Top Tunes are coming a bit late this month – we had our 7th anniversary this month and we kept busy doing these 8 bday mixtapes for you as well as the new YUM YUM Mixtape “The Dude”. Plus we had some issues with our servers (were under attack) and took us some time to figure that out, but its all good now, you just need to empty your browsers cache or wait for it to be gone in a few. So, hope you dont mind us being late. but here you go with this months Top Tunes Selection. Enjoy

Boy – Little Numbers

YUM YUM Soul Break by Chrome (taken from the Dude Mixtape)

Goapele ft Los Rakas – Play (Los Rakas Remix)

Rizzle Kicks – When I was a youngster

Joker – On my mind feat. william cartwright (Jokers “Vision” Song, which we had on our YUM YUM Top Tunes in July and on my Firewall Mixtape, seems to be blowing up left and right at the moment)

Heavy D tribute – Nuttin but love Cookin Soul remix

Nneka – Sleep (ft. Ms Dynamite)

Gotye – Somebody That I Use To Know (Bombs Away Remix) (definitely best version of Gotyes anthem)

Lana Del Rey – Video Games (Jamie Woon Remix) (and the original “Video Games” is awesome)

Bombay Bicycle Club – Video Games (Lana Del Rey cover) A definite Sweet Serenade Track!

 Delroy Wilson – Dancing Mood (the original to last months The FreeStyle MellowShip – Dancing Skulls top tune)

 Gotye – I Feel Better

Bobby Bland – Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City (scratchandsniff re-rub)

Rachel Rambach – I’m Yours (Cover)

VV Brown – Children (Keep On Singing) feat. Chiddy

Hoodie Allen – James Franco

Y’akoto – Diamonds

Never Chasing Pavement – Adele & Jay-z [Urban Noize Remix]

Won’t Go (Wishing) Adele & Jay-z [Urban Noize Remix] (the entire rework Album “Brooklyn Chicago London” is great)

 Fuck it All (Chrome Remix) – Childish Gambino vs Zeds Dead

 The Hood Internet – Union Motivation (Little Dragon x Kelly Rowland)

Nnekas latest album “Soul is heavy” has been out for a second, somehow inexplicably to me mostly unnoticed even though it contains a few great songs (as usual). Right in the vein of YUM YUM music. Check out two of my favourites.

Nneka – Sleep (ft. Ms Dynamite)

Nneka – Lucifer (No Doubt)

{Image via Torypedia’s July 15th Entry}

Quite a big selection this month since we havent had any Top Tunes on the blog in August due to our redesign and all the work it brought along. Hope you manage to enjoy these tunes in the last rays of sunshine this summer has to offer

Busy Signal – Dem Nyam Anything

Sister Nancy vs. Lauryn Hill – Never Lost One (Wick-it Remix)

Alexander Ebert – Truth feat. The RZA

Jackie Wilson – Higher & Higher (Yum Yum edit)

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis (Cookin’ Soul Remix)

Somebody that i used to know – Gotye ft Kimbra

Rusko feat. Mike Posner – Shut Up 

Delly Ranx Feat Gappy Ranks – Could Runaway

Mr Vegas – Mi tuff like Steel

Mary J Blige – 258

B.o.B – High Life

Coeur De Pirate – Wicked Games (The Weeknd Cover)

Slippin Into Darkness (Skratch Bastid’s Rock Dis Funky Joint Remix)

Little Dragon – Ritual Union

Chocomang – Stop Me (The Smiths vs Rootical Record Crew)

Selah Sue – Peace of mind

Rizzle Kicks – Down With the Trumpets

Ms Dynamite – Neva Soft

The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love

 more Top Tunes on chromemusic

Here is a quick playlist and roundup of some of my favourite dancehall tunes this past month (including Ms Dynamite). Here is the tracklist:

1. Some Friends (Retro Riddim) - Mr Vegas
2. Pon Dem - Busy Signal
3. 9 TO 5 - Delly Ranks
4. Girl Next Door (Soca Refix) - Gappy Ranks Feat. Gyptian
5. Could Runaway - Delly Ranx Feat Gappy Ranks
6. Certain Law - Mr. Vegas
7. Neva Soft - Ms Dynamite
8. La Playa (Official Remix) - Ivy Queen Ft Kafu Banton
9. Dem Nyam Anything - Busy Signal

 more reggae music on chromemusic

This lady has been my favourite rudegirl ever since i first heard her in 2003 (no not on Fifa 03). Loved her entire first album and almost everything ever since, including remixes. What an impressive and tasteful journey she has been on for the last 7 years. September 4th sees the release of her new single and she has truly neva been soft all those years, and has through her releases always been a steady indicator of where the urban Uk sound was at. If you live in the Uk you probably disagree, but from this side of the channel it pretty much looks like it and i salute her new material. Always tasteful, yet rugged even when intentionally trashy but dead on. And from what the Schlachthof Bronx guys told me the last time we met at the airport, where they just came back from Sonar and saw her live: “No one ever told us she was that hot!?!”

 Ms Dynamite – Neva Soft

 more Ms Dynamite / Website / Twitter / Facebook / itunes / Soundcloud

just in time for our huuuuge YUM YUM new years eve party, here are the selected 50 top tunes of 2010. i know we ignored a whole bunch of tunes, that we especially as YUM YUM or chromemusic helped make big in our lands or even make it to the peak positions. remember our buddy Stromae?, Ben L’oncle Soul? or that song about the italian that doesnt speak any american-english lol, and many more… but seriously its not like i can bear hearing any of these tunes anymore. the old media has just being overfeeding us with our very own stuff. so here is a list of tunes that we played in 2010, some like mayer hawthorne were even released in 09, but that didnt stop us from coining these tunes in 2010 and thats why they belong here (its just very few exceptions anways). Some mellow, some soulful, some exstatic and some simply beautiful. pretty much what makes up YUM YUM. we had & have an amazing time playing these. thx to all and everyone for making YUM YUM what it is, namely.. one love

ps. the YUM YUM Dj Top tunes coming next week. All our djs showcasing their very favourite tunes of 2010.

Cee Lo Green  “Fuck You” (chrome edit)

Florence and the Machine “Youve-Got-The-Love”HaHaHa-Remix

Ben L’oncle Soul – “Seven Nation Army

The-Black-Keys-”Tighten-Up”

Zinc feat. Ms Dynamite – “Wile Out”

Damian Marley & Nas – “As We Enter”

i need a dollar (Bakija Rmx) – Aloe Blacc & Wu-Tang Clan / YUM YUM Version

Janelle Monae feat Big Boi “Tight Rope”

Cecile “Ladies in the club”

Lady Daisey “Soul Strut”

Big Boi “Shutterbug

Gyptian “Hold Yuh” (chrome edit)

Andre 3000 -”All Together Now” (Beatles Cover)

Brassroots “Good Life”

DaVille “Hey Now”

Stromae “Alors on Danse” (YUM YUM Summers here version)

Jolly Boys “Rehab”

Mark Ronson and the Business Intl – “Bang Bang Bang”

Kanye West feat. Nicki Minaj “Monsta”

Sexion d’assaut “Désolé”

Jan Delay “Air Max”

Breakbot feat. Irfane “Baby I’m yours”

J. Cole “Higher”

Arcade Fire  “The Suburbs”

Erykah Badu  “Window_Seat”

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings “Better Things”

Broken Bells “The High Road”

The Roots “Dear God 2.0″

Aeroplane “Without Lies” Breakbot Remix

Bruni Mars & Damien Marley “Liquor Store Blues (btnck edit)”

B.o.B. feat. Janelle Mone “The Kids”

Mr Lexx “Dem a pree” (chrome edit)

GHP “I cant stand sultans of swing”

Rihanna “Rude Boy” (Reggae Rmx by Rootdown & Soulforce)

Mayer Hawthorne “Your Easy Lovin Aint Pleasin Nothin”

Mumford & Sons “The Cave”

Dj Dain – “Dont worry Im Yours” (Bobby McFerrin, Jason Mraz, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)

Das Racist “You Oughta Know”

Angus & Julia Stone “Paper Aeroplane”

“Soul Sister” Common & Allen Toussaint (chrome YUM YUM version)

Robyn “Dancehall Queen”

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside “Danger”

Beenie Man “Swagga mi flow”

Kelis “In For The Kill” (La Roux cover)

Florence & The Machine ft. Kid Harpoon “I’m Goin’ Down“ (B. Springsteen cover)

The Black Keys “Everlasting Light”

Tennis “Marathon”

Antoin Dodson “Bed Intruder”

Hoodie Allen “You Are Not A Robot” (feat Marina & The Diamonds)

Wayne Marshall “Work hard”

Coeur de Pirate “Comme des enfants”

Bedouin Soundclash “Brutal Hearts”

Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lober Dimitri From Paris Re-Edit

After the success of her Benga produced Single “Katy on a Mission” Katy B serves us with her next one called “Lights on”. Usually the Moment when they turn the lights on in a nightclub isn´t the most appealing sight, but somehow Katy B managed to make one hell of a catchy tune out of that… and it´s featuring Ms. Dynamite!

katy b – lightson ft. ms dynamite

this month its gotten a bit late but hey here they are, it has taken some time to accumulate some new and really good tunes, but here is a round up of tunes that we all play at present. Have fun

Damian Marley & Nas – As We Enter

Zinc – Wile Out feat. Ms Dynamite

Million Stylez feat. Mr Williamz – Police in Helicopter-nrs

Wiley – Never Be Your Woman (ft. Emeli Sandé) (Shy FX Remix)

Mek Dem Know

Stereogum + Team 9 – Pina Horchata

Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (Featurecast Re-Edit )

Nice Up! – Show Me Dub

Nneka-heartbeat-chase-status-remix

Major Lazer “HALO” (Beyonce Cover)

Bamboo Shoots – Hey Girl

snoop dogg – secrets (featuring_kokane)

vote your YUM YUM Top Tunes for September, Remember you have got 5 votes.

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Melane Fiona _ The Illadelphonics – Cupid _Sam Cooke Cover

Major Lazer- Pon De Floor (Ernold Sane Remix)

The Be Good Tanyas – When Doves Cry

Marina & Soko “Mum”

Calvin Harris-”the rain”

Mayer Hawthorne – Your Easy Lovin Aint Pleasin Nothin

Zest – jump in the middle and skank

La Roux – I’m Not Your Toy (Jack Beats Remix)

Ms Dynamite – Bad Gyal _Remix

Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix ft. Ellie Goulding)