DJ Ital + MC Riddla D + MC Skibadee | Drum & Bass Classics 1999 | Kool FM 94.5

Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. This was recorded a week before Kool FM's 8th Birthday Celebrations in conjunction with Pure Science @Atomics, in Maidstone, Kent, on Sat 27th Nov 1999. Lineup: Brockie, Funky Flirt & Nicky Blackmarket B2B Kenny Ken, Kane, Profile. MCs Det, Shabba D and IC3. Room 2: Krome, Jinx, Jack Knife and MC Shockin' B.
Kool FM would also hold their 9th birthday a year later with Pure Science again @Atomics.
Check our Kool FM playlist:    • DJ Mampi Swift & MC Det | Jungle Clas...  

DJ Ital began DJing in London's Sound Systems before playing Hardcore music on Weekend Rush in the early 90s. He was later recruited by local rival station Kool FM gaining residencies at Telepathy, Thunder & Joy and Jungle Mania. Kool FM's record label K Power released two of his tracks a year earlier in 1998: "Cosmik" and "Under Pin".

Skibadee would later join forces with DJ Ruffstuff, Funsta MC and Harry Shotta to form The UNCZ (The Uncontrolabelz) which was the precursor for the SaSaSaS. Also running rave nights "MC Convention" @The Rex (Stratford) with Shabba D under the name of 'Highly Blessed', MCs were drawing in crowds in the thousands.
Skibadee went on to achieve UK chart success and international recognition with his vocal version of "Twist Em Out" by Dillinja, in 2003. Things were growing from strength to strength. Skibadee was now touring the world. Check our Skibadee playlist:    • MC SKIBADEE | AUTO TRADER LYRIC '98  

MC Riddla D was a grafter and his own man. He put in the hours on London pirate radio stations like Flight FM, Cyndicut FM and Ruud Awakening FM before moving to the dizzy heights and becoming part of the Kool FM Hit Squad, in 1999. He featured on all the big name events that year: One Nation @Stratford Rex, Best of British @Bagleys, Telepathy @The Temple, Desire @Bagleys, Heat & Jungle Fever @Astoria, Pure Science @Atomics, and many top raves that year. In later years he also featured at the MC Convention @Stratford Rex. Towards the late 2000s Riddla began his career as a Hip Hop artist working with UK and international artists and briefly returned to DNB since then.
Original Junglists have called for his return to the scene, but with the change in direction Drum & Bass took over the last ten years some MCs moved on whilst others that left like Evil B (B Live) returned and revived their career. All that being said Riddla goes down as a top MC in the Drum & Bass history books who did the rounds at all the prestigious DNB events in the early 2000s. We salute you MC Riddla D. Check out our channel for more recordings of him.

Out the DNB record labels of 1999 which released classics like: Ed Rush + Optical ‎– Gas Mask / Bacteria, Roni Size ‎– 26 Bass / Snapshot, ƆƐI3C ‎– The Pulse / China Cup, Ed Rush + Optical ‎– Watermelon / Sick Note, DJ Loxy & Usual Suspects ‎– Stalker / Fracture, Sci-Clone ‎– Red Fever / Everywhere I Go (Remix), J.Majik ‎– Nightvision, Goldie & J Majik - Inside The Shadow, Infrared - Drive By, Total Science - Vendetta, J Majik - Subway (Photek Mix), John B - Vanishing Point, Total Science ‎– Silent Reign, Jonny L ‎– Spike / Running, Rantoul ‎– Too High, KMC - System, DJ Reality ‎– Music Maker / Raw Nerve, Breakbeat Era ‎– Ultra-Obscene / Bullitproof, Adam F - Brand New Funk, Ed Rush & Optical - Shrinkwrap ,DJ Krust - Warhead (Ram Trilogy Remix), Ryme Tyme + Optical - Twisted, Ryme Tyme + Optical - Ghostbuster, Bad Company - Seizure, Bad Company - Skin Tag, Usual Suspects ‎– Killa Bees, Ram Trilogy ‎– Evolution / Mindscan Remix, Die ‎– Drop Bear, Dom & Roland ‎– Killa Bullet / Dumbo, Usual Suspects ‎– Spawn / Hole Punch, Capone ‎– Tudor Rose / Submerge, Nasty Habits ‎– Liquid Fingers / Liquid Beatz, Konflict - Bad Acid, Usual Suspects - Doorway, Peshay ‎– Truly, Calyx ‎– Morphology / Schitzoid, Konflict ‎– RoadBlock / State Of Mind, Omni Trio ‎– Byte Size Life, Rufige Kru ‎– Ark Angel 3...

Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Here's a list of some of our most loved pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1989-2005: Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Format FM 93.2 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Don FM 100.5 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9
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