BBC 1Xtra Playlist, Issue Date: 22nd August 2008

common & pharrell good i thought (if only for the synth loop). we really do hear this music in completely different ways.

bottom 5 for me: Alicia, LL, Chase & Status, Keyshia, Kano

I really want to hear 'In The Air' out. Are there any bad records with Katie Pearl on them?

"Kiss Kiss" is getting played in the UK now? and it's a remix with Nelly? weird.

Righto, links for everything except Blak Twang, if anyone can help with that?

Alicia Keys - Superwoman
Busy Signal - Unknown Number
Chris Brown Feat T- Pain & Nelly - Kiss Kiss (Remix)
Common ft. Pharrell - Universal Music Control
Crazy Cousins ft. Calista - Bongo Jam
Dizzee Rascal Feat Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance With Me
Donaeo - African Warrior/Devil In A Blue Dress
Jay-Z - Dope Boy Fresh (Jocking Jay -Z)
Jazmine Sullivan - Need U Bad
Lil Wayne - A Milli
Lil Wayne Feat Babyface - Comfortable
Mariah Carey Feat T.I - I'll Be Loving You Long Time (Remix)
Mavado - Overcome
Mavado - So Special
Nas Feat Keri Hilson - Hero
Neyo - Closer
Neyo - Miss Independent
Paleface - Do You Mind (Crazi Cousins Remix)
Ray-J Feat Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
Rick Ross Feat Nelly & Avery Storm - Here I Am
Skepta - Rolex Sweep
Sway Feat Lemar - Saturday Hustle
Taio Cruz Feat Busta Rhymes & Sugababes - She's Like A Star
Tinie Tempah Feat Cleo Sol - Tears
Wiley Feat Kenna - In The Summertime
Wookie Feat Ny - Falling Again
Blaxx - Breathless
Machel Montano Feat Shaggy - Winin Season (Remix)
Patrice Roberts - Wukking Up
Machel Montano Feat Pitbull & Lil Jon - Defense (The Anthem)
23 Deluxe Feat Daniel Joe - Show Me Happiness
Chase & Status Feat Plan B - Pieces
DJ Perempay & Dee Feat Katie Pearl - In The Air
Elephant Man - Nuh Linga
Estelle Feat Cee-Lo - Pretty Please
Flo-Rida Feat Will.I.Am - In The Ayer
J Majik & Wickaman - Crazy World (Ez Rollers Mix)
Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
John Legend feat Andre 3000 - Green Light
Kano - Hustler
Keyshia Cole Feat Mario - Heaven Sent (Remix)
Kid Cudi - Day & night (Crookers Remix)
LL Cool J Feat The Dream - I'm Your Baby
Lloyd Feat Lil Wayne - Girls Around The World
Pussycat Dolls Feat Diddy, Lil Wayne & Fatman Scoop - When I Grow Up (Darkchild Remix)
Rihanna - Disturbia
Roll Deep - Do Me Wrong
Shola Ama - Love Lost
Taxman - Original Ninja
Young Jeezy Feat Jay-Z - Put On (Remix)
Plies Feat Neyo - Bust It Baby Part 2
Shifty Spirit - Renaissance
Natalia - Perfect Day
N-Dubz - Ouch
Sadie Ama V DMP - Those Were The Days (Crazy Cousins Remix) (this, marvellously, is only 30 seconds - the original is here)
Teezy - Take Your Shoes Off

That's my evening sorted then.

(One thing that doesn't seem to be mentioned in the 1Xtra = ghettoisation argument is the interests of the presumably sizeable 1Xtra audience with no interest in sitting through The Hoosiers and Alphabeat while waiting for a song they want to hear).

I seriously have a crush on John Legend.

i want to bump 'nuh linga' quite a lot more up my list, been jamming it solidly since yesterday. plus i have belatedly realised it's the dance usain bolt did after the 100m!!! totes awesome.

(One thing that doesn't seem to be mentioned in the 1Xtra = ghettoisation argument is the interests of the presumably sizeable 1Xtra audience with no interest in sitting through The Hoosiers and Alphabeat while waiting for a song they want to hear).

there is an easy solution to that - don't play the fucking hoosiers or alphabeat at all. no one with ears has any interest in sitting through them.

Hoosiers and Alphabeat are Radio 2 material really.

i keep meaning to post to this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqaGhDo_bCA&feature=related

Bongo Jam (alt)

'Boyfriend' is better than most of the stuff on here. I'm white supremacist btw.

Useful Google-friendly info there.

I'm voting for Lloyd, if only for his excellent rapport with Tim Westwood - so SO much great stuff here though!

Damn, yeah, the Westwood/Lloyd show last Saturday was total classic radio and one for the time capsule - BLACK PUDDING! CASH MY CHEQUE!

Why are the racists at Radio 1 not playing Elephant Man's excellent version of "No Air" called "No Queer"?

it's a lovely ditty about how he's just recovered from a fit of nausea so yeah can't see the harm

In fact the new Elephant Man boss waxing is entitled "No Quair" and describes his frustration at being unable to find any of the works of Lewis Grassic Gibbon in Peckham Library, south-east London.

(bumping this thread cos it looks awesome and to remind myself to investigate the links over the weekend)

God, I've really not listened to this station enough this year. Have gone through a few of these this morning, and my favourite of the bunch might well have been Top 40 sensations J Majik & Wickaman - really got me bouncing and chirpy. "Unknown Number" is also quite the monster; "Green Light" and "Pretty Please" are charming to a quite illegal level; I think I might need to listen to the Roll Deep and Wookie a bit more - both rather interesting; and Sway is still quite the mountain of charisma, albeit that this song isn't really saying anything other than that the feller starts the week on Sunday, which is always nice to see.

In fact the new Elephant Man boss 'waxing' is entitled "No Hair" and describes his bald scrotum.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

a milli, imo

we wil; never no.

N-Dubz or John Legend. Can't decide. Both are great.

Lots of other good things linked to on this thread that I've not heard before too. Thanks, WBS.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

lolvote?

Righto, that's... interesting. Hmm.

Bob Harris Country Poll will follow in a bit.

'when i grow up' is banging, i am heartened to see so many PCDs fans on ilx.

jazmine sullivan album being biked to me today :DDDDD

BBC RADIO 1XTRA PLAYLIST
6 SEPTEMBER 2012

A List
Angel - Wonderful[Island]
Angel Haze - New York
Azealia Banks - 1991[Polydor]
Azealia Banks - Esta Noche
Baauer - Harlem Shake
Devlin - Watchtower (feat. Ed Sheeran)[4th & Broadway]
DJ Fresh - Feeling (feat. Ravaughan)
Drake - Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross)
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Labrinth - Treatment[Syco Music] 20
Nas - Cherry Wine (feat. Amy Winehouse)[Def Jam]
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)[Def Jam]
Plan B - Deepest Shame[679/Atlantic]
Popcaan - When Mi Party1 clip available
Professor Green - Avalon (feat. Sierra Kusterbeck)[Virgin]
Rita Ora - How We Do (Party)[Columbia/Roc Nation]
Sincere - Deja Vu
Skrillex & Damian Jr Gong Marley - Make It Bun Dem[Asylum]
Smiler - Top Of The World (feat. Professor Green & Tawiah)[One More Tune]
Sway, Harry Shotta, Sneakbo, Sincere, Lady Leshurr, No Lay, Mic Righteous, Ratlin, Scrufizzer & Paigey - Cakey
Trey Songz - Simply Amazing[Atlantic]
Tulisa - Live It Up (feat. Tyga)
Wiley - Heat Wave (feat. Rymez & Ms D)

B List
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Arlissa vs Nas - Hard To Love Somebody
Benny Banks - Who's The Daddy (feat. Dappy)
C4 - Crazy Song
Calyx & Teebee - Elevate This Sound[Ram]
Conor Maynard - Turn Around (feat. Ne-Yo)
Danny Byrd - Blaze The Fire (Rah!)
Dappy - Good Intentions
Delilah - Shades Of Grey
Flo Rida - I Cry[Atlantic]
Gappy Ranks - Wine Pon De Edge
Mariah Carey - Triumphant (Get 'Em) (feat. Rick Ross)
Nicki Minaj - I Am Your Leader (feat. Cam'ron & Rick Ross)
Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom[Cash Money/Island]
Orange Hill Productions - Pon Time
Syron - Breaking
Tinchy Stryder - Help Me
TNGHT - Higher Ground[Warp]
True Tiger - Big Love (feat. Maiday)
Usher - Dive
Wayne Marshall, Damian Marley, Aidonia, I Octane, Assassin, Bounty Killer & Vybz Kartel - Go Hard

C List
Josh Osho - Giants (feat. Childish Gambino)
Miguel - Adorn (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Mosca -What You Came For
Naughty Boy - Wonder (feat. Emeli Sande)

i was just looking for anywhere to put this NOTABLY HORRIBLE list for posterity but in comparison to 2008 my word it's just pure brutality

Miguel - Adorn (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

oh fuck no

arguably still better than US radio

"Sway, Harry Shotta, Sneakbo, Sincere, Lady Leshurr, No Lay, Mic Righteous, Ratlin, Scrufizzer & Paigey - Cakey"

this should be:

Sway, Harry Shotta, Sneakbo, Sincere, Lady Leshurr, No Lay, Mic Righteous, Ratlin, Scrufizzer & Paigey Cakey - 10+

(a tribute to 1Xtra's 10th birthday) (it's not very good and is wayyy too long)

C4 - Crazy Song

^ this is tremendous

oh hey you forgot this turd of an introducing track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yl6yf9H9kw

no different to anyone else in ignoring that dire charity case "feature" tbf

'crazy song' is aight, c4 has my support but that song kinda overplays the twee

fave is probably... uh the syron's quite nice? also played out though. fuck it, baauer i guess

anyway yes, horrific list

i'm in the grime scene
i'm in the GRIME. SCENE.

i will admit to being a sucker for "heatwave"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rVabciuuJ0

keep up grandad ;)

if the yank contingent thought heatwave was goofily disjointed wait til they get a load of this btw

Angel Haze - New York
Azealia Banks - 1991[Polydor]
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Wiley - Heat Wave (feat. Rymez & Ms D)
Delilah - Shades Of Grey
Gappy Ranks - Wine Pon De Edge
Mariah Carey - Triumphant (Get 'Em) (feat. Rick Ross)
Nicki Minaj - I Am Your Leader (feat. Cam'ron & Rick Ross)
Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom[Cash Money/Island]
Orange Hill Productions - Pon Time
Miguel - Adorn (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

^^i would be fine hearing any of these and actively happy in many cases, that's not a bad number. several that i need to hear like the popcaan and tulisa ones too

angel haze a-listed huh

not sure anyone's actually listened to a word she's saying if it makes any difference

>> http://www.youtube.com/v/8rVabciuuJ0&fs=1&hl=en

wiley doubles down on club pop..? i like the beats in the verse though

Are we really FOUR YEARS on from Bongo Jam/Do You Mind/In The Air already? ;_;

the tulisa track is horrendous.

aren't 1xtra sailing close to the wind in terms of fulfilling bbc trust's need for each station to provide a distinct service. that list looks quite radio 1, unless r1 is just going to revert fully to crap bands covering each other's tunes.

you have a point but in part it's because R1/the charts have moved closer to 1Xtra's output, which i'd argue is a good thing

I suppose it's because British pop culture in general has moved much closer to 1xtra than it was four years ago. On paper they look similar but the station is (just) distinctive enough when you listen to it. If we were in a peak period for indie there'd be a fair amount of overlap between the Radio 1 and 6music playlists as well.

(xpost - what Tracer said)

1xtra as breeding ground for r1 was a great move but this is just throwing the baby out with the bathwater

fucking "simulcasts", pure hack n slash costcutting masked as brand integration & streamlined unity of purpose

― r|t|c, Monday, 28 May 2012 16:48 (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah i can't think 1Xtra feels too great now about being 1's "sister station"

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 28 May 2012 17:06 (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

thing is 1xtra ought to be the sister station though, hauling it out of its ghetto and positioning the station like that was its great success of recent years - and besides, the landscape has changed and blurred enough so the two's remit has grown closer anyway. (you could even argue 1xtra has had a direct role in shaping that). but a sister should have a vibrant life of her own and not be hostage to the brother the way it looks like it'll be now.

― r|t|c, Monday, 28 May 2012 18:51 (3 months ago) Bookmark

i guess i wonder if the above justification (matt's and tracer's) would wash in the current bbc environment, r1/1xtra both seem to be the focus of a lot of negative internal attention, ime.

the answer may surprise you

hmm probably tallies closest with target. jam would have heard and liked but not chosen all of those, if he likes s chu it'll be on the sly. for it to be cameo is more plausible than you'd maybe think but still you'd expect trashier. as this is probably a trick question though... i'd like it to be trev but i'm maybe getting a woman's touch. sarah jane crawford?

ur gonna say charlie sloth now arent u

sara-jane crawford!

and full marks for showing your work as well

https://twitter.com/CapitalXTRA

err am i blind or is this thread not showing up in new answers (just came here thru search to post this)

omg secret thread

how many more topics have been suppressed by the racist mod cabal

clearly we are being forced to start ILXTRA

or it's just my browser. that's weird

It's seen on mine.

http://pappzd.com/2013/10/choice-fm-blocks-unfollows-urban-musicians-on-twitter/

Back in the day.

ilxtra is still a good idea tbh

http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/is-black-british-music-being-erased-no-its-just-evolving-kele-okereke-response-1xtra

got some thoughts there trace?

i think austin's right and kele's wrong, but i won't surprise anyone with that.