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Jazmine Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American R&B and soul music singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the protégé of rapper Missy Elliott. Her debut single "Need U Bad" reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart, while her second single, "Bust Your Windows" peaked at number four.
I am from the green hills where the birds chatter and the old people are a force to reckon with. The local co-op is the hangout and a toot is the only way to stay sane in a place you love to hate. Without this rural experience I don’t think I could make the music I do, as I love to make hip-hop in the most un hip-hop of settings.
Outspoken, thoughtful and ready to give you a slice of his musings, B'Tol, the Bristolian MC answers a few of my burning questions in what might be one of the most interesting and in depth interviews I've conducted. B'Tol provides a fresh and insightful perspective on Bristol's musical and social heritage. In amongst that he manages to promote his own music and the entire Bristol Hip Hop scene!
JVF Clique, the group soon to release their album 'Alternative Income', already heard on Certified Banger's 'On The Radar' mixtape and featuring on this months Suspect Packages radio show, got together to answer some of my questions about them. So read this:
Asaviour has been on the rise for a few years now and his forthcoming LP 'The A Loop Theory' will surely cement him a place at the top of the UK Rap pile. Here he is talking about his past, Lowlife, who he's worked with and which tracks off his new album with DJ IQ are his favourites:
Having just dropped his debut LP 'The Bury All' and it being a banger, I thought I should probably interview the man they call Mr. Loop. Then, I did, so why don't you have a read?
The iconic cover of Public Enemy's 'It Takes a Nation of Millions...' sees Chuck and Flav locked in a jail cell, glaring into the camera, all defiant scowl and righteous pout. Hip Hop had certainly done politics before, but not like this. The message was clear. But after the photo op, Chuck and Flav walked away free men. For them, prison was merely symbolic; for rappers Anonymo, Franky Nino and the GhettoYouths project, prison is not an image - it's a daily reality.
UK Hip Hop legend Wordsmith is a week away from the release of his second album In Pursuit of Harmony. 18 tracks of pure goodness that will easily be one of the UK albums of the year can be yours in 7 days. In the meantime, check out what the man himself has to say about it and some other things (including his US namesake, his new label, the album's guestlist and his social involvement):
DJ Andy Smith is from Portishead and long time collaborator with the band of the same name. He has just released his Greensleeves compilation as part of his Document series and Alex Humphrey caught up with him to find out whats up.
You know how it goes: A UKHH artist drops a release and Certified Banger does an interview. This time it's the turn of London MC Grit Grammar who recently dropped his free release Reflections In The Dark. Here he chats about that, the future and the state of UK Hip Hop: