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Idris Elba Takeover

Hip hop, dubstep and broken beats, all with a soulful twist. Actor Idris Elba joins Benji to select some classic tracks.

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Sun 30 May 201022:00
BBC Radio 1Xtra

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Music and featured items

  • Idris Elba with Benji B

    Hear the star of The Wire and Luther selecting the soundtrack for the show including some classic rare groove tracks.

    Duration: 01:39:48

  • Madslinky ft Omar

    Special

    • Tru Thoughts.

  • Erykah Badu

    20 ft Tall (Yoruba Soul Rmx)

    • White.

  • Myron

    We Can Get Down (Groove Chronicles Rmx)

    • White.

  • Roska

    Tomorrow Is Today

    • Rinse.

  • Peven Everett

    Take Away My Sunshine

    • Unified.

  • Billy Ocean

    Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)

    • GTO Records.

  • DâM-FunK

    Beauty Slap (The Kings Theme)

    • CDR.

  • Onra ft Walter Mecca

    To The Beat

    • All City.

  • Mtume

    Juicy (Waajeed Edit)

    • Epic.

  • Toto

    Georgy Porgy

    • Columbia.

  • Mary Jane Girls

    All Night Long

    • Gordy.

  • Don Blackman

    Holding You Loving You

    • Arista.

  • Untitled

    Idris Elba Interview

  • Willie "Beaver" Hale

    Groove On

    • TK Records/Cat.

  • BdP

    The Bridge is Over

    • Jive.

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • Warner.

  • SWV

    Right Here

    • RCA.

  • Lonyo

    Summer of Love

    • Riverhouse.

  • Foster Sylvers

    Whats It all About

    • Capitol.

  • Idris Elba

    American Gangster

    • Universal.

  • Foxy

    Mademoiselle

    • EMI.

  • Mica Paris

    I Should Have Known Better

    • 4th & Broadway/Island.

  • Miles Jaye

    Lets Start Love Over

    • Island.

  • Luther Vandross

    My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way)

    • Epic.

  • Thelma Houston

    You Used To Hold Me So Tight

    • MCA.

  • Idris Elba

    Please Be True

    • Hevlar Recordings.

  • Untitled

    End of Interview

  • Omar

    There's Nothing Like This

    • Talkin Loud.

  • Raphael Saadiq

    Skyy Dub (Deviation edition)

    • Universal.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 May 201022:00
    BBC Radio 1Xtra