Radio 1 Rap Show

February 24, 1995
BBC Radio 1 (97-99 FM)
London, England, UK

Melle Mel joins Westwood.

  • Notorious BIG - Who Shot Ya
  • Onyx - Betta Off Dead
  • Double XX Posse - Money Talks
  • Lost Boyz - Lifestyles Of The Rich & Shameless
  • Kool G Rap - Take Em To War
  • Grand Puba - Black Family Day
  • KRS One - Ah Yeah
  • Ill Al Skratch - Don't Shut Down On A Player
  • Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Lost remix)
  • Nine - Any Emcee
  • Ten Thievez - It Don't Matter
  • Phat Doug - Here We Go
  • Naughty By Nature - Craziest
  • Big L - Put It On
  • Tha Alkaholiks - Read My Lips
  • Doug E Fresh - Back In The Dayz
  • Melle Mell - Freestyle
  • Bigga Man & Melle Mell - Freestyle
  • Various - Phone In Freestyles
  • Jeru The Damaja - The Frustrated Nigga
  • Rakim - Shades Of Black
  • Cella Dwellas - We Got It Hemmed
- DJ Step One

About Radio 1 Rap Show

The Radio 1 Rap Show was hosted by Tim Westwood, and broadcast from London, England, UK. Also known as the 1FM Rap Show, it ran from 10 December 1994 to 14 September 2013. Similar to the previous show on Capital Radio, along with recognised groups, it featured a plethora of rap artists on independent labels making their way up the rap ladder. The general tone of the Radio 1 Rap Show was a tipping point in the general sound of rap and being on a national station, it introduced the culture to a new generation of listeners.

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