Back on the decks this Saturday night from 7–11PM at 9 Mill Street, Nantwich Three times in three weeks! We’re doing it all again — good music, good people, good energy! See you on the dance floor 💃🎵 #NantwichNights #LiveDJ #9MillStreet #DJSet #PartyTime #DJLeagueNetwork #DJLeague #DJDS

Gym soundtrack for today: Wildchild - Child of a Kingsman From Oxnard to the world. Wildchild returns with a powerful blend of hip-hop, jazz & soul featuring Keyon Harrold, Amber Navran, Nottz & more. Legacy, lyricism & fatherhood woven through every bar. A true evolution of the Lootpack spirit.

Back on the decks this Friday 31st Oct, 7–11PM at 9 Mill Street, Nantwich 🎧🔥 After last Saturday’s vibes, we’re doing it all again — good music, good people, good energy! 🙌 See you on the dance floor 💃 #NantwichNights #LiveDJ #9MillStreet #DJSet #PartyTime #djleaguenetwork #DJNetwork #Nantwich

Away for a few days down in #Hampshire with Lorna — our first break alone in nearly 19 years! Spent today wandering old uni haunts in #Southampton: my old halls of residence, record shops, Ocean Village & The DJ Shop (Shirley). So much has changed, yet it all still feels strangely familiar!!

Super hyped to announce that I’ll be spinning a couple of deejay sets before and after the #CultPlex screening of #Pixadores in Manchester on 5th Nov from 7pm. Find out more here: cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll... #CPXMCR @urbanartistry.bsky.social #graffiti #documentry #DJLeagueNetwork

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Not sure what to do tonight? Look no further! I’ll be on the decks 7–11PM @ 9 Mill Street, Nantwich — bringing energy, good vibes & great tunes all night long! 💃 Come say hi & let’s make this Saturday one to remember 🙌 #NantwichNights #DJSet #SaturdayVibes #DJLeagueNetwork #Cheshire #9MillStreet

What a night!! Massive love to everyone who came through & made Holy Diver go off last Sat. Big respect to all the artists & especially Max Mutant for putting it together. Everyone absolutely smashed it on the night!! Definitely be back soon!! #DJLeagueNetwork www.instagram.com/p/DQM6HgNjhh...

Our next film on the 5th of November is the brilliant "Pixadores" All ticket details can be found at www.cultplex.co.uk We have @djds.bsky.social on the 1's and 2's before and after the film. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to see this on the big screen

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Mobb Deep - Infinite Mobb Deep returns with Infinite — their first album in over a decade and the first since Prodigy’s passing. Havoc blends unreleased vocals from P with new production, featuring Nas, Raekwon, Clipse, and more. Not heard yet so late to the party!

Had a fantastic time on Thursday at the #Cymande concert at The Albert Hall, Manchester. Put an insta post on with tons of videos earlier. Incredible night!! Wanted to see them for years and they certainly didn’t disappoint! #Manchester Check out the post below: www.instagram.com/p/DP_1uTPjKP...

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein A landmark in underground hip hop. Vast Aire & Vordul Mega’s cold, poetic vision of NYC over some of El-P’s best production. Gritty, futuristic & raw. A blueprint for independent hip hop that still echoes today. The Cold Vein changed everything.

Super hyped for #Cymande tomorrow night at The Albert Hall! True pioneers & heavily sampled by De La, Wu, Fugees, etc. Tracks like Bra & Dove became hip hop staples & fixtures in classic skate videos. A band whose groove never fades, still carrying the message of peace & unity! Anyone else going?

Gym Soundtrack for Today: DJ Pump – Golden Era: 90–94 Vol. 2 DJ Pump pays tribute to hip-hop’s roots with Golden Era: 90–94 Vol. 2, now streaming on Apple Music. A seamless blend of classics, deep cuts & pure boom bap energy—this is the sound of the true school, restored by a master of the craft.

RIP D’Angelo 🙏🕊️ I’ve just found out that we’ve lost one of my favourite artists & the greatest voice of our time. D’Angelo redefined soul music & changed R&B forever. From Brown Sugar to Voodoo to Black Messiah, D’Angelo’s sound & spirit shaped a generation. Rest in peace to a true legend 🕊️🙏👑♾️

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Masters of Illusion - Masters of Illusion Masters of Illusion stands as a testament to the mind of two of hip-hop’s most inventive, unpredictable, and lyrically daring MCs. Released under the collaboration of Kool Keith, Motion Man & KutMasta Kurt, this is essential! 👌

Gym Soundtrack for Today: DJ Pump – Golden Era: 90–94 Vol. 1 Canadian turntablist DJ Pump takes it back to the foundations with Golden Era: 90–94 Vol. 1, a classic mixtape now streaming on Apple Music. Seamless blends, deep cuts, and raw 90s hip-hop energy—an essential listen for true-school heads.

Catch me & some incredible artists at the Hip Hop Takeover at Holy Diver, Stockport on Sat 18 Oct. This is gonna be a fantastic day! Live MCs, DJ sets, cyphers, breaking, graff & more. Don’t miss this night celebrating real hip-hop culture. Tickets available now: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Sto...

Gym soundtrack for today: Common - Like Water for Chocolate Produced largely by one of GOATs, #JDilla and shaped by the #Soulquarians, it blended live instrumentation, loose drum programming, and sharp lyricism. A breakthrough that proved hip-hop could be soulful, political, and timeless. #Common

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Big Crown Radio Episode 046 - Cooking for Chefs (Side A) - J.Rocc L.A.’s #jrocc of The World Famous Beat Junkies cooks up a funky mix of #SurpriseChef’s catalog on #bigcrownrecords! One of the best DJs to ever do it! #TheFunkyPresident on.soundcloud.com/mTjRAqnjQZuD...

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Dr. Dooom – First Come, First Served #KoolKeith at his most unfiltered and brilliant. A grimy, underground masterpiece that killed off Dr. Octagon and redefined underground hip-hop. Twisted rhymes, eerie beats, total originality. One of the greatest MCs ever… fact!!

Gym Soundtrack for Today: El-P – Cancer for Cure El-P’s Cancer for Cure (2012) is a landmark in underground hip-hop—dense, paranoid & unrelenting. Futuristic production, razor-sharp rhymes, and features from Killer Mike, Danny Brown & more. A perfect bridge to Run the Jewels!! Essential listening!

Super hyped to announce that I’ll be spinning a couple of deejay sets before and after the #CultPlex screening of #Pixadores in Manchester on 5th Nov from 7pm. Find out more here: cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll... #CPXMCR @urbanartistry.bsky.social #graffiti #documentry #DJLeagueNetwork

Gym soundtracks for today: Above the Law - Livin’ Like Hustlers & The D.O.C - No One Can Do It Better Revisited 2 West Coast classics!!! Dre’s production + raw lyricism = timeless. One shaped G-Funk’s sound, the other showed West Coast MCs could stand side by side with their East Coast counterparts

If you have time to spare (you can do it in sections there’s a pause button) say on a long train ride to Manchester tap in 🔥🔥🔥👇👇👇

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Mobb Deep - The Infamous Haunting beats, raw lyricism, tales of Queensbridge life. “Shook Ones Pt. II,” “Survival of the Fittest” and other street anthems that redefined East Coast hip hop. Dark, authentic & timeless. A cornerstone of underground hip hop! #MobbDeep 🔥

🚨 Big news! 🚨 DJ DS – Workinonit (An MF DOOM Tribute) just hit 10K streams on #SoundCloud 🙌 It started as my debut set at The Hip Hop Chip Shop (Oct ’23) & grew into a 3.5 hour tribute to the legend himself #MFDOOM on.soundcloud.com/OMuRiuOL3Sjr... Episode 2 is also available in my bio!!

🏆 Al-J & Kane Major ft. Donald D & DJ DS – Stick Up Kids is officially #1 on the @hiphopgods.bsky.social Radio Chart! 🚀🔥 Truly blown away with my name being featured in the same list as these artists! Massive thanks to @kanemajor.net, #AlJ & #donalddbronx for letting me get busy on the cuts.🙏🙏

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Jay Electronica - Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) and Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) Jay Electronica changed hip hop with Act I Eternal Sunshine—15 mins of pure lyricism over film score no drums, no hooks. Act II only deepened the myth! Essential listening

Massive shoutout to the @hiphopgods.bsky.social and everyone on the list. Such a massive honor, mad love to Donald D, @djds.bsky.social & everyone rocking wih us. Hit up kanemajor.net for more

Al-J & @kanemajor.net featuring DONALD D & @djds.bsky.social in that NUMBER ONE spot on the HipHopGods TOP 20 chart! #alj #kanemajor #donaldd #djds #thirstinhowlthe3rd #publicenemy #rasceylon #timboking #9thprince #potatoheadpeople #slipperyelm #bahamadia #clipse #nas #mastaace #marcopolo #bizarre

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony & A Written Testimony: Mars, The Inhabited Planet In 2020, #JayElectronica released A Written Testimony, after more than a decade of anticipation. Now 5 years later, a trilogy of releases are suddenly out of the blue! 👌

🔥 This Friday night – DJ DS @ Loco, Nantwich – 8PM till late 🔥 I’m bringing the vibes to Loco tomorrow night (Friday 26th September – expect a night of music, cocktails & good times in one of Nantwich’s most vibrant venues. ✨ Come early for dinner – stay late for the party 📍 Welsh Row, Nantwich

Gym soundtrack for today: Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony: Leaflets & A Written Testimony: Power At The Rate Of My Dreams. #JayElectronica returns with A Written Testimony: Leaflets & Power At The Rate Of My Dreams — meditative, layered, spiritually charged. Few MCs command the mic this well.

Gym soundtrack for today: Mecca:83 - Until Dawn Nearly 20 years in the game & still breaking new ground. Jazz, soul & hip-hop vibes with live instruments + collabs from Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson & more. A huge moment for a true legend & friend. Heavy rotation predicted! #Mecca83 #UntilDawn #HipHop

Massive props to @hiphopgods.bsky.social and the rest of the artist on the chart 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Al-J & Kane Major ft. Donald D & DJ DS – Stick Up Kids is now sitting at #3 on the #hiphopgodsofficial Radio Chart! 🚀🔥 Huge thanks to @kanemajor.net #AL-J & #donaldd for bringing me in on this track. This is the fourth track I’ve done with Al & Kane, and I’m always grateful when they hit me up!! 🙏

#3 out here. Let’s gooo 🔥🔥🔥

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Mike Tyson - Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography (Audiobook) Crushing a workout with Mike Tyson’s Undisputed Truth audiobook. From the youngest heavyweight champ at 20 to the chaos, loss, and redemption that followed—Tyson’s story is raw, unfiltered, and legendary.

Big changes for Applestump Records! 🎶 They’ve moved into their new home at The Oatmarket, Nantwich & it looks amazing! 💿✨ More space, same great vibes, & even Sophie Ellis-Bextor popping by today! www.applestumprecords.com Here’s to the next chapter 🥂🎵 #ApplestumpRecords #Nantwich #VinylVibes

Gym Soundtrack for Today: The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin The Creative Act isn’t a guide to art—it’s a meditation on how to live creatively. With insights on presence, imperfection & the beauty of process over outcome, it reframes creativity as a way of being, not just doing.

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Sean Price - Monkey Barz Sean Price’s Monkey Barz (2005) marked his solo debut after Heltah Skeltah, blending gritty lyricism, sharp humor, and classic Duck Down production. A cornerstone of underground hip-hop, it proved Sean P was a lyrical giant. RIP to a legend. P!!!!

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Conway the Machine - From a King to a God (Deluxe Edition) From a King to a God (Deluxe Edition) shows his growth as one of hip-hop’s sharpest lyricists. Grit, introspection, & top-tier production from The Alchemist, Daringer & Hit-Boy make this a highlight in his catalog

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Griselda - WWCD What Would Chinegun Do was Griselda’s major-label debut. Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, and Benny the Butcher brought Buffalo grit to the mainstream with raw lyricism, dark beats & authentic street storytelling. A modern classic in underground hip hop.

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Brand Nubian- One For All (30th Anniversary Remastered Edition) In 1990, a collective from New Rochelle, New York, stepped onto the scene with a perfect debut album that would become one of the most important statements in hip-hop’s Golden Age. Essential listening 👌👑🎵

Everyone ‘only No 7?’

Al-J & Kane Major featuring Donald D & DJ DS - Stick Up Kids 2025 now #7 in the Hip Hop Gods Radio Chart!!! Woke up this morning & blown away to see the track I’m featured on by @kanemajor.net, #AlJ & #donaldd now sitting at #7! Check out who we share the charts with!! 🤯🤯 Thanks #HipHopGodsRadio 🙏

So much music coming...

Gym Soundtrack for Today: Kero One - Onethology: 2003 - 2018 Kero One’s Onethology is not just an album—it’s a time capsule of an artist who has shaped the landscape of independent hip hop and laid the foundation for the global lo-fi and jazzy hip hop movements we see thriving today. #KeroOne

Here’s the second of the photo drops from last Sunday’s #beatkitchen event at #thedepoy in Macclesfield. If you get the chance to get out to the next one, make sure you do!! Incredible venue, food, people and music. Community vibes at their best 📸 Naomi Da Silva www.instagram.com/share/BAUCIX...