Month: August 2008

A late contender for your summer compilation CD is Kid Rad's 'When Clouds Break'. It's an updated, british version of 'Summertime' by JJ&TFP with a less obvious, more thoughtful title. You'll have to burn a new copy with this on the playlist.

The Kind folk at Saving Grace, Asaviour's record label, have decided to let you all download a track from Asaviour and DJ IQ's forthcoming collaboartive effort, 'The A Loop Theory'.

Sometimes we forget how core heavy hip hop can be. How it can grind against the cartilage of our emotions and perceptions of our country and leave us in a osteoarthiritus of admittance in reality. If you want to listen to one track, genre regardless, today, this week. This is the one you need. 'Collide' seems typical in its guitar riffs and smooth chorus vocals.

Is anybody buying Records Anymore? Since ’07 record sales have decreased 16.5% according to Neilsen soundscan and are showing no signs of improving. Since the emergence of digital distributors (iTunes, Amazon, etc…) most artists find it difficult to go gold, let alone platinum. It is almost impossible to break a new artist in this day and age, which is why it is imperative to use more aggressive marketing strategies when branding a Record Company in the 21st Century.

Walk In Da Park, the highly anticipated debut album by UK phenomenon Giggs is now available. The album which reflects the streets and the life of Giggs, has an underground feel but caters to young and old, male and female alike. The monster release features the likes of Joe Grind, Boost, Young Spray, J.Melo, Killa KI., Shocks, Dubz, Chelsi Lauren, Kyze and SN1.

In the first single "Killa" from the mysteriously shelved 1994 album Crazy Like A Foxxx, we’re transported back in time to a different era of hip-hop. Bumpy Knuckles and 2Pac’s rawness evoke a New York City where gang violence was at an all time high and many of Bumpy's friends were in prison. There’s no mincing words in the track; Bumpy states, "If they wanna rumble with the Foxxx / Then they get shot".

The new Nike Magnificent 7 collection is available now in Foot Locker. The collection is to run alongside the Olympic games and features a range of Nike's most sought after styles, each trainer representing a different colour of the Olympic flag; Air Max 1, Air Max BW (“Big Window”), Air Max 90, Air Max 95, Air Max Ltd, Shox R4 and Shox NZ.

We like Fokis here and now he is releasing the latest single off the up and coming 20/20 EP. Manhattan lyricist Fokis has aligned himself with his namesake and Aftermath production genius Focus who produced the project in its entirety. With features from a who is who on the West coast, Fokis drops, what one would think is set to be another classic joint, on fans and music lovers with Do What It Do.

Come to a very special masterclass with Soweto Kinch at the Roundhouse. Award winning Soweto Kinch is one of the most exciting musicians on the Hip Hop and Jazz scene in Britain today. His skills as a Hip hop MC and producer have also gained him recognition in the urban music world as well as being highly respected amongst Jazz musicians and fans.

Reain's debut album The Metaphorcast is ready to slice the stores next Monday, but the man himself made a debut in to the British hip hop scene a long time ago. He took his battle game seriously from the start, going under the alias 'Wha's His Face', getting to all the major battles and proving himself a champ to be recognised.