Música da 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

A primeira da pilha. Esta é uma das quatro que comprei na HMV em Piccadilly, Manchester, Reino Unido.

Satisfaction - Benny Benassi

Este é o outro disco de dança que eu peguei. Todos eles saíram por volta de 2003 a 2008, eu acho, então eu os conhecia bem, mas apenas os usava para praticar.

Through The Wire - Kanye West

O terceiro dos meus quatro vinis. Decidi pegar dois de R&B/hip-hop, e este foi o próximo. Também é um clássico.

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

Então, o último dos quatro foi 'Hotel' de Cassidy. Isso estava em alta rotação na MTV Base e de vez em quando no Channel U.

Então sim, foi assim que tudo começou. Depois, aos 15 anos, meio que deixei o negócio de DJ, mas recentemente voltei a pegar.