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Broadcast: 29/09/03
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Concrete Heat examines the illegal, underground, alternative music industry of mix tapes. A culture that spawned the likes of 50 Cent, Cam'ron and DMX and is fast making its way to the UK with big name labels falling over themselves to get in on the act.
Featuring figures from both the US and UK scenes such as Cam'ron, Chuck D, Semtex, and Estelle, Rodney P and Skitz lay it down mix tape style, taking you direct to the street, the breeding ground of the future of hip hop
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"It played a huge part in my success in the commercial part of the game." |
DJ Fabulous:
"I got on a mix tape through DJ Clue. He put me on one of his tapes after hearing me rap. We did some freestyles and put them on there. People were feeling it! It played a huge part in my success in the commercial part of the game."
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DJ Tony Touch:
"Mix tapes are an east coast phenomenon. It's probably due to the fact that hip hop started in the east, it started in New York City, it started in the Bronx - that's the Mecca of this movement."
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"...it was a way for DJs to get their name about and let people know what they could do so they put on all the latest tracks." |
Semtex - 1Xtra:
"I think it started from people recording what happened at parties and club nights. Then from there it was a way for DJs to get their name about and let people know what they could do so they put on all the latest tracks."
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Grandmaster Flash:
"In '74 I was making these tapes. I would even record them in my bedroom and customise them for people who were willing to pay a dollar a minute or I would make cassettes of performances of parties that I did with my MCs."
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