed and produced all the tracks on the four collections and has built as a big name for himself in that respect as he has for his spitting. Indeed he regularly provides beats for the likes of Pyro Barz, Mentalist, and many others.

Check out his music at YouTube or SoundCloud and his personality at Facebook or Twitter.

In other news, three former spotlighted figures have each released something significant this week. I'll start with Lowkey, whose new video was released on Saturday, and he asks us who (or what) is a terrorist? If you weren't sure before, by the end of about six and a half minutes you'll find out... Powerful stuff!

Mystro's new Digmund Freud EP is released today and includes the 'Around My Way' single produced by Kiss FM's DJ Swerve, which I've been playing in my shows over the last few weeks. Read exclusive reviews of it at Soul Culture and Certified Banger and order the CD from Suspect Packages.

Also released today, in commemoration of the anniversary Tupac Shakur's passing, is Configa's latest production masterpiece Pac To The Essence Vol. 1. Available as either a digital download or CD (remember those things?) direct from the man himself or, in a couple of weeks time, via iTunes and Amazon.

Track list:

Friday Night Raw 10/09/10 Pt. 1 - Hip Hop

'Breakin' In Space' - Key-Matic
'Biz Is Goin' Off' - Biz Markie
'Rebel Without A Pause' - Public Enemy
'Play That Beat Mr. D.J.' - G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid
'A.F.R.I.C.A.' - Stetsasonic
'Ain't No Half Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane
'Stop, Look, Listen' - MC Lyte
'Gangster Nine' - MC Tee & Lord Tasheen
'Criminal Minded' - Boogie Down Productions
'The 900 Number feat. Lakim Shabazz' - The 45 King
'The Godfather' - Spoonie Gee

Friday Night Raw 10/09/10 Pt. 2 - Hip Hop

'Stay On Your Grind' - Grand Central
'A Scenario Called Life' - Loudmouth Melvin
'Devil In A New Dress' - Kanye West
'Devil In A New Dress Freestyle' - Journey Brave
'Grind Mode' - Nipsey Hussle
'Hope Is Gone' - Ecomog
'Villematic' - J Cole
'Late' - Ashy L Bowz
'Y'All Niggas Can't Rap' - Nyty
'Fill The Air feat. Mentalist, Mystro & Skandal' - Loudmouth Melvin
'Speaking In Tongues' - Poe Picasso
'China White' - Ransom
'Free Mason feat. Jay Z' - Rick Ross
'The Corner' - Capone & Noreaga
'Maybe She'll Dream Of Me' - Foreign Exchange

Friday Night Raw 10/09/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

'Shake It feat. iamCAM' - Fredi Kruga
'Around My Way' - Mystro
'Soul Search feat. Malik MD7
'Heart Is Breaking feat. Sway & Roses Gabor' - Ty
'Hot Like Summer feat. Andreena Mill' - Saukrates
'Come Back Home feat. P & V' - Dres
'She's Gone' - Tanya Morgan
'The Return Of DST' - De La Soul
'Traitors' - LineForLine
'Let Em Know' - Bun B
'Ripping Up The Industry' - Black Radical Mk II
'The Message' - Cymande

Spy @ The Control 11/09/10 Pt. 1 - Reggae

'Wild Fire' - John Holt & Dennis Brown
'Hold Tight' - Dennis Brown
'Guidance' - Nerious Joseph
'Open Your Heart' - Mike Antony
'You Alone' - Gemini
'Forbidden Love' - Tami Chynn
'Over Come Dem' - Lutan Fyah
'Bogus Gallis' - Copper Cat
'Just Like That Clock' - Natel
'Walk & Talk' - Mr. Vegas
'Quint & Kotch' - Busy Signal
'Burn Badmind' - Tornado
'Dutty Badmind' - Da Professor
'Prosper' - Busy Signal
'How U Bad Suh' - Busy Signal
'Done Wit De War' - Anthony B

Spy @ The Control 11/09/10 Pt. 2 - Soul

'Secret Rendezvous' - Rene & Angela
'Just A Touch Of Love' - Slave
'Live It Up' - The Isley Brothers
'Last Time' - Keri Hilson
'Kisses In The Morning' - Nadine Charles
'Borrow You' - Eric Roberson & BlackEinstein
'Repercussions' - Lauryn Hill
'Green Eyes' - Obenewa
'Umm Hmm' - Erykah Badu
'Back To Your Heart' - Raheem DeVaughn
'Bad Habits' - Maxwell
'Lady' - The Whispers

Spy @ The Control 11/09/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

'ObamaNation' - Lowkey
'Land Of Promise' - Nas & Damian Marley
'Blown' - Ashy L Bowz
'Wednesday' - Saukrates
'Wednesday feat. Mystro & Loudmouth Melvin' - Saukrates
'Call Me Anytime You Like' - Grand Central
'1st Class Ticket' - Show Tufli
'Ayo feat. Oddisee' - JC
'Shake It feat. iamCAM' - Fredi Kruga
'My Attribute' - Capone & Noreaga
'Maaad Tight feat. Sonny Jim & Skamma' - Metabeats & Mudmowth
'15 Minutes feat. Scorzayzee & Atlanta Smith' - Configa
'Glimmity Glammity' - Demon Boyz

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The Huddle, The Scrimmage, The Whole Nine Yards...

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LineForLine (a.k.a. L4L) is a Hip Hop tag team from New York consisting of R.E.D., Semaj, ROD, Triple, Snuff, Papes, Aspect, Sham & Nat. Together they form a band of lyrical proponents hell bent on entertaining anyone who's fortunate enough to be within earshot.

Their self-titled debut album can be purchased from iTunes. They also have a couple of mixtapes available for free download; 'The Huddle' and 'The Scrimmage', which you can use to familiarise yourself with their styles and musical directions.

Check them out on the net at Twitter or Facebook and listen to their music on ReverbNation or MySpace.

 

Expect to hear more from and about them as a crew and individuals in my Friday and Saturday night shows.

Track list:

Friday Night Raw 03/09/10 Pt. 1 - Hip Hop

Tahir Jahi - Tahir Jahi
Golden Sky - IamIsee
Sepia Tone - Strange Fruit Project
Proposal - Jelani
Leave The City Outside feat. Oddisee - DJ Center
I Am - Mae Day
Aquarius - Mystro
Boulevard Of Kings - Dante Castro
Never Gonna Make It - Greeenhouse
Back In The B - Koaste
The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace - Jay Electronica

Friday Night Raw 03/09/10 Pt. 2 - Hip Hop

Can't Hold The Torch feat. Q Tip - Busta Rhymes
Love Is - Common
Enemy feat. Raekwon - Ill Bill
Seasons feat. Masta Ace - CunninLynguists
I Can't Go On This Way feat. Freeway & Young Chris - Beanie Siegel
What We Do feat. Jay Z & Beanie Siegel - Freeway
Find A Way - A Tribe Called Quest
So Far So Good feat. Common & D'Angelo - J Dilla
High As Hell - Keith Murray
Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos - Public Enemy
Feel It - Killarmy
Left Field - Ashy L Bowz

Friday Night Raw 03/09/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

Emotions feat. Sarina Leah & Shaun Escoffery - Ty
Better Not Bitter - Amanda The Dutchess
Free Mason feat. Jay Z - Rick Ross
ObamaNation - Lowkey
Pain In My Life feat. Trey Songz - Saigon
Get It Poppin' - Agallah
Made You Look - Nas
Frozen - AG
Coming Up - Line For Line
Life's Ill - 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers
Like It Really Is - Public Enemy
Summer Breeze - Loudmouth Melvin
Love Story - Just Ice

Spy @ The Control 04/09/10 Pt. 1 - Reggae

More Love - Roger Robin
When You Smile - Barry Boom
Didn't I - Kofi
Love Doctor - Romain Virgo
Lonely - Gramps Morgan
My Hands - Jah Cure
Reggae Can't Done - Ginjah
Shadows Of Darkness - Droop Lion
No Surrender - Ras Shiloh
Precious Gift - Sizzla
Fight Dem Off - Doniki
Nuh Try - Leontre

Spy @ The Control 04/09/10 Pt. 2 - Soul

Turned On To You - 80's Ladies
Wired For Games - C Brand
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis
Keep That Same Old Feeling - The Crusaders
Mother Of The Future feat. Jean Carne - Norman Connors
Classy Lady - Leroy Hutson
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
Running In And Out Of My Life - Bar-Kays

Spy @ The Control 04/09/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

You Gots To Chill - EPMD
Peter Piper - Run DMC
Eye Know - De La Soul
Soarin' To Heaven - Saukrates
Next Time - Common
Soul Search feat. Malik MD7 - JC
By The Bridge - Kaos Theory
15 Minutes feat. Scorzayzee & Atlanta Smith - Configa
Shake It feat. IamCAM - Fredi Kruga
Government Agendas - M9
Maintain - Mystro
Around My WaY - Mystro
The Corner - CNN
Patience - Nas & Damian Marley

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Legend In The Making

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I don't know how well he's known to the wider public and my internet searches haven't been particularly fruitful, but I think Killah Trakz is worthy of your attention. An emcee, beat maker and producer from Miami, Florida, Killah Trakz first appeared on my radar via a mutual interest in music production forums.

His debut album is called 'Hoodz Prodigy' and is still available. The follow up 'Hoodz Prodigy 2' is out now as well as the 'E-Tape' E.P. You can follow him on Twitter or Facebook and listen to his music on MySpace.

A final reminder for track submissions to the 'Beat Shop'. Send your snippets/tracks to spy_da_man@msn.com or my 'Drop Box' for inclusion in next week's show, which is when the Beat Shop opens for business. Let's grow together!

P.S. If you missed the shows (or just want to hear them again) you'll need to hit me up for a copy of the recordings due to the fact that these record companies don't realize that not only are they getting PRS from me (via Jam1Online, a legit radio station) but free promotion for their products too. Yet they still have my blog pages taken down when I post recordings of the shows. I've grown tired of the fight, so I won't be posting any more recordings but I am still making them.

Track list:

Friday Night Raw 27/08/10 Pt. 1 - Hip Hop

Simon Says - Pharoahe Monch
Simon Says feat. Lady Luck, Redman, Method Man & Busta Rhymes - Pharoahe Monch
Mr Sandman - 3 X Dope
From The Giddy Up - 3 X Dope
We Can Do This - Majestic Productions
Have A Nice Day - Roxanne Shante
Poetry - Boogie Down Productions
Black Cop - Boogie Down Productions
Greedy G - Studio 1
Jack Of Spades - Boogie Down Productions
Who Got The Props - Black Moon

Friday Night Raw 27/08/10 Pt. 2 - Hip Hop

Hip Hop - Dead Prez
Like It Really Is - Public Enemy
Return Of D St - De La Soul
Stakes Is High - De La Soul
The Upliftment - Happy Daze
Green Peace - Ashy L Bowz
Gangster - Agallah
Terrorist feat. Killarmy - RZA
Soul To Keep - Ransom
Keys To The City - Brand Nu
Traitors - Line For Line
Still A Problem - Big Sty

Friday Night Raw 27/08/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

Summer Breeze - Loudmouth Melvin
The Skull Snaps - Skullsnaps
Acting Up - Pyro Barz
Optimus Grime - Lee Brasco
Power - Genesis Elijah
Shake It feat. iamCAM - Fredi Kruga
We Gon' Make It feat. Styles P - Jadakiss
When I Rap - Keith Murray
Expose Them Please - Scratch Pro Uway
Hard Times - Killah Trakz
Wonder Years - MC Lyte
Let Em Know - Bun B
Fill The Air feat. Mentalist, Mystro & Skandal - Loudmouth Melvin
1st Chamber feat. Exodus & Cyrus Malachi - M9

Spy @ The Control 28/08/10 Pt. 1 - Reggae

Magic Feeling - Michael Gordon
Emergency - Administrators
Rock And Groove - Bunny Wailer
Music Is Life - Beres Hammond
Full Attention - Beres Hammond
Rockaway - Beres Hammond
No Surrender - Ras Shiloh
Forever And Always - Hezron
If I Knew Then - Khago
Fight Dem Off - Doniki

Spy @ The Control 28/08/10 Pt. 2 - Soul

Keep It Comin' - Keith Sweat
If Only You Knew - Donell Rush
Say You Love Me Girl - Breakwater
Outstanding - Gap Band
Kisses In The Morning - Nadine Charles
Green Eyes - Obenewa
Repercussions - Lauryn Hill
Window Seat - Erykah Badu
Bad 4 Me - Eric Roberson & Black Einstein
Hello Stranger - The Quickest Way Out
So I Can Love You - Emotions
I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify

Spy @ The Control 28/08/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

Pump That Bass/Get A Little Stupid - Original Concept
Hip Hop Be-Bop (Don't Stop) - Man Parrish
Beats To The Rhyme - Run DMC
Ayo feat. Oddisee - JC
Your Chick - Fredi Kruga
Shake It feat. iamCAM - Fredi Kruga
My Attribute - CNN
The Corner - CNN
Around My Way - Mystro
Like It Really Is - Public Enemy
Free Mason feat. Jay Z - Rick Ross
Back In The B - Koaste
15 Minutes feat. Scorzayzee & Atlanta Smith - Configa

One Love, Spy!