This is a theme show that I started off 2006 with. It was definitely the most responded to theme and show(s) in general that I have done with Redefinition Radio. I got a lot of great feedback via email, myspace, online promo, etc... from these shows.
Reggae and Hip Hop have long been intertwined. Kool Herc, The Godfather Of Hip Hop, was born in Jamacia and brought some of his roots into the creation of Hip Hop culture. Certainly the vocal stylings (a.k.a Toasting) of the "DJs" in Jamaica was influential on Hip Hop. I found a lot of interesting info doing some google searches on "hip hop reggae" and similar variations. There's also some great info and connections made in the book "Can't Stop Won't Stop" (a book definitly worth checking out).
I had been wanting to do some research and ultimately a special on the connection of Reggae and Hip Hop for years. Mainly because Reggae is something that I feel I'm not as well versed on as I should be (though I think I considerably increased that knowledge since this special). In my younger years I was so focused on Hip Hop that most other forms of music got neglected. The things that did get thru were those that were most accesible. I had the soul, funk and r&b around me from my parents and older sister. Pop & Rock were represented in what dominated the airwaves of the usually one American station I had on the Army Bases of Germany. Honestly, growing up there wasn't much if any Reggae music around me that I can recall. I'm pretty sure I first became really aware of it thru Hip Hop. I don't think I really got any serious interest until about '87 courtesy of artists like Just Ice & Krs One. Me and my friends started to explore Reggae much more. We made ourselves some compilation tapes and those two or three tapes were our complete Reggae experience (I actually used those very same tapes as reference points when doing this special). Even after that I didn't go out and seek more info. I didn't start buying Regga releases. At best, I just was able to better appreciate it when I heard it in clubs and parties. It wasn't until the last few years that I really started to open my mind more to music outside the realm of Hip Hop and as a result became completely intrigued and interested in Reggae. The tipping point was discovering the older "Roots & Culture" stuff that I that didn't seem to be getting as much attention at the parties and clubs I was at, which were dominated by dancehall. There was definitely some dancehall that caught my attention. However, it's probably safe to say that my fascination with Dancehall more often came from the use of the Hip Hop styled production (which is a great example of the cycle of music as Reggae influenced Hip Hop and then Hip Hop was influencing the sound of Reggae). It was the spiritual and personal lyrics and quite often the great voices of "Roots & Culture" that won me over. I suggest if you have interest in this topic you do some searching as there is a wealth info on it. Being that I'm new to a lot of this I don't feel qualified to speak to much on it so I will let this list below be my primary contribution and you can listen to the radio special in the Redefinition Radio archives to experience the music.
Per usual, this list isn't meant to be a complete list by any means. It's merely a starting point of some stuff that I had access to and what I used for a reference point to put together the radio shows. Please read and enjoy. Feel free to reach out and respond with any comments, suggestions, corrections and things of the like.
Reggae meets Hip Hop
'82
*The Cold Crew-Rappin' Christmas b/w Rappin' New Year
-'84
Fat Boys-Hard Core Reggae
-'85
*RunDMC-Roots, Rap, Reggae
Peso w/Papa Austin-Wrong Girls To Play With
'86
U.T.F.O-Pick Up The Pace
Just Ice-Little Bad Johnny
BDP-The P Is Free
Original Concept-Bite'n My Style
-'87
BDP-The Bridge Is Over, 9mm Goes Bang, The P is Free (rmx)
*Just Ice-Lyric Licking, Mosh It Up
*Soul Dimension-Trash N Ready
Asher D & Daddy Freddy-Raggamuffin Hip Hop
*Longsy D & Cutmaster MC-Hip Hop Reggae
London Posse-My Beatbox Reggae Style b/w London Posse
MC Shan-Another One To Get Jealous Of
Masters of The Ceremony-Sexy
-'88
Asher D & Daddy Freddy-Ragamuffin Hip Hop LP
Shinehead-Unity LP
*Don Baron-Young Gifted & Black
*Raheem The Vigilante-Say No, Punks Give Me Respect
Boogie Down Productions-T'cha T'cha, Ilegal Business
JVC Force-Puppy Love
Michie Mee-On This Mic
Stetsasonic-The Odad
Sparky D-Yankee Boy
Just Ice-Na Touch The Just
Asher D & Daddy Freddy-Brutality, Don't Stop, Asher's Revenge
Masters Of Ceremony-Dynamite LP (courtesy Don Baron)
Ziggy Marley-Tumblin' Dice [remix produced by The Bomb Squad]
Eazy E-Nobody Move
'89
*Divine Styler-In Divine Style, Rain
*Doctor Ice-Nobody Move, Feelin Irie
Just Ice-Ram Dance Session (w/Heavy D)
Demon Boyz-Glimmity Glammity
Special Ed-Heds & Dreads
*Queen Latifiah w/Daddy O-The Pros
D.O.C-Funky Enough
Ziggy Marley-All Love [Prod By KRS One]
Beastie Boys-B B Bouillabaisse (part ?)
BDP-Jah Rulez, Who Protects Us From You?, Hip Hop Rules, Bo Bo Bo!
Rumble & Strong-Crazy Jam, Rumble & Strong in the Year 2010
'90
Special Ed-See It Ya, The Mission
Stero MCs-Declaration
BDP-100 Guns, Breath Control II, Edutaiment, 7 DJS, 30 Cops
Blvd Mosse-U Can't Escape The Hypness [Tony D}
Public Enemy-Reggie Jax
Grand Daddy I.U.-Gals Dem So Hot
YZ-Diss Fe Liar
Above The Law-Another Execution
D Nice-The TR-808 Is Coming (w/KRS One)
'91
Boogie Down Productions-Lickashot (w/Jamal Ski), Eye Opener, Reggae Medley
Brand Nubian-Who Can Get Busy Like This Man
Daddy Freddy-Stress LP (Talking Beat Box)
Dominant Force-Taking Over Ragga Hip Hop
Almighty & K.D Ranks-Lyrics in a This b/w Trenton Is Where We Live
Terminator X w/Dubmaster-DJ is Selector
Fu Schnikens-Ring The Alarm
Young Black Teenagers-Chillin Wit Me Posse
Chubb Rock-Just The Two Of Us
Def Jef-Voice of A New Generation
Naughty By Nature-Wickedest Man Alive
Rebel MC-Wickedest Sound
Bizzie Boyz-Closa
Organized Konfusion-OK Mood Swing
Main Source-Just Hanging Out [Rmx]
Raw Fusion-Don't Test, Ah Nah Go Drip, Kill Mi Dead
W.C. & The M.A.A.D Circle-Caught N A Fad [Rmx]
DJ Quik-Da Bombudd
Resident Alien-The Dew Dew Man
Tupac-Violent
Michie Mee-Jamaican Funk Canadian Style, Kotch, etc...
Shabba Ranks w/KRS One-The Jam (Raw As Ever LP)
H.E.A.L Compilation (key tracks prod by KRS One: Ziggy Marley- One Bright Day, Ska
Danks-Whole World African, Sister Carol-I Am What I Am)
'92
Daddy Freddy-Raggamuffin Soldier
Beastie Boys-Funky Boss
Son Of Baserk-What Could Be Better
Poor Righteous Teachers-Pure Poverty album (several) (featuring Long Man & Lego
Man)
BDP-Say Gal, Sex And Violence
Raheem-Bumbudclot
Snow-Informer [Prod By MC Shan/Rmx By Clark Kent] + LP
Shabba Ranks-X Tra Naked LP (includes: 2 Bredden w/Chubb Rock & What Cha
Gonna Do? (w/Queen Latifiah) [Prod By Lakim Shabazz]
Mad Cobra w/Geto Boys-Dead End Street [Remixed By Salaam Remi]
Louie Rankin-Showdown LP [2 tracks produced by Trackmasterz]
'93
Boss-Deeper
Brand Nubian-Black Star Line
Poor Righteous Teachers-Black Business album (several including "Selah", "Black
Business") (featuring Rahzi Highpower)
Just Ice-Informer Fi Dead, Give Mi Pass, Girls N Guns
YZ-IT's Got To Stop
KRS One-Black Cop, Slap Them Up. Sounds Of Da Police, uh, oh, Brown Skin Woman,
etc...
Jamal Ski-Roughneck Reality LP
Jamal Ski-African Border
Apache-Hey Girl w/Cut Monitor Milo [prod by Large Professor]
Red Fox-Dem A Murderer [Remix Produced by SD50s] b/w Born Again Black Man
[Remix Prod By Saalam Remi]
Class A Felony-Lyrical Bloodbath
NYC Badman Compilation
-'94
Just Ice-Cenci
Fugees-Nappy Heads [Mad Spider Mix]
Terminata-Get Bizi b/w Sex [Prod By MC Shan]
Lil Haitian LP Sampler (featuring "Kill 'Em Dead" w/O.D.B)
Horror City-Moggler b/w Wine Fi Kil [Co Prod by Mace of De La Soul]
Vicious-The Glock [Hip Hop Mix Prod by Howie T]
Mad Lion-Take It Easy
Red Alert-Propmaster Dancehall Show Compilation
'95
Kali Ranks-Kill Dem All [The Show Soundtrack]
Special Ed w/Bounty Killa-Just A Killa
RBX-Tundra (w/Wrecked Dialect F.K.A Nile Kings)
Smif N Wessun-Sound Bwoy Bureill
Dillingers-Sensimillia (massive dub beats vol. 1)
Ini Kamoze-Lyrical Gangsta LP (featuring Guru, Nine, and the "Hotter This Year Remix"
prod by Buddah Stretch)
Shabba Ranks-Roots and Culture [Therapy Remix] (w/Exzactly)
-'96
Kardinall Offishall-Naughty Dread
Bush Babees-Gravity LP (In Meh Dreams w/Muntcho Leo and others)
Poor Righteous Teachers-New World Order LP (several including "They Turned
Gangsta", "Wicked Everytime") (featuring Sluggy Ranks & Jr. Reid)
Wise Intelligent-Killin U For Fun LP (several)
The Fugees-No Woman No Cry
Bounty Killer-My Experience LP (featuring The Fugees, Busta Rhymes, Raekwon,
Barrington Levy, Jr. Reid, Jeru, Beenie Man, Dennis Brown, etc...)
Mad Cobra w/Channel Live-It's A Shame
'97
Abstract Rude-Who's Mic Is This?
Jamal Ski-Ganja Plane b/w Mo Murder (w/Akbar) [produced by Parker Lee]
Zulu-50% Murder (w/SPO of Rubberoom) B/W Ides Of March Remix
Reflection Eternal-Fortified Live w/Mos Def & Mr Mann
Rascalz-Dreaded Fist
'98
Connected Compilation (The Angel w/Cokni O Dire-Selector, Spida-Don't Stop The
Reggae Music
Black Starr-Definition
'99
Zulu-Free Radicals LP
'00
Atmosphere-Free or Dead
-01
Roots Manuva-Run Come Save Me LP
Promo-Government Music
Zulu-Whitelabel Menace LP
'02
J Live-Satisfied
Roots Manuva-Dub Come Save Me LP
Atmosphere-Blame Game
'03
Dead Prez-Real Black Girl
Lyrx Born-Love Me So Bad
Lifesavas-Selector (w/J Live), Fever, 5th Horsemen
Iomos Marad-Elevate
Zulu-Whitelabel Menace vol 2
'04
Brother Ali-Champion Rmx
Jahson-The Resistance LP (featuring "Nashing Of Teeth" & "Happiniess"w/The Mighty
Diamonds, "Warfare" w/Ragga
Promo-Long Distance Runner LP (In The Jungle w/Ward 21, A Likkle Supm,
Supm, Mah Girl w/Ghost, Fit You Haffe Fit
Jay Z-Lucifer [Paul Nice Rmx]
'05
Damian Marley-Welcome To Jamrock LP & Remixes (feat Nas, Busta Rhymes, Method
Man)
Afu Ra-Why Cry w/Gentleman
Zulu-Riddim Killah LP
-various songs/artists with reggae flavoring
Freddie Foxxx-So Tough (courtesy Queen Latifiah)
Tone Loc-Hit The Coast (courtesy of Born Jamericans)
Ice T-Depths of Hell (courtesy of Daddy Nitro)
Ice Cube-Wicked
Public Enemy-Megablast
Demon Boyz (various)
Snoop Dog-Pump Pump
Kings Of Pressure-You Know How To Reach Us '87
Dismasters-You Must Be Crazy '87
Nine
YZ-Return Of The Holy One (courtesty of Terminata) + misc
Chubb Rock-The Bad Boyz, What's The Word, Another Statistic
House Of Pain-Truth Crushed To Earth... LP (Pass The Jin, Killa Rhyme Klick, Fed Up
Rmx, Etc...) [courtesy of Cockni O'Dire]
Groove B Chill-Starting From Zero LP (There It is, I'm A
Hook-Her, Hip Hop Music)
N.W.A-The Dayz Of Whayback, Always Into Sumpin
Cut Monitor Milo of L.O.N.S
Black Starr
Mos Def
Micranots-Farward
Iomos Marad
Y Tee of Bush Babes
Yodared of Boogie Monsters
cockney o dire (solo album-unreleased)
master of ceremonies
The Criminal Minds-Checkin My Style
heavy d
j5-improvise
Labtwekwon
-Key Reggae Artists/Tracks To Play (still need to verify and add more)
Hippy Boys-Voodoo
King Tubby
Lee Scratch Perry
Scotty-Draw Your Brakes
Jimmy Cliff-Harder They Come
Barrington Levy-Here I Come
Brentford All Stars-Greedy G
Pato Banton-Pato's Opinion
Don Drummond-Man In The Street
Tenor Saw-Ring The Alarm
Yellowman-Zungguzunguguzungguzeng
Augustus Pablo-East Of The River Nile
Dave & Ansel Collins-Double Barrel
Byron Lee-Rock Steady
Yami Bolo-When A Man's In Love
Bob Marley-Get up Stand Up
Sister Nancy-Bom Bom
-Misc Key Reggae Artists (limited listing):
prince jazzbo, U Roy, big youth, I roy, ninja man, buju banton, supercat, burro banton, red fox, dave & ansel collins, born jamericans, Dennis Brown, Beenie Man, King Tubby, Jimmy Cliff, Lieutenant Stitchie, Tiget, Chakadeums & Pliers, Mad Cobra, etc....
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