In light of Obama’s upcoming UK state visit, I can’t recommend this enough for those who appreciate real talk and don’t fall for the brainwashing of the mainstream media. At last an artist visionary enough to see through the illusion. And a black one too, so no pre-programmed cries of ‘racist!’ on this occasion!
I love Obama(Obama Diss)- C.A. aka Ryan Deshawn & Columbo Black Prod by Pelican City by Ryan Deshawn
THE SWING SHIFT, GALAXY 101, 5/7/96
Some pure 90s nostalgia from first time around! This is one of my very earliest Swing Shift shows, which aired every Friday night on Galaxy 101 in Bristol. Pure street soul, swing, hip-hop and ragga all the way, including an interview with radio legend Kool DJ Red Alert recorded in New York. Stunningly good music that was all current at the time, and listening to it makes you realise just how great that decade was, and how much has been lost in the music that’s laughingly referred to as ‘R&B and hip-hop’ these days!
Swing Shift 5/7/96 P1 by markdevlindj
Swing Shift 5/7/96 P2 by markdevlindj
THE SWING SHIFT, GALAXY 101, 5/7/96
Some pure 90s nostalgia from first time around! This is one of my very earliest Swing Shift shows, which aired every Friday night on Galaxy 101 in Bristol. Pure street soul, swing, hip-hop and ragga all the way, including an interview with radio legend Kool DJ Red Alert recorded in New York. Stunningly good music that was all current at the time, and listening to it makes you realise just how great that decade was, and how much has been lost in the music that’s laughingly referred to as ‘R&B and hip-hop’ these days!
Swing Shift 5/7/96 P1 by markdevlindj
Swing Shift 5/7/96 P2 by markdevlindj
SWING SHIFT UK SPECIAL, GALAXY 101, 21/4/98
Some 90s radio nostalgia right here. This was the UK Special edition of the Swing Shift on Galaxy 101, Bristol, aired on Easter Monday, 1998. I co-presented this one with a very bubbly Shola Ama, who was the biggest name on the UK street soul scene at the time. It consists of nothing but R&B and hip-hop tracks by British artists. Part 2 rounds off with a live freestyle session between Kent’s Lethal, aka Ill Jargon, and Kelz of Bristol’s 3PM Crew.
ATLANTA DJs D-CAS & AZUL ROCK AN AFTER_HOURS PARTY IN THE DJ BOOT
When the lights come on and the crowd goes home, you stop DJing, right? Hell no. Not Atlanta’s DJ D-Cas and DJ Azul. The party continues in the booth at Sportsters, Edinburgh.
MD ON DJ 279’s SUNDAY NITE FLAVAS, CHOICE FM LONDON, 28/4/02
MD on DJ 279’s Sunday Nite Flavas Choice FM, 28/4/02 by Mark Devlin
Just exhumed this from the archives – my appearance on DJ 279’s Sunday Nite Flavas on Choice FM, London in 2002 where I pick my three all-time favourite hip-hop joints. Good memories.
JOYCE SIMS: ALL AND ALL
A memory of this absolute belter that will always stay with me is dropping it at my one and only Southport Weekender set, about 6.30 in the morning as the sun was coming up. It revived a tired, flagging dancefloor beautifully. Merging the electro hip-hop style with 80s groove soulful vocals, and produced by Kurtis Mantronik, this remains an energy-fuelled floor filler to this day. Shame there was no official video, hence this rather boring shot of a record label. But boy, what a tune.
THREE TIMES DOPE: FUNKY DIVIDENDS (1989)
The story of gold-digging females is an oft-told one in the world of hip-hop, and few have done it better than the much forgotten Three Times Dope. This Philadelphia crew would have slotted nicely into the Native Tongues community that was flavour of the month at the time (De La Soul, Tribe, Monie Love, etc.) They largely slipped into obscurity as the 90s dawned, but this mellow head-nodder from 1989 is nothing short of classic. A great storytelling video, too, that was way ahead of its time, complete with Byron Stingily-esque hairstyles.
AKUA NARU: THE WORLD IS LISTENING
Phat, flava-some 90s-style head-nodder, and a great tribute to all the female MCs in the game. As I trawl through the endless glut of download links and mp3 attachments, I often find myself panicking that I’ve lost the ablity to spot a hot tune, as an unfeasible amount of new music just sounds mediocre at best. Then, a joint like this jumps out and knocks me between the eyes, and I’m reassured that the quality control is still there. The second single from this promising artist’s second album, ‘The Journey Aflame’, produced by JR & PH7.
SWING SHIFT GALAXY 101 VINTAGE AUDIO
For all Back In The Day crew, here’s a bunch of vintage audio from the late 90s heyday of The Swing Shift on Galaxy 101. Truly the Golden Years for soul, swing, ragga and hip hop.