Month: May 2009

After HHC decided to call it a day with putting out the printed version of the magazine and went purely online, it seems that the economics of magazine printing and distribution is further proved to be uneconomical with the demise of Knowledge Magzine.

Sudha is a ground breaking percussionist and pioneering personality of British-Asian music. She has also been the heartbeat of electronic band, Faithless for the last 11 years, enjoying huge global success.

One of hip hop’s biggest stars - The Game - returns to the UK with a bang this summer with live dates confirmed across the country. The Compton-born rapper is one of hip hop’s most successful artists with two #1 US albums (The Documentary and Doctor’s Advocate) under his belt.

Really, really feeling this! Nee-Hi is from Ipswich and he's on a real good time rap tip. I won't hold the fact that he wears skinny jeans against him - he's a big kicks head too and his music is as fresh as his style sounds. Well, I say fresh, it's like a salute to all his old school influences - probably what makes this so nice!

BASS Festival (British Arts and Street Sounds) is the UK’s only month-long celebration of Black Music and Art, and it returns this June for a celebration of African music and culture. Taking place for the fourth consecutive year, BASS will play host to a range of events in venues across London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. There will also be satellite events in Manchester and Edinburgh. Below are some of this year’s highlights.

Due to popularity there have been more dates added for the Dizzee Rascal Tour. They will be at Swindon, Preston, Southend and Lincoln. Tickets for the new dates on sale Thursday 21st May @ 9am at www.gigsandtours.com. 24 hr cc hotline 0871 2200 260.

Over the past nine years, rapper and writer Bigg Jigg has been on his grind and is now ready to prove why he is the next top Hip-Hop artist out of the Midwest. The Chicago born rapper has taken his animated style and intense lyrical ability and created a movement that stems from his hometown throughout the Midwest and all the way down to Florida.

Here's my (un-edited) review of YNR's Feeding Time At The Zoo, originally written for and published in HHC Digital 002, it was their album of the month:

Basically a brand new track - It's Skeptik's new beat for the re-vocalled version of Vadim's 'Soldier' which was originally on a reggae vibe with a french guy and a russian guy rapping and singing respectively.