Jazzie B took his sound to the world
With Soul II Soul, Jazzie B took the ’80s soul-driven confidence of black Britain, crystallised it into a sound and took it to the world.
Fabio went into the jungle
Drum and bass pioneer Fabio talks us through the jungle laboratory of Rage and the extended musical journey that led him there.
The Four Aces: Legacy in the Dust
The Four Aces was an international soul stage, iconic home of London reggae, the birthplace of lovers’ rock and Hackney’s acid house temple.
Kool Herc gave hip hop its break
For the inspired innovation of playing a montage of breaks instead of whole records, Kool Herc is the founding father of hip hop. In this brilliant 1998 interview he takes us on a guided tour of the sacred sites of early hip hop.