Back in May, Rhian and I went to the God's of Rap Manchester gig where Wu-Tang Clan headlined. On the way up to Manchester, we recorded the most overdue Sample Sunday of all time. Enjoy!
21st May 2019 marks the Notorious B.I.G.’s 47th birthday and what better way to celebrate than do a Sample Sunday dedicated to Biggie Smalls! Everyone in my generation listening to Biggie and Pac during their teen years - I honestly don’t know anyone who didn’t. Party...
As you may already know, we’re going (or rather, have been) to Gods of Rap featuring Public Enemy, De La Soul, DJ Premier & Wu Tang Clan. Last time I told you how DJ Premier was a big influence during my teen years, but my very first “proper” foray into Hip Hop as...
Happy Easter everyone! ? First of all, massive apologies about this weeks visuals - it appears as though Jesus has blessed me and given me a Godly glow. More likely, the blurriness is caused by either a fingerprint or possibly condensation. DJ Premier was my biggest...
Roy Ayers is dangerously funky. He’s an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (I took that from Wikipedia)… He’s a legend. One of my biggest inspirations during my late teen years, especially once I began producing Hip Hop...
Sample Sunday is a Hip Hop music show, where my girlfriend, Rhian, has to guess the reincarnations of 5 different songs (samples). This week, I put together a playlist of samples used by Common. So how does the game work? If Rhian heard Santana’s “Maria Maria”, she’d...