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40 years of Def Jam Records: LL Cool J, DMX, Warren G and more!

Joelah Noble, Keke and DJ Silk celebrate 40 years of the iconic Def Jam label with a LL Cool J My G mix and a Throwback Top 3 of Def Jam hits!

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Tue 9 Jul 202405:30
BBC Radio 1Xtra

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Music Played

  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

  • Foxy Brown

    Oh Yeah

    • Mercury Records Limited.

  • Ludacris

    Get Back

    • Get Back.
    • Def Jam South.

  • Scarface

    Guess Who's Back (feat. JAY-Z & Beanie Sigel)

    • Def Jam South.

  • Redman

    Smoke Buddah

  • Jeezy

    Soul Survivor (feat. Akon)

    • Def Jam.

  • Case

    Touch Me Tease Me (feat. Foxy Brown)

    • Touch Me Tease Me.
    • Def Jam.

  • Rihanna

    Rudeboy

  • Fabolous

    Make Me Better (feat. Ne-Yo)

  • Ne-Yo

    When You're Mad

  • Method Man & D’Angelo

    Break Ups 2 Make Ups

  • LL Cool J

    Jingling Baby

    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    Phenomenon

    • Phenomenon.
    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    Mama Said Knock You Out

    • Ram Records.

  • LL Cool J

    Rock The Bells

    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    Around the Way Girl

    • Ram Records.

  • LL Cool J

    Ain't Nobody

    • Geffen.

  • LL Cool J

    Baby (feat. The‐Dream)

  • LL Cool J

    Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv) (feat. Total)

    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    Hush (feat. 7 Aurelius)

    • Hip Hop Hits.
    • Universal Music Mexico.

  • LL Cool J

    Doin' It

    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    Paradise (feat. Amerie)

    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    Love You Better

  • LL Cool J

    Hey Lover (feat. Boyz II Men)

    • Hey Lover.
    • Def Jam.

  • LL Cool J

    I Need Love

    • I Need Love.
    • Def Jam.

  • DMX

    Party Up (Up In Here)

    • Mercury Records Ltd..

  • Warren G

    Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg)

    • White Label.

  • Musiq Soulchild

    Just Friends (Sunny)

    • Def Soul.

  • Bobby V.

    Tell Me

    • Tell Me.
    • DTP/Def Jam.

  • Ja Rule & Christina Milian

    Between Me And You

    • Def Jam/Murder Inc.

  • Kelly Price

    Love Sets You Free

    • Ram Records.

  • Christina Aguilera

    Dirrty (feat. Redman)

    • Dirrty.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 2 May 202423:00
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  • Sun 5 May 202401:00
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  • Sat 11 May 202406:00
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  • Thu 16 May 202401:00
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  • Tue 28 May 202401:00
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  • Tue 9 Jul 202405:30
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