French DJ and producer DJ King Flow returns to Scientific Sound Asia with another edition of Mixtape Addict with El Da Sensei, continuing his focus on independent and underground Hip Hop. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an international radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music news platform, giving space to artists connected with the foundations and continuing development of Hip Hop culture.
DJ King Flow began DJing at the age of fourteen and developed a style firmly rooted in Boom Bap. The influence of 1990s Hip Hop remains central to his approach, although his selections consistently bring newer underground artists into the same framework rather than treating the music purely as nostalgia.
That ability to connect different generations has become an important part of his identity as a selector and producer. Classic drum programming, sample-driven production and lyric-focused records sit alongside contemporary independent releases from artists continuing those traditions around the world.
His career has included collaborations with established names including Ras Kass, Tragedy Khadafi, O.C., Juicy J and Khujo Goodie. These projects reflect a long-term commitment to Hip Hop foundations while keeping his production work connected with artists active in the present underground scene.
In 2015, DJ King Flow launched Mixtape Addict as a platform dedicated to independent Hip Hop. What began around mixtapes and radio has developed into a wider project combining regular broadcasts, artist interviews, new music and direct support for rappers, DJs and producers.
The interview side of Mixtape Addict has become particularly important because it allows artists to discuss their work beyond the limits of a conventional radio playlist. Conversations sit alongside the music, giving listeners more context around the people, labels and independent networks responsible for many of the records featured 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 the radio show and provide space for interviews, videos, releases and other material connected with the international underground.
Production has also become an increasingly visible part of his work. His instrumental album 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 production.
Trill Legacy (Instrumentals) further developed that side of his catalogue and placed the emphasis entirely on his beatmaking. Without an MC at the centre, the project gives the arrangements, samples, drums and melodic ideas more space to demonstrate how his production 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 provide a foundation for contrasting vocal approaches while retaining a recognisable Boom Bap core.
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 DJ King Flow's work since his earliest years behind the decks.
Bills (Remix) featuring Khujo Goodie extended his connection with established American Hip Hop figures, while Laser Rouge with Omaz and Joe Mack returned to the collaborative underground format that runs throughout his catalogue. The Movement featuring ISH-ONE added another international connection and reinforced the global outlook behind Mixtape Addict.
That international direction also appears through Legacy with Dnzl Izm and Northwest Flow with Seattle emcee King Khazm. Rather than concentrating exclusively on French or American Hip Hop, DJ King Flow uses the platform to connect artists from different locations through a shared commitment to independent rap and Boom Bap production.
Interview Guest: El Da Sensei.
El Da Sensei is a Newark, New Jersey MC best known as one half of the influential underground Hip Hop group Artifacts alongside the late Tame One. Emerging from the early-1990s East Coast scene, Artifacts built their reputation around lyricism, graffiti culture and Boom Bap, with Wrong Side of Da Tracks becoming one of their defining records.
Artifacts released their debut album Between a Rock and a Hard Place in 1994 before following it with That's Them in 1997. The group's music became closely associated with Newark's underground identity and the wider era of sample-driven East Coast Hip Hop, with production on the debut including work from Buckwild and T-Ray.
After Artifacts' initial run, El Da Sensei established an extensive solo career while retaining the direct delivery and lyrical emphasis that had characterised his earlier work. Albums including Relax, Relate, Release and The Unusual were followed by collaborations with producers and MCs from the international underground, allowing him to remain active well beyond the period in which Artifacts first emerged.
His international collaborations have included extensive work with Polish production duo The Returners, beginning with Global Takeover: The Beginning and continuing through The Money EP and Global Takeover 2: Nu World. He later joined Brand Nubian's Sadat X for the collaborative album XL, while Solving Cases with Jake Palumbo extended his catalogue into the 2020s.
Artifacts eventually reunited and returned with No Expiration Date, their first full-length project together since 1997 and one of the final major releases involving Tame One before his death in 2022. The reunion reinforced the group's continuing place within underground Hip Hop while connecting their original 1990s identity with another generation of listeners.
El Da Sensei has continued recording consistently since then, including the 2024 collaborative album The Unexpected with producer MentPlus. The project deliberately connected golden-era Hip Hop principles with contemporary production, reflecting an approach that has allowed him to retain his original lyrical identity without becoming confined to nostalgia.
His activity remains current in 2026, with releases including Neo-Nineties featuring Yamin Semali and Mr. Nobody appearing in July. That continued output makes his appearance on Mixtape Addict particularly relevant, bringing DJ King Flow together with an MC whose history reaches back to one of Newark's important underground groups while his recording career remains active today.
For this edition of Mixtape Addict, El Da Sensei joins DJ King Flow as the featured guest, connecting the programme directly with the lineage of 1990s underground Hip Hop that continues to inform King Flow's own selections and production. Artifacts history, Boom Bap foundations and El Da Sensei's continuing solo work make the conversation a natural fit for a show dedicated to independent artists and the enduring culture around underground Hip Hop.
DJ King Flow puts El Da Sensei at the centre of Mixtape Addict 107, opening with three consecutive cuts from the veteran MC before widening the selection into contemporary Underground Hip Hop. "Hold One", "The Unusual" and "Blow Shit Up" establish the rugged tone immediately, setting up Rome Streetz over Havoc production and a run of uncompromising independent rap that keeps the emphasis firmly on bars and beats.
The middle of the programme reaches across several corners of Hip Hop, moving from Caper and the Obleak/Yotto Beatz collaborations to Jamal Gasol before Rick Ross and Leon Thomas bring a different weight with "Remarkable Hussle". Rome Streetz remains closely associated with the modern underground revival of hard-edged New York rap, while the Obleak and Yotto Beatz material comes from their 2026 Dark Shadows project, including "Chi-Town Classics".
The selection also keeps a strong Boom Bap thread running through appearances from Devine Carama, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Stove God Cooks and the formidable line-up behind DJ Deadeye's "Bustelo". That latter track brings together Termanology, Smif-N-Wessun and Sean Price, while COEFF's "Traversée Solitaire" connects Onyx and Hit L'Agité with DJ Djel over Aneeway Jones production, extending the episode's reach beyond the US underground without weakening its raw hip hop core.
Black C and Keak Da Sneak introduce a clear West Coast Hip Hop turn with "Get It Krackn", taken from their 2026 collaborative project 3X Ruthless, before Level 13 and New Villain bring the musical section towards its conclusion. DJ King Flow then closes the programme with his interview with El Da Sensei, giving Episode 107 a fitting finish by moving directly from the records into conversation with the artist who anchors the entire show.
DJ King Flow welcomed El Da Sensei to Mixtape Addict for a wide-ranging conversation about DJ culture, the evolution of mixtapes, physical music formats and the principles that have sustained his career. El Da Sensei reflected on the people and experiences that shaped him while offering a direct account of how Hip Hop culture has changed around him.
When King Flow asked about his favourite mixtape DJs, El Da Sensei named DJ Doo Wop, DJ AV and Kid Capri, highlighting their influence and the role they played in introducing audiences to new music. He spoke particularly warmly about DJ AV, whom he met through 88 Hip Hop in New York and later worked with on artwork connected to several releases.
The discussion moved naturally into the traditional mixtape era, which El Da Sensei remembered as an essential source of new music and street-level information. He recalled names such as DJ Clue, DJ Craig G, DJ SNS and DJ Doo Wop, explaining that mixtapes once filled a role now partly occupied by blogs, playlists and online platforms.
He also described how legal pressure and changes within the record business transformed mixtape culture, pushing DJs towards compilation albums, radio, streaming and other formats. El Da Sensei viewed that transition as both a gain and a loss, because it created new opportunities while weakening the direct connection between mixtapes, record shops and the streets that originally supported them.
Physical formats remain important to El Da Sensei, who said he still tries to carry CDs, tapes, vinyl and merchandise at shows because different listeners continue to want different formats. He argued that vinyl in particular has proven its staying power, pointing to reissues of older material and the continuing interest of younger collectors as evidence that physical records still have cultural and financial value.
That led into a broader discussion about timeless music, with El Da Sensei contrasting records built around complete songs with music designed only around individual verses or short-lived moments. For him, lasting records need memorable hooks, strong production, clear direction and an identity that gives listeners a reason to return to them years later.
He explained that this philosophy still shapes his current work, with scratching, strong beats, basslines and an unmistakable MC presence remaining central to what listeners should expect from him. Rather than chasing every new trend, he believes artists benefit from understanding their own lane and delivering the qualities that audiences already associate with their work.
El Da Sensei also revealed several projects currently in development, including a record with Kick Beats from Los Angeles titled Zep Tepe. He described the project as a multi-generational collaboration involving artists from several eras and said it would include previously recorded material featuring himself and Tame One alongside other guests.
Further releases include an Artifacts: No Expiration Date remix project, more work with Jake Palumbo and another album connected to his collaboration with Sadat X. El Da Sensei stressed that some of the forthcoming Artifacts material represents the final records he and Tame One completed together, giving those releases particular significance.
Towards the end of the interview, King Flow asked what advice he would give to younger MCs trying to establish themselves. El Da Sensei urged them to believe in themselves, avoid compromising their identity, improve with every record and resist the temptation to measure their progress against everybody around them.
His strongest message was to stay focused on a personal path rather than constantly watching what other artists are doing. Using the image of racehorses wearing blinders, he explained that artists need concentration, resilience and confidence in their own lane, particularly because success can attract jealousy as easily as support.
El Da Sensei closed by expressing gratitude to everyone who has supported both his solo career and Artifacts over the years. Speaking on behalf of Tame One and DJ Kaos as well as himself, he emphasised that the records, performances and memories surrounding Artifacts only became meaningful because listeners continued to buy the music, attend shows and carry that connection forward.
The live broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28th, 2026, from 8 to 9 PM Indochina Time (ICT), with a replay set for Saturday from 8 to 9 AM (ICT).
DJ King Flow, El Da Sensei Mixtape Addict Episode 107
El Da Sensei - Hold One
El Da Sensei - The Unusual
El Da Sensei - Blow Shit Up
Rome Streetz - 22 (Prod. Havoc)
Caper - Walking Through The Smoke
Obleak, Yotto Beatz, Lord Goat & DJ Grusm - Concrete Slippers
Jamal Gasol & The Standouts - Trapaholic Standout
Rick Ross & Leon Thomas - Remarkable Hussle
Vado - Enemies
Devine Carama & Amadeus 360 - I'm Legit Now
Obleak, Yotto Beatz, Novatore & DJ Grusm - Chi Town Classics
Fat Joe, Jadakiss & Stove God Cooks - The Aroma
Black C & Keak Da Sneak - Get It Krackn
DJ Deadeye, Termanology, Smif N Wessun & Sean Price - Bustelo
COEFF feat. Onyx, Hit L'agité & DJ Djel - Traversée Solitaire (Prod. Aneeway Jones)
Level 13 & New Villain - The Brotherhood feat. Gun Smoke
DJ King Flow - Interview With El Da Sensei
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