When the lights went out in New York
Forty-two years ago in July
It pumped a new genre called 'hip-hop'
With a sudden equipment supply.
The volume of artists could now do
A hereto impossible thing
So, while we all dance to those samples,
Just remember that context is king
9:00
1. The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun (3:43)
Yeah, so, the blackout of 1977 in New York really did a lot for hip-hop. Here's more about that. It really was a thing.
3. Stock Aitken Waterman - Roadblock (7" edit single) (3:03)
4. Pleasure - Celebrate the good things(1978) (3:22)
5. Beside - Change The Beat French (3:45)
6. GEORGE KRANZ - Din Daa Daa Trommeltanz (3:49)
7. Choice M.C.'s ft. Fresh Gordon - Gordy's Groove (Beat Of The Street Gordy's Groove 1985) (4:02)
8. Run DMC - Here we go (Live at the funhouse) 1983.mp4 (4:05)
9. Public Enemy - You're Gonna Get Yours - Oldsmobile 98 Tribute (4:05)
10. TOM BROWNE - Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) (4:40)
11. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Jazz (1975) (4:50)
12. Whistle - Just Buggin' (Dub Mix) (5:35)
13. Montana Sextet - Who need enemies (7:58)
14. PRESSURE DROP - Rock The House (5:59)
So we're enjoying funk and hip-hop and where ever that leads, we'll get there when we get there.
10:00
16. Trouble Funk - Pump Me Up (1982) (6:37)
17. Graham Central Station - The Jam (1975) (8:15)
18. Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown - Unity (Part 3 Nuclear Wildstyle) (3:52)
19. The Bar Kays - Holy Ghost (8:35)
20. The Soul Children - I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To (6:51)
21. Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul ( 1987 ) (4:47)
22. D.St. & Jalaluddin M. Nuriddin - Mean Machinei (6:24)
23. Criminal Element Orchestra - Put The Needle On The Record - 1987 (3:39)
And I have not been totally honest about tonight's set. Every track I've played up to this point was sampled in this track.
24. MARRS - Pump Up The Volume (7:18)
25. Dunya Yunis - Abu Zeluf (3:02)
God, what a great voice. Let's hear it again.
26. The Orb - Outlands (9:03)
This is probably the closest I will ever come to a perfect set and I'm thankful people were able to enjoy it.
