Released on Oct 01 2008
#61 – Hip-Hop Reggae Part 2
This show was a blast to record. My mind raced back to the days of going to college in Boston, where I did a lot of walking and listening to music. I remember walking to an arcade near the Arlington T stop and playing some pinball between classes, then stopping at the mall at Copley and buying Heavy D’s Peaceful Journey CD. Then I’d walk across the street and wait for my train at South Station while I listened to my music with oversized Sony headphones so I could get the best bass and overall sound quality. I remember dancing solo at a Cambridge club to the hot combination tune of the day, “The Jam” by Shabba Ranks & KRS-1, and having a girl approach me to tell me she liked the way I move. What are your memories as you listen to #61? Reply and comment as you listen or when you get back to your computer.
Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx
Cutty Ranks – The Stopper
Mikey Jarrett – Mack Daddy
Daddy Freddy – Article Don
Queen Latifa – Sexy Fancy
Shabba Ranks & KRS-1 – The Jam
Lady Levi – The Legend of Lady Levi
Chubb Rock – Just the Two of Us
Chubb Rock & Robin – The Bad Boyz
Fu-Schnickens – Ring the Alarm
Beats International & Definition of Sound – Herman
Heavy D & the Boyz, Daddy Freddy, Lady Levi – Body and Mind
Toward the end of my high school years, I would listen to WERS 88.9 FM’s nightly reggae show, “Rockers.” I’d also listen to parts of their “urban” format show, “Eighty-Eight Nine at Night,” where the student DJs would play hip-hop, R&B, and house music. Listening to that show was a great opportunity to experience the crossover that was happening between reggae and hip-hop. This episode of Reggae Rhythm Update is the first part in a series of three that will chronicle that crossover sound. You’ll hear the music that influenced me as I was exploring my favorite reggae sounds and artists.
Today’s show is filled with variety. It starts off in hype style with 20 year old Jazmine Sullivan’s new song and a big combination tune featuring Busta Rhymes, Akon, Shabba Ranks, plus their respective rhythms. Then get set for two short rhythm updates, Alton Ellis – “So Much Love” and the Studio One version of “Sentimental Reason,” a cover of the standard, “For Sentimental Reasons.”
Part two of the Delroy Wright interview and feature picks up with the producer speaking about specific artists he worked with including Al Campbell, Billy Boyo, Don Carlos, Junior Reid, and others. He also talks about his current distribution business and his future plans. Everything involves paying respect to the music’s elders.