Nat illumine - ProfilesArchive

About Me

As a radio presenter, journalist and occasional DJ my aim is to spread underground music and elevate all artists aiming to educate, inform or entertain music fans the world over. As previous Editor and co-owner of Undercover Magazine (sadly defunct) for 4 years, our intention was to elevate UK hip hop and British street music to the upper echelons of artistic success. As a radio presenter and journalist, I aim to enlighten listeners with the freshest new underground music, across the spectrum of hip hop, soul, gospel, jazz, funk, reggae, bashment, breaks, grime, dubstep, drum & bass and anything else that is heavy. These days, I travel a bit too much to do a weekly radio show, but I can be caught once a month on the Zulu Nation Rap Show with my homeboy TJ Chill, on Itch 105.1 FM if you're in London Town. When I remember, I blog my playlists, and you can hit me with tunes - just message me for the contact. I also do freelance presenting so if you need a voice just holla. You can also catch me and my crew down Gingliks in West London every third Fiday of the month at Size doesn't Matter - it's all about the 45s there so be prepared to get old skool!

My Interests

Music, DJing, Writing, Reading, Dancing, rolling with my crew, kicking ass at Black Jack, cooking roasties, learning stuff and spreading love!

I'd like to meet:

All good-minded people who're down with the cause and show love. Anyone involved in music from producing to promotion, feel free to get in touch, and if I can help in any way, I will.

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Music:

Everything from Sam Cooke to Shy FX. I am into all forms of good music from the 1940s onwards.Albums on rotation right now include those by Jill Scott, Burial, Tanya Morgan, The Nextmen, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Sa Ra, Seeed, Border Crossing and The Hot 8 Brass Band, but favourite artists of all time include Common, Ty, Charles Lloyd, The Roots, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, Skream, Durrty Doogs, Sway, Jah Cure, Fantan Mojah, Kiprich, Roots Manuva, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, and the mighty J Dilla, but I really could go on forever....

Movies:

All good movies: City Of God, Training Day, Usual Suspects, Requiem For A Dream, The Game, V For Vendetta, Stranger Than Fiction, Napoleon Dynamite, and of course I grew up on Kevin Smith movies and Boyz N Tha Hood!

Books:

Anythng written by James Baldwin, Patrick Neate, Andrea Levy, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, Courttia Newland, Richard Wright, Jeff Chang & WEB Du Bois. And anything else that brings me knowledge - books rock!

Heroes:

Frederick Douglass, John Peel, Mary Ann Hobbs, Ras Kwame, Daddy Skitz ... And my homeboys Kenny Baraka & Max from RadioActive

My Blog

THE WEARY TRAVELER IN THE AMERICAS PART 6

PHASE EIGHT: ECUADOR & THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS The final phase of our crazy cruise culminated in Ecuador, a little country in South America right on the equator. Man it was hot. Post Peru we spent two d...
Posted by Nat illumine on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:13:00 PST

THE WEARY TRAVELER IN THE AMERICAS PART 5

PHASE SEVEN: PERU & MACHU PICCHUThe next morning we hauled our asses out of bed at 6am to relink the boat crew as we had a tour to Machu Picchu pre-booked not the way forward! I’m a really moo...
Posted by Nat illumine on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:49:00 PST

The Weary Traveller in the Americas Part 4

PHASE FIVE: EASTER ISLAND (AKA RAPA NUI)On first sighting, Easter Island just appears out the ocean as a vertical landmass in the middle of nowhere. After three days of seasickness I couldn’t ha...
Posted by Nat illumine on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:39:00 PST

THE WEARY TRAVELER IN THE AMERICAS PART 3

PHASE FOUR: AN EXERCISE IN ENDURANCEOk so this boat is rocking like Little Richard and I am feeling way too seasick! It's quite funny watching people fall about the place, but trying to sleep when you...
Posted by Nat illumine on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:45:00 PST

THE WEARY TRAVELER IN THE AMERICAS PART 2

PHASE THREE: ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND Ok so yesterday we docked at like 7am for half a day at this tiny island called Robinson Crusoe (or Juan Fernandez in Spanish) which is just like this volcanic rock...
Posted by Nat illumine on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:58:00 PST

THE WEARY TRAVELER IN THE AMERICAS

Yes, Yes it's your world traveler bredren on road (or on sea) once again in some far part of the world, this time round South, Central and North America. I'm out of the UK for 2 months (laters to the ...
Posted by Nat illumine on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:36:00 PST

FUNNIEST MOMENTS (in Cayman, continued)

5) Karma rocking up to lunch at the hotel straight off the beach, standing in the middle of the dining area, dropping her towel, and realising she is wearing a G-String. In front of nuff families, mid...
Posted by Nat illumine on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:59:00 PST

Yes Yes we still here...

Yes the Cayman Islands are dope!! Karma and I have been having a wicked time, sunbathing like WAGs, Smoking like we're sixteen, partying like we know how! There have been some very funny moments, so i...
Posted by Nat illumine on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:58:00 PST

Yes Yes we in the Cayman Islands!!

Aiiight so I just reached Paradise no joke! Whilst it pisses with rain in London I'm here getting my tan on in 90 degrees heat, looking at an aquamarine ocean, white sand and big fish!!! Kar...
Posted by Nat illumine on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:24:00 PST

Sorry for the long ting - its now all about Mexico sadly....

Ok so I was rubbish about continuing my blogging of my experience in Rio - it really is the most intense city in the world and Portuguese is a bitch of a language, but just quickly i will say that I s...
Posted by Nat illumine on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:20:00 PST