DJ Tricky Kid in the Mix
A celebration of Hip Hop with one of the longest students in the game. DJ TrickyKid presents interviews from the genre's biggest players, along with DJ mixes, remixes, mashups, instruction, and more.
Episodes
TrickyKid Top 50 LPs 2025
Here it is! – As I disclaim every year, I’m not so arrogant that I believe that what we like/listen to is somehow the “Top LPS” of the year or as if I’ve heard every album that’s come out this year – This is simply the stuff that we listened to the most or got […]
Leah Kate
One of the fastest rising & hottest starlets in the game Leah Kate joins me today to talk all things Super Over, the title of her debut LP that she just released independently on Sept 15th. Don’t miss the Super Over Tour when it hits your city!
Toxic: The Britney Spears Experience creator Tiffany Galchutt
Chatting with the creator of the greatest tribute to Britney Spears ever, Tiffany Galchutt as she walks us through all things Toxic, the band’s latest big blowout, what’s next for her & the band & so much more!
Pixies: On the Road in Texas
Spent two huge nights with the Pixies in Texas as they wrapped up this leg of the tour in support of their latest LP Doggerel. Tour resumes Aug 2023 in Asbury Park, NJ. Hear songs from this great new record & hear tales of what it was like to be there live & so much […]
The Pixies Take NYC (2022)
Boston-formed The Pixies hit the road for a quick tour in support of the just released Doggerel, the band’s AMAZING eighth studio album. We play songs from it, tell stories & take you inside their incendiary performance at NYC Terminal 5 wrapping up this short run. Photos courtesy of Ellen Qbertplaya | @Qbertplaya
Beastie Boys: Check Your Head 30 Year Celebration (1992 Series)
Deep dive into one of the records that shaped us: Beastie Boys 1992 landmark Check Your Head in celebration of it’s 30th Anniversary & part of our 1992 Series. Joining me is our Special Guest Kelly Willis who lived this period with us & an influential figure that we hadn’t seen in over 20 years. […]
Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball Hits Texas & More
We take you inside Lady Gaga’s triumphant return to Texas as part of her SOLD OUT Chromatica Ball stadium tour! Lost 80s Live:
The Retro: Summer Mixtape 2022
Hope everyone is having a great Summer 2022! My annual seasonal mixtape is here and can be downloaded for free below. The Retro includes (mostly) all new music released (so far) in 2022. Cover Model: Taylor Kitten
Kool Keith
Dr. Octagon himself joins us on Stars Wars Day May the 4th which also happens to be the 23rd anniverrsary of the first Dr. Doom LP. We play brand new exclusive tracks never heard ANYWHERE as well as take a deep dive into this one of kind MC’s incomparable career.
Dilla Time Author Dan Charnas
Fascinating chat with one of the most prominent voices in Hip Hip journalism Dan Charnas who has scaled (& conquered) the mountain that is James Yancy aka J Dilla with his deep dive text book as love letter Dilla Time.  
Spring 2022 – New Music Preview
Spinning some advance releases for upcoming fun. Gonna be a hot Spring! Tracklist: Ty Tabor/Sister Genocide Motorcade Pixies Live at Brixton 2004 Phife dawg/Forever Jae Gotem Domo Genesis/idfk Lil V Rod/Mala Vigil of war/Vultures Bad Waitress/Manners Envy of None/Liar Lil Black kids/Planet of the Blues Anthony Hamilton/Love is the new black
Fallen Heroes of Hip Hop Tribute 2021
Starcrawler’s Arrow De Wilde & Henri Cash
Recorded a day after Arrow De Wild & her band Starcrawler thrashed Dallas venue Sundown at Granada to the ground on their way to do the same at Levitation Festival in Austin. We catch up with they’ve been up to the past 2 years, what’s ahead, play some new music & tell a few good […]
Laura Kidd is Penfriend
Happy Memorial Day! Joining us on this bank holiday is Musician/Artist & Independence Personified Laura Kidd. She’s just released her latest music project as Penfriend who’s debut album Exotic Monsters is racing to the top of the charts in the UK. Just the best chat with one of the most impressive, good willed and talented […]
All the Streets are Silent: Convergence of Hip Hop & Skateboarding w/ Jeremy Elkin & Dana Brown
NYC – It’s Tribeca Film Festival 2021 time & we are covering a ton of films this year. First up is All the Streets are Silent: Convergence of Hip Hop & Skateboarding (1987-1997) w/ Director Jeremy Elkin & Producer Dana Brown. A fascinating look at when Lower Manhattan was once home to the thriving subcultures […]
2021 Summer Mix Vol 2.
Stay rawking all Summer! Cover Model: Clarisa Angel
2021 Summer Mix Vol 1.
Happy Summer Everyone! As always on the first Official Day of Summer I drop Vol 1 of this year’s Mixtape. So much great stuff this year, featuring original mixes by me, yours truly DJ TrickyKid + tons of mixes & mashups by a roster of great producers I just put my little spin on. Enjoy! […]
DJ TrickyKid Summer 2020 Mix Part 1 – The Pop
My annual Summer Mix is now live! This year I decided to break it up into 3 parts – First up: The Pop & the fun/unique aspect of this mix is this Summer I’m only using songs that were released this year in 2020 (with a few older vocals samples for good measure!) Enjoy your […]
Classic Hip-Hop as The Sugar Hill Gang Celebrates 40 Years, Wu-Tang Return to the 36 Chambers & more
The Sugar Hill Gang Celebrates 40 Years of Hip-Hop w/ The Furious Five & More – August 30th – Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX This will take a bit of unpacking: As a life-long fan & student of Hip-Hop, how could I resist the originators right? I actually saw The SugarHill Gang in Austin […]
Dallas Music Series Vol. 1 w/ Taylor Young
First in a series highlighting Dallas artists, Taylor Young joins us for our maiden voyage to bring awareness to the growing landscape of Dallas based musicians, artists & more. Hear songs from the recently released Mercury Transit on HandDrawn Records that you can pick up locally at your fave record store.
Beastie Boys Story Live in Brooklyn + the return of Cypress Hill & more
Never thought I’d see those three bad brothers, ya know so well onstage or at any capacity so this was super special & incredibly rewarding not to mention it taking place in Brooklyn. We also check in with Cypress Hill, Mike Doughty, the current Experience Hendrix Tour featuring Doug Pinnick & more. Beastie Boys Story […]
Roxanne Shante & Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony
Live! From the Dallas International Film Festival Red Carpet we speak with legendary MC Roxanne Shante, one of the first female rappers ever discussing the movie on her life & career Roxanne Roxanne + Bizzie Bone from the notorious Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony & director Tim Newfang on their film Sons of St Clair debuting at the festival. […]
Mixmaster Mike
Spent the day with legendary DJ & Rock N Roll Hall of Famer in what USA Today calls the greatest DJ alive Mixmaster Mike. Great stories from last years’ monstrous stadium tour with Metallica, his upcoming festival trek with Cypress Hill, his new interactive movie project & of course mesmerizing insight into his time with […]
Lords of Acid
As part of our Live From Deep Ellum series we welcome legendary Goth/Industrial Dance heathens Lords of Acid who are currently celebrating 30 years of kicking ass. We are also joined by the Deadliest Women in Showbiz herself Little J Sinclair from Phoenix,AZ + new music from Model/Performer Nickey Huntsman & much more! Little J […]
Dalek
Calling in from Alberquerque, NM currently on tour in support of their latest LP Endangered Philisophies, Ipecac Recording Artists & Hip-Hop Heavyweight Dalek joins us for a great show discussing these crazy times & the spirit of Hip-Hop. Also new music from Jason Lyric + financial advice from Philip Washington & much more.  
Nic Offer from !!! (Chk Chk Chk)
Recorded Live from Three Links in Deep Ellum in downtown Dallas, we welcome special guest Nic Offer from !!! (Chk Chk Chk) prior the band’s performance that evening. Discussing their new LP Shake the Shudder out now on Warp Records + our fave mutual obsession: Rock Star Autobiographies! Co-Hosted by Jocelyn Hund we also pay […]
SXSW 2017
Recorded in Austin, TX during the this year’s SXSW festival! Enjoy a full recap covering SXSW Film, Music & Gaming + new music from Lana Del Rey, At the Drive In, Weezer & more. Plus we pay tribute to the legendary Chuck Berry & much more.
Wu Tang’ The GZA Hits The Lecture Trail + the Return of Naughty By Nature (March/2016)
Naughty By Nature – February 7th 2016 – South Side Music Hall – Dallas, TX The Grammy Award winning hip hop crew, Naughty By Nature, responsible for some huge hits during what was arguably one of the best decades of the genre took people on a trip down memory lane, performing not only their own material […]
Naughty By Nature
Recorded in Dallas, TX backstage at the South Side Music Hall after Hip-Hop legends Naughty By Nature turned the place out. An honor to speak with these giants who celebrate 25 years as a group & a privaledge to have them on the show to discuss the flurry of activity that have going on this […]
Blackalicious 2014 Tour
Well another year has come and gone – We end 2014 with the return of one of the greatest Hip-Hop groups in history, more Holiday magic, good times with some old friends and new times with some new ones. Happy New Year everyone, here’s to continued good health & prosperity in 2015, I hope you […]
Lights All Night 2013
With each passing year my disclaimers about Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and my place in it only seems to get longer as the culture surrounding it only gets stranger. I’m an outsider among a group of people who celebrate being outsiders who have become the ultimate in mainstream excess. I’ve never really fit in anywhere, […]
Kool Keith Over the years
  Kool Keith – April 1st 2016 – The Rail Club – Fort Worth, TX Ok, you know who Kool Keith is, you know his reputation (if you do not, Google it because I’m not pausing this time to tell ya :). You know already that he’s unfathomably bizarre, porn-obsessed & defines the word unpredictable. […]
Mad Decent Block Party 2013
Mad Decent Block Party – Aug 31st – Club Zouk – Dallas, TX On a roll, getting to end the month with my fourth higher-profile DJ gig, making this one of the most succesful periods for me Dj-wise ever. A coulple of artists had cancelled so I got a last minute call to DJ early […]
Lights All Night 2012
    Lights All Night – Dec 30th – Fair Park – Dallas, TX So last year I attended both nights of what has become a NYE tradition in Dallas – Lights All Night – while attending the first night and then actually performing as a DJ on New Year’s Eve. This year the Juggernaut […]
NYC Hip-Hop Summer w/ Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Salt N Pepa & more
In part II of the Summer adventures I document one of the best things there is about NYC and that’s Hip-Hop, the good the bad & everything in between is at your fingertips whenever you want it. Logically since this is its birthplace that’s how it should be, but for a white kid growing up […]
MCA Day: Remembering Adam Yauch (May/2012)
Remembering Adam Yauch – MCA Day – May 19th – Union Square Park – NYC Growing up, in my mind, I was the fourth Beastie Boy. I mirrored myself after them, I grew up in sync with the release of each of their albums, had every shirt, sticker and bootleg you could shake a stick […]
Lights All Night 2011
  Dec 31st 2011 NYE in Dallas at Lights All Night! GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY You really couldn’t pick a better band for the gig. is known for their intense light shows and dedicated, often costumed fans. Their show, it seems, was made for a New Year’s Eve party. They sounded great, and surprisingly there did not […]
Wu-Tang Finally Make It to Dallas (Dec/2011)
The Wu-Tang Clan – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX – December 10th Ok so I knew what I was getting myself into by going to this show. Its well documented here in my blog about my love/hate relationship with the Wu-Tang Clan, between the brilliance of the recordings to the bafflingly dysfunction in the production of […]
All Tomorrow’s Parties NJ w/ Portishead, Public Enemy & more (Oct/2011)
Ok so this blog post picks right up where the last one left off – literally the next day after seeing the David Byrne installation and feeling the wrath of the Curse of Primus (read all about it here) Erin and I made our way out to Asbury Park, for yet another unforgettable experience. This […]
Aboard the Intrepid w The Roots + David Byrne’s latest installation & more (Sept/2011)
The Roots – Aboard the Intrepid/12th St Harbor- NYC – Sept 29th Ok so to unpack things a bit today was going to be a bit nerve-wracking. Erin was coming from Texas to see me, and we hadn’t seen each other in two months, and most of that time was on purpose from both of […]
SXSW 2011: TrickyKid Brawl for All w/ The Death Set in a boxing ring!
The first people to arrive is the Here Holy Spain crew so Erin and I take them across the street to a Mexican restaurant and treat them to dinner, hoping Randy and the boys would be gone when we returned. Having Mr. Palmer drunkenly supervise my event was not part of the deal. This was […]
TrickyKid Top LPs of 2010
Here it is! – As I disclaim every year, I’m not so arrogant that I believe that what we like/listen to is somehow the “Top LPS” of the year or as if I’ve heard every album that’s come out this year – This is simply the stuff that we listened to the most or got […]
Massive Attack Returns to the States (Nov/2010)
Ok so I roll right out of October, and a really fun Halloween, right into the next day of November and more fun for the entire first week. Let’s go – Massive Attack – Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX – November 1st Finally Massive Attack has a new record and have hit Dallas on their first […]
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2010
So the fun weekend continued after returning from Jones Beach as well as the Hip Hop. On Sunday, my new Spanish Ladyfare and I went out to Prospect Park for some fun. We started out at the Prospect Park Zoo, which I also had never been to and wanted to check out. I hadn’t realized […]
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