Music For The Mature B-Boy

Matt Ford AKA DJ Format is a 28 year old hailing from Brighton, UK. and 'Music For The Mature B-Boy' is his debut album.

A full serving of Format's funky flair and unique sense of humour (check-out the skits in between tracks) the album proves a substantial collection of tracks and songs. In between the kind of instrumental & cut up gems he's famed for there's a clutch of MC collaborations with rappers from Toronto, Los Angeles and the UK keeping things hot throughout.

'Music For The Mature B-Boy' features the oral dexterity of Toronto MC Abdominal on 'Ill Culinary Behaviour'. Abdominal's battle-style spectacularly interspersed with Format's underground funk and quick cutting made this one of the most rated singles of 2002 in the UK. Indeed Abdominal's style proves a winning match with Format's fluid production skills and he makes two further apperances on the album. One of them being what is potentially the most infectious moment of the album in 'The Hit Song' 'though there's no doubting the catchy hook of 'We Know Something You Don't Know'. Featuring Chali 2na and Akil from Jurassic 5 this is an assured, laidback groove, while fans of the harder-edge will definitely be feeling 'Vicious Battle Raps' with Abdominal on the mic.

DJ Format has gained a reputation in the UK for his old skool sounds, including a personal request from DJ Shadow to support him on his recent tour of London and Bristol .

This is old Skool hip-hop at its finest.