French DJ and producer DJ King Flow returns with another edition of Mixtape Addict, this time featuring DJ Chuck T on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an international radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news platform, supporting artists connected with both the foundations and continuing development of Hip Hop culture.
DJ King Flow began DJing at the age of fourteen, developing an approach firmly rooted in Boom Bap and the Hip Hop of the 1990s. Those foundations remain central to his work, while his selections regularly place contemporary independent artists alongside established names from earlier generations.
That connection between different periods of Hip Hop has become an important part of his identity as both a selector and producer. Hard drums, sample-driven production and lyric-focused records sit alongside newer independent releases from artists continuing those traditions around the world.
His career has included collaborations with Ras Kass, Tragedy Khadafi, O.C., Juicy J and Khujo Goodie. These projects connect his production work with established artists while keeping him closely involved with the contemporary independent scene.
In 2015, DJ King Flow launched Mixtape Addict as a platform dedicated to independent Hip Hop. What began around mixtapes and radio developed into a wider project combining regular broadcasts, artist interviews, new music and direct support for rappers, DJs and producers.
Interviews have become an important part of Mixtape Addict, giving artists space to discuss their careers, influences, creative processes and experiences within the music industry. These conversations complement the music and provide additional context around the artists, producers, labels and independent networks represented on the programme.
DJ King Flow's wider activity can be followed through Facebook, X and the Mixtape Addict YouTube channel. These platforms extend the project beyond radio through interviews, videos, releases and other material connected with the international underground.
Production has also become an increasingly visible part of King Flow's work, with instrumental projects providing another outlet for his musical identity. The Adventures of F.J. Parker combines Jazz-influenced melodies, soulful textures and deep grooves with the raw drum-led character associated with classic Hip Hop beatmaking.
Trill Legacy (Instrumentals) develops that side of his catalogue further by placing the emphasis entirely on his production. Without an MC at the centre, the project gives the samples, drums, arrangements and melodic ideas more space to demonstrate how his style operates independently.
His collaborative releases continue to connect that production work with underground rappers from different scenes. Warzone featuring Ice Crimi, Win or Lose featuring Imam T.H.U.G. and Money with Lex Lakaiser demonstrate how his beats can support contrasting vocal approaches while retaining a recognisable identity.
More recent work includes Back To Basics (Mixtape Addict) featuring Faf Larage, Napoleon Da Legend, Relo and DJ Djel. The project brings several voices together around the musical principles that have remained central to King Flow's work since his earliest years behind the decks.
Bills (Remix) featuring Khujo Goodie extended his connection with established American artists, while Laser Rouge with Omaz and Joe Mack returned to the collaborative underground format found throughout his catalogue. The Movement featuring ISH-ONE added another international connection and reinforced the wider outlook behind Mixtape Addict.
That international direction also appears through Legacy with Dnzl Izm and Northwest Flow with Seattle MC King Khazm. Rather than concentrating exclusively on French or American artists, DJ King Flow uses Mixtape Addict to connect independent voices from different locations through a shared emphasis on lyricism, beatmaking and Hip Hop culture.
This edition features DJ Chuck T, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based DJ, mixtape specialist, music-industry educator and entrepreneur with a long connection to Southern Hip Hop. His background in radio, mixtape culture and supporting independent artists makes him a natural guest for Mixtape Addict, with his fuller career story explored separately in the programme.
Interview Guest: DJ Chuck T.
DJ Chuck T is a DJ, mixtape specialist, music-industry educator and entrepreneur from Charleston, South Carolina, who later established himself in Charlotte, North Carolina. His involvement with music began long before DJing, with early experience in church performance, writing and recording eventually leading him into Hip Hop as both an artist and behind-the-scenes industry figure.
In the late 1990s, he recorded with his brother and helped establish Port City Productions, releasing the independent project 843 Ballers in 2000. After moving away from performing as a rapper, he worked across production, engineering, artist management and A&R before a position at Charleston radio station Hot 98 introduced him more seriously to DJ culture.
Mixtapes became central to his career, with series such as Down South Slangin helping him develop a strong reputation across Southern Hip Hop. His role extended beyond simply compiling records, as he became closely involved with breaking new artists and providing an important link between independent music, street audiences and record-label promotion during the height of the mixtape era.
Over the years, Chuck T has been associated with the early development of artists including Young Dolph, Plies, Bankroll Fresh, DaBaby, Maino and Flo Rida. His work as a DJ has earned numerous awards, while his broader activity has included music-business education, media work and support for emerging artists across the Carolinas.
Education has become another important part of his work, particularly through programmes designed to help artists understand contracts, promotion, distribution and the financial realities of the music business. That practical focus reflects his own experience of learning through independent releases, radio, mixtapes and years spent navigating the industry outside the major-label system.
DJ Chuck T has also remained active with new music, including the 2026 collaborative album Before I Arrive with Trizzy Da1 through Port City Productions. The fourteen-track project places him back within a contemporary Hip Hop release while connecting his current activity with the independent label he helped establish earlier in his career.
DJ King Flow opens Mixtape Addict Show Episode 118 with three of his own remixes, beginning with Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood and Futurewave on Clean Up Nice before M Dot, Codefendants and Big Twins follow with Out In Paris. Rick Ross' Champagne Moments completes the opening run, giving the programme a producer-led introduction before the selection settles into darker Underground Hip Hop territory.
OT The Real's The Good Dog keeps the street-focused tone intact before Obleak with Ruste Juxx and Yotto Beatz return with ManHunt. Madman Rodney Sage and Rockness Monstah's On The Way and Benny Slumz with Hardmoney's Pistol Packing Punk continue the rugged sequence through hard drums, direct lyricism and independent rap production.
Nino Man and Deray Davis bring in IDK (Remix) before Derange Da Messiah's Ball Or Nothing keeps the pressure high, leading naturally into Dave East and Scram Jones' Get Out Of New York. Lex Lakaiser and DJ King Flow then contribute Money, reinforcing the episode's connection to East Coast Hip Hop while keeping DJ King Flow present as both selector and producer.
Memphis Bleek and Shyst Vader's Pay The Fee extends the New York thread before Obleak, Multiple Blast Off and Kulya return with Be Careful What You Wish For. Mike Shabb's Mr Triggerman, Czarface's No Competition and Your Old Droog with Oddisee on Thinking then push the programme deeper into Boom Bap, with the emphasis remaining firmly on bars and stripped-back production.
Jamal Gasol and Lord Juco's Das Ruger keeps the underground momentum intact before Styles P arrives with the original Set Of P's. DJ King Flow immediately follows with his own remix of the same track, turning the late section into a direct comparison between the original and his reinterpretation before Fat Joe and Pusha T's Set Of Keys closes the musical portion with one more DJ King Flow remix.
The episode finishes with DJ King Flow's interview with DJ Chuck T, shifting the programme from the music into a dedicated guest conversation. Episode 118 therefore balances East Coast Boom Bap, underground street rap and DJ King Flow's remix work before giving DJ Chuck T the final spotlight through the interview.
DJ King Flow welcomed veteran Southern mixtape specialist DJ Chuck T to Mixtape Addict for a conversation about mixtape culture, the Carolinas, entrepreneurship, physical media and the business lessons behind a career built through independent distribution. Chuck T described mixtapes as the foundation of his public identity, explaining that they introduced his name to listeners and opened the door to everything he later built around music.
At the height of his mixtape run, Chuck T said he was moving around 7,000 units a month and shipping CDs across 35 US states and four countries. The operation remained relatively small behind the scenes, with only a handful of people handling production, burning, assembly, artwork, printing, packaging and distribution.
That reach helped his tapes travel far beyond the South, with listeners overseas discovering projects through websites and online mixtape communities. Chuck T still meets people who associate his releases with specific stages of their lives, including former HBCU students who tell him his tapes became part of the soundtrack to their university years.
Artwork was another major part of the format, with Chuck T and other DJs regularly adapting films, news stories, politics and major cultural events into cover concepts. He described mixtape artwork as an extension of the DJ’s creativity, with selectors paying attention not only to music but also to what was happening socially and politically around them.
The legal pressure surrounding mixtapes became much more serious as the industry changed, particularly after DJ Drama’s well-publicised raid. Chuck T said that moment made many DJs nervous because law enforcement and copyright organisations were already investigating stores, distributors and artists connected to physical mixtape sales.
He also recalled his own encounters with that pressure, including stores being questioned about where their CDs came from and his brother facing legal trouble through a mixtape shop. Chuck T said one detail that helped him avoid further problems was using a physical business address on his CDs, which satisfied a requirement that became important during those disputes.
Asked to name his favourite DJs, Chuck T separated the answer by discipline rather than choosing one name overall. He picked Kid Capri for rocking parties and controlling crowds, DJ Kay Slay for mixtapes, and Charlamagne Tha God for radio, reflecting the different skills he believes define each area.
Kay Slay had a particularly strong influence on Chuck T’s own path because his tapes helped inspire him to take mixtapes seriously as a career. Chuck T also remembered the support Kay Slay later gave him through Straight Stuntin magazine, making that influence both personal and professional.
Chuck T described himself as one of the DJs who helped bring the New York-style exclusive mixtape model into the Carolinas. While local DJs had already been recording party-style mixes, he focused more heavily on exclusives, breaking new artists and giving listeners music they could not yet hear through radio or clubs.
That approach initially required educating both retailers and customers because some people did not understand why a mixtape would feature artists or songs they had never heard before. Chuck T’s answer was simple: discovery was the point, and the attraction was hearing records early rather than waiting for them to become familiar.
He responded by building several different series for different audiences, including Down South Slangin, instrumental editions, R&B tapes, countdown projects and Put Some South in Your Mouth. Each series served a distinct purpose, from presenting established Southern stars to creating room for developing artists who had not yet earned placement on the main tapes.
Chuck T also discussed his white, red and blue label projects, which focused on complete releases built around individual artists. That willingness to create different formats helped him serve listeners, artists and DJs with specific needs rather than treating every mixtape as the same product.
Although the original numbered Down South Slangin run stopped at 98, Chuck T said he still wants to reach 100 as a personal goal. He explained that half-number editions had allowed him to release new exclusives without immediately replacing the previous volume, while also encouraging collectors to keep each instalment in sequence.
His advice to younger artists, DJs, producers and creatives centred on building a brand strong enough to operate independently. Chuck T argued that bookings and outside opportunities should remain useful, but nobody should place their entire income or identity in the hands of promoters, clients or companies they do not control.
That mindset extends directly into entrepreneurship, which Chuck T believes begins the moment a creative starts selling, distributing or monetising their work. Whether uploading a song, selling a beat or taking the first DJ booking, he sees the creative as a business owner and encourages people to start treating their work accordingly.
He named Master P, Dame Dash, J. Prince, Suge Knight, Baby and Slim, Ted Lucas, Tony Draper and Dee and Waah Dean among the business figures who influenced his approach. Chuck T said he grew up during a period when independence and ownership were being pushed strongly within Hip Hop, allowing him to study those examples and apply useful parts of their methods to his own career.
His current work still spans several areas, including DJing, artist education, event activity and music-business training through the Foundation of Music course. Chuck T also said he has returned to hosting mixtapes for independent Carolina artists while still providing CD and DVD duplication, flyer printing, T-shirt printing and artist showcases.
Physical media remains important to him because ownership gives listeners something streaming cannot guarantee. Chuck T pointed out that subscription access disappears when payments stop or platforms remove material, whereas a CD remains with the buyer and can also generate considerably more direct income for an artist than fractions of a cent from streaming.
He also welcomed the renewed interest in CDs, vinyl and other physical formats, particularly in Southern markets where car culture still supports disc-based listening. For Chuck T, direct physical sales strengthen the connection between artist and supporter while giving people something they can collect, keep and have signed in person.
Closing the interview, Chuck T thanked listeners who have supported him across the years and encouraged people not to hesitate to approach him when they meet him in person. He also urged younger creatives to ignore misleading information online, seek knowledge from people with real experience, treat themselves as businesses and keep building instead of allowing themselves to become trapped in one role.
The live broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, from 8 to 9 PM Indochina Time (ICT), with a replay set for Saturday from 8 to 9 AM (ICT).
DJ King Flow and DJ Chuck T – Mixtape Addict Show Episode 118
Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood & Futurewave - Clean Up Nice (DJ King Flow Remix)
M Dot, Codefendants & Big Twins - Out In Paris (DJ King Flow Remix)
Rick Ross - Champagne Moments (DJ King Flow Remix)
OT The Real - The Good Dog
Obleak, Ruste Juxx & Yotto Beatz - ManHunt
Madman Rodney Sage & Rockness Monstah - On The Way
Benny Slumz & Hardmoney - Pistol Packing Punk
Nino Man & Deray Davis - IDK (Remix)
Derange Da Messiah - Ball Or Nothing
Dave East & Scram Jones - Get Out Of New York
Lex Lakaiser & DJ King Flow - Money
Memphis Bleek & Shyst Vader - Pay The Fee
Obleak, Multiple Blast Off & Kulya - Be Careful What You Wish For
Mike Shabb - Mr Triggerman
Czarface - No Competition
Your Old Droog & Oddisee - Thinking
Jamal Gasol & Lord Juco - Das Ruger
Styles P - Set Of P's
Styles P - Set Of P's (DJ King Flow Remix)
Fat Joe & Pusha T - Set Of Keys (DJ King Flow Remix)
DJ King Flow - Interview with DJ Chuck T
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