Month: May 2007

This review has been a while coming, not least because Lowlife / Riddim Killa were hella slow with the vinyl release and I was damned if I was going to pick it up on CD if I had a choice. However, it's here now and I finally have a bit of time to sit down and express some thoughts on what must be one of the most important UK hip-hop albums of all time.

Already being called a definitive and groundbreaking collection of some of the UK’s strongest talent, and following the success of Vol. One HS Pro & Biggerman have embarked on this new project which is set to establish ‘Food 4 Da Brain’ as a solid platform for innovative hip hop.

This jam is set to be Fresh Jive's biggest B-Boy (breakdance) battle EVER!!! So be sure to not miss this. On Sunday 13th May at Stylus, Leeds University the Northern heats of the UK B-Boy Championships will take place. There is eight crews minimum, with eight members in each crew. The Winners qualify to battle in London to represent the UK at the World finals.

After a successful decade the B-Boy Championships are evolving, and new title sponsor, Sony Ericsson, are breakin’ the mould with new formats and features in this year’s line-up. For the first time in the Championship’s history, the UK eliminators, billed as Regional Conflict, will be held nationwide in May, allowing the best crews from around the country to test their skills against one another.

It's that time again! The 2007 Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships kick off in May, and this year the stakes are high: the 2007 National Champion will be driving home in a brand new Vauxhall Corsa SXi!!

 

The Festival of Youth Arts (FYA) could not have come at a better time. With teenage crime making headlines all across the UK, the FYA Festival aims to dispel negative images and empower young people. The festival is an innovative project which pulls young people together to showcase their diverse creative skills.

Wiley, the pioneer, the founding father, the maverick, the relentless innovator, releases his brand new (and possibly last) album on Monday June 4th. A blazing return to the experimental crucible of the East London music known as grime, "Playtime Is Over" offers everything that is most brutal, cutting edge, funny, clever, terrifying and moving about the sound and the world which created it.