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Most of you will already know Deeze’s name from his previous two releases, ‘The Pre-Turn’ hosted and mixed by Tricksta from UK Runnings and his last release ‘The Re-Turn’. Deeze has already been making noise with radio support coming from the likes of HHB Radio and Ram Jam Radio as well as getting blazing reviews all the leading Hip-Hop websites such as Rago Magazine, Hip-Hop Kings, Stand Up UK, 100 Per Cent UK, UKHHF, From Tha Gutta, Mixtapez Matter, Worldwide-Grind, Certified Banger and many more.

Due out on October 20th, Late’s new album ‘Below Street Level’ is entirely produced by fellow Wolftownian Tricksta. On his latest LP, LATE bridges the UK/US divide with dexterity; the Atlantic Ocean needs to fall back, nothing stops this man from building bridges!

We have been cataloguing Late's career on this site and have seen his profile grow, as well as observing the expansion of his Wolftown partnership with Tricksta. Now, Aidan Severs has a few words with Late to find out about his US link ups and discuss his latest release, his solo LP - Below Street Level. Read on to find out more.

Late's latest track 'I'm a Saint, I'm a Sinner' is a half grime, half dirty south Tricksta produced street heater. It features Houston MC's K-Rino and KB Da Kidnappa and has been licensed to appear on a Hip Hop Connection compilation CD to be released later this year. The video can be seen, well you know where...

After a short absence due to recording commitments, the UK’s hardest working DJ, producer and CEO - Tricksta is back with a new radio show on HHB Radio on a brand new day and time!

JAI BOO (pronounced JAY BOO) is Wolftown Recordings first lady. She signed to the label back in 1999 and has featured on almost every Wolftown Recordings and UK Runnings release over the last six years. She has been working hard penning freestyles and collaborations, as well as hosting mixtapes for both UK and US mixtape DJ’s.

The UK’s number one mixtape DJ is back once again. Hot on the heels of Tricksta’s last ‘UK only’ mixtape ‘The Urban Shop Mix’, comes Part Two to the success ‘National Anthems Mixtape’ that he dropped last summer. Once again it features the cream of the crop including some unreleased material by the likes of Akala, Conman, Late, Reveal, Baby Blue, Big Wayne, Swift It Major, Mr. Ti2bs and Size8 from Vicious Circle, as well as contributions from the likes of Sway, Klashnekoff, MD7, Mike GLC, Kyza, Lowkey, Alex Blood and Def1.

Tricksta’s back with a yet another new mixtape series. As many of you might already know Tricksta has just been made the official UK DJ for the East Coast crew ‘Team AFFicial’ as well as running the successful UK record label Wolftown Recordings. Here Tricksta simply gets one MC from Team AFF and one MC from Wolftown and then gets it popping.

Without a shadow of a doubt Late & Tricksta are the UK’s number one mixtape DJ’s. Between them they have worked with the likes of Chamillionaire, Papoose, Red Café, Geolani and the legendary K-Rino. Here they return with another excellently mixed CD from Brooklyn’s ‘next to blow’ St. Laz.

The story of how Late & Lil Tec come to do this mixtape is a sad one. For those deep Wolftown fans you'll have probably heard of Lil Tec spit on 'The Thug & The Villain' on Late's 'Villainous One' release a few years back. This collobo was hooked up by the late great American mixtape genius Big Gee Damme who sadly passed away just after mixing his mix for Wolftown entitled 'The Empire Strikes Back'.

More evidence of Team AFF Europe doing big things. Here we see Ophax & Tricksta team up for a nice UK / USA mix that really hits the spot. Ophax gets the ball rolling nicely with some killer cuts from Nativity, as well as some killer bars from some underground cats such as Billz, D-Dash, Big Skeem, Switch and The League.

Following on from Late's superb first volume hosted by Chamillionaire, Late continues to represent the 'Lone Star State' once more, this time with a collection of twenty eight tracks in the mix hosted by Trae from Rap-A-Lot Records and ABN. There's a great deal of great music on this mixtape and all starts with Hawk's 'H Town Stomp' anthem followed by Trae's single 'Swang' which features Fat Pat and Hawk.

North Carolina definitely has a new MC that is destined to do some serious damage in 2007. This new mix from UK don’s Late & Tricksta showcases that talent well, as well as giving up some tasty contributions from Mobb Deep, Jim Jones, Papoose, Fat Joe, Uncle Murda, Jae Millz and JR Writer amongst others, but it’s some of the UK tracks that really impress.

It’s no secret that UK DJ’s & CEO’s of Wolftown ‘Late & Tricksta’ are big fans of everything SPC. If you look back in the history you’ll see that Late & K-Rino collaborated on a Tricksta produced beat back in 2002 with the now classic ‘Cold World’ track from Late’s ‘International Rhyme Spittin EP’.

DJ Cashis Kay & Mister Marlon team up with the UK’s hardest working rapper Late for what can only be described as a future classic. It showcases twenty-two tracks by The Villainous One and really does hit hard with all of Late’s underground tracks being featured here.

Wolftown really are the leading force in the UK for Hip-hop music. Without a doubt they do more work in one month than most UK labels do in a year! Now head-honcho’s Late & Tricksta are back with a mix hosted by non-other than Brooklyn ’s number one rhymer Papoose.

For those of you who have been sleeping, I just wanted to give you all a gentle nudge about LATE from the legendary UK rap group VILLAINS and WOLFTOWN COMMITTEE! Not many rappers in the UK have been actively releasing music since 1999. This man has fans from Japan, to Australia, Dity South, New York, West Coast, Canada, Scandinavia and even Africa. He has built a strong fanbase since he started his career.

I've been sent a couple of volumes of Tricksta's UK Runnings series in the past and although I was impressed with the product he pushed, the tune selection tended too much towards the street / grime angle to really catch my attention on a day-to-day...

This guy really needs no introduction. Repping UK Hip-Hop since 1986, he’s gone from working in a record shop to running a label, PR company, online magazine, to being a producer, DJ and parent… Anna Nathanson meets Tricksta…

Late is one half of the Villains and along with Tricksta runs Wolftown, one of the most prolific labels out of the Midlands. Now he is branching out and flexing his US connections and is releasing his own mix CDs which he has compiled. Check out what he had to say to Naomi aka Yummyness...

‘One of the best British emcee’s to date’ is the words HHC Magazine chose to describe rapper, singer, songwriter and producer 10Shott. Since he debuted all those years ago with the now classic ‘Bagged Out’ album with his crew Vicious Circle, 10Shott has really put himself on the UK Rap map with support on Kiss FM, HHB Radio, BBC 1Xtra, Galaxy FM and Conspiracy Radio.

This is a mixtape series that what was founded back in 2001 by rapper / ceo / producer / magazine editor Late from Wolftown Recordings. Its aim? Simple, to expose underground talent to a wider audience. It’s all about supporting and promoting, keep pushing back the boundaries.

Wolverhampton is rapidly becoming known as a Mecca for UK urban music with a whole string of artists currently making noise; LATE, 10SHOTT, BIG WAYNE, TRICKSTA, VICIOUS CIRCLE, CONMAN, SIZE8, VILLAINS, JAI BOO, WOLFTOWN COMMITTEE, LEE DEE, HIGH TIMEZ, A1, STAXX, DJ SPRINGA, HIGHER STAKES, GOLDIE and BEVERLEY KNIGHT amongst others. Now comes another name to add to the ‘Wolverhampton Hall Of Fame’… At the tender age of sixteen comes an emcee with bags of potential and skill. Ladies and gentlemen please put your hands together for RELOAD… 
 

Wolverhampton record label WOLFTOWN RECORDINGS has been pumping out quality music since 1999. Now Wolftown Recordings unleashes the first of a string of CD releases by VICIOUS CIRCLE’s ‘10SHOTT’. It’s time to step to take a journey on the Ghetto Brick Road with one of the UK’s tightest and most talented emcees. 10SHOTT began rapping in the mid-nineties and signed to Wolftown Recordings back in 1997. 
 

On this website Late and his villanous cohorts have have in the past received a fair amount of coverage. This is because they are hard working fellows and this is doubly demonstrated by their regular releases of new material, but also their regular mix CDs such Tricksta's UK Running series and this one.
 

Oshin the Nomad of 57th Dynasty fame and later his own independently produced and directed UK docudrama series entitled Independent Hype, is now having his work acknowledged by way of his Screen Nation Film & Television Award.
 

Some UK rap fans out there feel uncomfortable when references are made to street life, crime and drugs in UK hip hop music. Which is strange when you think about it. Because crime is rife in many estates in the UK, looming over young lives daily with hands holding juicy fruits of temptation. Young rappers such as 10 Shott & Size 8 feed off what they see around them as a base to launch their rhymes from.