M.O.N.G.O : A LIFE LESS RAWDINARY

There's no shortness of rawness! This Mixtape Assembly is curated by Mongo, an artist who will be well known to anyone who knows a bit about the history of hip-hop in the UK, being as he was a founding member of the Mud Family, alongside fellow rappers Skinnyman and Chester P.

Mongo honed his rap skills whilst roaming around Finsbury Park as an aggy adolescent, with his raw delivery allowing him to develop a style what was unmistakably his own.

In his Mixtape Assembly, Mongo recalls early memories of the Mud Family, including a mythical battle between the US emcee Common and Highbury’s very own Chester P.

Moving beyond his life in music, Mongo reflects openly on his personal challenges with addiction, and talks in depth about the pain and difficulty of witnessing his older brother - a gifted poet himself - suffer from chronic mental illness.

A North Londoner to the bone, Mongo considers the way the city has changed, particularly in terms of the racism he experienced as a lad with brown skin growing up in Islington. As his instagram followers will know well, Mongo is a skilled photographer, and this Mixtape Assembly proves his observations on the mic are just as vivid.

TRACKLIST:

1. Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb

2. M.O.N.G.O: No Running

3. Orbital: Chimes

4. Roxanne Shante: Have a Nice Day

5. Mud Family: Itchy Town

6. London Posse: Original London Style

7. Oglala Laktoa: Colour

8. Prince: Christopher Tracy’s Parade

9. M.O.N.G.O: Thankful

10. Mike Khan: Daydreams

11. Diamond D: Fuck What U Heard

Some of these tunes are by Mongo / Mud Fam and so we could include them in the episode - for his other choices check out the Spotify playlist here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42nD7QGRDTdRWVzHbvKAKz?si=JqhxHju-Rtigw0KVPhTX4Q