THE ZRO HOUR- ROOTS OF HIP HOP: REGGAE

Our latest show celebrates the influence of reggae upon hip hop music and features some classic dubs and tracks influenced by them. Many of our greatest hip hop performers hail from Jamaica or has deep roots embedded. DJ KOOL HERC, BUSTA RHYMES, NOTORIOUS B.I.G., KRS ONE and HEAVY D to name a few. Dub and dancehall music has been the foundation or sample source of many hip hop classics since the early 80's. There were so many joints that I wanted to play so I extended the show to feature over 2 hours of the wickedest tunes around. I set things off with one of the first hip hop/reggae collabo tracks, SEXY, by MASTERS OF CEREMONY and finish with the one and only TENOR SAW. Big up to YELLOWMAN, JUNIOR REID, LADY SAW, PATRA, SHELLY THUNDER, MICHIGAN & SMILEY, BARRINGTON LEVY, SHINEHEAD, SHABBA RANKS, and SUPER CAT!

Check out the video below of HEAVY D's "Long Distance Girlfriend" from his new album VIBES:



EDIT: Found this video from CHIP FU of the FUSHNICKENS LOVE MI SENSI FREESTYLE- Completely ILL!



THE ZRO HOUR 12.13.08- ROOTS OF HIP HOP: REGGAE

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SEXY-Masters Of Ceremony
ZUNGGUZUNGGUGUZUNGGUZENG-Yellowman
DISEASES-Michigan & Smiley
ROUGH & RUGGED-Shinehead
P IS FREE (REMIX)-Boogie Down Productions
SHOOT TO KILL-Mad Lion
TAKE IT EASY-Mad Lion
DOLLY MY BABY (REMIX)-Super Cat, Third Eye, Puff Daddy & Notorious B.I.G.
GHETTO RED HOT-Super Cat
MACK DADDY-Bobby Konders Feat. Mikey Jarrett
KUFF-Shelly Thunder
SYCAMORE TREE-Lady Saw
DEM NO WORRY ME-Super Cat & Heavy D
TELEPHONE LOVE-Shabba Ranks & JC Lodge
WINE WINE-Shabba Ranks
WHO THE CAP FITS-Bob Marley
WHO THE CAP FITS (LIVE)-Queen Latifah & The I-Threes
CHANGE LIKE THE WEATHER-Bounty Killer, Busta Rhymes & Junior Reid
ONE BLOOD-Junior Reid
ONE BLOOD-THE GAME feat. Junior Reid
BAD BOYS-Shyne Feat. Barrington Levy
HERE I COME-Barrington Levy
SOUND BWOY BURIELL-Smif & Wessun
REGGAE MEDLEY (LIVE)-Boogie Down Productions
NO MATTER WHAT-Heavy D
LIFE WITHOUT DICK-Lady Saw
ROMANTIC CALL-Patra feat. Yo-Yo
RING THE ALARM-The Fushnickens
RING THE ALARM-Tenor Saw