Chanson de la semaine Semaine 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

Le premier de la pile. C'est l'un des quatre que j'ai achetés chez HMV à Piccadilly, Manchester, Royaume-Uni.

Satisfaction - Benny Benassi

C'est l'autre disque de danse que j'ai eu. Ils sont tous sortis entre 2003 et 2008 je crois, donc je les connaissais bien mais je les utilisais juste pour m'entraîner.

Through The Wire - Kanye West

Le troisième de mes quatre vinyles. J'ai décidé d'en prendre deux de R&B/hip-hop, et celui-ci était mon suivant. C'est aussi un classique.

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

Ensuite, le dernier des quatre était Hotel de Cassidy. Il était en forte rotation sur MTV Base et de temps en temps sur Channel U.

Alors oui, c'est comme ça que tout a commencé. Puis j'ai eu 15 ans et j'ai un peu laissé tomber le DJing, mais récemment je m'y suis remis.