Black Milk is the face and voice of the new generation of Detroit hip-hop. His second album, Popular Demand, is so highly anticipated that it unfortunately has been leaked a month before it was supposed to hit the streets. To combat the leak and make sure people go out and actually buy the album, Fat Beats Records will be including a bonus CD of previously unreleased vocal and instrumental tracks.
Definitive Jux co-founder, emcee, and producer El-P's first single from his new album I'll Sleep When You're Dead is available now. Entitled "Flyentology", the song features Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The single will be supported by an Adult Swim produced video that will debut on Comedy Central.
Western Union, a leading international provider of money transfer services, today announced an incredible reduction in its prices to the Caribbean. In an amazing double offer, prices now start from only £6.90 for Western Union’s Money in Minutes service**[1] and from £4.90 following the extension of its Next Day service to every country in the Caribbean*[2].
From Jamaican heritage, Steady started breaking as a cheeky kid in the 80s during the first wave of bboys. He is one of the few original artists to have maintained the dance through the years and has helped to revive the scene in the UK, introducing numerous kids to bboying.
Last weekend saw Western Union Money Transfer host an event for their amazing new £4.90!! initiative launch. World record holder and UK number 1 freestyler, Steady, gave people the opportunity to compete against him in a bid to outperform the amazing B-Boy battler at the launch in London which was dubbed “The £4.90 Western Union Dance Off”.
Klinik Records has announced that the debut single release from rising hip-hop talent Jack Flash will feature an exclusive remix by Jehst, one of the UK urban music scene’s finest. Jehst’s involvement with the track reflects Flash’s rising notoriety on the UK urban music scene. The single, ‘Living Legend’, is due for launch on 4 April in CD, vinyl and download formats.
"Jack Flash is an incendiary hip-hop act creating a huge reaction in the UK urban music community. Regarded as northern hip-hop's l'enfant terrible, Flash is a skilled lyricist with an acidic wit – combining biting social comment with eclectic, original beats to generate music that falls outside of standard hip-hop parameters".
So, the Straight Out Leodis podcast is finally ready to go. Almost 50 minutes of free downloadable joy and happiness for all you heads out there. This month's show sets a format which I intend to follow in future - the first half is me dropping and mixing some tunes and chatting a bit, the second half is a guest mix, this time round by DJ Prolific of Urban Mondays and Fresh Jive.
