'95 Jungle Classics | DJ Mark One & MC Junglist | Weekend Rush FM 92.3 (Pirate Radio Hackney)

Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Channel Exclusive!! This was recorded on Sun 25th May 1995 of DJ Mark One and MC Junglist. Weekend Rush FM began broadcasting from the towers of Nightingale Estate, Hackney, in 1990 as a London pirate radio station firstly on 92.5FM dial. In 1993, Weekend Rush later took over 92.3FM dial. They played Hardcore and Jungle music at the the time. There were a number of pirate radio stations broadcasting in London city throughout that era. In 1994, the station received harsh publicity from London television channels and the UK press after their pirate radio station became the spotlight of negative media attention. The media cooked up a fabricated story about the local pirate station run by Hackney residents was a drug den. They over sensationalised the story which was a governmental push to control the airwaves because each dial was revenue for them and they wanted to raise revenue from licensing and help drive the commercialisation of radio and gentrification of council estates under the Thatcherite government. The Tory government clamped down on pirate radio stations with an iron fist and aided the DTI along with the Metropolitan police to carry out raids on studios also pressuring local councils to curb their activities. Another side to this argument was that the government endorsed private ventures, supporting big business and not local organic projects run by disaffected youth who had limited future prospects and lived in some of London and the UK's poorest neighbourhoods. Weekend Rush FM were sadly taken off air in late 1995. Many of their performers went to Kool FM 94.5 a neighbouring pirate radio station. Big up all the Producers/DJs and MCs who performed on the station: Brainkillers (DJ Apache, DJ Unknown & MC Fearless), DJ Red Ant, DJ Fox, Dica, Vitamin, Rizla, DJ Rusher, DJ Remarc, DJ Funky Flirt, DJ Sparkx, Sharkeye, DJ XLS, DJ PW Mix It, DJ Uno, Mark One, DJ Frenzy, DJ Aztec, DM Cut, X Rated Crew, Force Of One (F1 Crew): DJ Mixmaster Max, DJ Ruthless B & MC Cranks, DJ Ricochet, DJ Fly, DJ SL (Supreme Team), DJ Dextrous & MC Rude Boy Keith (Kings Of The Jungle), DJ Ital, DJ Crystal, DJ Spider, DJ Rage, DJ Spice, DJ Fairplay, DJ Stamina, DJ Naf Naf, DJ Outlaw, DJ Marley Marl, DJ Blue Max, DJ Tony T, DJ Spanna, 3 BASE, DJ Vinyl Groove, DJ Digital, DJ Stingray & M.C. I.D., DJ Lovejoy, DJ FX, DJ Bandit, DJ Psycho Natty, DJ Dark Rider, DJ Synchro, MC Genocide, MC Shabba D (SaSaSaS), MC Wonder, MC Reg, MC Shockin B, MC Junglist, MC Concrete, MC Gaffa, MC MJ, MC Crunchy and MC Dollars (Freek FM). The station was known for co-hosting events with Telepathy @Wax Club, in Stratford, London E15. Where some of the DJs and MCs had residency there. Weekend Rush In Conjunction With Phuture Promotions held a Hardcore rave called "Phantazia" in Edinburgh, Scotland @Murray Field Ice Rink, Saturday 18 January 1992. Weekend Rush FM co-organised events, with Kool FM and Dance Cultural Centre: "Jungle Book The Rave 1993" @The Rocket (Holloway Rd, London N7) on Friday 25th June. Followed by "Jungle Book: Return To The Jungle" @The Rocket, on 27 August 1993. 1995 had epic raves: Jungle Fever: Carnival Special @ The Sanctuary, Jungle Fever: Christmas Cracker @Stevenage Ice Arena, Jungle Fever: The Wild Cats Back @The Sanctuary, Thunder & Joy Boxing Day @Club UN, Thunder & Joy @SW1 Club, Thunder & Joy: Summer Breeze @Raw Club, Jungle Splash: Splash Club @Bridge Park Leisure Centre, Jungle Splash: North Meets West @Bridge Park Leisure Centre, Roast 1995 Christmas Party @Island Music Arena, Roast 1995 Easter Parade @Astoria, Roast 1995 4th Birthday Bash @Island Music Arena, Roast Valentines Party @Astoria, Roast Showcase @The Sanctuary, Dreamscape 20 @Brafield Aerodrome Fields, Heat @Atomics (Maidstone), Innovation NYE Ball @Club UN, Telepathy: Step In Time Part 2 @Island Music Arena, Telepathy: Every Friday @Wax Club, Stratford), Telepathy: Xmas Payback @Hippodrome, World Dance NYE 1995 @London Arena, World Dance @Lydd International Airport. Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Here's a list of some of our most loved pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1989-2006: Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush FM 92.5 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Format FM 93.2 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Kool FM 94.5 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9 #takemebackpirateradio #jungleclassics