Mike Hitman Wilson @ WBMX (1987)

DHP Mix 1036: Mike 'Hitman' Wilson - WBMX 1987 or 88, downloaded from Deephousepages. Side B of this tape can be found here    • Mike Hitman Wilson @ WBMX (1988)   1. Full House - Communicate 2. Mario Reyes - Whatever Turns You On 3. Ralphi Rosario featuring Xavier Gold - You Used To Hold Me 4. Kenny 'Jammin' Jason & Fast Eddie Smith - Can u Dance 5. Mike 'Hitman' Wilson & Bad Boy Bill - Can U Dance 6. Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes - Goodbye Kiss 7. House People - Godfather Of House 8. Mr Lee - Rock This Place 9. Phuture - Acid Trax 10. Class Action - Weekend 11. Mr Lee - I Can't Forget 12. No Name - Hypnotic House 13. Marshall Jefferson - The House Music Anthem 14. Jody 'Fingers' Finch - Jack Your Big Booty 15. Thompson & Lenoir - You Can't Stop The House 16. Adonis - Do It Properly / Quest - Mind Games (Acapella) Frequent guest mixer Julian "Jumpin" Perez filled the fifth slot after winning a city-wide DJ Battle for WBMX. And after only a few months of Julian's arrival Farley decided to leave the group to go to their competing station WGCI in hopes of finding more money and success. "I wanted to get away from the other guys," says Farley, "and just being a big-headed DJ at the time it was all about me." No formal replacement procedure was made after his departure - the fifth slot was left open for guest mixers and the name "Hot Mix 5" stayed the same. Sharing time in the fifth slot were guest mixers Steve "Silk" Hurley, Frankie Knuckles and Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez. Farley began mixing as part of the "Jackmasters on WGCI along with Mario "Smokin" Diaz, Mario Reyes, Mike "Hitman" Wilson, Fast Eddie and Bad Boy Bill. Looking to follow WBMX's successful universal mix show mix show formula WGCI began beating them in ratings and in October 1985 lured father figure and creator of the 5 - Lee Michaels to the program irector position at the competing station. Soon after Michael's departure the group felt the effects of his absence. BMX was loosing listeners to 'GCI and conflicts between the Hot Mix 5 and executives at the station began to develop. In an effort to make a statement in July of 1986, the three remaining original members of the Hot Mix 5 (Kenny Jason, Ralphi Rosario and Mickey Oliver) walked out on 'BMX leaving behind only guest mixers and new Hot Mix 5 member Julian "Jumpin" Perez. Leaving the station without a mix show and relocating to WGCI new home of Lee Michaels - the family would be reunited. Unfortunately it wasn't that simple. According to Ralphi Rosario WGCI didn't pay what was discussed and didn't give the airplay desired or promised- except on the a.m. show. WBMX also filed a lawsuit against the 3 for breach of contract. Although no monetary values were collected, the end result for them leaving before their contract was up was they were not allowed to play on any other radio station except for WBMX until their contracts had expired (one month remained). Without the Hot Mix 5 the air time at BMX was filled by Julian Perez and several of the guest mixers such as Bad Boy Bill, Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez and Mike "Hitman" Wilson. Farley, Kenny, Scott, Mickey, Ralphi and Mario Diaz mixed as the Hot Mix 5 at GCI. For the month remaining on their contracts per BMX Mario carried the show himself. Shortly following the groups relocation to the new station Farley returned back to BMX. But Farley's return was short-lived. In 1988 BMX was sold and due to internal stockholder conflicts, closed its doors forever. Looking back on the situation Farley explains,"What they [BMX] did really upset me because they paid me big bucks to come back and all they wanted to do was get the ratings back up and once they did they sold it and then I was out of a job." Farley eventually returned to WGCI a few years later where Ralphi, Kenny, Scott and Mario mixed as the Hot Mix 5. Farley quit in early 1999. The remaining members were Scott and Kenny. A few months after Farley's depature the Club 1075 mix show was canceled.