One of UK’s finest DJs, former Scratch Pervert and Extended Players members, Mr Thing joins us in the studio for a mix and interview. Get Thingy-ma-Jiggy wiv it!
Playlist:
Nas – Nasty
Cormega – Slow Down Baby (Ft Foxy Brown)
Jay-Z & Kanye West – That’s My Bitch
Koolism – Yeah
Mz Bratt – Get Dark
Ru CL – Skillz
Enoch Light – Hijack
Beatnuts – Watch Out Now
Jennifer Lopez – Jenny From The Block
Daniel Merriweather – Chainsaw
Big Boi – Shine Blockas (Feat. Bun B & Project Pat) (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. – Country Shit (Remix) (feat. Ludacris & Bun B)
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris
Kelly Rowland – Motivation (feat. Lil’ Wayne) (Diplo Remix)
Shystie ft Lioness & Lady Leshurr – Warning
Thundamentals – Check My Fresh ft Vyda Sunshyne
MR THING DJ SET
The Game/DJ Premier – Born In The Trap
Random Axe – The Hex
Jon Phonics – Bruk Out
The Last Skeptik/Rewd Adams – Unknown
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun Feat Hurricane G – Do It
Nottz – Shine So Brite
14KT – F What They Say
Pharoahe Monch – Clap (One Day) Feat Showtyme and DJ Boogie Blind
Hassan Mackay & Apollo Brown – Volume
Freddie Foxxx/DJ Premier – The Gang Starr Bus
The Last Skeptik Feat Jehst – Lullaby
Ellesquire – Chasing The Pay
Ghostface Killah – New Splash
Gappy Ranks – Put The Stereo On
John Legend – Used To Love You (JBMD Reggae Remix)
Skarra Mucci feat. Weedy G Soundforce – My Sound
The Tongue – Forever
Damn! My photoshop skillz are off the chain. I need to start taking design work. So… ah yeah… I do a weekly Sunday party at this fine establishment by the name of Ching-a-lings. It is a nice place for a chilled drink, good music and maybe some light dancing in Sydney. This week it is R&B themed with special guest DJs ANK1A and Wendy Samantha.
When you think this video couldn’t get any more awesome the mummy appears. I think I have a new hero. I love the poses he makes every time he says ‘Tell em what I am’. The one at 1:43 seconds is the best. I think I will spend today just practicing that.
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Scary Canary on a Wednesday night. It is like a Koh Phangan full moon party in the middle of Sydney’s CBD minus the sand, water and some dude with dredlocks fire twirling. Trashy tourists, trashy music all getting trashy on toxic cocktails served in little buckets with big straws.
Don’t ask how we ended up here at 3 in the morning after Mr Merriweather’s show. But I guess this is how I paid Daniel back for showing me some of the slightly more classy parties that you can find in New York on a weeknight while I was in his town.
From Melbourne originally now living in Harlem for several years, Daniel put on a couple of shows while returning to Australia for a little while. Instead of an over rehearsed show that an artist reproduces in every city, Daniel’s performance at Tone felt more like he was playing to us in the living room of a New York apartment in the wee hours of the morning after the clubs had closed.
Working his way through a bottle of Jameson, Daniel played his songs acoustically, and talked to us openly and honestly in between each track. He spoke about the vices that have inspired some of his songs, joked about making very little progress on the new album, his opinions on the London riots, Amy Winehouse and other friends and fellow artists that have passed away.
While I think some were expecting something more uptempo, instead we experienced a very intimate, at times very somber show, which really showcased his amazing voice as he sung with such feeling and depth.
Kween G again in take over mode, while I was overseas. P Smurf of Daily Meds and the Big Village Massive popped by the studio. Not wanting to rap on his lonesome, the Kween dropped a verse or two with Mr Smurf. Watch out!
We couldn’t really go wrong with this one. Just Blaze the Megatron Don has got bangers for days. DJ Naiki pays tribute to Justin with another extended sample snitching mix. Hear Naiki mashing up tracks Just Blaze produced with the tracks he sampled. Just BLaazzzeeee!
It’s that time again. Melbourne’s Phrase usually pays us a visit just before he is ready drop a new album. We talk about the new record, Babylon, drunken tales in Tasmania and his marriage to the very talented and really quite fetching Jade Macrae.
Playlist:
SBTRKT – Wildfire (Remix) (Feat. Drake)
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris
Mstrkrkft – Heartbreaker (12th Planet Remix)
Chris Brown Ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne – Look At Me Now (RL Grime Remix)
J. Cole – Can’t Get Enough
El-P – Drones Over BKLYN
Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness
Kanye West & Jay-Z ft Otis Redding – Otis
Ellesquire – Ferociousness (Featuring Tenth Dan)
Daniel Merriweather – Change (Feat. Wale) (MadLAb Remix)
Skyzoo – Return Of The Real
Stark Reality – Dreams Comrades
Baltik – No Registration Please
Fat Joe – I Am Crack
Isaac Hayes – Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
The Game – Remedy
Rhymefest – Dynomite (Going Postal)
Whatnauts – We Will Always Be Together
Dionne Warwick – You’re Gonna Need Me
Usher – Throwback
Creative Source – I Just Can’t See Myself Without You
Freeway Ft Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – What We Do
Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly – Before I Let Go (Original LP Version)
Eve & Jadakiss – Let Go (Hit the Dance Floor)
Joe Budden – Pump It Up
Kool & The Gang – Soul Vibrations
Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Meena Kapoor & Mohd. Rafi – Chandi Ka Badan
Erick Sermon feat. Redman – React
Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
Jay-Z – Show Me What You Got
Kanye West – Touch The Sky (feat. Lupe Fiasco)
Curtis Mayfield – Move on up
I Marc 4 – Distorsion-Mind
Fat Joe – Safe 2 Say
Rose Royce – I’m Going Down
Cam’ron ft Juelz Santana – Oh Boy
Jay-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls
Tom Brock – There’s Nothing In This World That Can Stop Me From Loving You
Weldon Irvine – Morning Sunrise
Lamont Dozier – Let Me Make Love To You
Saigon ft Faith Evans – Clap
The Herd – Signs of Life
Jean Grae – Jeanie Rules
Phrase – Phoenix
Phrase – Velvet Rope
Durrty Goodz – Gunshot
Lanie Lane. If you don’t know, you definitely will soon. Her music is a mix of blues, country, rockabilly, soul and folk, and the few tracks she has available have left me in anticipation of her album being released in October. She swung by the studio for some light conversation and a live performance.
Playlist:
The Valentinos – Sweeter Than the Day Before
Etta James – Seven Day Fool
Nina Simone – It Be’s That Way Sometime
Otis Redding – Shake
Sam Cooke – Chain Gang
The Bamboos – King Of The Rodeo ft Meagan Washington
Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Comes Tears)
Wu-Tang Clan – Tearz
Ghostface Killah – Holla
J. Cole – Can’t Get Enough ft Trey Songz
Lanie Lane – What Do I Do
The Sugars – End of Our Love Affair
The Trammps – Rubber Band
Kanye West & Jay-Z ft Otis Redding – Otis
Young Chris & Freeway – Otis Freestyle
Wu-Tang Clan – Pass The Bone
Chi Ali – Funky Lemonade
Lizzy Parks – All That (Natural Self mix)
Amy Winehouse – Know You Now
Jim Jones – Believe in Magic (Feat. Lloyd) (Prod. Girl Talk)
Jean Grae – Casebaskets
Fabolous – You Be Killin Em
Game Ft Dr.Dre & Snoop Dogg – Drug Test
Pegz – Bombs Away
Davante – Gin & Juice
Jodeci – Success
LL Cool J – Big Ole Butt
Nuthin Nyce – Down 4 Whateva
AMG – Jiggable Pie
Eric Sermon – Just Like Music
Mello – Moody Mello (Up Hygh Remix)
House Shoes – The Making
What did you do today at work? This is the product of an Arts & Crafty day we had a triple j before the Hottest 100. You to can write off the rest of your work day. Just download and print out the paper doll below. Something for you to do while you listen to this ‘Watch the Throne’ record.
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It is funny when the hip hop show descends into a not so private party on stage, which u had the misfortune of witnessing. A bunch of girls dancing badly with old men. Hurry up and end it please, so that we can all go home.
All and all though, it was a good show. On a Thursday evening at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, the Wu-Tang formed together like Voltron, they just happened to be missing an arm and a leg. Though even with Rza, Meth and ODB absent, the Wu is still a force to be reckoned with. Ghostface alone has the force of 100 emcees when he explodes on the microphone. Plus it’s hard to go wrong with classic tracks for days.
Young Dirty Bastard though? I am just not sure. I understand he is carrying on the legacy, but it just seems a little funny making a career impersonating your father.
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