Month: September 2010

G-Clef da Mad Komposa, aka Amadeus Melchizedek, is the founder, producer, and visionary behind both the Soul Kid Klik and Soul Kid Records. The artist formerly known as G-Clef seeks now to unite the world utilizing modern-day hip-hop, so that the planet we refer to as earth may take its rightful place in the universe. Having been alive since almost the dawn of civilization, he has added to his mastery of beatmaking, a new form of lyrical skills he calls verbal alchemy.

A rare London appearance by this group, a real breath of fresh air in the hip-hop scene when they launched in the 1990s, now touring a new album. Arrested Development was founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, politically-conscious alternative to gangsta rap. Their first album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of (named after the time it took to get their first record deal) produced a series of hit tracks, including Tennessee and People Everyday.

From Bronx to Brixton, the journey to become World Champions ends here! UK B-Boy Champs celebrate 15 years of rockin the b-boy planet. The globe's dopest dancers go 'all-out' for floor supremacy! 8 crews, 16 solo b-boys, 16 poppers and 8 locking pairs will do battle on the ultimate stage!

Hosted by UK hip hop lynchpin DJ MK (KISS FM, Roots Manuva, Dizzee Rascal), Lyrical Alliance is a ground-breaking, international urban music event that transcends language and cultural barriers to celebrate the common pillars of hip hop all over the world: the beat and the word. Lyrical Alliance is collaboration between leading hip hop artists from the Arab world alongside the cream of European hip hop with featured artists from the UK and US headline act Talib Kweli.

Rising Styles is the longest running UK Hip Hop festival and 2010 being their seventh year they have teamed up with two of London’s heavyweight Hip Hop party planners to bring this exciting event to you. Hoochinoo and The Rapscallion Society present...

Luxembourg isn't a place you'd immediately associate with hip-hop, but there is talented artists everywhere and S.E.B. is another young diamond in the hip-hop rough. Coming into the game with plenty of experience and solid connections, he is all about the music.

Finally its here, the long awaited new single from Hip Hop duo Prose, released 11th October 2010 on their Boom Bap Professionals label. Life Times is the lead single taken from the forthcoming debut LP Force Of Habit, and it encapsulates everything producer Steady and emcee Efeks have endured and experienced throughout their seven year partnership.

From the streets of East London to the ears of the UK, Cyclonious is the rapper with a message that involves all. Raw and uncompromising - Cyclonious is a gimmick free artist for real hip hop heads. Taken from his forthcoming debut album, 'The Revival', 'What's A Postcode' is his first single that is not just a thumping hip hop rack, but a powerful message too.

Manchester' newest finest are F.O.A.K - First Of A Kind, Fountain Of All Knowledge, Face Of A Killer, Fucking Ordinary Arse Kids, Fiending On A Key and many more. The V (Vlad) and DQ (Daz) are a couple of Mancunian lads who like to watch footy, have the odd pint or three and together they make some of the freshest music to come out of the North since the nineties.

‘I Won’t Sleep Again’ is a new four part EP project from the abstruse London producer Bare Beats (The Kemistry / Bare Smoke). Picking up crazy synthesizers and random live instruments, Beats creates some awkward yet soul-felt productions leaving his sampler in the corner feeling like an abandoned puppy.