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What a full show we had today! Wow! Had the most guests EVER to pass through one of my shows today - that's the beauty of being in New York!

First off was Pittsburgh Slim - a new up and coming emcee who was signed to Def Jam by Jay-Z himself. His style is a little different to a lot of other rappers that are out there at the moment but I really like what he's doing. The producer Ski is the one responsible for putting him on and if you know your HipHop history - Ski is also the producer responsible for the majority of Jay-Z's first album "Reasonable Doubt" and responsible in part for actually putting Jay-Z on (one of Jay's first appearances on record was on the - a group produced by and featuring Ski). If you're over 18, you can check out the video for his new single 'Girls Kiss Girls' by clicking

Next up was the UK's own Ben Westbeech who felt so good today (sorry about the pun) because he was laden with shopping bags - trust me he had taken full advantage of the exchange rate! He was over here in NY doing a gig at the famous Knitting Factory - a place many an up and coming artist has performed in New York. We were blessed with a sick live acoustic performance of the Sting classic and inspiration for my whole week out here - "Englishman In New York".

Last to pass through were the New York Grime Crew "First City" (hold tight for a future post all about the NY grime scene and mine and producer Kasey's night at the Concrete Jungle club). They're really repping the grime sound hard here in New York which is slowly growing and gaining prominence. to link them and hear their live performance and interview!

But I've missed out the heaviest hitter!



The man with the biggest slow jam of 2007 J Holiday passed through the show and we chatted about the R Kelly tour, his album, the inspiration behind the music and I managed to gently coerce him into dropping an accapella of his hit 'Bed'
Hear J Holiday talking to me during my second live show from New York

Listen again to the show here - what's your highlight?