Month: November 2006

Britishhiphop.co.uk was present to see history in the making with the first ever BET Hip Hop Awards. The ceremony took place at the distinguished Fox Theatre, Atlanta and boasted a guest list of stars. From Jay Z to Jim Jones, Snoop Dogg to TI, Chamillonaire to the UK’s Sway, all the big names were there and thanks to our friends at BBC 1Xtra, BET and Glenyearwood so were we! So sit back and relax as we bring you the inside scoop.

White Mike is taking the West Coast hip-hop scene by storm. He is described by Al Bowman, founder of the Los Angeles Music Awards, as "a rare talent in the world of hip-hop music. In 2004, he garnered the votes from not only our voting committee, but hundreds of fans whom prior to the voting party event that year had never heard his music, or of him personally. White Mike is a winner!" With his new album entitled “Famous”, White Mike is the stake in the heart of any critic who ignorantly jumps to the conclusion that “white people have no place in hip-hop”.

Patrick Dooner is a beatmaker from the Hull area who after starting his own label has now dropped its first offering. He has been working with many talented emcees, singers and vocalists and has formed for himself a distinctly laid back and easy-going jazzy sound. His samples are well selected and are crafted into tracks in a particularly sympathetic way.

The man behind the widely played Sunny Day, Dave Rodgers now steps up with his first mixtape. This is to be a Limited Edition and is an original blend of well known beats to get your head nodding and some original Dave beats that continue to showcase the man’s skills.

Manopoly, as he is known in the Rap circles in the STL has been grinding and forging out a piece of the pie in the tough St. Louis Rap game. Born Neal Richardson, Manopoly began twisting words with lyrics in elementary school where he outwitted his colleagues at the afternoon MC battles.

Dom Pachino will be releasing his first official album  titled "Rice & Beanz" soon and he is the first Killarmy member to go solo. Dom Pachino has released 12 independent projects under Napalm Recordings after his major releases with Killarmy which were Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars, Dirty Weaponry, And Flair, Love & War.

Foot Locker will celebrate the festive season in style as they launch the latest in the “TN”  series from Nike - the TN8. Tipped by discerning sneaker heads to create quite the stir, the TN8 launches exclusively to Foot Locker in December.

The new issue of the occasional Big Smoke Magazine is out now and is available from all major stockists including: Virgin, HMV, Borders, some record shops and some newsagents as well as being available now at www.bigsmokelive.com.

Ghost is without doubt one of the finest producers the UK has produced. With his keen ear he has crafted some exquisite backing tracks which have been graced by some of the world's finest MCs. His latest offering is Basic Instinct which features Abstract Rude on the micfor an offering that is well up to his usual par.

It is a well known fact that aspiring U.K artists face a constant struggle against the barriers that have been thrown in front of them. Be it lack of funds, rejection by the mainstream media or just the absence of a decent venue, many talented young performers have fallen by the wayside.