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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Edition#11 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1997, a year which many associate with the dawn of the so called ‘Indie’ era. The music of 1997 set the stage the development of two distinct sounds over the following years, the underground independent sound nurtured by labels such as [...]

In support of his new album, This Time, Lack Of Afro has put together this sharp blend of his own tracks – including brand new cuts from the new album – plus some choice influences and selections. This Time is out via Freestyle Records on Monday 26 September, and the lead single, A Time For… [...]

Edition#10 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1996, a year which marks a turning point for the genre with a divide growing between the popular RnB influenced sound and the underground ‘independent’ sound blossoming in reaction to it. Whilst many established artists including De La Soul openly attacked [...]

Mixed by Chris Read, Edition #9 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1995. The output of ’95 arguably typifies what is often referred to as the ‘mid 90s sound’, with filtered and layered grooves accompanying crisp programmed drums at a tempo generally far lower than in previous years. [...]

Mixed by Chris Read. Edition #8 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1994, a year which for many is best remembered for giving us two of hip hop’s most revered debut albums, Nas’ Illmatic and Notorious B.I.G’s Ready to Die. It was also a golden year for radio and [...]

For those that missed Ollie’s killer set last month at our Classic Material party, here’s a 4 hour mix (split in to 7 chunks) for you. All 1991 Hip Hop tightly mixed! Ollie was booked for an hour at the party, but when he called 2 days before to say he had picked out over [...]