Ultimate 90s SP1200 production don. Easy Mo Bee special. One of the truly great Hip-Hop producers, he really shaped the 90s sound and revolutionised the chopping of samples.

Broadcast live on Itch.FM 03/05/20

Producer Special, Itch FMJames Trice18 May 2020Hip-Hop, US Hip-Hop, Easy Mo BeeComment

SAMPLE NATION 039 // LOCKDOWN SESSIONS

Some stuff to get you smiling. A load of new UK and US Hip-Hop, a quick couple tracks of Golden Age to get your going and some memorials for the ones we lost that week

RIP Bohannon

RIP Metropolis

RIP Sweet Sable

Broadcast on ITCH.FM 26/04/20

Itch FM, Holiday SpecialJames Trice15 May 2020UK Hip-Hop, Original Samples, US Hip-HopComment

SAMPLE NATION 038 // INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

Originally broadcast on International Womens Day I wanted to celebrate some of the sickest women in Hip-Hop. Some classic UK and US Hip-Hop and some new bits and pieces in there

Side note, Wildflower needs to make more music and so does Apani B

Broadcast on Itch.FM 08/03/2020

Artist Special, Itch FMJames Trice13 May 2020International Womens Day, UK Hip-Hop, US Hip-Hop, Female RappersComment

SAMPLE NATION 037 // THE BOMB SQUAD

Celebrating the revolutionary production crew The Bomb Squad. Working through their vast back catalogue from Ice-cube, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane to Public Enemy.. Truly one of a kind producers, with a style of production that sadly no longer exists

Broadcast 01/03/20

Producer Special, Itch FMJames Trice13 May 2020US Hip-Hop, The Bomb SquadComment

SAMPLE NATION 036 // UK HIP-HOP CLASSICS 2

Two hours of Classic UK Hip-Hop new and old.

Broadcast one Itch.FM 23/02/20

World of Hip-Hop, Itch FM, UK ClassicsJames Trice17 April 2020UK Hip-Hop, UK Hip-Hop ClassicsComment

SAMPLE NATION 034 // MICALL PARKNSUN

Two hours of UK Hip-Hop, new and old. Celebrating the incredible producer and MC; Micall Parknsun. I was first introduced to his work randomly buying a Skriblah 12” in MSM, on which he was just called Parky. But I think for me I really took notice with his debut album Working Class Dad, which is just an beautiful album from start to finish with tracks produced by LG, Beatbutcher, Apa-Tight (sick producer) and himself. If you follow him on IG, you’ll see he is constantly banging out proper lovely beats on the regular, so I just wanted to big up his production which is consistently sick but also an selection of proper decent MC features. Hope you enjoy it

Broadcast on Itch.FM 09/02/20

Producer Special, Itch FMJames Trice15 April 2020Micall Parknsun, UK Hip-Hop, Homegrown Hip-HopComment

SAMPLE NATION 033 // SUPA T // SUNDRAGON

SAMPLE NATION 033 // SUPA T // SUNDRAGON //

I’m a huge fan of Supa T, from his work with Champions of Nature to his solo stuff and his many features, his body of work is relatively small but it’s hugely influential and massively consistent. This is show is a celebration of his work, from the group stuff to mix tape freestyles. Sadly he retired and we never got a full album, I heard he now works doing graphic design, but couldn’t find him online.. What’s weird about Supa T is how little information there is online, no interview and barely any pictures, hence the strange looking image I made. To kick the show off a couple new tracks from the likes of Vice Beats with his tribute to Dilla, something from Badbonez new album which is so, so lovely. There’s a new track from Tenchoo off his new album, which features a load of MCs and a few other new bits for you to check out..

Hope you enjoy because Supa T is the don

Broadcast 02/02/20

Artist Special, Itch FMJames Trice12 February 2020UK Hip-Hop, Homegrown Hip-Hop, Supa T, Sundragon Comment

SAMPLE NATION 032 // RAWKUS // EMINEM

SAMPLE NATIOn 032 // RAWKUS // EMINEM

Eminem recently released a surprise new album, so I took a look at some of his early work with Skam, his first album, his work with Rawkus Records and a retrospective of some of the indie labels best work. As it’s Itch FM, just to even out the US, you get a load of classic UK Hip-Hop from the early 2000’s to now.

Broadcast 19/01/20

Artist Special, Itch FM, Label LockdownJames Trice11 February 2020US Hip-Hop, Rawkus, Eminem, UK Hip-HopComment

SAMPLE NATION 031 // UK HIP-HOP CLASSICS

Two hours of classic UK Hip-Hop from London to Liverpool, almost entirely early 2000 era, all bangers

Broadcast 12/01/20

Itch FM, World of Hip-Hop, UK ClassicsJames Trice10 February 2020UK Hip-Hop, Homegrown Hip-HopComment

SAMPLE NATION 030 // JOE BUHDHA

Joe Buhdha’s work with Kyza, Klashnekoff and Rodney P in the early 2000s created sounds and styles that have continued to be imitated throughout the UK scene. Despite releasing very few songs, his work really has changed the UK sound and he’s created artist defining music that hasn’t been equaled since. I look forward to much more music from the man, but in the meantime here is two hours of his best work and a selection of new UK Hip-Hop for additional enjoyment

Broadcast 05/01/20

Itch FM, Producer SpecialJames Trice9 February 2020Joe Buhdha, UK Hip-Hop, Homegrown Hip-Hop, Original Samples, REUP, SN030Comment

SAMPLE NATION 29 // XMAS'19 W/ BASS6 // SIMBA

SAMPLE NATION 029 // XMAS’19 W/ BASS6 // SIMBA

Xmas quiz, with some hip-hop questions in there and some classic Xmas Funk, Soul and Hip-Hop

Itch FM, Holiday SpecialJames Trice7 February 2020Christmas, Xmas, Funk, Soul, US Hip-Hop, UK Hip-HopComment

SAMPLE NATION 028 // PETE ROCK

One of the select few legendary producers that really changed the face of Hip-Hop with his style and sample selection. The chops and samples were so unique for the time and his style has seeped into so much modern Hip-Hop that’s followed. Considering how influential he is, it’s so weird to see how little music he’s actually put out… Quality over quantity..

This show is two hours of classic bangers, b-sides, remixes, album cuts and original samples

Producer Special, Itch FMJames Trice7 February 2020Pete Rock, US Hip-Hop, Original Samples, REUP, SN028Comment

SAMPLE NATION 027 // Q-TIP PRODUCTION

One of the things that isn’t said enough is how great a producer Q-Tip is, obviously the Tribe stuff is incredible, but his work with Nas, Mobb Deep, and loads of others, all just nothing short of incredible (we’ll forget about the Anderson Paak stuff).. one of the first to bring jazz samples into the mainstream and really do something special with them, he always made the beat fit the artist.

This show is just a quick snapshot of some of his best work, mixed in with a load of new UK Hip-Hop from High Focus, Blah Records, Revorg Records and a really lovely new song by CLBRKS

Broadcast 08/12/2019 on Itch.FM

Itch FM, Producer SpecialJames Trice7 February 2020Q-Tip, NEW, US Hip-Hop, UK Hip-Hop, REUP, SN027Comment

SAMPLE NATION 026 // G-FUNK SYNTH

Two hours of Westcoast G-Funk with that Moog style synth and Hip-Hop inspired by that incredible sound.

Mostly West Coast, but there’s some East Coast and Southern Hip-Hop in there as well.

This episode was my favourite to put together and I’d actually been working on a mixtape using some of these songs for some time, so it was just nice to play some of these classics

Itch FMJames Trice28 January 2020G-Funk, US Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop, SN026, REUPComment

SAMPLE NATION 025 // BEATBOX COLLECTIVE INTERVIEW

2 Hour interview with the world champions, The Beatbox Collective. Recorded back in November just before the UK Beatbox Championships.

Expect sage like advice and behind the scenes knowledge

Enjoy

Interview, Itch FMJames Trice25 January 2020BeatboxingComment

SAMPLE NATION 024 // FOREIGN BEGGARS

For me Foreign Beggars debut album Asylum Speakers is up there with 36 Chambers, a perfect Hip-Hop album. An Album I can listen to from start to finish, an incredible collection of featured artists and even the skits alone will have me singing along. Sadly they recently broke up as a group, so I felt I should celebrate the music they created over the years.

So here is two hours of some of my favourite Beggar’s tracks, mixed in with some new UK bits and pieces and a couple Original Samples

Enjoy

Itch FM, Artist SpecialJames Trice23 January 2020UK Hip Hop, Original Samples, Foreign Beggars, SN024Comment

SAMPLE NATION 023 // DJ PREMIER

2 hours of Preemo’s best production, from Gang Starr to Group Home and loads more in between

Broadcast 03/11/19 on Itch.FM

Producer Special, Itch FMJames Trice22 January 2020US Hip-Hop, DJ Premier, SN023, REUPComment

SAMPLE NATION 022 // DARK CIRCLE

Sample Nation 022 // Dark Circle

I was first introduced to Dark Circle’s music by a friend of mind Migz, about 15 years ago. I’ve been a huge ever since and finally got to see them live at the Foreign Beggars Asylum Speakers 10 year anniversary. You can hear the influence of their production in a lot of UK Hip-Hop and their music really still sounds fresh today. Enjoy this collection of B-sides, Features and album cuts.. There’s also a few new UK bits and some classic US Original Samples

Broadcast 27/10/19 on Itch.FM

Itch FM, Artist SpecialJames Trice22 January 2020UK Hip Hop, US Hip-Hop, Dark Circle, Original Samples, SN022, REUPComment

SAMPLE NATION 021 // REVORG RECORDS // PHAROAHE MONCH

A selection of new songs from the UK, some lovely stuff straight out of Ireland. A retrospective of some Revorg Records best work, some absolute bangers in there and topped off with a selection of Pharoahe Monch classics and Original Samples

Broadcast on Itch.FM 20/10/19

SAMPLE NATION 020 // FRENCH HIP-HOP // DE LA SOUL

Sample Nation 020 // French Hip-Hop // De La Soul

A collection of classic 90’s French Hip-Hop, a small bit of new stuff from the UK and from France, and Mixed in with all that we have a load of De La Soul Original Samples

Itch FM, World of Hip-HopJames Trice22 January 2020French Hip-Hop, UK Hip Hop, US Hip-Hop, Original Samples, De La Soul, SN020, REUPComment