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Last week Ciara passed by Radio 1 & 1Xtra towers and I got the chance to interview her for my Radio 1 show (which you'll hear this weekend). As we had Gracious "Nappa Man" K with us, we took the opportunity to teach her the dance that is taking over the UK:

A couple of weeks ago, Lethal Bizzle's collaboration with Donae'o "Go Hard" was my Jam Hot record of the week and the pair mentioned about the video being something that had to be seen.

Well, thanks to Bizzle, I've got the WORLD EXCLUSIVE of said video right here on the blog. Don't say we're not good to you!

(Warning- This video contains language that some may find offensive)

Shouts to my boy in the video - if you watched the sitcom I was in earlier in the year (Trexx and Flipside), you'll already know about Tiny! Does Bizzle & Donae'o go hard on this or what?!!

The free download has now expired. But check out the video of Master Shortie's recent Maida Vale session.

Drum & Bass royalty Lincoln Barrett aka High Contrast saw fit to bestow me on both my Radio 1 and 1Xtra shows with a very very VERY large guest mix to celebrate the release of his 2 disc best of collection "High Contrast Confidential"

Unfortunately the mix has now expired - here's the tracklistings for Lincoln's selections though:

Tracklisting:
High Contrast - Twilights Last Gleaming - Hospital
Nutone - Balaclava In My System - Hospital
High Contrast - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Hospital
Logistics - Jungle Music - Hospital
High Contrast - Seven Notes In Black - Hospital
Subfocus - Follow The Light - Ram
High Contrast - Make It Tonight - Hospital
Spor - Silver Spaceman - Dub
Adele - Hometown Glory (High Contrast Rmx) - XL

Every week I pick one record that isn't just hot, it's Jam Hot - it becomes my record of the week and I play it out on the 1Xtra show every weeknight at around 8pm.

This week, it's all about the tribal!

Shaun White & Big Ven aka Fr3e are from London and have previously supported the likes of ATL, Akon, Ray J & Busta Rhymes on tour in the UK. They've taken over the funky scene with their sick new record 'Skank Calm Down' and the accompanying dance the 'Tribal Skank' (at the moment, it's all about the Migraine Skank and the Tribal Skank) and this week, it's Jam Hot!

Big Ven will be joining us on Thursday night so before then, study the video & learn the dance!

We've taken Dizzee's Bonkers video down for now but for more Dizzee-related goodness head to his .

Earlier this week I brought you 30 minutes of highlights from HipHop legend Q-Tip's UK return show recorded live at The Roundhouse in Camden, North London a few weeks ago for the Wednesday night Jam Sessions slot.

See more pics from the show

Not only did he perform some of his solo classics but he also dusted off some anthems from his A Tribe Called Quest days. Wow.

Lil Wayne - The Carter 3

Every day on the show this week, I've been bringing you some bonafide Hip Hop classics on fast forward to warm you up for this weekend's 30 years of Hip Hop celebrations on 1Xtra & Radio 1 with the Minipieces (mini masterpieces - geddit?). We're tackling an album per decade per day - thursday = modern day and representing that is Lil Wayne's "The Carter 3"

There's no denying the impact that this album has had on Hip Hop in the past couple of years. Don't believe me? Check

Every day on the show this week, I've been bringing you bonafide Hip Hop classics on fast forward to warm you up for this weekend's 30 years of Hip Hop celebrations on 1Xtra & Radio 1 with the Minipieces (mini masterpieces - geddit?). We're tackling an album per decade per day - Monday is the 80's and Kanye West's debut 'The College Dropout' represents for the 00's.

There are many big Hip Hop albums from the 00's we could have chosen but for impact on the game, influence on the 00's Hip Hop sound and sheer mass appeal, it had to be Kanye's debut. Listening to this, while "808s & Hearbreak" is a sick album, I can't wait to hear Yeezy go back to his roots. The swagger on here is so much bigger than on 808s...!