Canción de la Semana Semana 18 2026 - DJ Rikstar Special: First 4 Vinyls

Angel City, Benny Benassi, Kanye West & Cassidy

I remember being 12 years old and all I wanted was some DJ decks for my 13th birthday. I'm not sure where I first saw it, but there was a beginner DJ package called DJ in a Box 2, which included the kit below.

Now these were belt drive, so they always needed a little nudge when hitting play, haha. Just out of curiosity, who else had these back in the day?

Once I got this DJ in a Box beginner package, I headed straight into the middle of Manchester to HMV to get my first ever 12-inch vinyl. I ended up buying four records, which are the songs below.

I learned with the first two dance songs, practising beatmatching and all that before I started playing the R&B songs below. For a few weeks I was locked in, just mixing the same songs over and over.

After that I went back to HMV and copped some more records, then a shop in Northenden opened so close to home. DJs in Manchester know exactly what I'm talking about.

The reason I'm doing this is to drop a bit of history and bring the nostalgia back for the DJs who see this. I know many DJs will always remember the first tracks they purchased and practised with.

That's enough talk. Here they are below. Once I felt I had the dance songs down, I moved onto R&B within those first couple of weeks before I got more records. Also, Angel City was a hit heavily sampled from 1995 Robert Miles Children. You can't tell me nothing.

Do You Know - Angel City

El primero de la pila. Este es uno de los cuatro que compré en HMV en Piccadilly, Manchester, Reino Unido.

Satisfaction - Benny Benassi

Este es el otro disco de baile que compré. Creo que todos salieron entre 2003 y 2008, así que los conocía bien pero solo los usaba para practicar.

Through The Wire - Kanye West

El tercero de mis cuatro vinilos. Decidí comprar dos de R&B/hip-hop, y este fue el siguiente. También es un clásico.

Hotel (Official Video) ft. R. Kelly - Cassidy

Luego, el último de los cuatro fue 'Hotel' de Cassidy. Estaba en rotación constante en MTV Base y de vez en cuando en Channel U.

Así es como empezó todo. Luego, cuando cumplí 15 años, dejé un poco lo de DJ, pero recientemente lo he retomado.