Mr. Thing "My Favourite Favourites" (Mixtape, 2015)

Known worldwide as a DJ and turntablist, Mr Thing is a name synonymous with Hip-Hop. First touching the tables in 1987 he has been non-stop perfecting his art since and is now one of the worlds best. He has won DJ battles, both solo and as part of the Scratch Perverts, has a production discography that is the envy of most. He is responsible for some of the most perfect mixtapes and for a string of BBE released compilations including the creatively titled "Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing" and of course the rightly titled "Kings of Hip Hop" with DJ Premier. This mixtape in particular is entitled My Favourite Favourites; it features some of his 90s Hip Hop favorites. Get your head ready for 48 minutes of nodding and asking yourself "oh sh*t remember this jam?" You'll hear joints from Guru, Redman, Mos Def, Slick Rick, Organized Konfusion, KRS-One, Da King & I, Group Home, Mobb Deep, Jeru The Damaja, Brand Nubian, Das EFX, and lots more. Dig into it below...

DJ Format & Mr. Thing "Holy Shit" (Mixtape, 2007)

Holy Shit is a mix of religious breaks, beats and music discovered mostly in charity shops and bargain bins of record shops over a number of years. DJ Format had been planning to do a mix of some of his weird and wonderful religious records for years and when he connected with Mr Thing... they decided to team up and do a mix together and Holy Shit was the result in 2007. Although some of the music is top quality and was cut up in a B-boy style, the mix was definitely supposed to be fun... hence the Monty Python bits! In DJ Format's own words, "The term 'Religious Record' could mean a religious artist on a religious record label that had an unusually funky moment or it could mean a regular artist or group (not usually associated with the religious genre) that do a cover version of a song about God or Jesus i.e. 'Put Your Hand In The Hand' is a religious song covered by many different artists and quite often has a nice open drum break at the start of the song. Ps... There's a 1 minute silence at the end of the mix before a secret bonus track comes in at the end. This was deliberately done on the original CD for fun... rather than it being a manufacturing fault like some people (idiots who returned the CD as faulty!) seemed to think." Listen to the Holy Shit mix below...