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What do you get when you mix a Nottingham-born-rapper with wit and lyricism? Nothing actually. But if there was some kind of grandiose prize for a Nottingham-born-rapper with wit and lyricism, I'm sure Benny Diction would make decent candidate. If you are unaware of whom Benny Diction is, where have you been for the last two years? He currently promotes and co-hosts the monthly hip-hop night "Fat Gold Chain" alongside Solocypher in London. Which is arguably one of the best live hip-hop nights in the London Scene.

Stinkfish is a Mexican born, Columbia based street artist whose exhibition in England recently came to a close. The exhibition, Espina (Spanish for ‘Thorn') was a combination of photographic portraits, found materials and graffiti styled stencilling which made striking colour contrasts and drew you into the world that these people and objects had come from.

What happens when you have two underground kings, a rapper from the upper echelons of rap elite and a name synonymous with the foundations of Hip Hop in one building, all for one show... Rap Mayhem! Rap Mayhem is a unique opportunity to catch the founding members of Jedi Mind Tricks, La Coka Nostra, Organized Konfusion and D.I.T.C performing live in London for an exclusive, first of its kind, festival tour at The HMV Forum in London on 30th November, 2012.

On Sunday 2nd December, Lakota Bristol will be host to two hardcore hip-hop legends, as Ill Bill and Vinnie Paz arrive to showcase both their solo material and their work as the Heavy Metal Kings duo. The event is presented by OTU Live, part of entertainment collective Overrating the Underrated.

There's something immediately surreal about pressing the buzzer of a tower block and saying, "Hey, is this M9?" But life is surreal and certainly Melanin 9 felt it more keenly than me. He invited me in and offered me a drink while I took the opportunity to have a nose through his DVD collection. We briefly lamented those times you lend a movie to a friend and it seems to disappear into DVD purgatory. But soon enough we dropped the small talk and got down to discussing Hip Hop and his debut album, Magna Carta.

Speech Debelle returns to the fray with the third single from her critically-acclaimed second album, "Freedom Of Speech". One of the standout tracks from the album, "Live For The Message" was produced by Kwes and features a softly-spoken but defiant vocal from Speech in which she outlines why it's more important to be heard saying the right thing than to be heard - a message not just for the contemporary rap community but for a world obsessed with form over content.

Bizarre, the weirdo of the D12 group, leader of the uncontested Weirdo Movement, has just released a brand new video. If you're of a very sensitive nature, I'd advise you not to watch the video, because you might be shocked by some graphic details. If you are a Bizarre fan you should be used to the dose of weirdness, dirtiness and hilarious elements Bizarre instils in his music.

When it comes to Dubstep, Sparxy is definitely a house hold name, his production has been showcased on Radio 1, 1Xtra and Rinse FM just to name a few with support from some impressive names. Already a major player within the world of music there is only one way left for him to go and that's straight up!

Home grown grime collective Boy Better Know smashed the decibel metre during last night's Red Bull Culture Clash at London's Wembley Arena to be crowned 2012 champion by hosts Tim Westwood and Gemma Cairney. The sound of London's streets was victorious, beating loud and heavy competition from Major Lazer, Annie Mac Presents Magnetic Man and Channel One.

Currently enjoying the most successful era of his career following the #1 smash hit 'Heatwave', the godfather of grime Wiley has now confirmed details of a 'Boy Better Know presents' tour alongside Skepta and JME, both of whom feature on his current hit single 'Can You Hear Me? (ayayaya)'.