Hip hop, funk and breaks.

The Beat Diet, April 24th 2025 (mp3 – 160Mb)

Tracklist
artist – name
Khruangbin – Hold Me Up Thank You
Khruangbin – Three From Two
Gentleman’s Dub Club – High Hopes (feat Eva Lazarus)
Potatohead People – For the Soul feat. Moka Only
Potatohead People – Keepin’ It Kool feat. Kendra Dias
The Gap Band – Yearning For Your Love
Pointer Sisters – Don’t It Drive You Crazy
Gang Starr – Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy Pt.2)
Kaboom Atomic x The Dirty Sample – It’s Been Hijacked
Fortunato x The Dirty Sample – Get It
The Dirty Sample – Just One
Demrick – Chef Boy R De (Intro Edit)
Tachichi – At The Top feat. LXVNDR
Rapsody, Bee-B – DND (It’s Not Personal)
Asun Eastwood – Boasy Flex
Vince Staples – Nothing Matters
Jay Worthy, Larry June, LNDN DRGS – Leave It Up To Me
Rel McCoy – Up and Up Feat. Giga Kane
Relbeats AKA Rel McCoy – Coolout
Little Simz – Free
Terror Firma – Side Pocket Move
OMA – You Know How We Do It
Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It
Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band – Nuthin’ But A G Thang
D’Angelo vs. ATCQ – Devil’s Jam (DJ Paul Nice Blend)
OMA – Electric Relaxation
a tribe called quest vs propellerheads – Electric Relaxation
De La Soul – Ego Trippin’ (Part Two)
Fela Soul – Still Ego Trippin’
Skeewiff – Mah Na Mah Na
J.PERIOD x The Notorious B.I.G – Three More Chances [J.PERIOD MARCH 9 REMIX]
The Gap Band – Outstanding
The Gap Band – Outstanding (Pete Le Freq Standing Out Rework)
Jorun Bombay – Talkin All That Jazz
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg – I Need A Light (AfroQBen Remix)
Spiltmilk – BC Buds
A-Skillz vs Beatvandals – Beat Don’t Stop
Mark Rae – Bob’s Temptation
Arrested Development – People Everyday (Altered Tapes Rework)
ARONA MANE – Lets get high (ARONA MANE REMIX)
DR PACKER – Want My Soul

Kicking off our International Women’s Day celebrations with a tribute to Angie Stone before continuing on through some hip hop and funk.

The Beat Diet, March 6th 2025 (mp3 – 146Mb)

Tracklist
artist – name

Sequence – Funk You Up
Erykah Badu – Love Of My Life Worldwide feat. Queen Latifah, Angie Stone & Bahamadia
King Most – Doja, Saweetie, & Most Friend
Lil’ Kim – Not Tonight (Remix) (feat. Angie Martinez, Left Eya, Da Brat & Missy Elliot)
Queen Latifah – Ladies First [Feat. Monie Love]
Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker (Remix) (Feat. Da Brat & Missy Elliott)
mary j. blige – real love (hip hop mix)
Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
Taana Gardner – Heartbeat
Sade – Turn My Back on You
Patrice Rushen – Remind Me [The Reflex Revision]
Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation (Jorun Bombay Remix)
Rufus & Chaka Khan – You Got The Love
Stephanie Mills – What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin’
Heidi Leonore – Everybody Loves The Sunshine [The Reflex Edit]
Pooky & Good Life – Faith Like This
Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
Della Reese – It’s So Nice To Have A Man Around The House (DJ Snatch edit)
Betty Davis – Anti-Love Song (DJ4AM Remix)
Marlena Shaw – Woman Of The Ghetto
Esther Phillips – Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Little Simz – Gorilla
Lxvndr x MiLKCRATE – Ill Patience Pt.2
Audio Two/MC Lyte – I Cram to Understand U
Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh – Triumph
Eternia & Rel McCoy – Praise
Sum One – Back In The Day (DJ Res Remix)
tara chase – Like It Like
Lozen – Ladies World (feat. Skulastic & Benzosa)
KTheChosen – Her Anthem (Remix) (Dorsa Lena, Bvitaee and ZHE The Freee
DJ Pnutz – DEAD ROCK
Sargeant X Comrade – Straight To The Moon (Mo Gravy Mix) (Feat. FLYTRAP)
CEE – Jump The Gun
Charlotte Day Wilson – Let You Down
Coco Love Alcorn – Ain’t No Friend
Uyemi – Mindful

Celebrating Black History Month this week with songs from 1985 and a short tribute to Gwen Mccrae and Roberta Flack.

The Beat Diet, February 27th 2025 (mp3 – 145Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name
2025-02-27
Gwen McCrae – 90% Of Me Is You
Main Source – just hangin’ out
Roberta Flack – Feel Like Makin’ Love
Roberta Flack – Compared to What
Roberta Flack Ft. Donny Hathaway – Back Together Again
Biz Markie – Spring Again
Alliance Ethnik – Respect

1985
Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
Sade – Sweetest Taboo (Tall Black Guy Blap Up)
Tenor Saw – Ring the Alarm
Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleng Teng
LL Cool J – I Can’t Live Without My Radio
LL Cool J – Rock The Bells
Run Dmc – King Of Rock
Jorun Bombay – Rock The Bells (Instrumental)
Fat Boys – The Fat Boys Are Back
New Edition – Mr Telephone Man
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew – The Show
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde – Genius Rap
UTFO – Bite It
UTFO – roxanne roxanne
Mantronix – Bassline
T La Rock with DJ Louie Lou – Live in Hampstead L.I., 1985 (Part 1)
T La Rock with Greg Nice – Live in Hampstead L.I., 1985 (Part 2)
Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time
Kool & The Gang – Fresh

Harrison – Take Me To The Morning
Keys N Krates – Overdrive (ft. Lion Babe)
Minor Sine Project – Absolute Unit (Komartsov Remix)
Jon Delerious – Fever Crystal
Miguel Migs Feat. Ursula Rucker – Connectivity
The Vision featuring Andreya Triana – Heaven (Danny Krivit Edit)
Low Steppa – SOMETIMES
Neighbourhood Romeo – Mayo Fingers

This week we celebrate Black History Month by showcasing tracks from 1975 (mostly).

The Beat Diet, February 20th 2025 (mp3 – 145Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name
2025-02-20

1975
Bob Marley and the Wailers – Trenchtown Rock (live)
Marcus Garvey – Burning Spear
Desmond Dekker – Israelites
Minnie Riperton – Baby This Love I Have
Minnie Riperton – Inside My Love
The Average White Band – School Boy Crush
Parliament – Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Jorun Bombay – Mothership Bonus Beats (Jorun Bombay Edit)
leon haywood – I Want’a Do Something Freaky To You
Gwen McCrae – GWEN McCRAE – Rockin Chair
Blahzay Blahzay – Danger
Grover Washington Jr. – Black Frost
Grover Washington, Jr. – Mister Magic
Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave
Al Green – Tired of Being Alone
Billy Paul – Let the Dollar Circulate
Sly Stone – Crossword Puzzle
Silver Convention – Fly Robin Fly
George McCrae – I Get Lifted
KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Lifted
Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star [The Reflex Revision]
Kool and the Gang – Jungle Jazz
James Brown – I Feel Good (Skratch Bastid Edit)
James Brown – Sex Machine
The J.B.’s – (It’s Not The Express) It’s The J.B.’s Monaurail monorail
Parliament – Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
junie morrison – Tight Rope
Donald Byrd – Think Twice
The Blackbyrds – Hash And Eggs
Blackbyrds, the – Rock Creek Park
People’s Choice – Do It Any Way You Wanna
Brass Construction – Changin’
ohio players – Love Rollercoaster
Patti LaBelle – Lady Marmalade
WAR – Low Rider

1985
Cameo – Single Life
Rene & Angela – I’ll Be Good
Sade – Never As Good As The First Time

Celebrating Black History Month this week with a look back in the first half of the show at the songs from 30 years ago, ie 1995.

The Beat Diet, February 13th 2025 (mp3 – 145Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name
2025-02-13
Gil Scott Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Kendrick Lamar – Rigamortis
Saukrates – Father Time
Saukrates – Hate Runs Deep
Ghetto Concept – E-z On The Motion
da grassroots – drama
Jorun Bombay – Summajam instrumental
Choclair – Twenty One Years
The Roots – I Remain Calm
Skee Lo – I Wish I Was A Little Bit Taller
Coolio – Fantastic Voyage
ol dirty bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
METHOD MAN & MARY J. BLIGE – You’re all I need to get by
Channel Live – Mad Izm
KRS One – MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know
Mobb Deep – shook ones pt 2
Das EFX – Real Hip Hop
Group Home – Living Proof
grand puba – I Like It
LL Cool J – Doin It
Naughty By Nature – Feel Me Flow
Raekwon – Ice Cream (feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna)
Smif-N-Wessun – Sound Bway Bureill
The Pharcyde – Drop (extended Radio Mix)
Ambeez x Uncle Fester – Searching ’22 w Aquakultre
Sargeant & Comrade featuring Touch & DJ WeezL – Searching (Real Hip Hop)
LxVNDR x Tachichi – How The Funk Go! – Radio Edit
Lozen – Goal Digger
A.Y.E. – Give Thanks (ft. Jasia)
Ghettosocks & DK feat. O.C. & Moka Only – All In
Ambeez x Uncle Fester – Finish Line w Moka Only
Teekay – One of a Kind (remix)
Shad x TLO – CIRCUS
DK – Keep It Real
Teekay [of Dragon Fli Empire] – Change
Mathematik – The Motive
Tara Chase – Shoulda Neva

Been a while since I had a new show. I’ve been on a little sabbatical of sorts from the show, but we’re back for 2025 with some funk and hip hop for ya. Le plus ca change… and all that.

The Beat Diet, January 23rd 2025 (mp3 – 57Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name [time]

artist – name
2025-01-30
Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
Aretha Franklin – Mister Spain
Black Star – You Already Knew
Amerigo Gazaway – Young, Gifted & Black
OGC – No Fear
King Most – Tribe II Stro
The Roots – Mellow My Man
The Roots – Do You Want More?!!!??!
OMA – Shook Ones, Pt. II
OMA – Doomsday
MF DOOM – Doomsday
MF DOOM – Rhymes like Dimes Feat. Cucumber Slice
Quincy Jones – One Hundred Ways
KAYTRANADA, Charlotte Day Wilson – Still (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson)
Ghetts – Double Standards (feat. Sampha)
Captain Planet, Taj Bethel, RUMTUM – Mirage (RUMTUM Remix)
King Most – Hold Yusher
Saï T – Balance x In Your Arms (Saï T Edit)
Mac Miller – What’s the Use ft Thundercat (NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert)
Tanya Morgan – Don’t Look Up feat Mia Jae
Cousin Culo – Enemies Get No Water
Mr Scruff – Chicken In A Box
Potatohead People, Diamond Cafe – Paradise (Nicky’s 1 Nite Only Dub)
HARRISON – Feels Like Yesterday ft. Jaleel Shaw
Sault – Free
Smerz, Code Walk – Guess What feat. Smerz (Original Mix)
The Sunchasers – Couldn’t Love You More
Sade – I couldn’t love you more.
SADEVILLAIN – Air
Common, Pete Rock – Fortunate
Rel McCoy and Brotha Soul are The Extras – Cherish
KOOL TAJ THE GR8 x DEAD POETZ SOCIETY x TONE SPLIFF – Positive Vibes Only
Yoh & Carrtoons – Indigo (Potatohead People Remix)
Nippa – Sugar ft. Larry June
The Dirty Sample – The Darkness
The Dirty Sample – Gorilla Fist
The Dirty Sample – Don_t F@#k With Witches
Saï T – Call Me Every Day (Saï T Edit)
Lil Yachty, A Cold Sunday

Cool funk and hip hop

The Beat Diet, August 15th, 2024 (mp3 – 145Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name
2024-08-15
Ramsey Lewis – Summer Breeze
Jurassic 5 – Concrete Schoolyard
Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm – getting nasty
Main Source – snake eyes
Johnnie Taylor – Watermelon Man
Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s – Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man
Moka Only – My Way
Common – Watermelon
Common – Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
J Dilla (Jay Dee) – Bye.
Extra Medium – Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine ft. Selan (D’Angelo – J Dilla Tribute Rework)
Red Astaire – Follow Me
quantic soul orchestra ft alice russell – follow me (left & right)
quantic soul orchestra – Pushin’ on (Pushin’ Ronson Mix
nas – get down (qso mix)
The Illmatics feat. James Brown (Nas) – Get Up And Get Down (Soul Mates Remix)
Discotech – The Boss
Ice-T – You Played Yourself
Ice-T – Six In The Morning
Ice-T – Heartbeat
WAR – Heartbeat
Deadbeats – Funky for You
Mark Farina – Day at the Beach
Basement_Khemists – Correct_Technique
Tom Misch feat. Loyle Carner – Nightgowns
Stro Elliot – Marvin’s Mood
Nas – Cherry Wine (ft amy winehouse)
Amy Winehouse – Best Friends, Right?
The Commodores – Girl, I Think The World About
The Snugs – Strugglin’
Dawson Smith – I don’t know if I can make it
Alliance Ethnik – Demi-Tour Vers le Futur
The Crusaders – Street Life (Synapson vs Ben Jay Edit)
George McCrae – I Get Lifted
The O’Jays – Give The People What They Want
EPMD – Give The People
Tachichi – Enjoy Yourself (feat. Ghettosocks)
Eternel Cosmique (Infinito 2017 & DJ Cosm) – Windy Funk
Dragon Fli Empire ft Raashan Ahmad – Ride On
Soul Searchers – Ashley’s Roachclip
Shad – a milli vanilli
William De Vaughn – Be Thankful For What You’ve Got

Keeping cool in the shade

The Beat Diet, July 18th 2024 (mp3 – 130Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name

Bob Marley And The Wailers – Sun Is Shining (Escort 7″)
Bob Marley – Trenchtown Rock (early version)
J.B. & The Soul Mates – Who is Mr. Brown? feat. Bob Marley (Popcorn Dub Mix)
Dubmatix – SkaTastic! Dub
Max Romeo – War Ina Babylon
Ken Boothe – Is It Because I’m Black
Carl Bradney – Slipping Into Darkness
Max Romeo & the Upsetters – i chase the devil
Delroy Wilson – Better Must Come
Black Uhuru – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Sizzla – Give Me A Try
Specials, The – Racist Friend
Alton Ellis – It’s A Shame
Detroit Spinners – It’s A Shame
Monie Love – It’s A Shame (Hey Sister)
Dream Warriors – Wash Your Face in My Sink
SHAD – Rose Garden
The Extremeties – Dial Tones ft lushlive, ghettosocks and ambition
Lightning Head – E.V.A. (Prince of Ballard Edit)
Jean Jacques Perrey – E.V.A.
Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep
Main Source – looking at the front door
Donald Byrd – Think Twice
Jay Dee aka J. Dilla feat. Dwele – Think Twice
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Good Life
People Under the Stairs – Anotha’ (BBQ)
Main Source – live at the barbeque
3rd Bass – Kick Em In The Grill ft chubb rock
3rd Bass – Brooklyn Queens
Emotions – Best of My Love
Qalo Mota – Keep on Playing
J.Rocc – Funkin (The Let It Get Into You Remix)
Tom Brown – Funkin’ for jamaica
kenny dope – Hittin’ The Bottle
Maestro Fresh Wes – Conductin’ Thangs
Jorun Bombay feat. The Rampagers – DWG Rampage
Lowell Fulson – Tramp
B.T. Express – Everything Good
Roy Ayers – Running Away
A Tribe Called Quest – Description Of A Fool
KAYTRANADA – Dance Dance Dance Dance
KAYTRANADA, PinkPantheress – Snap My Finger (feat. PinkPantheress)
WHAM! – EVERYTHING SHE WANTS
Dj S – Over Egypt

Tryna stay cool this week with more summer jams.

The Beat Diet, July 11th 2024 (mp3 – 128Mb)

Tracklist

artist – name
2024-07-11
Oscar Peterson Trio – I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Jimmy Smith & Hank Crawford Quartet – The Sermon
George Arvanitas Trio – Sunny
Cro – Easy
MC Solaar – Superstarr
Dead Obies – Doo Wop
A.Y.E. – Sun Days (ft. Natmi)
The Blue – These Days (feat. C4)
Mary J Blige feat Game and 50 Cent – hate it or love it (Instrumental)
The Tramps – Rubberband
Naughty By Nature – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
group home – Superstar Summer of 95 (Super Magitastic Steve Jones Mix)
2Pac/Tupac – I Get Around Instrumental
LL Cool J – Doin It
LL Cool J – The Boomin’ System
Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band – My Jamaican Dub
Grace Jones – My Jamaican Guy (12 version)
Seun Kuti & Black Thought – Bad Man Lighter (Remix)
DJ Jazzy Jeff – For Da Love Of Da Game
Da Bush Babees feat. Mos Def – The Love Song
miguel – all i want is you (b.cause keep it up edit)
Sade – Kiss Of Life
MF DOOM – Doomsday
SADEVILLAIN [MF DOOM] – Air
Aim – Just Passin’ Through
Harlem River Drive – Harlem River Drive (Theme Song)
Bobbi Humphrey – Harlem River Drive
The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park
Donald Byrd – (Fallin’ Like) Dominoes
Stetsasonic – Talkin´ all that Jazz
eric b & Rakim – I Ain’t No Joke
Public Enemy – Don’t Believe the Hype
Frankie Cutlass – Puerto Rico (Original Mix)
Bob Marley – Could This Be Love V3 Krafty Kuts Remix
Queen Omega – Dubplate – Little Lion Sound – Could You Be Loved
Dubmatix – Soul Ska (Dennis Alcapone)
jackie mittou – hip hug
Booker T. & The Mgs – Hip Hug-Her
Booker T. And The M.G.’s – Soul Man
sam and dave – Soul Man
Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour
Sly & The Family Stone – Runnin’ Away

Weather’s getting warm, so it’s time to bust out the summer tunes. Anyone else notice Will Smith’s been doing more music appearances lately? I feel like he’s trying to slum his way back into higher-tier Hollywood standing through that door after being cancelled for slapping Chris Rock…

Anyways, this show’s a show of summer feeling tracks, as well as a small celebration of De La Soul’s Stakes Is High‘s 28th birthday. Special ‘no chatting’ version of the archived show this week as well.

The Beat Diet, July 4th 2024 (mp3 – 18Mb)

Tracklist
artist – name
2024-07-04
Khruangbin – Summer Madness
Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness
Digable Planets – Jimmi Diggin Cats
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Summertime (Reprise)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Summertime
People Under The Stairs – The Suite for Beaver – Pt. 2
People Under The Stairs – Talkin’ Back To The Streets
People Under the Stairs – Schooled In The Trade [instrumental]
Mark Farina – Cali Spaces (Julius Papp Mix)
Mark Farina – Dopebeatz
Slakah the Beatchild – Macheeto
Beatchild – Ice In My Wine
Moka Only – Hup Hup
DJ Uncle Fester – SIMPLE SYRUP
Metawon – Real Suffy
J Dilla – Roxanne Ashby
J Dilla – Ahmad Impresses Me
J Dilla – Stakes Is Higher
De La Soul – Stakes Is High (album Version)
Fela Soul – Stakes Is High
Commodores – High on Sunshine
De La Soul – Sunshine
De La Soul – Dinninit
Large Professor – I Juswanna Chill
Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Carmel City
Nas – Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
Monty Alexander – Love and Happiness
Apache – Gangsta Bitch
buckwild ft OC – burn me slow
Georges Arvanitas Trio – Summertime
pharcyde and sublime – summertime
CARRTOONS – Lighta (feat. Rae Khalil )
Free Nationals – A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak – Gangsta
Ill Camille – Almost There (feat. Sir)
Dam Funk – Sunset
Sweetback – Au Natural (feat. Bahamadia)
Groove Theory – Tell Me
Lady Saw – No Long Talking
Lil’ Kim – Crush On You (feat. Lil Doug & Afroman)
Missy Elliott + Erykah Badu – Sock it to Me (duncan gerow Blend)
OMA – C.R.E.A.M. (Live Instrumental)
dorrough music – ice C.R.E.A.M. paint job (b.cause wu-mix)
Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M. (Amerigo Gazaway Rework)
Prince of Ballard – As Long As I’ve Got C.R.E.A.M.
Charmels – As Long As I’ve Got You
Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band – Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Bacao Rhythm – PIMP
armado perza – ain’t no sunshine
Bootsy’s Rubber Band – I’d Rather Be With You
The Blackbyrds – All I Ask
Heatwave – Star of the Story