In the 10 years that FBi 94.5 FM has been on air it has been making a huge contribution to making Sydney a better place to live in. It has been given huge support to exciting new music nobody else has been playing, and has also been the hub for many people that are opening businesses and putting on events that are enriching our city.
To celebrate we decided to put on a party. Not just any party. Possibly one of the best festivals in Sydney since ever. By the railroad in Chippendale, Carriage Works turned out to be a beautiful setting for a party. The crowd was a really good looking laid back bunch of people. And the line up was an amazing collection of friends of our station.
Here are some pictures mostly from the Hip Hop stage where the likes of Urthboy, Spit Syndicate, Joyride, Thundamentals, Kataylst, Big Village Family, Citizen Kay, Naughty Rappers Collective, Mike Who and me – Shantan Wantan Ichiban – peformed. Fun times.
A heap of new rap music and other goodies including a DJ Naiki sample vs originals Kanye West tribute. Jeaahhh!
Playlist:
Jovi Rockwell – I Got You
Joey Bada$$ – My Yout (Prod. By Chuck Strangers)
Fat Joe Feat. Action Bronson – Your Honor
The Lox – Summers Too Hot
K.Flay – Rawks
Ludacris – Jingalin
Meek Mill – Ooh Kill Em (Kendrick Lamar Diss)
Game – Hate It Or Love It
Bernard Wright – Haboglabotribin’
Snoop Dogg – Gz And Hustlas
Spit Syndicate – Sip It Slow (Remix) ft David Dallas
The Herd – Burn Down the Parliament
DJ NAIKI KANYE WEST TRIBUTE
Reggie Stepper – Co-oonuh
Kanye West – Bound 2
Ponderosa Twins Plus One – Bound
Kanye West ft Dwele – Power
Continent Number 6 – Afromerica
Jimmy Castor Bunch – i just don’t wanna stop
Kanye West – We Don’t Care (Original Version)
Jay-Z – Girls,Girls,Girls Part 2
The Persuaders – Trying Girls Out girls
Jay Z ft Rihanna and Kanye West – Run This Town (Clean)
The 4 Levels Of Existence – Someday In Athens
The Doors – Five to One
Jay-Z – Takeover (Clean)
Kanye West & Jay-Z ft Frank Ocean – No Church In The Wild
Spooky Tooth – Sunshine Help Me
John Legend Ft. Kanye West – Number One (Club)
The Staple Singers – Let’s Do It Again
Kanye West – Flash Lights (ft. Dwele)
Curtis Mayfield – Little Child Running Wild
Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne champion sample
Kanye West – Champion
Kanye West – Stronger inst
Kanye West – I Wonder
Labi Siffre – My Song
Aretha Franklin – Call Me
Slum Village ft Kanye West – Selfish
Kanye West Ft. Consequence – So Soulful (Inst)
Chasm – Spades ft Monchichi
Skyptcha – Get Mine Lotek Remix
Konshens & Romain Virgo – We No Worry Bout Them
Tony Curtis – Number One Sound
Liquid – Nah Let Yuh Go
Tifa – Ex-Man
Natalie Storm – Mi Too Good
Lady Saw – Mr Short Cummings
Sk Simeon – Melbourne Girls
Sampology & DJ Butcher feat. Beenie Man – Dancehall Queen
Congo Natty – Jungle Souljah (feat. La La & The Boo Ya)
D. Kay & Epsilon – Barcelona (feat. Stamina MC)
Shy FX & T-Power – Yush
BENNY PAGE – Top Rank Skank (feat Mr Williamz)
Chase & Status Ft. Pusha T – Machine Gun
PLAYLIST:
Talib Kweli – Get By (Remix) ft Mos Def, Kanye West, Jay-Z & Busta Rhymes
Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana & The Diplomats – I’m Ready
The Diplomats – Dipset Anthem
Freeway ft. Jay-Z – Roc-A-Fella Billionaires
Big Sean ft. Kendrick Lamar – Control
Ludacris – Jingalin
Tanya Morgan – Pick It Up
Earl Sweatshirt – Chum
Delly Ranks – Nah Fight Over Man
Apprentice – Real Friend
Ce’Cile – Love him Fi U (Almshouse Riddim)
Terro 3000 – Gyal Gimi Dah Wine Deh (Almshouse Riddim)
J Capri & Charly Black – Whine & Kotch
Konshens & J Capri – Pull Up To Mi Bumper
Sampology & DJ Butcher feat. Beenie Man – Dancehall Queen
Remi – If
Jamie XX – Far Nearer (Kilter Remix)
Rockie Fresh Ft. Rick Ross & Lunice – Panera Bread
Ta-ku – Closet Drake Fans
Angel Haze – Werkin Girls
Tom And Jerry – Maximum Booty Style (Ticklish Reboot)
Aphrodite – No Diggity
Rebel MC & Top Cat – Police In Helicopter (Serial Killaz VIP Mix)
Congo Natty – Get Ready (feat. Tenor Fly, Daddy Freddy & Nanci Correia)
Jovi Rockwell – Something or Rather
Blak Twang – So Rotten
Roots Manuva – Witness (J Star Remix)
Fallacy – Big N Bashy
Skibadee – Tic a Tik
Klashnekoff – Murda
Jehst – Alcoholic Arthur
SK Simeon – Melbourne Girls
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Roady (Nextmen Remix)
TRACKLIST
Etta James – In The Basement, Part One
Johnny “Guitar” Watson – I Say I Love You
BOOGIE – Ray Needs No Doctor
Janelle Monae – Tightrope (chromes tainted love version)
Katalyst – Clapping Song (feat. Coin Locker Kid)
C2C – Who Are You Feat Olivier Daysoul
Lady – Money
Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy
Nas & Olu Dara – Bridging the Gap
Dialectrix – Black & Gold
Hiatus Kaiyote – Nakamara ft Q-Tip
Statik Selektah – The Spark (feat. Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, & Mike Posner)
Kendrick Lamar ft Young Jeezy – Westside, Right On Time
Dizzee Rascal – I Don’t Need a Reason
Angel Haze – New Slaves
Joey Bada$$ – Hillary Swank (Prod. By Lee Bannon)
Ladi6 – Shine On
J Dilla – Diamonds (The Shining Pt. 1)
Ellesquire – Don’t Fall In Love
Horrorshow – Doctor’s Orders ft Urthboy & Muph
Donell Jones – You Know What’s Up (Garage Remix)
ICHIBAN TERRORDOME
Wiley & J2K – Tenderly Remix (Disclosure Production)
Toyboy & Robin – No More Sunshine
Mosca – Done Me Wrong
Zed Bias – Neighbourhood (El-B Remix)
B-15 Project – Girls Like Us
Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine (Jersey Club Mix)
The Freshest & J. Cole Feat. Missy – Call Your Name (Jersey Remix)
Salva & Brenmar – Let Me Bang
Big Chocolate – Blue Milk (Original Mix)
Azealia Banks – BBD
French Montana ft Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne Pop That – Tall Boys
DJ Big O – Pop That (Nadus Remix)
Chief Keef – I Don’t Like (Jersey Club Mix)
Kendrick Lamar – Cartoons & Cereal (Dolla Remix)
Sterling Sims – Tell Her Again
Chrissy Murderbot – Braaain
Luniz – I Got Five On It (Aphrodite Remix)
Zinc – Ready or Not 2003 Mix
Shy FX – Soon Come (feat. Liam Bailey)
Dutty Dancing is back this Saturday, and yes, we are doing the dutty dance off one more time.
The stakes are high with a piece of dancehall reggae history up for grabs as we are give away one of Shabba Rank’s iconic gold ropes* in our competition. In 1994, when in Kingston, Jamaica, Nick Toth won this piece of jewelry from Shabba after settling a dispute in a deadly thumb wrestling match. It could be yours, if your booty reigns supreme in our dance off. To give you a little inspiration for your routine, we have compiled a couple more videos to keep you from doing something a little more productive.
There has been a long standing relationship between hip hop and dancehall reggae. Hip Hop started with DJ Kool Herc, who took the trend of DJs chanting over records in Jamaica and brought it to New York.
Over the last year or so, this influence has been more prominent as American artist have been using Caribbean music as the inspiration for the biggest club bangers. Kanye’s Mercy samples Super Beagle, and almost everything on the Yeezus album has a classic vocal from Capelton, Sizzla or Beenie Man. French Montana’s Freaks, A$AP Ferg’s Shabba Ranks, and of course Busta Rhymes and Nicki Minaj return to their Caribbean roots to create Twerk It – check out the cameo from DJ Khaled, who’s recent proposal to Nicki was returned with a restraining order.
BUSTA RHYMES TWERK IT (REMIX) FT. NICKI MINAJ
As much as I love Busta’s caricature of dancehall culture – there is a lot more to dancehall dance than simple twerking like Miley Cyrus. In our last article for Goodgod, I put you up on the age old dancehall standards that have been inspiration for most of the dancing you see in hip hop video clips. This time around I am going to introduce you to a couple of more recent trends.
MR VEGAS – BRUK IT DOWN
Like the explosion of Youtube covers, and ‘sweded’ movie trailers, reggae has it’s own viral video trend as young women with wastes of rubber and booties like yo-yos record their own versions of the biggest dances – some of which are generating more hits than the official film clip.
From New York, Miss Likkle Bit’s astounding interpretation of Mr Vega’s latest hit is almost at 2 million views. Looking like it was recorded on a laptop camera in her basement, the crazy skills she displays in this video led to Miss Likkle Bits touring with the likes of Major Lazer.
RDX – KOTCH
Like a lot of the Sweded Trailers you see, the production value for the viral videos are ever improving. Here Jamaica’s, Russian Roulette dancers saved RDX a little money as their version of KOTCH removed the need for RDX to shoot an official video for one of the biggest dances of the year.
Over to the UK, here the Unique Silver dancers takeover the playground as on lookers with their children are made to feel a little uncomfortable.
FUSE ODG – ANTENNA
Rewwiinnddddd! I posted this in my last article, but it deserves a reload. The music of Nigeria and Ghana have been increasingly getting played at bashment parties in the UK. Way bigger than the official video, this couple do their interpretation of FUSE ODG’s crossover Azonto hit. Different to traditional dancehall, the dance moves are influences by those popular in Ghana.
MAJOR LAZER – WATCH OUT FOR THIS
One more for inspiration. Inspired by the style and dancing of the low budget early 90s videos by Shabba Ranks, Beenie Man and Chaka Demus & Pliers, Major Lazer take us back with this clip. Like the Snow of modern dancehall reggae, Diplo really dresses the part. Too funny!
See at Goodgod Danceteria this Saturday bruking it down in our competition. Get to practicing now!
*said Shabba Ranks Gold Rope may not be the genuine article. It is most likely a bad fake bought online.
Ah, I had this whole plan of how my set was going to go, and then at the end of it I was going to be carried out the club like a god. But unfortunately my serato bugged out and died on me twice midset. Only after deleting a heap of Woody Allen and Disney films I had been downloading this week, did I continue problem free.
Beast of a night. Despite the rain folks came out in force, hungry for some rap music. Adit kicked it off with some tasty rnb and new hip hop gems.
I came on, fucked up the club with New Slaves midset. Gave it a pull up. Shit went off. White kids rapping that shit like they meant every word. Like it was their parents who experienced racism.
The homie Nacho Pop who saved my ass a few times when Serato committed suicide on me, came back on with heavy hitting, bass heavy club jams to really work out the Goodgod system.
And then Mike Who bringing it back with some old school hip hop gems to keep a significant the crowd hanging on till 4am.
We had fun. Hope you did to. Maybe we should do it again leading into summer. What do you think?
Listen: Busta Rhymes – Twerk Remix ft Nicki Minaj
Listen: Kendrick Lamar – M.A.A.D. City (Illusion Intro Edit)
At 11pm, when the club was empty, we had those doubts that every party host has – “Shit, nobody is going come. Nobody likes us. Think I will eat some worms”.
Fortunately, we avoided a diet of worms. By 12 midnight, the dancefloor was already heaving and a line gathered outside the door of Tatler as folks squeezed into our tropical basement party.
With Charlie Villas, Mike Who, Shantan Wantan Ichiban, Tropicante and Sr Bolivar throwing down Caribbean Rhythms more pineapples were kissed, inflatable palm trees were danced with, and all were merry.
Here is a mix I did to keep you going till the next party in mid-August!
We have a new segment. It is called 5 Cakes or Cake Trivia, or something like that. On tonight’s show we tested Skyzoo’s knowledge of the New York Knicks in exchange for cup cakes. He also freestyled. Word!
Also friend of the show DJ Ability a.k.a. Lack There Of a.k.a. Billy Ray Sirens a.k.a. Dolla Billz did a mix of rap and reggae.
Need some more Skyzoo in your life? Here is a mix Billy did ahead of Skyzoo’s tour…
The Player Haters Ball returns to the Goodgod Danceteria. This time to pay tribute to Dr Dre’s 2001 album. Joyride and his band of merry men gave these gangsta rap classics a pimped out soul reworking, while Levins, Shantan Wantan Ichiban and Joyride in DJ mode threw down jam after jam to keep the dancefloor heaving till the early hours of the morning.
Weren’t there? Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Here is a little taste of what you missed out on…
Janini Panini
STOLEN RECORDS 