Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Time again for Mixtape Mondays, y’all…there’s no special theme for this week except back to school! Somehow hitting yourself over the head with some tough riddims always eases the pain of hitting the books.
Platinum Kids, What’s Good (Lover’s Rock Edition): Nuttin takes the edge off winter coming like lover’s rock, so first thing you need in your schoolbag is this definitive rundown from production crew on the come up the Platinum Kids in a special edition of their What’s Good? mixtape series. Download here.
DJ Maya, Soca Swag 2011: Rice & Peas regular selector and LargeUp extended fam DJ Maya shows a different side of her Brooklyn dancehall roots with this fast-moving and uptempo soca juggling. She’s either early for Miami carnival or just helping you keep your parkway vibes up throughout the fall. Either way, a must-load. Stream below and download here.
Black Chiney Sound, Live at Notting Hill Carnival: Speaking of keeping Carnival vibes up, the good people at Riddimstream recently let off this mix of the infamous Black Chiney Sound (Walshy, we see you) playing live in London for the Notting Hill riot, um, carnival. Get mad! Stream or download below.
Black Chiney Live at Notting Hill Carnival, London August 29th, 2011 by supadups