Back with another B2B, Cold Compress Radio returns to compete for the crowd. But this time, have the turntables turned? Back-to-back, we offer five musical suggestions under five musical subjects. Some are party starters, whilst others are purposely party stoppers. Our match-ups are interactive so check them out for new/old music! What would your mix be?

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2018 Festivals:

1.	BoomTown Fair	Rolling Loud
2.	Outlook	Parklife
3.	Burning Man	Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
4.	Snowbombing	Reading
5.	Poltimore	BoomTown Fair

RM: Volunteer at festivals this summer. #freeticket

CCR: Big hip-hop names at the US festivals. Parklife just for Earl Sweatshirt (and the mud).

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Top Producers:

1.	Danger Mouse	Kanye West
2.	Kaytranada	Travis Scott
3.	The Alchemist	Knxwledge
4.	HashFinger	Yung Sherman / Gud
5.	Chris Lorenzo	Metro Boomin

RM: Danger Mouse is  half of CeeLo Green, Broken Bells and Danger Doom. He produced some of Gorillaz, Adele, A$AP Rocky, Black Keys and Beck’s greatest work – clock the catalogue.

CCR: The top two artists have the loudest production out there and they rap. Don’t hate on the hits.

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New national anthem:

1.	‘God Save The Queen’ – Sex Pistols	‘Sweet Victory’ – David Glen Eisley
2.	‘Common People’ – Pulp	‘Afghanistan’ – Young Lean
3.	‘Hey Jude’ – The Beatles	‘Gucci Gang’ – Lil Pump
4.	‘Bricks Don’t Roll’ – DJ Hazard	‘The Salmon Dance’ – The Chemical Brothers
5.	‘Tubthumping’ – Chumbawamba	‘Smooth Criminal’ – Alien Ant Farm

RM: These chants are more British than Prince Charles’ skid marks.

CCR: Strong grooves. Shout-out SpongeBob for the greatest Super Bowl half-time show ever. It’s time to kick that song up to anthem level. Get the Queen on the line.

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Groups to watch:

1.	The Free Nationals	The Internet
2.	Problem Child	Death Grips
3.	Rainbow Kitten Surprise	Brockhampton
4.	BlackWaters	NxWorries
5.	SMASH THE CUBO	Bad Sounds

MR: This year sees a return of UK hip-hop veterans Problem Child and the start up of experimental band SMASH THE CUBO. 

CCR: Such diverse flames to warm your ears to. Brockhampton? Death Grips? Live? Quite promising of a big mosh pit.

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Top Kendrick Lamar verses:

1.	‘Blacker The Berry’	‘Turn Me Up (Ft. Kendrick Lamar)’
2.	‘No More Parties In LA (Ft. Kendrick Lamar)’	‘DNA.’
3.	‘FEAR.’	‘Black Boy Fly’
4.	‘m.A.A.d city (Ft. MC eiht)’	‘Perfect Pint (Ft. Gucci Mane, Rae Sremmurd & Kendrick Lamar)’
5.	‘King’s Dead (Ft. Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)’	‘Alright’

RM: Some say K Dot can’t drop a bad verse. Sadly, there’s one song you ‘Don’t Wanna Know‘.

CCR: These are consistently great tunes from the best rapper alive.
“Two first names, huh? The f*ck is up with that?”
Talk to the Grammys, sir.

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Hip-hop heads can catch us chewing the fat in another collaboration: Chop the Screw. We ask: What happens if mobile phones were banned from music venues? Also, we debate the Brockhampton vs Odd Future debate itself, (debate-ception). Tune in below for great tunes and chat:

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Written by: James Wijesinghe with Henry Garlick