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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:
Certified Banger caught up with Sheffield producer JC who has made a name for himself working with Hoodz Underground. Now he has his own LP out which spent six years in gestation. Read on to find out why he is giving it away and to get an insight on some of his production tools as well as MCs he has worked with.
Born in the early 1800's Baron Von Alias began his journey in the North of England. Armed with a family heirloom Baron Von Alias was granted a gift so rare; the powers required for time travel. Having been ridiculed for his passionate affair with the spoken word, the Baron was hailed a follower of witchcraft.
Born and raised in Brooklyn New York Tah Mac began his career in the mid 90’s as a co-producer, educating himself on how to program drums on a song, and later accomplishing the mastery of learning to finish a record. He expressed his talent and experience in production as early as age 15, working with a team of well-known hiphop leaders of our time, and learned to create his own signature sound.
Tash aka Catashtraphe, the Godchild of legendary R&B crooner Al Green, has had music pumping through his veins since he was in diapers. For the last eighteen years Tash has consistently made internationally revered Hip Hop music as a solo artist, and as a member of super Rap trio Tha Alkaholiks.
Snoop Dogg may have coined the phrase, "Went solo on that ass but it's still the same", but fellow Cali rapper B-Real has perfected it. After nearly two decades as part of the groundbreaking trio Cypress Hill (the first Latino hip-hop group to go platinum), B-Real has broken out on his own but still maintains his allegiance to rhyme partners Sen Dog and DJ Muggs.
Thiam stands still for no man. London, December, one Saturday evening in 2008: BHH was invited to the plush Sanderson Hotel in Central London for the launch of the Maranello V8 watch range. Akon aka Aliaune Thiam has teamed up with Swiss watch makers Maranello to design a range of high octane watches alongside the beautiful Awe Mazzocchi president / designer.
WordPlay is among the absolute zenith of British MCs that are carrying more than their fair weight of intellect and integrity that keeps this scene rolling. Well recognised for his work with rapper Lowkey; Wordplay matches lyrical flow with mental faculty, conscious content with brilliant beats.
The Egyptian Lover has been bringing you that sound you have enjoyed for over 25 years. Some call it Electro, some call it Hip Hop, some call it Old School, some call it Rap, but he calls it "Dance Music". Egyptian Lover makes music to make you dance.
29 year old producer Hervé is a man of many names. You may know him as one half of The Count and Sinden duo and their world beating ‘Beeper’ EP on Domino Records. Or perhaps you know him from one of his many aliases, like Action Man, Young Lovers, Dead Soul Brothers and Voodoo Chilli or his supergroup Machines Don't Care.