Radio 1 Rap Show

April 23, 1999
BBC Radio 1 (97-99 FM)
London, England, UK

Three hours of Flex here and he's actually in the UK, hyping things up for Tim's jam the following night. He kicks things off cutting up some breaks, throws on some new bits (Jay Z, Nas, Nore, Mobb Deep etc) and then into some 90s classics in part 2.

Part One
  • The Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
  • Herman Kelly & Life - Dance to the Drummer’s Beat
  • Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
  • Syl Johnson - Different Strokes
  • Freedom - Get Up and Dance
  • Bob James - Take Me to the Mardi Gras
  • The Whole Darn Family - Seven Minutes of Funk
  • Liquid Liquid - Cavern
  • ESG - UFO
  • Mister Cee - Where Brooklyn At (Right Here)
  • Jay-Z feat. Memphis Bleek - It’s Alright
  • Jay-Z - Jigga My N!gga
  • Phone Calls
  • The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now
  • Jay-Z feat. DMX, Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel - More Money, More Cash, More Hoes
  • Notorious B.I.G. - Who Shot Ya
  • Nas feat. Puff Daddy - Hate Me Now
  • Lil Cease feat. Mr. Bristal, Joe Hooker & Lil Kim - Play Around
  • Busta Rhymes - Tear Da Roof Off
  • Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful
  • Slick Rick - I Own America
  • Party Break - Bounce With Me
  • DMX - It’s All Good
  • TLC - No Scrubs
  • Sporty Thievz - No Pigeons
  • Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth - DWYCK
  • Phone Calls
  • Gang Starr - Full Clip
  • Redman feat. Busta Rhymes - Da Goodness
  • Puff Daddy feat. The Lox, Lil Kim & Notorious B.I.G. - It’s About the Benjamins (Remix)
  • Crooklyn Clan - Franklinz
  • Drag-On feat. Juvenile - Down Bottom
Part Two
  • Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm
  • Busta Rhymes - Do the Bus a Bus
  • Missy Elliott - She’s a B!tch
  • Puff Daddy feat. Black Rob - I Love You Baby
  • DMX - Some X Sh!t
  • Noreaga - N.O.R.E.
  • Noreaga feat. Nature, Big Pun, Cam’ron, Jadakiss & Styles P - Banned From TV
  • Noreaga - Superthug
  • Cam’ron feat. Noreaga - Glory
  • Cam’ron feat. DMX - Pull It
  • Cam’ron - Let Me Know
  • Crooklyn Clan - Say Wut
  • Phone Calls
  • EPMD - It's My Thing
  • RUN DMC - Peter Piper
  • 45 King - The 900 Number
  • EPMD - So Watcha Sayin'
  • Main Source - Looking at the Front Door
  • Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child (Instrumental)
  • Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down
  • Brand Nubian - Slow Down
  • ATCQ - The Chase, Pt. II
  • ATCQ - Award Tour
  • Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz (Instrumental)
  • Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
  • Wu-Tang Clan - It's Yourz
  • Inspectah Deck - REC Room
  • Phone Calls
  • Slick Rick feat. Outkast - Street Talkin'
  • Crookyln Clan - Franklinz (Unreleased)
  • DMX feat. Drag-On & Swizz Beatz - No Love 4 Me

- DJ Step One (description), Brian M. (track list)

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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