Edition#14 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of the year 2000, the beginning of a new decade and the end of what many consider to be hip hop’s greatest era, the 90s. The year 2000 marked a turning point for the Indie scene with artists such as De La [...]
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After 14 fantastic months of our Classic Material project, myself and Chris Read are pleased to announce our Classic Material exhibition. As well as being able to look back on the last 14 months of designs created by John Brotherhood, but we’ve also invited Mr Krum (Vinyl Veterans) to show some work, as well as former [...]
Edition#13 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1999, a year which marked a coming of age for the Indie Hip Hop scene. Whereas the previous year had been dominated by leftfield and arguably less accessible indie releases, 1999 delivered more accomplished and club friendly indie releases with labels [...]
On Saturday 19th November, the City Arts and Music Project plays host to the thirteenth installment of Classic Material, a series of events and exhibitions celebrating 30+ years of recorded rap music promoted by London based collective of DJs, designers, photographers and filmmakers, the ‘Rap Music Fan Club’. Each month we celebrate an individual year [...]
This month we welcome back Droppin’ Science extended family member Kidkanevil to the ones and twos. I’ll be in New York for this one, but in my absence, Druskillz will also be stepping in for what I’m sure will be another dope selection of future funk. Join the Facebook Event here.
Classic Material – Edition#12: 1998 Mix
10.20.2011
Edition#12 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1998, a year often celebrated as the pinnacle of the late 90s ‘Indie’ era. Revered independent labels including Rawkus, ABB, Fondle Em and countless other less well known imprints released some of their strongest material during the year. Major labels were quick to [...]
DJ Center & Oddisee – Workin’ In NYC
10.20.2011
DJ Center and Oddisee hookup to talk about working in NYC and the influence the city has on their music. For a limited period only, DJ Center is offering his track Workin’ featuring Oddisee for free download here.
DJ Center – Everything In Time (Remixed)
10.20.2011
Killer new release from the mighty DJ Center. Following on from his Everything In Time LP released back in 2010, Everything In Time (Remixed) features choice selections re-imagined by a crew of some of Center’s favorite producers from DJ Spinna, Waajeed, J.Rawls, Sam Champ, Captain Planet and DJ Eleven, amongst others. Available now on iTunes. Myself and Chris Read had the pleasure of welcoming Center [...]
October’s Classic Material party is just around the corner, and we’re happy to announce that this month welcomes special guest Excalibah (1Xtra) who’ll be joining myself and Chris Read in celebrating the Hip Hop of 1998. Facebook Event here. More info here.
For those that missed the Classic Material 1995 party a couple of months back, fear not, as our guest DJ Matman has put together a 2 part mix series of his set. A top class selection of Hip Hop records from 1995 plus a few original samples thrown in for good measure. All mixed to [...]
