Better than what you thought, huh? These kids can really rap and sing and write songs. On Sunday folks gathered at Fraser Studios to watch young people as youthful as 14 perform songs that they have written with the aid of Heaps Decent facilitators at their Homebase workshops at Redfern Community Centre. Full of personality and so much talent, each performer contributed to a fantastic energy in the room. A delightful end to the week.
Massive. From when the doors open at 11pm the venue was packed out with punters keen for some dutty dancehall reggae. With a DJ line up including Dynamite Sound, Basslines, Nick Toth, Ability, Levins and Shantan Wantan Ichiban, it was the first time I had seen a lot of there thing for a while, and everybody absolutely murked it.
WATCH THIS! Busdriver did this freestyle on the show late last year. Possibly the best freestyle we have had on the show since Aceyalone paid us a visit. There is something about those West Coast underground rappers and insane freestyle flows.
So I do some work for Heaps Decent. Can’t really call it work though. It is too much fun to fall into that category. Basically it is a project putting on music workshops with young people in schools, juvenile detention centres, isolated rural communities and other places with some really talented local and international producers.
Each week at Redfern Community Centre, Heaps Decent runs a drop in program called Homebase. Tasha Lee Marshall, Fowl Murk and Medz are some of the youngsters that attend these sessions. Above you can see them perform their song Kick It produced by Heaps Decent facilitator Joyride, and below is a track by 14 year old Lil Ryonez and Monica Winter.
This is a little taste of what you will witness if you come to the Heaps Decent showcase on tomorrow… details right hurrrr
Way back when all Australian’s knew how to do at concerts was mosh and crowd surf inappropriately to everything, I remember seeing Beastie Boys at Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion, just after Hello Nasty was released. It was an amazing show as the group played as a band performing their really diverse catalogue. Amazing.
They are a group that has reinvented themselves again and again over time. Never staying still. They way were the group that helped to expose hip hop to white kids, but through the years also introduced hip hop kids to punk, bossanova, funk, country and much more.
Rest in Peace, Adam Yauch a.k.a. MCA. This our tribute to the Beastie Boys put together by DJ Naiki
Playlist
Beastie Boys – The New Style
Beastie Boys – Rock Hard
The Beastie Boys – Remote Control
Jimi Hendrix – Happy Birthday
The Turtles – I’m Chief Kamanawanalea
Beastie Boys – Jimmy James
Beastie Boys – Sure Shot
Beastie Boys – Get It Together
The Beastie Boys – The Move
Rose Royce – Do Your Dance (Part 1 & Part 2)
Beastie Boys – Shadrach
Sly & The Family Stone – Loose Booty
Beastie Boys – Shadrach
The Commodores – Machine Gun
Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies
Rose Royce – Born To Love You
Beastie Boys – Shake Your Rump
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
Beastie Boys – Triple Trouble
Beastie Boys – Ch-Check it Out
Beastie Boys – Egg Man
Curtis Mayfield – Little Child Runnin’ Wild
Beastie Boys – Brass Monkey
Beastie Boys – You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)
Southside Movement – I’ve Been Watching You (part 2)
Beastie Boys – So What’Cha Want
Beastie Boys – Root Down
Listen: Beastie Boys – Egg Man
Listen: Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
Listen: Beastie Boys – Jimmy James
Listen: Curtis Knight, Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie – Happy Birthday
This is the one night where Sydney’s finest Sound Systems will join forces within the walls of the Goodgod Danceteria for an unmissible night of Dancehall Reggae!
It’s set to be an outrageous soundclash party that is expected to reach a heated Caribbean fever pitch when that clock strikes midnight. When the best of the best get together, the writhing cluster of jumping bodies will follow!
Prepare to get sweaty wet on the floor for a night of dancing so dirty it would make Nicki Minaj blush. Expect the best of the old and new tropical riddims!
ALSO…Get ready to dagger! And win yourself some VYBZ KARTEL STEAK KNIVES in their certified daggering competition!
Highlight of the night would have to be the running man competition. Grown folks in the middle of the circle dancing their hearts to the sounds of MC Hammer like they were 14 again.
It was definitely a night full of 90s nostalgia. Many punters coming dressed to the theme having rummaged through the back of their closets to find an outfit they may have worn more than 10 years ago. Meanwhile, the DJs pumped out rnb classic after classic to a packed Danceteria at Goodgod Small Club.
Thanks to all that came and made it a massive night. Congratulations to Callum our Running Man Champion of NSW and Lilybeth the winner of our Westcoast Cooler and Passion Pop hamper for best dressed.
Break out your Cross Colours, Malcolm X caps and your mustard Keppers because this Saturday we are doing a party at Goodgod that will be just like the Blue Light Discos of your youth, just without the Bombers trying to steal your Reebok Pumps.
Big DJ line up playing 90s and 80s R&B/Hip Hop Hits. Plus there will be a running man competition where you can win this signed* photo of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez.
On top of that best dressed on the night wins this Hamper including West Coast Cooler and Passion Pop.
To get you warmed up here is a mix from DJ Yelo Magic…
Playlist:
Dj Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince – I’m Looking For The One
Wreckx N Effect – My Cutie
Soul 4 Real – Every Little Thing I Do
Little Shawn – Dom Perignon
Naughty By Nature – Stand By Your Man (New Jack Street Mix)
Shinehead – Try My Love
De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (UK “7 Mix)
Salt N Pepa – Shake Your Thing
Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Roger – You Should be Mine
Shomari – If You Feel The Need
Bubba – I Like Your Style
Brotherhood Creed – Helluva
MC Lyte – Ice Cream Dream
Nice and Smooth – Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
Teddy Riley – Is It Good To You
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time
Tony Toni Tone – My Ex-Girlfriend
Bell Biv Devoe – Let Me Know Something
Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam – Let The Beat Hit Em
De La Soul – A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays
Have you ever wondered what River Dance meets Dancehall Reggae sounds like? How about Gaelic Hip Hop? It’s St Paddy’s Day and I thought we would celebrate our Irish heritage with music.
We also get our gangsta boogie on with a massive set of West Coast hip hop. Plus Joyride comes in to perform a Kelis with the Neptunes Cover, ahead of the Player Haters Ball.
There is no way this one will not be massive. After a huge R Kelly Tribute and an equally big xmas ball, this time we are paying homage to the works The Neptunes.
The Accidents, led by the Samoan John Legend, Don Joyride, will perform two sets. The first a mix of covers and originals. The second set will be pure Pharrell and Chad bangers from N*E*R*D* to Usher to Justin Timberlake to Britney and so much more.
Any Neptunes jams missed by The Accidents will definitely be played by Levins, Shantan Wantan Ichiban and Joyride when they each serve up some Hip Hop, R&B and Soul goodies on the turntables.
Each of these parties has been a sweaty night of loose dancing and folks getting it on with each other. I don’t expect this one to be any different.
Here are a few tunes that will definitely get a play.
