Month: March 2007

DJ Lord Jazz

DJ Lord Jazz

Any real heads that hold memories of the mid-nineties “Golden Age” of Hip-Hop will no doubt have memories of Ohio / New Jersey resident, DJ Lord Jazz of The Lords Of The Underground. Like so many Lord Jazz tried out dancing and graffiti before trying DJing and knowing that was for him. He kept at it and held down a radio show and played at parties whilst at Shaw University.

Lethal Bizzle Plays At SXSW Festival

Lethal Bizzle Plays At SXSW Festival

Lethal Bizzle will be flying the flag for the UK urban scene and showing how it’s done this week performing at world renowned music festival SXSW in Austin, Texas. The launch pad for many careers, SXSW is usually an alternative affair with many indie bands clamouring to be showcased and be discovered as the ‘Next Best Thing’.

New Roll Deep LP

New Roll Deep LP

It's been a minute since regular heads heard anything from Wiley's showcase crew Roll Deep, but with label mini dramas long behind them, (their label felt more comfortable pushing KT Tunstall, and dropped them accordingly, even after selling 75k albums!), the 13 man set is back! Expect more sound system bangers, alongside irresistible commercial head nodders.

Plan B Stirs It With Sovereign

Plan B Stirs It With Sovereign

UK-rapper Plan B had some harsh words for Jay-Z's sole Brit signing Lady Sovereign recently. "Lady Sovereign better suits the Americans, because they don't really know what Londoners are like", he told MTV. "Everyone from here knows better female rappers than her, with better beats and more to say. Americans just don't know any better".
 

Dizzee Gets Busy With New Album

Dizzee Gets Busy With New Album

As well as hooking up with The Arctic Monkeys for their new album, Dizzee Rascal has teamed up with Lily Allen and Joss Stone for his long-awaited new LP Maths & English. Lily sings the hook on the track So You Want To Be A Gangsta and Joss Stone cornered Dizzee at the recent Brit Awards and begged him to let her sing a hook on the album.

Lifesavas

Lifesavas

The dynamic duo from Portland, OR (a.k.a. Razorblade City) who go by the name of Lifesavas - emcee / producer Jumbo the Garbageman and emcee Vursatyl - couldn’t be any more separate in terms of vocal style, point of view and even appearance, yet what they bring as a collective is timeless.