DJ MK-1 joins MzRizk in the studio tomorrow for a guest mix!

He holds court as one of Sydney’s most authentic, hardworking, innovative and historic radio / club / tour DJ’s, with a grind that is almost impossible to keep up with. In between churning out ground-breaking mixtapes, to touring the country as support DJ for Melbourne hip hop act L-FRESH The Lion, to hosting his famed hip hop radio show ‘The Sounds of the Zulu Nation’ on Bondi Beach Radio , to spinning live just about everywhere real music is required to be played and heard…. DJ MK-1 doesn’t miss a beat!

More than just a DJ, MK-1 aka John Khilla, is revered for his in-depth music knowledge, passion and historic rhetoric on the art of Hip Hop and its culture. He wears his allegiance to the internationally renowned Zulu Nation hip hop movement (founded by legendary Afrika Bambatta) like a badge of honour and lives his life in accordance to its teachings and philosophies.  As a theologian scholar and school teacher, MK-1 thrives on learning and receiving, teaching and sharing and it is these very traits that has made him one of our Hip Hop community’s greatest resource and asset.

It is more than just claiming to be a DJ that motivates MK-1 to do what he does, with precision and determination, he is a consummate perfectionist that knows the end product is a reflection of his work ethic. The mixtapes he creates are internationally known, with radio stations as far as Paris, France praising his skill and music selection. Covering the genres of Hip Hop, Brazilian and Afro Beats and old school soul and funk, a DJ MK-1 mix is quintessential to one’s musical diet.  There is much to write about MK-1 and his different layers, but I will let his interview take you on the journey he has walked thus far. It is inspiring, enlightening and above all respectful of a humble DJ / scholar / writer and entrepreneur that has come so far and has remained true to himself and true to the game!