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DJ Cro

Shepdog (Nice Up!) @ The Yardbird this Friday 20th

About Me


Main Ingredient Blogspot for FREE Show downloads Click Here
CRATE001 KURIOUS A CONSTIPATED MONKEY DEMO SESSIONS EP OUT NOW, UNDER 50 COPIES LEFT AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY HERE
www.jibbering.co.uk

It all started when I saw a DMC tape and I was blown away by Ca$h Money and got a pub job to buy some decks...bought a few records...practiced...saw DJ Noize on the NMS seminar battle and was blown away again...made the "Westwood Is A Twat (Allegedly!)" video...bought some more records...went to Uni in Birmingham and then stayed
I've had an active part in the Birmingham Hip-Hop community for over 7 years, whether as a club, radio or artist DJ, writer, presenter, promoter, editor, working in record shops, or as a tutor. I currently DJ for Deadline and Kosyne, and have residencies at Soul Thump, Funkbox & The Main Ingredient, S&M and Heducation
Main Ingredient Radio Show www.newstyleradio.co.uk 12-2am Mon Night/Tuesday morning GMT, playing the best in hip-hop past present and future click Click Here for freestyles, playlist etc
Free Mixtape download Click Here feat exclusives from Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), Yungun, Cappo, Ghost, Sonny Jim, Deadline and Taharka, enjoy and check the rest of Temper's site, one of the illest Graf writers in the World (also free mixes from DJ Noize, K Delight and the Capoeria Twins)
Scratches
I've done scratches for:
Roots Manuva "Too Cold" Remix (Big Dada)
Immortal Technique, Ralph Dog & Moorish Delta "Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death"
Percy Filth "Don't Take It Percynal" various tracks (Aerosolik Recs)
Sonnyjim "Soul Trader EP"
Sonnyjim, Kosyne & Chemo Domino Theory (www.dj-kdelight.com exclusive)
Moorish Delta 7 "Sing The Blues" (Seven Entertainment)
Hal feat Kosyne "The Heist"
Deadline "Life and Times of Joey Public" (Power Hill)
Sonnyjim, Percy Filth & DJ Cro "Wordaholic" (Aerosolik)
The Custodians "Colloquial" (Zang Productions)
Bigga "So Ghostly" (Gnostix)
R2thabeats "All Inclusive Flag Of Hip-hop"
Some of the Artists I've Played Alongside:
DJ Premier (Gangstarr), Souls Of Mischief (Hieroglyphics), DJ Shadow (Quannum), DJ Noize (DMC World Champion), Masta Ase (M3), Wordsworth (Lyricist Lounge), Jehst & Asaviour (YNR / Lowlife), Supernatural (World Freestyle Champion), Blackalicious (Quannum), Roots Manuva (Big Dada), DJ Woody (World Champion), Buck 65 (Warner), Blak Twang (WOS), DJ Vadim (Ninja Tune), The Herbalizer (Ninja Tune), Aspects (Antidote), Mr Thing & Yungun (Janomi), Cappo (Zebra Traffic), P Brothers (Heavy Bronx)
Some of the Artists I've Interviwed:
Amp Fiddler, Asaviour, Beatnuts, Blade, Braintax, Breakestra, Cage, Deadline, Dilated Peoples, Da Mighty Elementz, Erick Sermon, Foreign Beggars, Ghost & Kashmere, Insane Macbeth, Jehst, Jneiro Jarel, Karl Hinds, Kev Brown, Kyza, LA Symphony, Madlib, Malik, Mr Complex, Mr Lif, Non Phixion, Ohmega Watts, Rob Swift, Shameless, Skinnyman, Smoothe Da Hustler, Tommy Evans, Ty, Ugly Duckling, Wayne Lotek, Yogi & Baby J.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/28/2005
Band Members: 2 x Technics 1200 (yeah I prefer the silver finish)
Shure M44G's
Pioneer DJM909
Pioneer CDJ800
Various Akai and E-mu samplers
Some Peavey mixing desk
and a few records

Influences: Jay Dee (R.I.P.), MF Doom, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Krispy (3), Beatnuts, A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD, Black Sheep, K-Delight, Ghostface Killah, The Creators, DJ Spinna, P Brothers, Ras Kass, Hijack, Count Bass-D, The Roots, Supernatural, Jehst, Madlib, Mr Complex, Numbskullz, Minnesota, Dilated Peoples, Ca$h Money, Beatminerz, Krispy (3), D.I.T.C, Organized Konfusion, Mr Thing, Natural Elements, Ty, Bill Hicks, Cappo, Brand Nubian, Raekwon, Can, Ultramagnetic MC's, Godfather Don, DJ Noize, Ghost.....etc I'm sure you get the idea
Sounds Like: Get Your Own! | View Slideshow...the drums are too loud!!!!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MI Radio 26-05-08 w/ SOWETO KINCH Live, FREE Download gigs and things....

Playlist, download link, updated top 20 and some gigs this week all to be found at MI BlogHave a great weekendCro...
Posted by DJ Cro on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:09:00 PST

Xmas Cypher show FREE download, gigs links and things...

Cypher show last night so no real playlist, I've written one anyway and thanks to all the emcees who made it, repeat shows next week and on New Years day cause I'm DJ'ing at the Yardbird with the rest...
Posted by DJ Cro on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST

MI Free Download 10-12-07

click on my blogspot link below to get the download links, happy listenin' Annual Xmas cypher show mondayMain Ingredient Playlist 10/12/200798.7FM (West Midlands)www.newstyleradio.co.uk for Live Strea...
Posted by DJ Cro on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:29:00 PST

New Show Download...

over at www.mainingredientradio.blogspot.com Enjoy and have a great weekend Cro...
Posted by DJ Cro on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:52:00 PST

Jibbering 7th Birthday, New FREE Download...

Yep thats right 7! Continuing a Jibbering tradition we are holding a Birthday Sale in the shop on Saturday 1st December. This is our little way to say thank you to all of our loyal customers and ...
Posted by DJ Cro on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:18:00 PST

MI 19-11-07 Playlist & Download w Pneumatic, Arkaic & Eurgh Live

Thanks to Pneumatic, Arkaic and Eurgh for guesting on the show last night, Gremlins (see left, everyone else does Christmas earlier each year so why can't I?) meant the wrong show was played so heres ...
Posted by DJ Cro on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:42:00 PST

Another "Classic" show, LDBB, Funkbox and more...

I've had to give you another classic show as the studio still isn't working, I'm not sure if I can actually call it classic as it's from this year (19-02-07) but it's the most fun I'd had in ages with...
Posted by DJ Cro on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:36:00 PST

Classic show to download for free...

The studio was broken on monday so I've had a dig round and have uploaded the show with Master Ace, Wordsworth and DJ Avee.Download it here http://www.mainingredientradio.blogspot.com/happy listeningC...
Posted by DJ Cro on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:24:00 PST

Main Ingredient w/ CAPPO & STYLY CEE FREE Download

A big thanks to Cappo and Styly Cee for making the trip from Notts, the new mixtape is out now and available from www.cappomixtape.com and the obligatory myspace links www.myspace.com/cappomix...
Posted by DJ Cro on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:53:00 PST

MI Playlist & Download 17-09-07

Drop Beats Not Bombs was crazy at the weekend, props to everyone who performed, dj'ed and came out to party.  Shout to Ed Strong for the interview on last nights show, make sure you pick up the ...
Posted by DJ Cro on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:20:00 PST