Gappy Ranks is one of the artists at the forefront of a resurgence in UK reggae music. Not since the 80s and artists like Smiley Culture, have there been English reggae artists that have been able to record hits in the UK, which also received respect and success back in Jamaica. Gappy Ranks however has been changing that.
Not long after his first visit to Australia in September last year, Gappy returned to our shores to merk it once more. Here are some shots from his performance at Goodgod with supports from Hoops, Jimmy Sing & Judgement, Naiki and the African Essence Dancers.
Also I have uploaded one of the tracks he performed. A reggae song about his experience being in Japan when the earthquake hit last year.
Listen: Gappy Ranks – I Was There (Japan Earthquake)
Awesome flyer. Though I am not entirely sure it sends the right message. Come Saturday we may have a lot of creepy fishmen seeking a fishy sex party, rather than an epic night of dancehall, hip hop, moombahton, reggaeton, rnb bassline, and other global club goodies.
The first time we did this last year it was an amazing night. The speakers were pushed to their limit with new and old sounds from all over the globe. People danced till they had butt cramps.
We are doing it again this Saturday. Come get epic with Levins, Kato and myself at Goodgod Small Club Saturday Feb 25. We’ve invited some dancers from Dance Studio 101 to come and lead the madness.
Here is a mix to give you a tast of what I will be playing.
Playlist:
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Roady (The Nextmen Burger Mix)
Boogat – Esa Mujer
Buraka Som Sistema – Burakaton (feat. Bomba Estereo)
Lil Mama – Lip Gloss (Benja Styles Reggae Remix)
Tony Matterhorn – Goodas “Mi Back Mi Back”
Nadine Sutherland & Terror Fabulous – Action
Groove Theory – Tell Me (Reggae Remix)
Sister Nancy vs. Lauryn Hill – Never Lost One (Wick-it Remix)
The Nextmen – Silent Weapon (feat. Cutty Ranks)
Busta Rhymes – Dangerous Soundbwoy (Mike Who Blend)
Cham WINE (SCHOOL BAG RIDDIM)
Wale ft Big Sean x Wes de Graaf – (S)light Work
Douster & Savage Skulls – Bad Gal ft. Robyn (Team Jaguar Moombahton Edit)
Maqueda – Can’t Get Enough
Stylo G – Call Mi A Yardie (Mike Who Tigras Riddim Edit)
Wale – Rack City (Freestyle)
French Montana – Shot Caller
Rihanna – What’s My Name (Federation Remix ft Vybz Kartel)
The Champs – Tequila (A Tribe Called Red Moombahton Remix)
Munchi – Gracias
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro – Un Canto A Mi Tierra (Cut Chemist Remix)
El General – Samba Hey Magdalena
Benjai ft. Scorpion – Tanty Say
Donaeo – Party Hard
Drake ft. Rihanna – Take Care (DJ Dav’s Funky Mix) (Clean)
Zombie Disco Squad – Danca Do Zumbi (feat. MC Oscar)
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Sticky – Booo! (Dubaholics Numb Dub Mix Edit) [Featuring Ms. Dynamite]
B-15 Project – Girls Like Us
Jessie Ware – Running (Disclosure Remix)
KP And Envy – Shorty Swing My Way
Carnival in Rio is something that i have always wanted to do, that day will come when i am not on a shoestring budget living day to day. Some might say its pretty lame not checking it while I’m living on the same continent, But really i wanna do it right. I’m hopefully going to cross the border later in the year and get amongst this amazing and much hyped country and culture. Brazilian Music is such a gigantic ball of twine i wouldn’t really no where to start unravelling it. Instead i am going give you my First podcast from South America which i half talked about doing before leaving Sydney. I will attempt to cover other countries throughout South and central America over the next little while so watch this space. For now this podcast is all about some of the tunes in my Brazilian crates, I kept it short because there is so much ground to cover with Brazil so hopefully i can one day do a longer legit mix on all things Brazil. Happy carnival vibes to all those fellow travelers with enough loot. I salute and envy you. Bom dia!
Mike Who South America Podcast Series Vol 1: Brazil
A true romantic at heart (or some may say creep), Millie likes to be creative when trying to catch the attention of a desirable young man. Saying hello is just too conventional (or some might say too confronting). To create intrigue and an air of mystery that a man can not resist, try crafting your own hotel matchbox with the words “Light My Fire” and just your phone number on it, then wait for your opportunity to place it in the bicycle spokes of that hot Surry Hills hipster you have been wanting to talk to. Guaranteed they’ll call (with a restraining order).
Millie is not selfish with her creative works of love. She wants to help you with your love making too. She is selling these cards on this site here or they also available at Surry Hills vintage clothing store Dear Pluto for only $6 each.
It may have been a pretty average summer, but we are bringing the tropical vibes through your speakers. Dancehall Reggae, Moombahton, Bashment Vibes with a special guest mix from Jamrock’s Nick Toth.
Playlist
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Roady (The Nextmen Burger Mix)
The Nextmen – Silent Weapon (feat. Cutty Ranks)
Busta Rhymes – Dangerous (Mike Who Nextmen Blend)
Stylo G – Call Mi A Yardie (Mike Who Tigris Riddim Edit)
Woodhead – Woodhead-In-De-Ghetto
Wale ft Big Sean x Wes de Graaf – (S)light Work
Munchi – Deja Tu Vaina Flocka (Wes de Graaf Bootleg)
Douster & Savage Skulls – Bad Gal ft. Robyn (Team Jaguar Moombahton Edit)
Resin Dogs feat Hau & Mystro – Definition
Leftside ft. Shaggy – Jump Up Around
Million Stylez – Streets Bullet
Vybz Kartel – Gun Session (Bullet Era Riddim Remix)
Gappy Ranks – Stinkin Rich
Maka Diamond – Pay Down
Spit Syndicate – Weapon Of Choice (Stolen Records Computa Riddim Remix)
N’fa Jones – Wayooy ft Roots Manuva
Super Cat – History
Boogie Down Productions – 9mm Goes Bang
Wick-it the Instigator – Reservoir Dawgz feat. Bun B and Yelawolf
Durrty Goodz – Gunshot
Katy B – Katy On A Mission (Captain Planet Remix)
NICK TOTH DANCEHALL REGGAE MIX – PLAYLIST COMING… MAYBE
Katalyst ft Kween G – Ready To Drop
Busy Signal – Untitled
From Stockholm to Compton, this was a night showcasing some very unique styles of reggae music from two different parts of the globe. Hailing from Compton Los Angeles, of Hawaiian and Samoan heritage, J Boog brings the island vibes with a very laid back Polynesian soul influenced style of roots reggae. In support of J Boog was Million Stylez. Million was born and raised in Stolkholm, Sweden, and is half Japanese and French. Growing up among mostly migrants he learned to respect different cultures and started experimenting with hip hop at a young age. A little later he discovered reggae music and is now one of the number one dancehall artists in Europe. Together they put on an amazing show, highlighting different sides of reggae music.
Listen: Million Stylez & Joey Fever – Young Guns (Come Down Riddim)
Listen: Million Stylez – So Di Ting Set (Costra Nostra Riddim)
I spent like a good day looking for new hip hop to play on this show, and found about two tracks. Maybe you will like anyways. We also had Sydney hip hop brass band, True Vibenation in for an interview and live performance.
Playlist:
N’fa Jones – Wayooy ft Roots Manuva
Foreign Beggars – Break Free
Erykah Badu – Jump Up In The Air And Stay There f. Lil Wayne & Bilal
Blu – N E V E R B E T H E S A M E (F E A T S A – R A & N O L A D A R L I N G )
Common – The Dreamer (Ft. Maya Angelou)
Shabazz Palaces – Swerve… The reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)
Kalyanji Anandji – Dharmatma Theme Music
Jaylib – Champion Sound
Schoolboy Q – Hands On The Wheel ft A$AP Rocky
Black EL x Durkin – Chutes & Ladders (REMIX) (feat. Theo Martins x Esoteric)
French Montana – Shot Caller
Erick Sermon Ft. Swizz Beatz, Mone & Fred The Godson – Set It Off
The Demigodz – Demigodz Is Back
The Demigodz – Don’t You Even Go There
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Thuggin’ (Vocal)
Black Star – Fix Up
True Vibenation – Work Work Work ft Alphamama
True Vibenation – Running (Live)
True Vibenation – No More
The Baroness – Mos Def Yes
ABILITY SET!
Hermitude – Hyperparadise
Listen: Hermitude – Hyperparadise
Listen: True Vibenation ft Raashan Ahmad – No More
Congo Tardis is the love triangle of Melbourne Tastemakers, Producers and Dj’s Ms Butt, Paz and Lewis CanCut. Together they throw rad parties in Melbourne that serve up a hot plate of left of centre sounds rooted in tropical goodness. Their first EP has just been released to the masses and features three extremely big tunes ready for open minded Dancefloors.
Get acquainted below and follow the buy link on this tropical heat.
Listen: Congo Tardis-Wild ‘n’ Ready FT Damajah| Buy
Listen: Congo Tardis- Sweet Lime FT Marawa the Amazing | Buy
Oh yeah any Melbourne fam should definatly get down to the launch of this EP at The Croft Institute come Friday Feb 4th. Details right herrreee..Congo Tardis #1 EP Launch
Dance Dance in your pants! For two weeks I filled in for the Aston Shuffle on triple j’s dance music show Friday Night Shuffle. All the latest in dance music. Everything from Deep Foxtrot to Cha Cha Step to Happy Hard Tango.
Playlist
Armand Van Helden featuring Common – Full Moon (Beatnick’s Edit)
Jonas Rathsman – Tobago
Zombie Disco Squad – We Should Bang Tonight feat. Spoek (Mowgli Remix)
Metronomy – Everything Goes My Way (Jesse Rose Remix)
Brodinski – Let The Beat Control Your Body feat. Louisahhh! (Original Mix)
Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Crookers – Hummus (Astronomers Remix)
Little Dragon – Ritual Union (Captain Planet Remix)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden (Hackman remix)
AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It (Riton Rerub)
BOY BETTER KNOW – Too Many Man (Zinc mix)
DJ Zinc – Juicy Fruit
Carte Blanche – With You feat. Alexis Taylor
Hermitude – HyperParadise
Katy B – Katy On A Mission (Captain Planet Remix)
Munchi – Gracias
The Champs – Tequila (A Tribe Called Red Moombahton Remix)
Harry Belafonte – Jump In The Line (Codes Remix)
Douster & Savage Skulls – Bad Gal ft. Robyn (Team Jaguar Moombahton Edit)
Africa Hitech – Out In The Streets (VIP)
Kenna – Chains (Machines Don’t Care Remix)
WARRIOR ONE – The Jump Off (feat Durrty Goodz)
Emynd ft Peedi Crakk & Young Chris – Niggas In North (Philly Club Mix) (Dirty)
Jay Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris (DZ Remix)
Flight Facilities – Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)
Moon Boots – Off My Mind
Kimbra – Two Way Street (Beni Remix)
The Rapture – Sail Away (Cut Copy Mix)
Nist & Elijah Collins – Love’s Down
Maceo Plex – Stop Your Hate
Danny Daze – Ghetto Fab
James Blake – CMYK (Paul Devro Remix)
Listen: Metronomy – Everything Goes My Way (Jesse Rose Remix) | Buy Me
I really miss Sarah’s show on BBC 1xtra. There is so much I still love about that station, but the hip hop offering is just not as diverse and just a little bit too yelly, since Sarah, Excalabar, Rodney P & Skitz had shows. Sarah’s show was the place for me to come to get the update on more traditional hip hop from the UK, and the states without too many explosions and other hoo harr. She even gave me a shout out once. I was super happy as I sat there listening at work.
Even so, Sarah has still been doing her thing. We were lucky enough to have her in on the show for a mix, when she was in Australia just a week or so ago.
Playlist
Jehst – Sarah Love Exclusive
Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
Elzhi – Motown 25 ft Royce Da 5’9″
Kanye West – Barry Bonds ft Lil Wayne
J Dilla – Blood Sport ft Lil Fame
Scorzayzee – Final Destination
Ben Grymm & Shawn Jackson – Back In My World
Busta Rhymes – Dillagence ft DJ Spinna & Phonte
DJ IQ – 8 Bars of Fire (Allstars Part II)
Black Milk – The Matrix ft Sean Price and Pharaohe Monche
MF DOOM – Gazzillion Ear
DJ Spinna – Call Me Senor ft Senor Kaos
DJ Spinna – Melody ft Shabaam Sadeeq
Black The Ripper – Sarah Love Tribute ft Mysto and Loudmouth
Listen: DJ Spinna – Melody ft Shabaam Sahdeeq
Listen: J Dilla – Blood Sport ft Lil Fame of M.O.P.
Janini Panini
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