Monday 22 November 2010

THE BEST OF JUST BUGGIN’. THE YEAR-END 2007/ 2008/ 2009 SELECTIONS














Just Buggin' with Mark Devlin ran every Wednesday for three and a half years on Oxford's FM107.9. The mission was to deliver solid, heavy and innovative hip-hop, (laced with the occasional piece of street soul and reggae,) that kept the spirit of the boom-bap golden years alive, and proved that there IS still timeless hip-hop music being made.

Sadly, the station axed all its specialist shows this Summer in a rebranding exercise. The spirit of Just Buggin' lives on, however, so coming shortly, watch out for two special Podcasts featuring all the heavy tracks the show busted during 2010. Check this and all other regular sources for more news soon.

In the meantime, we're backtracking on the first three years of the show. These are the year-end selections that we broadcast at the end of 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. So much incredible music that you never hear ANYWHERE else on the radio. Pure audio nourishment for anyone that craves inspiring tuneage. Not an Autotune or an Akon cameo in sight.

Download links and track listings are as follows. And don't forget to come back soon for the all-new 2010 selection.



JUST BUGGIN' BEST OF 2007 PART 1


BOLD & WARIYAH: BRIGHTER TOMORROW (Zion Knights)

ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: BUILT TO LAST (Liberty)

THE NEXTMEN: SOMETHING GOT YOU (Antidote)

ZION-I: LIFT ME UP (Om Hip Hop)

COLLIE BUDDZ: BLIND TO YOU (Sony BMG)

SHONTELLE: LIFE IS NOT AN EASY ROAD (SRP)

TANYA STEPHENS: PULL UP (VPD)

LADY SAW: NO LESS A WOMAN (VPD)

ASHER D Featuring GHETTO: INSIDE OUT (AD82)

POUND STERLING: LONDON HUSTLER (London Hustle)

PAPOOSE: WHAT MAKES ME ME (Jive)

JOELL ORTIZ: HIP HOP (Def Jam)

LUDACRIS Featuring PIMP C, BEANIE SIGEL, C-MURDER: DO YOUR TIME (DTP)

TALIB KWELI: COUNTRY CUZZ’NS (Reprise)

THE PACK: DISCO D TRIBUTE (White)

LETHAL FREESTYLE



JUST BUGGIN' BEST OF 2007 PART 2


JAY-Z Featuring CHRISETTE MICHELLE: LOST ONES

REDMAN/ THE GAME: LOST ONES FREESTYLES (White)

BOLD & WARIYAH FREESTYLE

BEANIE SIGEL: RETURN OF THE BAD GUY (Roc A Fella)

LADY REZULT: THOROUGH BREAD (Landmark Ent)

DJ AMAZE: NEW YORK ANTHEM PARTY BREAK (AV8)

LAURYN HILL: LOSE MYSELF (White)

2007 BANGERS REGGAE MIX

MIMS Featuring CHAM & JUNIOR REID: THIS IS WHY I’M HOT (REGGAE REMIX) (American King)

COLLIE BUDDZ: COME AROUND (Sony BMG)

COLLIE BUDDZ: BLIND TO YOU (Sony BMG)

DA VILLE: ALWAYS ON MY MIND (VPD)

WAYNE WONDER: LOVE AND AFFECTION (VPD)

SHONTELLE: LIFE IS NOT AN EASY ROAD

BERES HAMMOND Featuring BUJU BANTON: GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT (VPD)

RICHIE STEPHENS Featuring ASSASSIN: STOP THE FIGHTING (VPD)

LADY SAW: NO LESS A WOMAN (VPD)

TANYA STEPHENS: PULL UP (VPD)

MARK RONSON Featuring AMY WINEHOUSE: VALERIE (BABY J REMIX) (White)

WAYNE WONDER Featuring TRINA: FOR YOUR LOVE (VPD)

DJ JAZZY JEFF Featuring METHOD MAN: HOLD IT DOWN (BBE)

DEEMI: TAXI (Atlantic)

CAMP LO: TICKET FOR 2 (Good Hands)

JUGANOT: EN WHY CEE

KIDZ IN THE HALL: WHEELS FALL OFF (Rawkus)

SPIDA LEE: GETTIN’ WORSE (Rubicon)

HOODMAN: JERMAINE (UK Team)

DIRTY DIGGERS: IT’LL BE OK (Tru Thoughts)

SHIM 1 Featuring MOORISH DELTA 7: IT’S OVER (2 Rype)

ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: JUST BUGGIN’ FREESTYLE



JUST BUGGIN' BEST OF 2008 PART 1


JAY-Z Featuring SANTOGOLD: BROOKLYN GO HARD (Bad Boy)

CHERI DENNIS: DROPPING OUT OF LOVE (Bad Boy)

NATTY: JULY (Atlantic)

SHAUN BOOTHE: THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF BOB MARLEY (White)

JOLEON DAVENUE: WHAT LOVE IS ABOUT (White)

TRIGGADON Featuring SOPHIA MAY: CHASING YOUR DREAM (White)

FUNKY DL: THE BUMP (Washington Classics)

DEDICATION TO LITTLE ZAINA DEVLIN:
EMINEM: ’97 BONNIE & CLYDE (Interscope)

DEVIN THE DUDE: CAN'T MAKE IT HOME (Cinematic)

PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS: THE WIZ (Om Records)

RZA: DRAMA (Bodog)

DAP-C Featuring TALIB KWELI, LIL WAYNE & ROYCE DA 5’9: MA MONEY (NGU)

DVS: ROXFORD CITY (White)

LARGE PROFESSOR: MAICA LIVING (Matador)



JUST BUGGIN' BEST OF 2008 PART 2


CEE-ROCK THE FURY: MY HEART, MY CITY (Abstract Urban)

SHEEK LOUCH FEAT. JIM JONES, STYLES P, HELL RELL & JADAKISS: D BLOCK/ DIPSET (Koch)

THE HERBALISER Featuring JEAN GRAE: STREET KARMA (K7)

KAIL: THE REALEST TOUR GUIDE EVER (Big Dada)

GILLESPIE: 100 BARS OF LIFE (White)

SIR SMURF LIL: BLOSSOM (Grindstone)

MR LIVE: AT THE CROSSROADS (White)

NYCE: MANIAC (Nyce)

POUND STERLING: LONDON HUSTLER (London Hustle)

STYLAH: DECADE (So Empire)

NAS Featuring BUSTA RHYMES: FRIED CHICKEN (Sony)

CUBBIEBEAR: THE HULK (The Rape)

THE RITZ: HEARTLESS (Lab Oh)

SIR SMURF LIL: THE LORD’S CHORUS (Grindstone)

NAZ T Featuring BENNY BIZZLE: NO GUNS, JUST ROSES (Blessed)

J RAWLS & MIDDLE CHILD: TIL THE SUN COMES (Groove Attack)



JUST BUGGIN' BEST OF 2009


BIG DADDY KANE, MC SHAN, CRAIG G, ROXANNE SHANTE, BIZ MARKIE, TJ SWAN &
MARLEY MARL: MR. MAGIC TRIBUTE

DEAD PREZ: SUMMER TIME

MR. LIF: THE SUN

JMC FEAT. STYLES P: WHENEVER I'M HOME

RAEKWON Featuring GHOSTFACE & METHOD MAN: NEW WU

EMINEM: THE WARNING

SCRABULL: THE COMPOSITE

TRIGGADON: THAT TIME HAS COME

QUEEN IFRICA: LIONESS ON THE RISE

KINETIK: THE KINESIS THESIS

ROYCE DA 5’9: SHAKE THIS

BARBIE ANALOGUE AKA C-MONE: STORM

JOLEON DAVENUE: UNIVERSAL LOVE

SHAUN BOOTHE: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. & BARACK OBAMA

MAYHEM POETS Featuring KRS ONE: RENT

DE LA SOUL: LA LA LA

GOOD BROTHER: I SEE U

FASHAWN: LIFE AS A SHORTY

DOPE SANDWICH: COMING OF AGE

TRUE 2 LIFE MUSIC: POPPIN’ ON TV

BIG CITY PHILADELPHIA: HOW TO ROB AN INDUSTRY HIPSTER

DEEP ROOTED: CELEBRATE

CHIMA ANYA: CLOCKS

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