24: MC Duke - Organised Rhyme

Undoubtedly one of the raddest LP covers of all time - it does set up an expectation of something which is not going to be a enjoyable journey.

Thankfully though this is a solid funk/drum heavy record - tons of great samples (including a nice cut of Miracles). Straight up 1989 style, this feels slightly ahead of the curve. And, a bit of British sense of humour - "What we going to do for the next fuckin' record man?", "I think we should do one for the girls, I think they deserve it", "Yeah they do deserve it".

The production hits the ground running, keeping it simple but the drums at the fore - single sample lots of scratching. The rhyming is good and bounces around the beats effortlessly. It seems fairly unremarkable in the context of the list but that's only because the list has become much more solid. As we hit the second half the quality has ramped up. I didn't know this record before this and now I do. It's a solid recording with a nice cover.

And here's MC Duke on "Behind the Beat" BBC2 show - never saw it...