#90s ragga

[chroniclesofnadia111]

Mid-late 90s/ early -mid 200s dancehall✨💫💫💫

[bijouxcarys]

Some of my favourite songs that aren’t by Led Zeppelin, Queen, Aerosmith, Marilyn Manson, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, or Michael Jackson

Yeah my music taste is a fucking mess and I love it

[druidstone]

(((DJ Gemini))) Junglist Vinyl Mix

[randomvarious]

London Hip Hop Playlist

Something that Brits really seem to go absolutely fucking nuts over are breakbeats. They singlehandedly invented jungle and drum n bass with them, as well as the genres of breakbeat and breakbeat hardcore as well, and out of breakbeat also came big beat, which was that fun party stuff that was huge in the late 90s and early 2000s that was made popular by people like Fatboy Slim, the Chemical Brothers, and The Prodigy.

But another thing that Brits naturally applied breakbeats to was hip hop, which, after it had managed to make its way from New York, led to the formation of a UK-specific genre in the late 80s called Britcore. And Britcore featured people (almost strictly blokes) spitting furiously over slammin' breakbeats. Basically, if you love old school rap records like I do, you are *really* missing out if you never messed with any of this stuff at all, because while the US continuously led the way, the UK was cooking up some seriously overlooked unique fire on the back-burner that never really managed to make it into the American hip hop diet.

So, here's a bunch of dope rap tunes from London that span from the late 80s to mid-90s, a lot of which are Britcore tracks. And my #1 favorite among all of these is, hands-down, "Doomsday of Rap," by Hijack, which isn't just the greatest Britcore song that I've ever heard, but is also, to me, just one of the best pieces of old school hip hop that's ever been made, period. In fact, this tune, which lays ferociously raw lyrics over a sample of the Incredible Bongo Band's iconic "Apache," actually helped Hijack to catch the ear of none other than Ice-T, who then signed them to his own Rhyme Syndicate label. And "Doomsday of Rap" is probably one of the least obscure songs among this set here, but considering just how irresistibly good it is, a Spotify play count of around 75,200 still feels a bit low.

Another banger on here, though, which does have an obscenely low play count is Kobalt 60's "Kaos From Order," which seems to sample its breakbeat from Tom Jones' "Looking Out My Window," and also adds these forceful "ba-ba-ba-ba" male vocals in the second verse too. And I have no idea where those specific vocals come from, but they really enhance this whole track, overall, which is only sitting at a little under 1,900 total plays.

I also included a couple cuts from a slick-tongued ragga hip hop star originally from Jamaica named Daddy Freddy, too, who moved to London and then made some choice tracks, like "Go Freddy Go" and "Haul & Pull." The version of "Go Freddy Go" that I've added has about 16,700 plays, and a remix of "Haul & Pull" that was done by Bobby Konders has about 32,900.

This playlist is ordered as chronologically as possible.

Lady Sugar Sweet - "Sugar Sweet" Thrashpack - "Trigger Happy" Hijack - "Doomsday of Rap" MC Duke - "I'm Riffin" MC Duke - "Gotta Get Your Own" Hardnoise - "Untitled" SL Troopers - "Movement" Standing Ovation - "Onslaught" Daddy Freddy - "Go Freddy Go" The 3 Knights - "Burial Proceedings" Militant Posture - "Dawn of Terror" Brothers on Organised Missions - "B.O.O.M." Brothers on Organised Missions - "Delivering the Answer" Kobalt 60 - "Kaos From Order" Daddy Freddy - "Haul & Pull" Killa Instinct - "Un-United Kingdom"

And, of course, there's a YouTube version of this playlist too, which includes a couple more gems that aren't on Spotify, like a tune that's actually not Britcore, but takes a page out of Pete Rock's relaxational jazz-rap stylebook instead: 499's "Don't Categorise Me," which has around 11,600 plays across a bunch of different uploads on YouTube.

Demon Boyz - "Rougher Than an Animal" 499 - "Don't Categorise Me"

And this playlist is on YouTube Music as well.

So, with the unveiling of this playlist, we start with 68 minutes worth of tunes on Spotify, and 78 minutes over on YouTube. And because the YouTube version has that 499 track, I definitely recommend you check out that version rather than the Spotify one 😊.

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Inner Circle –Rock with you

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: February 1, 1994

Lyrics:

Ooh, baby, I love your way, every day, yeah

Ooh, baby, I love your way, every day

Shadows grow so long before my eyes

And they're moving across the page

Suddenly the day turns into night (ooh)

Far away from the city

But don't, oh no, hesitate

'Cause your love just won't wait, ayy-yeah

Ooh, baby, I love your way, every day, yeah

I wanna tell you I love your way, every day, yeah

I wanna be with you night and day

The moon appears to shine and light the sky

With the help of some fireflies

I wonder how they have the power to shine, shine, shine

Well, I can see them under the pine

But don't, whoa no, no, hesitate, la-di-da

'Cause your love just won't wait, ayy-yeah

Ooh, baby, I love your way, every day, yeah

I wanna tell you I love your way, every day, ayy-yeah

I wanna be with you night and day

Whoa baby, oh baby, please, every day

How I love, how I love you, oh

I love your way

Ooh, baby please

I can see the sunset in your eyes

Brown and grey, and blue besides

Clouds are stalking islands in the sun

I wish I could buy one out of season

But don't, whoa no, no, hesitate, la-di-da

'Cause your love just won't wait (ayy-yeah), just won't wait

Billi-aboo-dee-dee-da-di-do-sta-da-bee-yeah

Ooh, baby, I love your way, every, every day

I wanna tell you I love your way

(I wanna tell you, how I love your little ways)

I wanna be with you night and day (every day and every way)

Songwriter: Peter Kenneth Frampton

Ooh, baby, I love your way (ooh baby)

(How I love your little ways, yeah)

I wanna tell you I love your way (I wanna tell you how I)

(I wanna tell you how I love your little ways)

I wanna be with you night and day

(Biddi-aboo-see-da-ja-bee-da-di-yeah)

Ooh, baby, I love your way (ooh, baby, baby, baby)

SongFacts:

👉📖

[votava-records]

The Classic Material ‘bonus’ mixes fill the gaps in the original Classic Material Hip Hop History mixtape series, exploring specific sub genres or spin off genres not covered in the main series. #6 delves into Mid 90s Dancehall Hip Hop, the pairing of Ragga/Dancehall vocals with classic Hip Hop production. The mix features artists who hung their hat on that particular fusion (Mad Lion, Bobby Konders), Hip Hop styled remixes of Dancehall cuts (see DJ Muggs' remix of Danny Red), Dancehall artists who vocalled Hip Hop beats (Mega Banton, Lady Apache), pairings of Dancehall Acapellas with Hip Hop production from the era exclusive to this mix and similar pairings put together by others (thanks Matt Nelkin).  

As with previous editions, the artwork is a pastiche of a popular sleeve from the era, in this case Nervous' 'Weeded' sub-label, home to the imprint's Reggae influenced output.

Tracklist: http://musicofsubstance.com/discography/classic-material-bonus-mix-6-dancehall-hip-hop-91-99/

[kate-monroe]

#LaurynHill #Raggae #ragga #90s #2000 #fugees #dreads #dreadlocks #beautiful #queen #rastafari #culture

[alligaytorrr-official]

today i learned that gwen stefani's rich girl is actually a cover of a ragga song from the 90s that's way way fucking better so if you like me were not aware do yourself a favor and listen to it

[top-the-cat]

Records i've actually actively gone out of my way to buy now and first up, this.

So if you know me at all, you know i like Nia Archives and old school jungle especially. Her blend of frantic old 90s ragga breakbeat are loads of fun. And i really just bought this for Baianá which is more Brazilian in sound, but impossible to not start bouncing about to. But then the other tracks come in and as much as So Tell Me and Conveniency both grew on me after a few times hearing them on the radio, they are starting to veer a little towards a bit more of a poppy sound.

And yeah, i get it, she's getting traction under her career, she might be being pushed into a more marketable sound, or she might just be making tunes that she likes for herself and either way, i can dig it. I wouldn't begrudge her for making music that isn't possibly as good as her first EP, just because it's a bit slower, calmer, and less mental. But yeah, wasn't really feeling it as much for the rest of the album.

The last track kicks off a bit but then just ends as it's getting good. Which was a bit disappointing and kind of sums up the whole EP to be honest. Moments of fucking greatness but just a little underwhelming.

Sunrise Bang UR Head Against Tha Wall by Nia Archives

[cocteautwinslyrics]

if i could live anywhere at any time it would be east london in the 90s while ragga was still big but jungle was emerging

[hotfuss]

hii dany 18, 30, 40, 56, and 57 (blue) <33

hi castaigne 👋

18 - A song or album from the 90s:

the first spice girls album lol

30 - Songs you love to sing along to:

i sing along to everything tbh, currently i love to sing along to planetary go and sing (man, those bridges are chef kiss) and choke on one another (putting all of my acting in that "bright eyes, heard you wanna try some death i have a knife with your motherfucking name on it" line

40 - Which was the best concert you’ve ever been to?

why are you asking me to pick my favorite child???

my fave concert is tk in rome in 2009: my first concert ever with 2 uni friends and the full line up was white lies, franz ferdinand and tk!

my fave concert is tk in villa franca di verona in 2012: my first concert alone, plagued by a fussy gps (no phone with internet lol) and rain but i heard their cover of romeo and juliet and heard miss atomic bomb before the album was out

my fave concert is tk in rome in 2013 with my concert bestie: we met on this anime/manga website and bonded over our similar taste in manga and the fact we were in the same place twice before knowing each other, at a comic event in lucca a couple of years prior and that tk concert in 2009. when a dustland fairytale played at some point we just looked at each other and hugged tightly

my fave concert is tk in rome in 2018 with my concert bestie: brandon was so smiley the whole time it was contagious and he was on fire and i made history with my sign telling bb was good enough

my fave concert is tk in milan in 2018: i befriended a stranger who tweeted about me the day before just not to be alone lol and we had a great time and i was in second row for the first time of my life (and brandon's hip swivel in front of my face just changed me as a person), and we sang him happy birthday multiple times and when i popped out my sign to play river live he must have remembered me from the day before and actually took it into consideration for half a minute, chatting with the bassist about it

my fave concert is tk in helsinki in 2018: we were in the nosebleeds but damn it was still amazing and i managed to witness them play i can't stay were everyone sang a line at one point, epic!

my fave concert is tk in belfast in 2019: after one of the worst days of my life with the mess with my flight i was blessed to see brandon in a brand new blue jacket and he fucking played this river is wild (also the first time of the cowboy hat shenanigans but we don't talk about that lol)

my fave concert is tk in dublin in 2022 (double date): experiencing the stunning visuals for this tour for the first time and hearing running towards a place and cody live

my fave concert is tk in milan in 2022 with my concert bestie: brandon ignored my sign to play my god live but they played this river is wild, the song we both died to hear together, we screamed like crazy and held hands the whole time

my fave concert is tears for fears in newcastle in 2022: absolutely amazing concert, roland's voice only got better with time it was incredible and i felt my soul ascend listening to everybody wants to rule the world live

my fave concert is tk in vienna in 2022: with lots of sleep deprivation i managed to squeeze a 4th tk date bc i physically NEEDED to see them again live and while they didn't exactly play my fave songs i was stoked to see they included a couple of deep cuts that spiced up the setlist!! (also either tff or tk got me covid but it was worth it lol)

my fave concert is placebo in milan in 2022: absolutely blown away by how good brian sounds live and i almost cried at hearing beautiful james and happy birthday in the sky live and hearing my faves sad white raggae and try better next time back to back and all their hits (especially the bitter end <3) and i can brag i heard shout live twice both from them and tff in the same year eheheh

you get all of my children, sorry not sorry

56 - A song/album/artist you wish you could forget so you could have the experience of hearing it for the first time again:

i'd love to listen to day and age and fall in love at first sight again

57 - [Send me a color and I’ll tell you the first song it reminded me of.] with blue

read my mind is the color of the iconic blue tie brandon had during st era

tyson vs douglas is a very similar shade

out of my mind is a darker blue

english summer rain is another light blue song

the ultimate music asks

[luuurien]

TURQUOISEDEATH - PAINT THE WORLD BLUE

(Breakcore, Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Hardcore Breaks)

Expanding on their atmospheric breakcore with noisy guitars, glossier synths and a wider variety of grooves, TURQUOISEDEATH leaves no moment lacking on PAINT THE WORLD BLUE. These six tracks are all some of their best yet and a thrilling reminder of how innovative and singular their brand of frenzied electronica is.

☆☆☆☆☆

The best thing about listening to TURQUOISEDEATH's new projects is that I can always come in with a general understanding of how it'll sound, but any specifics are beyond me: sometimes it's the most intense and euphoric atmospheric D'n'B of the year, and sometimes it's vivid neon breakcore with a delightful fluidity to it. Intense hardcore breaks and swirling synth pad layers are the foundation of their sound, but there's seemingly nowhere TURQUOISEDEATH is uncomfortable exploring with the elasticity of everything they do. With PAINT THE WORLD BLUE, they once again entirely transform their sound into something fresh and thrilling, with hints of everything from bitpop to trip hop to pure serene ambiance, embracing a wider range of electronica from the producer's native London and incorporating it into their usual breakcore madness. On its face, combinations like these seem totally nonsensical; in reality, it's absolutely perfect. Flat out, this is the most intense and electrifying EP I've heard this entire year, TURQUOISEDEATH hitting the most experimental edges of their sound and still making it all feel effortless. Server Maintenance is where things really kick off, the track's glowing synth stabs and flashy drum breaks sending the song up into the sky before multiple countermelodies and crashing percussion sends its second half to the stars, but You're Doomed! works wonderfully as an opener with its crunchy 16-bit synths that quickly morph into an amen break and metal-adjacent guitar leads - a surprisingly fitting contrast with both genre's emphasis on intensity and speed. It's not always breakcore in the most traditional sense, what with Starfields' half-time end section à la a stadium rock jam or the chilling ethereal ambiance filling up It's Not All Your Fault second half, but by taking an alternate route to the same euphoric destinations TURQUOISEDEATH unearths a wealth of new ideas and musical pathways to follow, PAINT THE WORLD BLUE constantly on the hunt for anything and everything that could take their music even further. By letting go of a singular sound in favor of eclecticism and spontaneity, TURQUOISEDEATH has reached a level of technical precision and pure magic nobody else has in recent years. Like the drum and bass artists of yore, the power in TURQUOISEDEATH's music is found in how they explore different ideas without trying to think about whether or not they'll work in the moment. The same way liquid funk musicians toyed with lush jazz and soul samples in a dance context or 90s ragga jungle mixed dub grooves with colorful jungle breaks, TURQUOISEDEATH looks to see what will happen if they throw a random trip hop cooldown in the middle of Rabbit Hole or a squeamish synth lead at the end of Server Maintenance, always a gamble but pulled off with such confidence and excitement that there's no possibility of it being anything but wonderful. Not that I love comparing projects to one another, but I'd be stunned if any EP this year comes close to the highs of PAINT THE WORLD BLUE: it's nothing but the best of modern electronica with forward-thinking instrumental ideas and a constant, unyielding energy. TURQUOISEDEATH's music has only gotten better with time, and PAINT THE WORLD BLUE is one of the highest highs it has reached yet - I can't wait to see what's up next.

[kitschke]

AOTD 7/12: I Won't Let You Down - Two Boys

on some level it was fun