The Formula airs every Sunday from 1-3PM EST on http://www.radiovolta.org It was started in October 2003 by DJ Primetime, Fredy Blast and Skeme Richards. All sharing a similar view on hip hop, they decided after DJ'ing as a collective, that the time was right to start a radio show. With all three DJ having previous experience as radio DJ's, the transition to live internet radio was inevitable.
Their prior radio experience includes: Fredy Blast as DJ Groove Da Moast from Bahamdia's B-Sides on 103.9, Skeme Richards as his partner in crime, and DJ Primetime having residencies on stations in Massachusettes, New York and Philadelphia.
The Formula has quickly evolved into a highly regarded show not only in Philadelphia, but all over the world via the internet. Their precise mixing, candid commentary, dope guests and knowledgeable discussions on hip hop make for an exciting journey each week.
The show has allowed all three members to evolve within the hip-hop community. Using their own beats to provide the backdrop for their interviews and freestyle sessions, led to Sesion31 (the production team of Fredy Blast and Skeme Richards) to get work on MF Doom's "Viktor Vaughn - Venomous Villain" album and Access Immortal's "Shades of Reality" album. All of their production has been used on all of the freestyles on DJ Primetime's "Formula" mixtape series which has acted as another extension of the show.
Primetime's aforementioned mixtapes have become a commodity for the hip-hop fiends, involving hosting collaborations with: El Da Sensei, Encore, Vinnie Paz, Trek Life and J-Zone. All of the mixtapes are done in the vein of a "live" Formula radio show, with each hosting acting as the "guide" on your hip-hop ride.
As Fredy Blast and Skeme Richards' DJ exploits have kept them busy, producer extrodinare Vanderslice, Young H and the infamous Hollywood Cole have been brought into The Formula to join up with DJ Primetime to continue journeys of the Science Patrol.
Past alumni of The Formula include:
DJ Mark The 45 King
K-Def
Pharoahe Monch
Masta Ace
El Da Sensei
Cormega
Pacewon
Juggaknots
Vast Aire
Encore
Kev Brown
One Be Lo
Mr. Lif
Jedi Mind Tricks
Outerspace
Chief Kamachi
Reef The Lost Cauze
The Last Emperor
King Syze
Caen Project
Torae
Q-Unique
Foreign Exchange (Nicolay and Phonte)
Shortie No Mas
Souls of Mischief
Abstract Rude
Mykah 9
Mr. Len
Pack FM
Icon The Mic King
Hezekiah
Dave Ghetto
Fel Sweetenberg
Kice of Course
Faze One
Oktober
Access Immortal
Karniege
Thee Phantom
Verbal Tec
Side Effect
84
Word Association
Verso
Jake Lefco
Caen Project
Poesh Wonder
Cymarshall Law
Silent Knight
MAGr
Born Talent
The Avid Record Collector
Medinah Starr
Double AB
Tony D (Producer)
DJ Chief-One
