Jeru The Damaja At The Oobleck, Birmingham – Bank Holiday Sunday 5th April
Brooklyn-born Jeru (Gang Starr Foundation / Crooklyn Dodgers / NYC) spent his early years in the borough's East New York neighborhood, where he began rhyming at block parties as a youth. He first showcased his hardcore Brooklyn style to audiences on I'm The Man a track from Gang Starr's 1992 album Daily Operation.
KRS-One At The Doctor’s Orders
KRS-One's career began with DJ Scott La Rock as one half of Boogie Down Productions in 1985 with the release of 'Criminal Minded' a true Hip-Hop classic. They took the funky sound and party lyrics of old school Hip-Hop and created a rawer rougher political sound, producing some of Hip-Hop's most classic tracks to date such as 'Stop the Violence', 'Jack Of Spades' and 'South Bronx' that have influenced every MC and producer since.
2 Complex – Standard Procedure LP [Northern Structure]
The eclectic as ever Northern Structure Records have returned with their latest offering to the world of hip hop in the form of Standard Procedure, courtesy of emcee duo 2 Complex (Evileyz, Spider Jaroo) and producer Bambu Hands. The twelve track album takes the listener back to those early, hazy days of what was to become a formidable force in the northern hip hop scene.
MACKnificent starring Joker Starr as ‘Golden Arches’
The Slough Town rapper Joker Starr's album 'MACKnificent' will be released on March 19th 2015. The guest verse on the title track is taken care of by veteran wordsmith Kashmere, one half of the group Strange U whilst all production is taken care of by DJ IQ. With a combo like that we can expect something that will hit the right spots. All these guys have been in the game for a while now and never fail to deliver and I am sure this will be no different.
TSK – Average Rapper Syndrome MP3 [Rhyme Pad Records]
TSK is a twenty three year old rapper from Thetford, East Anglia. He has just dropped his debut album entitled Average Rapper Syndrome within the last forty eight hours and as soon as we heard it we knew we had to promote it and get it heard. TSK has spent the last twelve months working on the album and we believe that this has paid off and that the album has the potential to have a strong impact.
Ikes ft. Maleek Berry – They Know (Wan Mo) MP3 [Port Mayfair]
UK Rap artist Ikes has unveiled his latest single They Know (Wan Mo) featuring Maleek Berry. The infectious new single was also produced by Maleek Berry who was behind Ikes' previous singles Let It Go and GirlTalk featuring Jermaine Riley and Scorcher.
Paradox And DJ Sean P – Mending [Audio]
With the multitude of platforms on which music can now be consumed for free, it seems like offering something as a free download is far less enticing than it once was. But either way, Paradox wanted to let you know about some music you can either stream or download for free:
Kingpin – Biography
Kingpin is an established Hip Hop artist and newly emerging filmmaker (writer / director) based in London. Those familiar to his work know him for his thought provoking social content, explosive rhythmical flow and delivery, high energy stage presence and continual contribution within the Hip Hop scene.
Kingpin – Shut This Down MP3 [DopeShit]
London rapper Kingpin releases the visuals to "Shut This Down". The first single off his upcoming EP "Life Sentence", which will drop via Dopeshit Records. The EP entails ten tracks produced by VR with the collaboration of different musicians: Mat Davies (bass), Alessandro Cappelli (guitar) and Alex Schneiter (trumpet). The EP "Life Sentence" will be available june 2015 on CD / digital and vinyl.
Essa – Evade And Seek: The EPilogue EP [First Word]
'Evade And Seek: the EPilogue' is the companion EP to Essa's recent album 'The Misadventures Of A Middle Man'. Featuring two all-new tracks plus alternate versions of some favourites from the album, it reminds us why Essa is one of the UK's most versatile MCs. 'LeLeLe' is a club-ready, punchline-heavy beast produced by Flako. The sparse, bassfuelled beat is the perfect backdrop for Kashmere (Strange U) and Essa's flawless bars.