Category: Hip Hop & Rap

One hour hip hop and rap mixes, originally broadcast on Thursdays from 14th April 2022.

Megablast 84: De La Soul Special – 24th February 2023

Two hour mix of tracks by De La Soul (and friends).

De La Soul – Plug Tunin’ (Original 12” Mix)
De La Soul – Change In Speak
De La Soul – Skip 2 My Loop
De La Soul – Eye Know
De La Soul – Intro (De La Soul Is Dead)
De La Soul – Oodles Of O’s
De La Soul – Skit 1 (De La Soul Is Dead)
De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul – Fallin’
De La Soul – Breakadawn
De La Soul feat. Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis – I Am I Be
De La Soul – Stakes Is High
De La Soul, Mos Def – Big Brother Beat
De La Soul, Redman – Oooh.
De La Soul – Simply/Simply Havin’
De La Soul, MF DOOM – Rock Co.Kane Flow
De La Soul, Snoop Dogg – Pain
Plug 1 And Plug 2 Present… First Serve – Must B The Music
Gorillaz feat. De La Soul – Feel Good Inc
De La Soul feat. Black Sheep, A Tribe Called Quest – What Yo Life Can Truly Be
Jungle Brothers feat. De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love – Doin’ Our Own Dang
Queen Latifah feat. Pos & Dove – Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children
De La Soul – Me Myself And I/Say No Go (The Unity Mix)
De La Soul – My Brother’s A Basehead
De La Soul – Copa (Cabanga)
De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Monie Love, Queen Latifah – Buddy (Native Tongues Decision Mix)
De La Soul – Transmitting Live From Mars
De La Soul – Bitties In The BK Lounge
De La Soul – Skit 2 (De La Soul Is Dead)
Plug 1 And Plug 2 Present… First Serve – Pushin’ Aside Pushin’ Along
De La Soul, David Byrne – Snoopies
De La Soul, Ghostface Killah – He Comes
De La Soul – A Little Bit Of Soap
De La Soul – The Magic Number

Megablast 76: Maxi Jazz & Faithless Hip Hop Special – 3 January 2023

(Currently unavailable, but see Megablast 77 for the Maxi Jazz & Faithless Dance Special)

  1. Faithless – Reverence
  2. Faithless – Dirty Ol’ Man
  3. Faithless – Killer’s Lullaby (Nightmares On Wax Mix)
  4. 1 Giant Leap feat. Jhelisa Anderson & Maxi Jazz – How Can I Be A Better Friend To You
  5. Faithless – Mass Destruction
  6. DJ Maxi Jazz & Soul Food Cafe – Macbeth Act IV Scene II
  7. Maxi Jazz – What More Can I Say?
  8. DJ Maxi Jazz & Soul Food Cafe – Grab The Mic
  9. Jason Rebello feat. Maxi Jazz – Wake Up
  10. Maxi Jazz – Do Your Dance
  11. Faithless – Baseball Cap
  12. Faithless – Bring My Family Back
  13. 1 Giant Leap feat. Robbie Williams & Maxi Jazz – My Culture
  14. Faithless – Reasons (Saturday Night)

Megablast 74: Hip Hop Mix – 27 December 2022

  1. Public Enemy – Fight The Power
  2. Mantronix – This Should Move Ya
  3. Stezo – Freak The Funk
  4. Monie Love – It’s A Shame (My Sister)
  5. Ultramagnetic MCs – Give The Drummer Some
  6. Cypress Hill – Psycobetabuckdown
  7. Big Daddy Kane – Cause I Can Do It Right
  8. Skinny Boys – Set The Pace (Say Yeah)
  9. Outkast – GhettoMusick
  10. MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
  11. LL Cool J – Going Back To Cali
  12. London Posse – Funky Rhyme Funky Style
  13. Gang Starr – Manifest (Remix)
  14. M.O.P. – Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)
  15. Funkdoobiest feat. B Real – Wopbopalubop (Soul Assassins Remix)
  16. De La Soul – Potholes In My Lawn (12” Version)

Megablast 72: Christmas Rappin’ – 20 December 2022

  1. Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rappin’
  2. Coldcut – Coldcut’s Christmas Break
  3. Disco Four – He’s Santa Claus
  4. Run The Jewels – A Christmas Fucking Miracle
  5. Derek B – Chillin’ With Santa
  6. Blondie feat. Fab 5 Freddy – Yuletide Throwdown (Cut Chemist Remix)
  7. Snoop Dogg – Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto
  8. Eazy-E – Merry Muthafuckin’ X-Mas
  9. Run DMC – Christmas In Hollis
  10. Reverend Run & the Christmas All-Stars feat. Mase, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Salt N Pepa, Onyx and Keith Murray – Santa Baby
  11. Dana Dane – Dana Dane Is Coming To Town
  12. De La Soul – Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
  13. The Treacherous Three feat. Doug E. Fresh – Santa’s Rap
  14. Lightning Rich, Big John and the Maniacs – Santa’s Groove

Megablast 70: Hip Hop Mix – 13 December 2022

  1. Big Daddy Kane – It’s A Big Daddy Thing
  2. Def Jef – Droppin’ Rhymes On Drums
  3. Ice-T – The Hunted Child
  4. Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fatman Scoop – Lose Control
  5. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Scorpio
  6. Nice & Smooth – Old To The New
  7. Guru – Ain’t No Time To Play
  8. Q-Tip – Vivrant Thing
  9. Ice Cube feat. Mack 10 & Ms Toi – You Can Do It
  10. Hijack – Daddy Rich (Part 1)
  11. Common – I Used To Love H.E.R.
  12. Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd
  13. Jungle Brothers – Beyond This World
  14. Kurtis Blow – The Breaks

Megablast 68: Hip Hop Mix – 6 December 2022

  1. De La Soul – Say No Go
  2. Public Enemy – One Million Bottlebags
  3. Stetsasonic – Speaking Of A Girl Named Suzy
  4. Monie Love – R U Single
  5. Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Beatdown
  6. Cylob – Rewind!
  7. D.O.S.E. feat. Mark E. Smith – Plug Myself In (12” Caligula Mix)
  8. Art Of Noise – Close (To The Edit)
  9. Coldcut feat. Junior Reid – Stop This Crazy Thing
  10. Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love – Ladies First
  11. 3rd Bass – Sons Of 3rd Bass
  12. Overlord X – Rough In Hackney
  13. Outlaw Posse – Stop The Negativity
  14. Fat Boys – Stick ‘Em

Megablast 66: Hip Hop Mashup Special – 29 November 2022

This is a mix of hip hop and rap bootlegs and mashups; quite a few are from the early days of GYBO plus some exclusives by “Lee Spoons”, whoever the hell that is. There’s also a rather groovy proto-mashup/megamix of LL Cool J’s ‘Clap Your Hands’ at the end, featuring samples from Ice-T, Public Enemy and, erm, John Cougar Mellencamp.

  1. It Takes Two To Kiss (Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock vs Prince vs various) – DJ John
  2. Hear Missy Work It (Chad Jackson vs Missy Elliott) – Churchill
  3. Le Da Soul (Back To Acid Jazz) (De La Soul vs various) – DJ JY alias JY
  4. Beegie Boys (Beastie Boys vs Bee Gees) – Lee Spoons
  5. Owner Of A Lonely Butt (Yes vs Sir Mix-A-Lot) – Lionel Vinyl
  6. Hustle (Van McCoy vs Rick Ross) – dj BC
  7. Rebel Without A Pause (Rhythm Scholar Maximum Rage Remix) – Public Enemy
  8. Rapture’s Delight (Sugarhill Gang vs Blondie) – Lee Spoons
  9. Funky White Lines (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five vs The Goodies) – Lee Spoons
  10. Herbie Whamcock’s Incredible Bongo (Wham vs Herbie Hancock vs The Incredible Bongo Band) – Lee Spoons
  11. It Is Such A Good Saturday Night (Schoolly D vs Charlie Steinmann vs various) – RIAA (Mr Fab)
  12. A Message To You, Pingu (Grandmaster Melle Mel vs Pingu) – Badonkadonk And The Dirt Box Jury
  13. Marshall’s Been Done To Death (Eminem vs The Telly) – Freelance Hairdresser
  14. Clap Your Hands (The Mixbuster Mix) – LL Cool J

Megablast 64: Hip Hop Mix – 22 November 2022

  1. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message, from the 4CD compilation ‘FAC51 The Hacienda 1982’ on Cherry Red Records
  2. Malcolm X/Keith LeBlanc – No Sell Out
  3. Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three – The New Rap Language
  4. The Sequence – Funk You Up
  5. Kurtis Blow – Tough, from the 4CD compilation ‘FAC51 The Hacienda 1982’ on Cherry Red Records: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-hacienda-1982-4cd-book-set/
  6. The Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder
  7. Joe Bataan – Rap-O Clap-O
  8. Kool Kyle The Starchild – It’s Rockin Time (Rock Rockin Time)
  9. Disco Four – Do It, Do It
  10. Fatback Band – King Tim III (Personality Jock)
  11. Gary Byrd and the G.B. Experience – The Crown

Megablast 62: Hip Hop Mix – 15 November 2022

  1. Skee-Lo – I Wish
  2. Mystikal – Shake Ya Ass
  3. De La Soul – Oodles Of O’s
  4. Outkast – Ms Jackson
  5. Subsonic 2 – Include Me Out
  6. Big Daddy Kane – On The Move
  7. Eminem – Stan
  8. David Holmes – Slashers Revenge
  9. Dizzee Rascal – Jus’ A Rascal
  10. Massive Attack – Five Man Army
  11. Jungle Brothers – Book Of Rhyme Pages
  12. Steady B – Serious (Ceereeus BDP Mix)
  13. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Here We Go Again
  14. Beastie Boys – Alright Hear This
  15. Spoonie Gee – The Godfather

Megablast 60: Hip Hop Mix – 08 November 2022

  1. Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth – DWYCK
  2. Beastie Boys feat. Q-Tip – Get It Together
  3. Brand Nubian – All For One
  4. Derek B – Rock The Beat
  5. The Jaz feat. Jay-Z – The Originators
  6. Lords Of Rap – Where Does The Xtra 3 Quid Go?
  7. Lady B – To The Beat Y’All
  8. Roxanne Shante – My Groove Gets Better
  9. Caveman – Victory (Remix)
  10. Main Source – He Got So Much Soul (He Don’t Need No Music)
  11. Public Enemy – Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man
  12. Chill Rob G – Ride The Rhythm
  13. A Tribe Called Quest – Butter
  14. Cypress Hill – Hits From The Bong
  15. The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee – Bang Zoom! (Let’s Go-Go)