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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 [...]

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 [...]

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… [...]

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 [...]

Edition #7 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1993, a year which many consider the pinacle of the so called early 90s golden era. Sampling and production techniques honed during the early 90s had reached a natural maturity by 1993 with key golden era producers such as Pete [...]

Listen back to March’s installment of the Droppin’ Science Radio show with myself, DJ Matman and DJ Daredevil. Droppin' Science Show March 2011 by Droppin' Science on Mixcloud Tracklist: 01. Hamilton Bohannon – It’s Time For Peace 02. Pete Rock – Flyin’ 03. Raekwon Ft. Method Man And Raheem DeVaughn – From The Hills 04. Che Grand [...]

February’s installment of Droppin’ Science Radio brought to you by myself and DJ Matman. Lots more new stuff this month plus a few rarities and classics at the end. My hardrive stopped working about 20 minutes into the show, but I managed to get it back up and running with about 35 mins remaining so just enough [...]

I hope you are enjoying the Christmas break! Just a quick one to say thank you for all your support for the Classic Material project in 2010. With the website up and running, a fantastic response from the mixes and all previous CDs fully sold out, plus DJ Format and Andy Smith totally smashing their [...]