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Old Skool from John Legend to Ja Rule

Trevor Nelson eases you into your day with classic R&B and hip-hop gems. @1Xtra on social

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Sun 17 May 2026 11:00
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Music Played

  • Big Pun

    Still Not A Player (feat. Joe)

  • Nas

    You Owe Me (feat. Ginuwine)

    • Nastradamus.
    • Columbia.

  • T.I.

    Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna)

    • Atlantic.

  • Chanté Moore

    Straight Up

    • Exposed.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Nature's Call

    • Dome Records.

  • Erykah Badu

    On & On

    • Ram Records.

  • Ja Rule & Christina Milian

    Between Me And You

    • Def Jam/Murder Inc.

  • Stormzy

    Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)

    • Gang Signs & Prayer.
    • #Merky Records.

  • Sounds of Blackness

    Optimistic

  • En Vogue

    Giving Him Something He Can Feel

    • The Very Best of En Vogue.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 13.

  • Frank Ocean

    Thinking Bout You

    • Channel ORANGE.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Eric Benét

    Sometimes I Cry

  • Tamia

    Leave It Smokin'

    • Passion Like Fire.
    • Universal Music (Pty) Ltd..
    • 2.

  • Change

    Let's Go Together

    • The Very Best Of Change.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 14.

  • Gang Starr

    Full Clip

    • Rap Classics.
    • Universal Music Enterprises.
    • 10.

  • Rick Ross

    The Boss (feat. T‐Pain)

    • Def Jam Recordings.

  • Future Underground Nation

    It's the Way '99

    • New State Entertainment Ltd.

  • Benga

    Night (feat. Coki)

  • Iconz

    Get Crunked Up

    • Ram Records.

  • Jungle Brothers

    What "U" Waitin' "4"?

    • Done By The Forces Of Nature (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 4.

  • Snoop Dogg

    Beautiful (feat. Pharrell Williams & Charlie Wilson)

    • Beautiful.
    • Priority.

  • Positive K

    I Gotta Man

    • The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills.
    • 4TH AND BROADWAY.
    • 9.

  • Maze

    Joy and Pain

    • Joy And Pain.
    • Capitol.

  • Chico DeBarge

    Iggin' Me

    • Long Time No See.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 3.

  • John Legend

    Let's Get Lifted

    • Get Lifted.
    • Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia.
    • 2.

  • TQ

    Westside

    • Epic.

  • Black Eyed Peas & Macy Gray

    Request + Line

    • Bridging The Gap.
    • Interscope.
    • 13.

  • Heavy D. & the Boyz

    Somebody For Me

    • NEW JACK SWING -30TH ANNIVERSARY-.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 6.

  • Inner City

    Till We Meet Again

    • Fire.
    • EMI Catalogue.
    • 7.

  • Myron

    We Can Get Down

  • The Internet

    Girl (feat. KAYTRANADA)

    • Columbia.

  • Jazmine Sullivan

    I Need You Bad

    • J Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 May 2026 11:00
    BBC Radio 1Xtra