The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

byIan Berriman
July 14, 2022

The Beatmasters’ Paul Carter recalls the making of ‘Rok Da House’, their 1987 hit with The Cookie Crew – widely acknowledged as the first hip house record

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The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

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Ian Berriman

Max Richter ‘The Blue Notebooks’

Inner City ‘Good Life’

Ozric Tentacles ‘Sploosh’

23 Skidoo ‘Coup’

British Electric Foundation ‘Groove Thang’

Way Out West ‘The Gift’

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The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

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