The Diplomats! Not to be confused with Dipset. Their music is a little bit less about cooking crack and more to do with the deep feelings one experiences during a relationship. Here is a track that was sampled by Grind Music (LV & Sean C) for The Hitmen to create a Busta Rhymes banger.
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U miss me? Yeah I know there has been a big Shantan shaped hole in the heart of Sydney, but I have returned to your radio with a swag of Cumbia, Salsa and other Latin Grooves.
To get it started we also invited one of our favourite DJs to pay tribute to one of our favourite artists. The right honorable DJ Naiki San plays a set of Gil Scott-Heron classics mixed with the Hip Hop artists that sampled him. Rest In Peace!
Playlist:
Bobby Valentin – Amor a Medio Tiempo
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro – Un Canto A Mi Tierra (Cut Chemist Remix)
Quantic Soul Orchestra – She Said What? (feat. J Live)
Niña Dioz – Criminal Sound (El Hijo De La Cumbia Remix)
Bomba Estéreo – Feelin
Dead Prez – Dead Man’s Shoes
Linda Lyndell – What A Man
Salt`N`Pepa – Whatta Man
Fame – What’s It Gonna Be
Frank Ocean – Novacane
DJ NAIKI GIL SCOTT-HERON TRIBUTE SET
Gil Scott Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Masta Ace – Take A Look Around
Gil Scott – Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Kanye West – My Way Home ft Common
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – Delta Man (Where I’m Coming From)
Slim Thug – Coming From
Gil Scott Heron – Angel Dust
The Game – Angel ft Common
Gil Scott Heron – Legend In His Own Mind
Mos Def – Mr Nigga
2Pac – Ready 4 Whatever
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – 1980
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – Angola, Louisiana
PM Dawn – Paper Doll
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – The Bottle
Gil Scott Heron – The Klan
Little Brother – Make Me Hot
Gil Scott Heron – We Almost Lost Detroit
Grand Puba – Keep On
Gil Scott Heron – We Almost Lost Detroit
Common – The People
Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Brown Skin Lady
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – Winter In America
DJ Ralph – Latino and Proud
Kinfolk Kia Shine – So Krispy (Kinky Electric Noise Cumbia Nativo Remix)
Bomba Estereo – Fuego
Rye rye – Shake It To The Ground (Cumbia Remix)
Systema Solar – Bienvenidos
Willie Hutch! Doesn’t he look good here at Soul Train. Willie was a singer songwriter, but also a producer for Motown working on songs with the Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and also did the soundtracks for ‘Foxy Brown’ and ‘The Mack’. He also had his own fair share of success as a recording artist. This track comes off his 1973 album ‘Full Exposed’ and was nabbed by Three 6 Mafia.
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Yeah… umm… I am much more comfortable asking the questions, than having to come up with opinions and stories on demand. Even so, I did have a most pleasant time when I was given the opportunity to appear on Colombian English language radio show Jack Radio broadcast from Medellin’s University of Antioquia.
Run by two upstanding American gentlemen, Jeff and Robin, the show plays a range of amazing music from around the world with a special commitment to showcasing Colombian talent. The show is just one component of their empire, which includes Colombian music, fashion and culture magazine, Jack Magazine, and some darn good parties.
Chickity-Check out this episode of Jack Radio for a bit of Cumbia, Moombahton, Reggaeton, Reggae, Colombian hip hop and myself showcasing some Australian hip hop.
In Colombia cocaine is dirt cheap and abundant. So much so it is more economical to do a line of blow before work, than have your soy latte. So in Medellin when the home team, Atletico Nacional, win the Colombian Football League grand final, all of a sudden these massive bags of coke appear from nowhere and there is a big cocaine fight in the streets to celebrate. People throwing bags of the stuff at each other. Daniel and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Dedicated to comrade and confidant, Sam Simmons on the home stretch of his 24 hour radio marathon on triple j. Will he win a goat or get a goat tattooed on his bum cheek?
There is a lot of rapping out there in the world. Lot of noise being made, but not much of it is actually saying anything. As much as I love meaningless rap, occasionally I wonder where all the story telling and opinionated rappers went? Perhaps with the pressure on emcees to produce endless amounts of albums, mixtapes and throw away blog tunes, there comes a point where you have little else you want to express.
Meet Murs (Born Nick Carter in 1978). He is not of this breed. After releasing more albums than Too Short times E-40 to the power of Elvis, he still has tales and opinions to share in his music. It is when you have meet with him, that you realise that what you hear in his music is an extension of his sizable personality.
For the third time, we had the pleasure of chatting to Murs, this time about marriage, Osama, behind the scenes of the ‘Rock The Bells’ tour, and jumping off the stage mid set to kiss Melbourne lady rapper A-Love in the crowd.
Kween G (KillaQueenz) also joined us in the studio as we initated her into the Stolen Records Uber-Thug Family as she prepares to take over the show while I travel to the jungles of Mexico to join Sub Commandant Marcos and his indigenous rebel army.
Playlist:
Mon’wel – Buggin’ (rmx) f. El Prez & Fresh Daily
Gucci Mane – Gucci Time (Feat. Swizz Beats) (Sinden Remix Feat Tinchy Stryder)
Chris Brown – Look At Me Now ft Busta & Lil Wayne (Less Chris Edit)
Lil Wayne – 6’7″ (feat. Cory Gunz)
Shystie ft Lioness & Lady Leshurr – Warning
Beastie Boys – Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (ft Santigold)
Reuben Wilson – We’re In Love
Nas – Memory Lane
Katalyst – Ready To Drop ft Kween G
Kanye West ft KiD CuDi, Pusha T, John Legend, Lloyd Bank, Ryan Leslie – Christian Dior Denim Flow
Murs – Varsity Blues 2
DELS – GOB (David Andrew Sitek Remix) (Clean)
Pharoahe Monch – Clap (One Day) Ft. Showtyme And DJ Boogie Blind
Jean Grae – You Don’t Like It (So What)
Jill Scott Ft. Eve – Shame
Young Chris Ft. Eve, Black Thought, Money Malc, Fat Joe, Fred The Godson, Diggy Simmons, Jermaine Dupri & Game – Philly (Megamix)
Beyonce Ft. Swizz Beatz – Move Your Body
Kardinal Offishal – Set It Off ft The Clipse
Paper Route Gangstaz (PRGz) – Bama Gettin Money (Diplo Remix)
Pegz – Bombs Away
Murs – First Love Blues
Murs – Are You Ready
Murs – Bad Man!
Daria – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart (Alicia Keys Reggae Cover)
Something about her music makes me want to sob about all of my past relationships all at once. For sometime I have been addicted to reggae remixes of Alicia Keys songs, though I am still waiting for somebody to do ‘Unthinkable’. Attention producer folk, get on it.
You know those ratty kids you see hanging around Town Hall Steps speaking in Pig Latin and wearing Air Max, Nautica hats, Sergio Tacchini shirts and Nike shorts. Known as Searchers, Adlays and Lasses, they are kinda like Sydney’s version of Chavs, and you are about to meet their Queen, Her Highness Sky’High. Voted Australia’s number one female emcee on Ozhiphop.com, this gifted young housing commission rapper does not care to speak to mere community radio presenters, but did spit some pretty sweet verses live in the studio. Eshay Lad!
We were also joined by Nadus of the Brick Bandits. Only 19 years old and he has a made a name for himself producing banging Jersey Club jams. He is also a resident of one of the craziest parties since ever – Mad Decent Block Party. We had a talk about stuff and he played some things.
Playlist:
Ciara – Oh (Cadence Weapon Smart Bomb Remix)
Professor Green Ft. Klashnekoff, Wretch 32, Malik & Maverick Sabre – Jungle (Remix)
Kelly Rowland – Motivation ft. Lil’ Wayne (Diplo Remix)
Magnetic Man – Fire (Ft. Ms. Dynamite)
Adele – Rolling in the Deep (Jamie XX Remix) ft. Childish Gambino
The xx – Crystalised (Dark Sky Remix)
DSK – What Would We Do
Wiley – Wearing My Rolex
Foreign Beggars – Keeping The Line Fat
Beastie Boys ft Santigold – Don’t Play The Game I Can’t Win
DELS – GOB (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
South Rakkas Crew – Under Mi Sleng SKY’HIGH INTERROGATION
Sky’High ft Fame – Safe To Say SKY’HIGH LIVE GRIMEY RAPS ESHAY LAD
Major Lazer ft. Santigold & Mr Lexx – Hold The Line (DJ Heretic Remix)
Pharcyde – Passin Me By (DJ Heretic Remix)
Deekline & Ed Solo – Top Rankin
D-Kay & Epsilon – Barcelona ft. Stamina MC
Skream – Where You Should Be (Shy Fx Remix)
Jim Jones – Everybody DJ NADUS CLUB-STEP MIX – PLAYLIST COMING SOON
Muph & Plutonic – Beautiful Ugly ft Jess Harlen
Marqueta – Informer
Damien Marley ft Bounty Killer – Traffic Jam
MP3: Skream – Where You Should Be (Shy Fx Remix)
MP3: Bombay Bicycle Club – Always Like This (Nadus Remix)
Basically a really long video for ‘Make Some Noise’, it’s the full length version of ‘Fight For Your Right Revisited’. Featuring an allstar, cast the Beastie Boys of the future challenge the Beastie Boys of the past to a “super fresh old school dance off”. Not quite Thriller, but probably better than Kanye’s efforts. Your thoughts?
Oh and here is ‘Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win’ with Santigold. It is like ‘Shove It’, but with the Beastie Boys instead of Spank Rock, and not really as good… but still pretty okay.
Janini Panini
STOLEN RECORDS 