Mitcham's Ricky Walters, (better known as Slick Rick) wasn't the only British export to the US hip-hop scene back in the day. Monie Love made a big impact on these shores as the 80s merged into the 90s, exploding with a handful of slammers such as 'I Can Do This', 'Grandpa's Party (a tribute to Afrikaa Bambaataa), 'It's A Shame', and this little pop-friendly gem, before crossing the pond to try for fame and fortune in The Rotten Apple. Despite being briefly adopted as part of the Native Tongues movement alongside De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Jungle Brothers and Queen Latifah - and becoming a radio DJ on NYC's Hot 97 - her career sadly nosedived. So here's a throwback to happier days. Great song, great video, great times.
Mark Devlin is a UK-based club and radio DJ and music journalist. In more recent years he has begun speaking about the dark forces that have been manipulating the music industry for decades. This led to the publication of the three books in his 'Musical Truth' series with a fourth due in 2025. He has also written three "truth fiction" novels. https://www.spreaker.com/user/markdevlin https://odysee.com/@markdevlintv:e E-mail: markdevlinuk@gmail.com
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Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
'MADE IN BRITAIN' UK HIP HOP/ STREET SOUL MIX, 1997
Here's one I made earlier - in 1997, in fact. A mix of some of the homegrown hip hop and street soul tunes that were around at the time. It's a long way from Grime and UK Funky.
Sadly, no track listing has survived from the time. I've done my best to recall the tracks, but there are a couple of ones whose identity I can't remember. Any suggestions appreciated!
Listen and download here.
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