Month: January 2008

Continuing our interviews with the biggest names in Texas, Miami and the South, Danielle now speaks to Dallas resident Tum Tum. With his Eat Or Get Ate LP bumping, read on to find out how the scene is expanding and what he has planned for the future.

The SAS duo comprising Mega and Mayhem have returned from all sorts of adventures in the USA and are stoking up the heat over here with their single - So London.

With a new mixtape: ‘Once Upon A Time In London’ that has just dropped, London based Haze speaks to Lady Jay UK about being an artist relevant to the people, Eurogang, and reality rap.

Triple Darkness launched their first single from their forthcoming debut album ‘Anathema’ at Herbal on the 4th of January 2008. Joining them on the night were a number of established and up and coming artists including Blak Twang, The IRS, Mr Drastick, DJ Vadim, Mr Thing, Pyrelli and Yungun.

Notes To Self are an upcoming Canadian quintet comprising members: Swamp Donkey, Roshin, Bronze One, DJ Dopey and Elicser who have their debut set to drop on a UK label, so we thought we had better catch up with them. Find out what they had to say as they spoke to Anna Nathanson...

Aftermath producer and aFam Records CEO named Focus who has produced hits for The Game, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Busta Rhymes and who has worked with Dr Dre on the forthcoming Detox LP, has now created music for Lucy Diamonds' forthcoming single, Project Jerusalem (See The Truth).

Our reporter Danielle caught up with Houston Trio the Grit Boys to find out about thier debut release Ghetto Reality In Texas as well their DVD mixtape. Find out how they came to sign with TVT and their collaborations with Paul Wall, Trey Songz, Tum Tum and Trae as well as he UK's Dizzee Rascal.

Lupe Fiasco’s recent retirement announcement has sent a tremor throughout the Hip Hop community. Apparently Lupe is only doing three albums and then he is out. Beginning with the critically acclaimed ‘Food & Liquor’ and ending with ‘LupEnd’, it looks like the Chicago MC will be hanging up his mic for good.

Founder of S.I.N. music group, rapper L.E.G.A.C.Y., gains focus and inspiration from his experiences and surroundings. Refusing to be rushed into releasing anything that is not 100% him, this Hall Of Justus member explains that he is willing to wait to complete his forthcoming album Suicide MUSIC because it will leave a crater in the rap world…

Watt's native Glasses Malone had the streets on lock long before he uttered one word on the mic. The product of a broken home, the young hustler shuffled back and forth between living with his mother in Compton and his father in Watts, and inevitably joined the squadron of street soldiers that choose to start gang-banging.