Hip Hop: Birth to the Future | O.N.A

Pencils and pens are swords Letters put together from a key to chords I'm also a sculpture, formed with structure Because of my culture, I'm equipped to construct the Technical styles that'll be full of technology Complete sights and new heights after I get deep You don't have to speak, just seek And peep the technique

Don’t Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim

For the first edition of the Offbeat Coalition presents series, we acknowledge the landmark and impact of 50 years of Hip Hop. For the first show in this series, focussing on Hip Hop as a key form of sonic resistance, Oscar looks back on seminal artists, albums, songs and moments from hip-hop’s early years whilst also looking ahead to the imagined possibilities of hip-hop’s future.

TRACKLIST:

• De La Soul - Transmitting Live From Mars

• The Last Poets - Jazzoetry

• Public Enemy - Power To The People

• Leviticus - The Burial

• London Posse - How's Life In London

• Gang Starr - Conspiracy

• Eric B. & Rakim - Teach The Children

• N.W.A - Fuck Tha Police

• 2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up

• A Tribe Called Quest - Steve Biko (Stir It Up)

• Outkast - Wailin'

• Ludacris - Diamond in the Back

• Mos Def - New World Water

• Madvillain - Great Day

• Saul Williams - Penny Thought

• Lauryn Hill - Superstar

• André 3000 - Ants To You, Gods To Who?