Mai FM’s Late Nite Hype is back in action with Sir-Vere and Myself. The show is 9pm – 10pm every Sunday night so tune in or stream online at http://www.maifm.co.nz/

Starting this coming weekend we see the launch of Mai FM’s Mai Mix Weekends.

The line up of DJ’s is pretty mean if you ask me. Below is the line up along with a sample of what these DJ’s can do on the wheels of steel:

DJ Reminise presents “Hot Jointz”

DJ 09 presents “0909″

DJ Beau-Z presents “Hype Mode”

DJ CXL presents “Ill Rated”

Click Here To Download DJ CXL’s Back Seat Mix

Peter James & DJ Taktix present “Radio Swag”

DJ Sir-Vere presents “Late Nite Hype”

Click Here To Download DJ Sir-Vere’s Major Flavours 1 Mixtape (NZ)

Click Here To Download DJ Sir-Vere’s Major Flavours 2 Mixtape (NZ)

Click Here To Download DJ Sir-Vere’s Major Flavours 3 Mixtape (NZ)



This Thursday (02/06/2011) see’s the launch of the weekends in live club format. Come down to Code on the corner of Queen Street & Shortland Street in Auckland City to catch the full Mai Mix Weekend line up rocking the club all night long. So come on down, it’s free entry, caps allowed and of course I.D! See you there!

This Episode features DJ Impact on the mix. See below for our playlists and download links.

DJ Impact:

Real Live – Real Live Shit
Stat Quo – Like Dat
Special Ed – We Rule
KRS One – MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know
Black Moon – How Many MC’s
Dam Native – The Son
Xzibit feat Rass Kass and Saafir – 3 Card Molly (Voice Break)
Group Home – Supa Star
D.I.T.C – Day One
Outkast – Players Ball
Twinz – Round and Round
Dilated Peoples feat Krondon and Phil Da Agony – Rapid Transit (Voice Break)

Joe Turksta:

LCA – Crack Em
Method Man and Redman feat Bun B – City Lights
Che Fu – Misty Frequencies (Manual Bundy Remix)
Rick Ross – Push It
Deceptikonz feat P-Money – Like What
Gangstarr – Deadly Habitz
Jay Z – Where I’m From (Voice Break)
Jay Z – On To The Next One
Snoop Dogg feat Jay Z – I Wanna Rock (Remix)
Fat Joe feat Young Jeezy – Haha (Slow It Down)
Deceptikonz – 2012
Gangstarr – Work (Voice/Scratch Break)

Download: Click Here For The Download

This time round I have a Play List. See Below:

Play List:

Dilated Peoples – You Cant hide, You Can’t Run

Evidence – All Said and Done

DJ Babu – Fan Mail
Tyna & JB- Things Will be Okay

Dam Native – The Son
Big L – Put It On
Clinton Sparks feat. D-Block- Take Everything

Styles P – Leaving The Game
Tragedy Khadafi – Stay Free
Mobb Deep – GOD Pt 3
Tragedy Khadafi feat. Littles & Capone – U Make Me

Pete Rock feat. Grap Luva – Revenge

Download: Click Here For The Download

Please drop me some feedback if you can. I haven’t got everything 100% and everything said is taken onboard

Thanks & Enjoy!!!

I have been toying around with this idea for a while and finally pulled finger to get it launched. I managed to suss out the method of recording and finally I have a finished product.

Introducing Scratch Dat! Radio which is hosted and presented by ME!

This is an online only radio show which I’ll put out around every 2 weeks. The show is a totally live recording, so and fuck ups will be included. I want to keep it as parallel to a radio show as I can and I want it to be real. I could always fix the fuck ups digitally, but nahhh fuck that.

I would like to thank the people who already have the show and have provided feedback. This first pilot episode is a little bit messy in places, but that will come right over time.

So click the download below and let me know what you think.

Download: Click Here For The Download

My man DJ Sir-Vere has a new show on Mai FM every week from Wednesday – Friday on “Drive Time” with my dude Hayden Hare called “Major Flavours Radio”.

I listened for the first time tonight and I really liked what I was hearing. I will admit, it is kinda like when Sir-Vere and I were doing Late Nite Hype together, but in a more prime time slot and shorter period of time each day. A lot of NZ Artists will benefit from this segment of “Drive Time” as the time slot will give a lot of people a lot of exposure to a greater audience.

Tune in from 6pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on Mai FM 88.6FM in Auckland City or online at http://www.maifm.co.nz.

Shouts to the brothers for doing the show… Sounding gooooooood!

As usual, my man DJ Sir-Vere has come through with the links to the latest episode of DJ Premier’s Radio Show.

See below for Tracklist & Download Links.

Tracklist:

1. Sadat X (f. Pete Rock)–Turn It Up
2. Rakim (f. Styles P, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes)–Euphoria
3. Strong Arm Steady–Cheeba Cheeba
4. Nick Javas–Not A Game
5. Nutso (f. Royal Flush, Mic Geronimo)–My Hood
6. Shaolin Monks(Ghostface Killah,Method Man,Raekwon)–Dreams
7. 9thMattic(aka 9th Wonder) & Khrysis–Make It Big
8. O.C. & A.G.–Young With Style
9. Strong Arm Steady (f. Phonte)–Best Of Times
10. Joell Ortiz–Project Boy
11. Dogg Pound (f. Soopafly)–They Dont Want It
12. Ruste Juxx–Rearview
13. Bumpy Knuckles–81 Barzamurda
14. Showbiz (f. O.C. & A.G.)–We All
15. D.O.E.C.I.G.A.P.O.M. (f. Adversary, Napoleon Da Legend)–Sinking With The Ship
16. The Away Team–Fire It Up

Download Hour 1: Click Here For The Download

Download Hour 2: Click Here For The Download

I was having a read on A-Trak’s Blog and found out that appeared on Los Angeles radio station Power 106FM a couple of days ago.

He pulled off a 23 minute set and put it up for download. See below for Tracklist and Download Link.

Tracklist:

1. A-Trak x Drake x Birdman – Loonies To Blow
2. Armand Van Helden ft. Christian Rich – Ski Hard
3. Kid Sister – Big N Bad
4. (secret weapon…)
5. MSTRKRFT – Bounce (A-Trak Remix)
6. DJ Gant-Man – Juke Dat Girl
7. Green Velvet & Kid Sister – Everybody Wants
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
9. DJ Sega – Colours
10. Big Moe – I’ll Do It (Go Go Garcia Remix)
11. Donnis – Gone (DJ Craze’s Dookie Mix)
12. Travis Porter – All The Way Turnt Up
13. Ludacris – How Low Can You Go (Remix)

Download: Click Here For The Download

Judging by the playlist – it appears the music is kind of all over the place, but knowing A-Trak and his skills- it’s bound to be tight!

This is a little late but as usual my man DJ Sir-Vere has come through with the hook up to DJ Premier’s Radio Show called Live From Headqcourterz.

This show was done on the 22nd of January and features tributes to Killa Sha and Apache who both passed away just recently.

Tracklist:

1. Bun B–Best In The World(OG Mix)
2. DJ Skizz(f. Killa Sha, Zu)–Queens Kats
3. Killa Sha–God Warning
4. JoJo Pelligrino(f. Raekwon)–Dead Serious
5. Strong Arm Steady–Chitlins & Pepsi
6. Capone-N-Noreaga–Exhibit CNN
7. Cassidy(f. Jag)–Niggaz Is Wack
8. Marv One–The Chase
9. DJ Concept & DJ Mickey Knox(f. Chaundon, Little Vic)–Story To Tell
10. Statik Selektah(f. Smif-N-Wessun)–Follow Me
11. Khaleel(f. Panchi of NYGz)–Rappin’ Exercise
12. Reflection Eternal(f. Jay Electronica, Mos Def, J. Cole)–Just Begun
13. Diamond District–Who I Be(Marco Polo Rmx)
14. Statik Selektah(f. Lil Fame, Havoc, Kool G. Rap)–Do It To Death
15. Young Maylay–Mic It
16. D-Sisive–One Way Ticket

Apache Tribute Tracklist:

1. Apache–Gangsta Bitch
2. Queen Latifah(f. Apache, Lord Alibaski, Lakim Shabazz, Double J)–Assassination Squad
3. Fat Joe(f. Apache, Kool G. Rap)–You Must Be Out Of Your Fuckin’ Mind
4. Naughty By Nature(f. Apache, Lakim Shabazz)–1,2,3
5. 45 King(f. Apache)–Smooth But Hard
6. Live Squad(f. 2 Pac, Apache, Treach)–Deadly Venoms
7. 45 King(f. Apache, Lakim Shabazz)–Passin’ The Mike
8. Statik Selektah(f. Bahamadia)–Do What I Believe

Download Hour 1: Click Here For The Download

Download Hour 2: Click Here For The Download

What Up People! One of my best friends and one of my major influences as a DJ is giving away his first ever comercially released CD for free! This CD opened up so many doors for DJ’s and MC’s around the country and it deserves a shit load of respect. This CD changed my life when I heard it. It was the first ever full length mixtape I ever heard. The way the songs were mixed, chopped up and blended amazed the shit out of me.

I was in 4th form at high school when this CD was released and from then on I haven’t looked back since. I had of course heard scratching in songs before and wondered how it was done, but the scratch breaks to me as a kid were amazing. Now days.. I can’t live without having a jam once a day. I always look back and think how crazy it is that a CD changed my life- it’s nuts.

A year or so later I stepped to DJ Sir-Vere at Beat Merchants and introduced myself. We had spoken before online through hiphopNZ.com and stuff. I was pretty star struck at the time (as any 15/16 year old would be) but chilled out a bit afterwards. I looked at records etc and made my decision that DJing was DEFINITELY for me. I saved hard from the job I had and managed to score some Turntables on Interest Free Hire Purchase (with the help of my dad being a guarantor). I was looking around for a Mixer after I got my turnies and asking around online for advice. Poroufessor told me that Sir-Vere & Ali were selling a Vestax 05 Pro II for $700 (at the time they were $1299). So i stepped to him again and asked about it. I managed to scrounge together the exact amount of cash and he hooked me up BIG TIME. In between all this I was always in clubs underage (LOL) going to as many DJ Gigs as I possibly could to see how all the established DJ’s were playing out and doing their thing, so I always saw the dude and we said what up etc.

After getting into DJing properly and practising etc. It wasn’t long after my favourite radio show (The Late Nite Hype) had finished up on Mai FM. I was shopping for Records one day and stepped to him again and asked if I could chill out with him on his new Radio Show @ Channel Z (The Boost Mobile Hook Up Show). He said yes and I from that point I chilled out and helped him out with Gig Knowledge etc (I always knew what was going on around Auckland back then). I was part of the show every week from that time on. When The show finished up we moved to Kiwi FM (Channel Z rebranded) and it was on air everyday! I was a weekly feature on a Wednesday still and chilled out and did my thing. We ended up being good friends at this point and always talked about shit and music. The show Ended and was quiet for ages although we were always in contact and one day he rang me up about doing the Late Nite Hype with him on Sunday nights at Mai FM. He told me he needed someone to host and help out while he DJ’ed as it was quite hard for just one person to control. In my head I was thinking holy shit because this was the show I grew up in my teens listening too religiously every week for a long time and I had the chance to be apart of it. Naturally I said yes and we are now 215 deep! Doing the Late Nite Hype with Sirvere has shaped me as a DJ and inspired me on how I play, cut, mix, and select songs in a live format. Our show is one out of 3 Fully Live Hip Hop DJ shows on Auckland’s Mainstream Radio Stations (the other 2 are Trueschool on bFM and Urbanology with Substance on George FM).

This weekend is the FINAL show of the Late Nite Hype ever. At this stage it isn’t going to be resurrected. The reason why it’s finishing up is because Sir-Vere is doing a daily segment on Mai FM’s Drive Time Show called Major Flavours Radio- Watch out for that in 2010! It’s going to be awesome! Make sure you tune in.

It’s amazing how one CD changed my life and thankful how Sir-Vere gave me the chances to be involved with him on his radio shows over the years and I fully owe him for the invaluable experiences I have had from being there. For new DJ’s out there- don’t be ashamed to step to your local influences for advice, help and just to say what up. Don’t listen to people if they call you a dick-rider, a groupie or anything along those lines. Do it anyway! You’ll be surprised with the reception these guys will give you.

Major Flavours 1. You changed my Life, I have no regrets!

For christmas DJ Sir-Vere is giving away Major Flavours one for Free!!! See Below for Download Details:

Download: Click Here For The Download