I don’t want to ruin it, if you haven’t already, you need to totally listen to this for Equal punking me. Elliot Heller a.k.a. DJ Equal is an upstanding gentlemen and a fine DJ from New York City, whenever I talked to him he seems to be flying to Iceland, Dominica or the South Pole to play in a club over there. I have been bugging him for a DJ set, and this is what he sent me. Niceness!
Playlist:
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Ni**as in Paris
Uncle Murder – Warning
Drake – Headlines
Lil Wayne – Gucci Gucci
Gucci Mane feat. Busta Rhymes – Murder
Raekwon feat. The Game – Rock n Roll
DJ Kayslay feat Busta Rhymes – 60 Second Assassins
Monica feat Rick Ross – Anything
Meek Mill – Middle of the Summer
Red Cafe feat Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross – Fly Together
Club Hip Hop, Grimestep, and an all Australian hip hop mix. Sheilas that smuggle goon into the club. Hole in the bottom of their fake Kate Spade bag, so that the nozzle of their Goon Bag just pokes out perfectly. Buy one glass of wine and top up all night.
Playlist:
Kidz In the Hall – Pour It Up (P.imp C.up) [feat. David Banner & Bun B]
Keri Hilson ft Lil Wayne – Turning Me On (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
Big Sean – Dance (A$$) (Remix) feat Nicki Minaj
T.I. ft Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris (Remix)
Sky High – Look At Me
Aaliyah – We Need A Resolution (Lunice Remix)
Balla et Ses Balladins – Paulette
J. Cole – Can’t Get Enough (feat. Trey Songz)
Spit Syndicate – See Me Now (The Xx Remix)
Yasmin Ft. Ms. Dynamite – Light Up The World (prod. Shy Fx)
DJ Ayres ft GLC – Got Me Gone (Bird Peterson Remix)
Marco Del Horno vs DJ Swerve – Ho Riddim ft P Money
Kano – Ps and Qs ft Lethal B & Demon
The Game – Gangstas Ride (feat. Jaz-O)
AZ – Never Change (Madlib Remix)
Pegz feat Reason – Everyshow
Ozi Batla – Put It On Wax
Maya Jupiter – Perhaps feat Moka Only
Kimbra – Settle Down (M-Phazes Remix)
Thundamentals – Dimension 3
Vassy – September (Katalyst Remix)
A-Love – Play It Cool (Prod Jase)
Budspells – Feel Style feat Hyjak
Delta – Kings and Queens
Spit Syndicate – Kings Only
Urthboy – The Signal
Hermitude – El Gustos Theme feat Spikey T
Low Budget – Hit the Key
Hodgy Beats & Jonti – Nagoya
Illy – The Chase Ft. Oliver Daysoul
13th Son – Good Times ft Asli
A-Love – Friday (Prod Jase)
Bias B – The Rippa
Sleeping Monk – Fulltime Emcce (Western Suburbs Version)
Koolism – Warm And Easy ft Rodney P
Dazastah & Hunter – Oi
London producer, SBTRKT’s self-titled album is my favourite record of this year. We were lucky enough to chat to him ahead of his Australia tour. Also master of the baked goods DJ Ability swings passed the studio with some tasty custard tarts and equally scrumptious dancehall bass. It is our bass special. A little less rappy and more electronicy than usual.
Playlist
Yasmin Ft. Ms. Dynamite – Light Up The World (prod. Shy Fx)
SBTRKT – Right Thing To Do ft Jessie Ware
The Xx – Crystalised (Dark Sky Remix)
Sticky – Booo! (Dubaholics Numb Dub Mix) [Ft. Ms. Dynamite]
Fish Go Deep – The Cure & the Cause (Featuring Tracey K)
Mz Bratt – Selecta (Greenmoney Remix)
SABO – Ay Loco (Pitbull Remix)
Foreign Beggars – Keepin Da Line Fat (feat Graziella – DJ Troubl mix)
Aaron Jerome – Late Night Mission (feat. Yungun)
Shirley Ellis – The Clapping Song
Katylist – The Clapping Song ft Coin Locker Kid
Ghostpoet – Cash & Carry Me Home (feat. Kano)
Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Moska Remix)
NB Funky – Rhythm Box
Seiji and Da Phonz – Rumpus
Moska – Bax
Mary J Blige – Family Affair (Hugo Frederick Remix)
Brenmar – Waiting On
Africa Hitech – Blen Remix
Jessie Ware – Strangest Feeling SBTRKT Interview Pt 1
SBTRKT – Hold On ft Sampha SBTRKT Interview Pt 2
SBTRKT – Wildfire ft Yukimi of Little Dragon & Drake (Remix)
Shaggy & Leftside – Jump Up Around DJ ABILITY MIX
TCC – Telephone
Dreadsquad ft Lady Chan – Money Nah Dem Good
Warrior One ft Serocee – Bullring Ting
Buraka Som Sistema – Yah
Tomb Crew – Watch This
Leisure Allstars – Friday Night (Dr Dohecahedron Mix)
Tommy McCook – Heatwave
Barrington Levy – Glock (Mishka Blend)
Sola Rosa – I’ve Tried Ways
Listen: SBTRKT – Right Thing To Do ft Jessie Ware from SBTRKT
Listen: Aaron Jerome – Late Night Mission ft Yungun from Time To Rearrange
I hosted the DOOM show when he was out here not so long ago. We were told we had to clear the stage area when DOOM came, and we couldn’t look him in the eye or talk to him unless he talked to us. It was like he was Prince, but not nearly as famous.
I thought it would be really funny if I came out on stage earlier wearing a mask and pretend to be a DOOMPOSTER. So I went up to Oxford St and bought this feathery sequenced butterfly mask and came out on stage like “Yo this is DOOM, I lost my old mask in customs, this is my new look, son”. Don’t think anybody else found it that amusing.
Anyways, DJ Naiki plays a set of DOOM tracks mixed with the original samples. Listen for all that Madvillain, King Geedorah, Metal Face goodness.
Also we get raunchy with The Tongue. Talking about his new mixtape – Sex Tape.
Playlist:
SonnyJim – God Complex (M-Phazes Remix) [feat. Jehst & Cappo]
Hodgy Beats & Jonti – Nagoya
Foreign Exchange – Nic’s Groove (Nicky Mason’s Electric Bounce Rock Skate Remix)
Kimbra – Settle Down (M-Phazes Remix)
AZ – Never Change (Madlib Remix)
Spit Syndicate – See Me Now (The Xx Remix)
Lee Oskar – San Francisco Bay
Ma$e – All I Ever Wanted
Katalyst – Clapping Song (Featuring Coin Locker Kid & Stephanie McKay)
DOOMSTARKS (MF Doom & Ghostface Killah) – Victory Laps (Madvillainz Remix) DJ Naiki ‘DOOM vs Original Samples’ Mix
Madvillian – Bistro
Atlantic Starr – Second To None
Madvillian – Curls
Waldir Calmon – Airport Love Theme
Mashmakhan – Happy You Should Be
MF DOOM – Vomitspit
The Temptations – Sing A Simple Song (ft Diana Ross & The Supremes)
Madvillain & Wildchild – Hardcore Hustle
Foster Sylvers – More Love
Coke Escovedo – Hangin’ on
MF Doom And MF Grimm & Kurious – Shifting Lanes
Sade – Kiss of Life
MF DOOM – Doomsday
Ronnie Laws – Friends And Strangers
MF DOOM – Deep Fried Frenz
SOS Band – The Finest
MF DOOM – The Finest (Featuring Tommy Gunn)
Matthew Larkin Cassel – Heaven
Madvillain – 19.3.214
The Deele – Shoot ’em Up Movies (RED AND GOLD)
MF Doom – Red and Gold (Featuring King Ghidra)
Roy Ayres – Vibrations
MF DOOM – Bergamot Wild End of DJ Naiki ‘DOOM vs Original Samples’ Mix
Dojo Cuts ft Roxie Ray – Ain’t So Low
Above the Law – Game Recognise Game ft Eazy-E Interview with The Tongue
The Tongue – Two Girlfriends More Interview with The Tongue and Freestyle
The Tongue – Sucker For Love
Nas – Nasty
Action Bronson – 20 Tapas
Mantra – Dead Em’ Ft. Illy, Jeremedy, Muph, Urthboy, Solo
After 5 years on FBi Radio, Ankia moves to New York leaving behind her Friday Night show Discotek. This is a mix she did on her very last show. Tonight A-Boogie is having a party to celebrate her birthday and going away. DJ line up includes Josie Stylez, Leon Smith, Wendy Samantha, ANK1A, Lord Ichiban and Hau playing a Nick Skitz tribute set. If you are in Sydney head to Ching-a-lings. Details right hurrrr!
Playlist:
James Blake – Postpone
James Blake – CMYK
Ifan Dafydd – No Good
Ludacris – Whats Your Fantasy
Jay-Z Big Pimpin
Aaliyah – Are You That Somebody
Missy Elliot – Beep Me 911
Kingdom & Girl Unit – Ride It Everytime
Ghost Town DJs – My Boo
Silkie – Boogie Boy
KP & Envyi – Shorty Swing My Way
Koreless – Up Down Up Down
James Blake – Ill Stay
James Blake – Give A Man A Rod
Jay-Z – Anything ft Usher and Pharell
Kingdom – Frogs
Roska – Squark
Cybotron – Clear
Ramadanman – Work Them
Ramadanman – Glut
Addison Groove – Footcrab
Girl Unit – Showstoppa
Girl Unit – Wut
Weeknd – What You Need
Aaliyah – One In A Million
SBTRKT – Wildfire ft Lil Dragon
Lil Wayne – We Back Soon
Aaliyah – Heartbroken
Hudson Mohawke – Twistclip Loop
Snoop Doggy Dog – Lodi Dodi
Addison Groove – Work It
Addison Groove – Sexual
Got a taste for something a little heavier? London producer/DJ Joker has been out here, drinking chai tea, hitting the gym with A-Trak and playing table tennis with Benga. Besides that he also been doing a bit of DJing on the musical traveling circus Parklife. Here is a mix to get you hyped for the remanding cities on the tour – Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney.
Listen: Joker – The Vision (Let Me Breath) ft Jesse Ware | Buy Me
Listen: Die & Interface – Bright Lights ft William Cartwright (Rockers Remix) | Buy Me
Oi blood! This weeks show was heavy. London Producer/DJ genius, Joker takes time out from hitting the gym with Benga and A-Trak to play a mix for our show. Out here for Parklife, Joker totally killed it in Melbourne and Perth. Tonight he gave us a taste of what you may expect from him in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney.
In addition, we are joined by Burn City’s 360. Just ahead of the release of his album ‘Flying & Falling’, we talked a little about the release, battling close friend Anecdote and the rapper tag phenomenon.
Also lots of music… This is a show not to be listened to on shitty laptop speakers. Hook it up to a system and play it loud.
Playlist:
Little Dragon – Recommendation (Toddla T Remix)
360 – Killer (12th Planet Remix)
J. Cole – Mr. Nice Watch (ft. Jay-Z)
SBTRKT – Wildfire (Remix) (Feat. Drake)
B.o.B ft Lil Wayne – Strange Clouds
Bonfire – Childish Gambino
Hudson Mohawke – Pleasure
Joe Simon – Before The Night Is Over
Outkast – So Fresh So Clean
Hermitude – Speaking Of The Devil
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Estelle Ft. Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss & Busta Rhymes – Break My Heart (Remix) Interview with 360
360 – ft Josh Pike Interview with 360
360 – Hammer Head
Klashnekoff – Son of Niya Feat. Sizzla (Drop Leaf Riddim)
Rodney P – Live Up ft The Peoples Army & Mighty Mo (Heartless Crew)
Lotek – Dreader Than Dread ft Jimmy Screech
Gappy Ranks – Put The Stereo On
Kyla & Crazy Cousinz – Do You Mind (Reggae Remix)
Katalyst – Ready To Drop ft Kween G JOKER MIX – PLAYLIST COMING
Five Coffees – Flatline
Listen: Hudson Mohawke – Pleasure (Janet Jackson Remix) | Get Me
Listen: Joker – The Vision (Let Me Breath) ft Jessie Ware | Get Me
Listen: Sub Focus – Could Be Real (Joker Remix) | Get Me
I was at Parklife last year in Brisbane for work and as the other Lacoste wearing brown person in Queensland I kept getting mistaken for Mehdi at various pre-festival parties. As ridiculous as it was I was thinking if I could pull off a French accent, I could really clean up here. Later I did a brief interview with Mehdi, and ended up bumping into him a couple of times over following week or so. Though my encounters were brief, he really did come across as that good natured, good humoured person that you hear about from so many of the people that knew him well.
Last week when I heard the tragic news, I started going through the Mehdi stuff I had and collecting a few other bits. I ended up putting together this mix for the show, playing some of his older hip hop production, newer hip hoppy stuff, remixes and some of the original tracks he sampled. I am sure there are some better tributes other there like this one from Feadz and this hip hop mix by Abcdr du Son, but even so this is our hommage.
Tracklist
Kourtrajmé & DJ Mehdi – My Time My Days
Jacksons – Great To Be Here
MC Solaar – Wonderbra
Ideal J – Ideal J (Featuring Hasheem & Zaharya)
Leon Haywood – I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You
DJ Mehdi – Lucky Girl feat. Fafi
Ghostface Killah – Charlie Brown (Dj Mehdi Remix Feat Mapei)
Notorious B.I.G. – Nasty Boy (Kourtrajmé & DJ Mehdi ‘Le Cirque’ Remix)
Uffie – Pop the Glock (Dj Mehdi Edit)
Prince – Controversy
Dj Mehdi – I Am Somebody (feat. Chromeo)
Uffie – Wordy Rappinghood
Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood
Dj Mehdi – Breakaway
Shalamar – Full Of Fire
Nas – You Owe Me (Kourtrajmé & DJ Mehdi ‘Have Fun’ Remix)
Dj Mehdi – Anything Is Possible (Feat. Vinia Mojica)
Idéal J – Le Ghetto Français
Idéal J – Le Combat Continue
113 – Jack-potes
Karlito – Estelle
Stevie Wonder – Girl Blue
Santogold – Lights Out (Dj Medhi Remix)
Mapei – Public Enemy
For a better insight into his character a number of the people that have been touched more personally by Mehdi have written some very heartfelt tributes. Chromeo’s Dave 1 writes here about his memories of Mehdi. A-trak speaks here about the loss of a brother. And more locally, our friends, Levins speaks of his experiences with Mehdi at yolevins.com and Nina Las Vegas writes about Mehdi on the Mix Up blog.
Get Thingy-Ma-Jiggy Wiv It – as one of the UK’s finest DJs, former Scratch Pervert and Extended Players member, Mr Thing plays a set of raw hip hop goodness.
Ellesquire talking girls and rapping live. Donny Trump back in the studio with a big New Jack Swing and 90s R&B Mix. Plus a bit of Reggae-Hop. Can’t go wrong!
Playlist:
Jah Cure ft Rick Ross & Mavado – Like I See It
Roots Manuva – Witness (Jstar Remix)
Rodney P – Live Up ft The People’s Army & Mighty Mo (Heartless Crew)
Sister Nancy vs. Lauryn Hill – Never Lost One (Wick-it Remix)
Toddla T – Fly ft Ms Dynamite
Childish Gambino – Freaks and Geeks (Star Slinger Remix)
Flo & Eddie – Keep It Warm
Fabolous – For The Money
Gucci Mane – Lemonade ft Nicki Minaj
Lil Wayne – Up Up and Away
Low Budget – Hit the Key Donny Trumps New Jack and 90s R&B Mix (Playlist coming)
Sonny Syah – Straight Up
Thundamentals – Dimension 3
Ellesquire – On The Prowl Ellesquire Peforms Live In Studio
Ellesquire – Ferociousness ft Tenth Dan
Platinum Pied Pipers – Act Like You Know ft J Dilla
Slum Village – Get Dis Money
Kimbra – Settle Down (M-Phazes Remix)
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