MD GUESTS ON ALCHEMY RADIO ALONGSIDE IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

It was great to guest on John Gibbons' Alchemy Radio show this week, in the same episode as Immortal Technique, talking about all manner of interesting and alternative stuff concerning the music business and beyond. You can listen or download on this link. Respect to John for hosting a truly fascinating series, with a strong track record of guests. Audio for open minds.

MARK DEVLIN GUESTS ON ALCHEMY RADIO ALONGSIDE IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

It was great to guest on John Gibbons' Alchemy Radio show this week, in the same episode as Immortal Technique, talking about all manner of interesting and alternative stuff concerning the music business and beyond. You can listen or download on this link. Respect to John for hosting a truly fascinating series, with a strong track record of guests. Audio for open minds.

URBAN ANTHEMS WITH MARK DEVLIN - THE LATE SUMMER '11 EDITION

Feeling the latest Nicki Minaj/ Drake/ Wacka Flocka/ Kanye/ Rihanna joints? No, me neither. All the more reason to take it back with the latest Urban Anthems instalment then. More back-to-back feel-good joints from the golden years - classic R&B, hip-hop, reggae dancehall and soul to get your head nodding and send a chill down your spine. Not all the ones you usually hear, either. This is the alternative selection, and trust me, it's all good baby, baby!

Urban Anthems late Summer '11 by Mark Devlin

Download, reminisce and enjoy.


LL COOL J: MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT

BRAND NUBIAN: ALL FOR ONE

CYPRESS HILL: HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN

FREEWAY: FLIPSIDE

BLACK GIRL: KRAZY (BOSS' HIP HOP MIX)

TANYA VON: TONITE

FATHER MC: LISA BABY (HIP HOP FAT MIX)

50 CENT: MANY STEMS

CAPLETON/ METHOD MAN: WINGS OF THE MORNING

CAPLETON: TOUR

CUTTY RANKS: WHO SEH ME DUN

RAYVON: BIG UP

MAD COBRA: LIMB BY LIMB

FIVE STAIRSTEPS: OOH CHILD

2PAC: KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

ICE CUBE: CHECK YO SELF (REMIX)

JURASSIC 5: CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD

LOST BOYZ: JEEPS, LEX, COUPS, BIMAZ & BENZ

KEITH MURRAY: I GET LIFTED

KENNY DOPE: GET DOWN

RUDE RYDIMS EXPERIMENT: EVERYBODY BOUNCE

SHAI: IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE

Y EN VEE: CHOCOLATE

CASE/ FOXY BROWN: TOUCH ME TEASE ME

DA BRAT: GIVE IT TO YOU

ERIC BENET/ FAITH EVANS: GEORGIE PORGIE

DR DRE: THE MESSAGE

JAY Z: THIS CAN'T BE LIFE

URBAN ANTHEMS WITH MARK DEVLIN - THE LATE SUMMER '11 EDITION

Feeling the latest Nicki Minaj/ Drake/ Wacka Flocka/ Kanye/ Rihanna joints? No, me neither. All the more reason to take it back with the latest Urban Anthems instalment then. More back-to-back feel-good joints from the golden years - classic R&B, hip-hop, reggae dancehall and soul to get your head nodding and send a chill down your spine. Not all the ones you usually hear, either. This is the alternative selection, and trust me, it's all good baby, baby!

Urban Anthems late Summer '11 by Mark Devlin

Download, reminisce and enjoy.


LL COOL J: MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT

BRAND NUBIAN: ALL FOR ONE

CYPRESS HILL: HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN

FREEWAY: FLIPSIDE

BLACK GIRL: KRAZY (BOSS' HIP HOP MIX)

TANYA VON: TONITE

FATHER MC: LISA BABY (HIP HOP FAT MIX)

50 CENT: MANY STEMS

CAPLETON/ METHOD MAN: WINGS OF THE MORNING

CAPLETON: TOUR

CUTTY RANKS: WHO SEH ME DUN

RAYVON: BIG UP

MAD COBRA: LIMB BY LIMB

FIVE STAIRSTEPS: OOH CHILD

2PAC: KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

ICE CUBE: CHECK YO SELF (REMIX)

JURASSIC 5: CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD

LOST BOYZ: JEEPS, LEX, COUPS, BIMAZ & BENZ

KEITH MURRAY: I GET LIFTED

KENNY DOPE: GET DOWN

RUDE RYDIMS EXPERIMENT: EVERYBODY BOUNCE

SHAI: IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE

Y EN VEE: CHOCOLATE

CASE/ FOXY BROWN: TOUCH ME TEASE ME

DA BRAT: GIVE IT TO YOU

ERIC BENET/ FAITH EVANS: GEORGIE PORGIE

DR DRE: THE MESSAGE

JAY Z: THIS CAN'T BE LIFE


90s classics, DJ Mark Devlin, hip hop, old school anthems, reggae, RnB, soul

URBAN ANTHEMS WITH MARK DEVLIN - THE LATE SUMMER '11 EDITION

Feeling the latest Nicki Minaj/ Drake/ Wacka Flocka/ Kanye/ Rihanna joints? No, me neither. All the more reason to take it back with the latest Urban Anthems instalment then. More back-to-back feel-good joints from the golden years - classic R&B, hip-hop, reggae dancehall and soul to get your head nodding and send a chill down your spine. Not all the ones you usually hear, either. This is the alternative selection, and trust me, it's all good baby, baby!

Urban Anthems late Summer '11 by Mark Devlin

Download, reminisce and enjoy.


LL COOL J: MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT

BRAND NUBIAN: ALL FOR ONE

CYPRESS HILL: HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN

FREEWAY: FLIPSIDE

BLACK GIRL: KRAZY (BOSS' HIP HOP MIX)

TANYA VON: TONITE

FATHER MC: LISA BABY (HIP HOP FAT MIX)

50 CENT: MANY STEMS

CAPLETON/ METHOD MAN: WINGS OF THE MORNING

CAPLETON: TOUR

CUTTY RANKS: WHO SEH ME DUN

RAYVON: BIG UP

MAD COBRA: LIMB BY LIMB

FIVE STAIRSTEPS: OOH CHILD

2PAC: KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

ICE CUBE: CHECK YO SELF (REMIX)

JURASSIC 5: CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD

LOST BOYZ: JEEPS, LEX, COUPS, BIMAZ & BENZ

KEITH MURRAY: I GET LIFTED

KENNY DOPE: GET DOWN

RUDE RYDIMS EXPERIMENT: EVERYBODY BOUNCE

SHAI: IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE

Y EN VEE: CHOCOLATE

CASE/ FOXY BROWN: TOUCH ME TEASE ME

DA BRAT: GIVE IT TO YOU

ERIC BENET/ FAITH EVANS: GEORGIE PORGIE

DR DRE: THE MESSAGE

JAY Z: THIS CAN'T BE LIFE

C.A AKA RYAN DESHAWN & COLUMBO BLACK: I LOVE OBAMA (OBAMA DISS)

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

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.

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.


Swing Shift 3_1_97 P1.mp3

Swing Shift 3_1_97 P2.mp3

Swing Shift 3_1_97 P3.mp3

Swing Shift 3_1_97 P4.mp3

Swing Shift 26_12_97 P1.mp3

Swing Shift 26_12_97 P2.mp3

Swing Shift 2_1_98 P1.mp3

Swing Shift 2_1_98 P2.mp3

Swing Shift 2_1_98 P3.mp3

Swing Shift 27_2_98 P1.mp3

Swing Shift 27_2_98 P2.mp3

Swing Shift 27_2_98 P3.mp3

SKILLZ: 2010 WRAP UP

We now have the Skillz...

2010 BANGERS

MD's 2010 Bangers are here! All the biggest club tracks of the year across four mixes. Check the R&B and Hip Hop episodes for all the big commercial smashes. For a more heavy excursion, meanwhile, the Reggae Dancehall and UK Grime/ Funky mixes will give you some hard-hitting flaves.

Download and enjoy.


2010 BANGERS R&B MIX

TREY SONGZ Featuring USHER: I INVENTED SEX
CIARA Featuring LUDACRIS: RIDE
KERI HILSON: TURN MY SWAG ON
CHRIS BROWN Featuring KANYE WEST & FABOLOUS: DEUCES (REMIX)
USHER Featuring NICKI MINAJ: LITTLE FREAK
TREY SONGZ Featuring NICKI MINAJ: BOTTOMS UP
NICKI MINAJ: YOUR LOVE
RIHANNA: RUDE BOY
LIL WAYNE/ YOUNG MONEY: BEDROCK
KERI HILSON: PRETTY GIRL ROCK
CEE LO GREEN: FORGET YOU
LUDACRIS: HOW LOW
RIHANNA Featuring YOUNG JEEZY: HARD
DIDDY DIRTY MONEY Featuring TINCHY STRYDER: HELLO GOOD MORNING
CHIMA ANYA: HELLO GOOD MORNING (DIDDY DISS)
TIMBALAND Featuring JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: CARRY OUT
ESTELLE Featuring KARDINALL OFFISHALL: FREAK


2010 BANGERS HIP HOP MIX

RICK ROSS: BMF
SKEPTA: BMF FREESTYLE
CHIMA ANYA: I LOVE RAP
J COLE: WHO DAT
LLOYD BANKS ET AL: START IT UP
LLOYD BANKS Featuring JUELZ SANTANA: BIMA BENZ OR BENTLEY
DRAKE Featuring SWIZZ BEATS: FANCY
LIL WAYNE Featuring DRAKE: RIGHT ABOVE IT
DEVLIN: RUNAWAY
DRAKE: FIND YOUR LOVE
FAR EAST MOVEMENT Featuring 50 CENT: LIKE A G6
DJ KHALED Featuring LUDACRIS: ALL I DO IS WIN
CHERRI V: OVER
DRAKE: OVER
DEAD PREZ: OVER
KANYE WEST Featuring RICK ROSS & NICKI MINAJ: MONSTER
KANYE WEST: POWER
KANYE WEST Featuring SWIZZ BEATS: POWER REMIX


2010 BANGERS REGGAE DANCEHALL MIX

GAPPY RANKS: PUT THE STEREO ON
TOK: CHAMPION
GYPTIAN Featuring NICKI MINAJ: HOLD YUH
SEAN PAUL: WINE IT
ALISON HINDS Featuring SHAGGY: CAN'T LET MY LUV GO
GAPPY RANKS: STINKIN' RICH
VYBZ CARTEL: CLARKS
VYBZ CARTEL Featuring BILLY BLUE & PLUS GIVENS: CLARKS REMIX
MR VEGAS: I AM BLESSED
GYPTIAN: HOLD YUH (SOCA REFIX)
AIDONIA: BUBBLE & TURN
VYBZ CARTEL Featuring GAZA SLIM: LIKE A JOCKEY
MAJOR LAZER: PON DE FLOOR (REFIX)


2010 BANGERS UK FUNKY/ GRIME MIX

PRINCESS NYAH: BUTTERFLIES
KATIE PEARL: BREAKAWAY
SASHA BROWN: ATTRACTION
SWINDLE Featuring NADIA SULLIMAN: NO MORE
MELEKA: MISS ME (PALEFACE REMIX)
PLATINUM: FIRE IN MY EYES
RUSH THE DJ: IF YOU LIKE THE FUNKY
JP TRONIK: JUNGLE SKANK
MR M: DASH DOWN
STORM: WHO'S THAT LIGHTEE?
SKEPTA: BAD BOY
CHERRI V: PASS OUT
TINIE TEMPAH: PASS OUT
CAPLETON: PASS OUT MEDLEY
TINIE TEMPAH: FRISKY

MD AT REVOLUTION MUSIC FACTORY, SUNNY BEACH, BULGARIA, THIS WEDNESDAY