Charles Gaither

Some more of those "loud party raps" from Melle Mel... "Beat Street"

Final mix for today we're going back to an original legend, 35 years ago: This is the superb Larry Levan (RIP) @ End Max, Tokyo, Japan 1991 Just listen to the soul in this mix. Vocal, funky house. Outstanding intro and 75 minutes from one of the finest and most important names in the New York and US house scene. Mixes on Kofi shortly - I'm excited about what I have lined up tomorrow, you should be too 😉 👇🔥👇

Dropping a little bit of video footage for a change. A snapshot of the B-Boy era and one of the best crews around in the early-mid 80's. This is the New York City Breakers. Compilation of some of their performances in the early 80s, and a piece of history. Check it out below.

Boogie Nights by Heatwave — one of the best grooves disco ever produced

GZA - Cold World (feat. Inspectah Deck) Beautifully crafted visions of desolation on a dark winter night in Brooklyn. RZA, with a frostbitten soundscape that includes Zappa and Stevie, only adds to the overall despair. 1995.

Taking it back 39 years with another early mixtape from this legend: This is @drdre - Criminal Roadium Mixtape 1987 Ridiculously skilled DJ before he became one of the top artists and producers in the world. This is some early, seminal hip hop by a great. Tracklist image in comments. Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight. 👇🔥👇

Up next, two phenomenal artists, one double tape pack, and a legendary venue. 32 years ago: This is Sasha & Jon Pleased Wimmin @ Miss Moneypennys, Birmingham 1994 The Sasha set is from October 1993, Jon's is February 1994. The first 80 minutes or so is Sasha. Released as a two tape pack back then, this is two of the very best absolutely bossing it. Tracklists in comments. Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight. 👇🔥👇

Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover Vocals, guitars, bass, drums, Clavinet, electric piano, Oberheim, Polymoog, Minimoog and ARP Strings - all performed by 21-year-old Prince. He probably he took the bins out that day too. 1979.

"The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, 1974. Off Winter in America on Strata-East. Brian Jackson's flute carries this one, a Caribbean groove that became an underground hit and has been sampled over 70 times since.

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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls - 1984

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Kids rapping together in the streets of Harlem, New York, 1981.

Teena Marie - Square Biz - 1981

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John Coltrane performing "My Favorite Things" in the early 60s

A classic SNL Good Times skit featuring Janet Jackson reprising her role as Penny and Kenan Thompson as Florida Evans

Oscar Peterson 🎹