Hip Hop

From the very first listen to Three Feet High And Rising from De La Soul I was a hip hop head. Completely captured my imagination and shaped my youth, introducing me to life long friends and decades of discovery and dope beats.

As a DJ I was split right down the middle with house on one side that made me money every weekend and hip hop on the other side that cost me money!

I love the genre and all the variation within the genre. From the tongue in cheek hardcore rap of bands like Onyx to the more serious hard heads of Mobb Deep to the cheeky side Mos Def and Busta Rhymes when he was with L.O.N.S. There really is every kind of flavour with something for everyone.

Below is a small selection of some notable albums from the incredible genre they said wouldn’t last.