We'd also like to give props to Sakina Beats, an exciting producer who has joined the Hypomanic Productions family. We love her passion and her beats, her ambient bass driven melodies providing the perfect canvas for any talented vocal artist. She has been described as "a female version of early Pete Rock" in meetings with various music industry experts.

Hypomanic is back, with a brand new beat to bring in the New Year. The fourth helping from producer Miss Tofelees is a real gem; classy brass sections punch through the bass and the soulful vocals giving this beat a timeless feel. But don’t just take our word for it:

This is the first free download mixtape from leading reality rap website http://www.StraightRealism.com and what a banger it is too! Here we get a twenty track mix of independent Hip-Hop from all over the USA as well as three previously unleashed tracks from the host Late. This is a must for any Hip-Hop as all styles are covered as well as including some rare and unheard material. Make sure you grab this now!

Zayn Grieve, known as Lisp was born in South Africa in 1992. Moved to live in Scotland with his Family at around the age of five. He was brought up in Glasgow and grew up in most areas as he moved about a lot, but would consider himself bred in Pollockshaw / Shawbridge.

Supar Novar is back with his brand new mixtape Here I Am mixed by Show N Prove. This future UK classic showcases some of Supar Novar's best work to date and features collobarations with the likes of Dappy, MCD, Danny Bones, Big Ben, Ragz Sweet Jones, Terra Slim, Yaeo, Barry Knight, Mr 13, Big Frizzle and more, as well as some quality production from Dead Man Walkn, Farma G, Show N Prove, Supar Novar and more.

The Doctor's Orders, The Big Chill House and Dephect are over the moon to announce the very first New Year's Eve party in London by "the kings of the capital's Hip-Hop scene" (Time Out).

It's been over a year since Tricksta dropped a volume of his UK Runnings 'Digital Revolution' mixtape series, as he took a break to complete his debut album 'Out Of Darkness Cometh Light', an explosive sixteen track album that features over forty-five UK Rappers. Now signed to leading UK urban label RGS Entertainment, Tricksta's alum is now due for release in the Spring 2012. So back at it, and the series that has so far seen LATE host volume one, M9 host volume two, Tbear host volume three, Big Cakes host volume four and Iron Braydz host volume five, is finally back.

Female rapper Amplify Dot unveils the first single taken from her Short Back & Sides EP, released in 2012. King Kong follows her Summer smash Semantics, featuring Kano. It was the lead track from her debut mixtape Born Ready which featured Lioness, Booty Luv and STUSH to name a few. As well as a headline performance at Industry night ILUVLIVE in 2011, and key support from BBC Radio 1Xtra, Choice and Kiss FM, Amplify Dot was named as a 'one to watch' by The London Evening Standard.

Telemachus is the alter-ego of London based producer Chemo, who has been steadily building a reputation as one of the UK's go-to producers. The Sheltering Sky is the second single taken from Telemachus' forthcoming debut LP In The Evening featuring vocals from Jehst. This is a brooding slice of cinematic Hip Hop, an epic soundtrack for Jehst's double-edged wordplay, taking the listener on a desert journey across foreign sands.

Ms Tempz is back! That's right folks; the much anticipated mixtape release Silent Storm is finally out and available to download from her brand new website http://www.mstempz.com. Already blowing up the internet with superb reviews as well as radio support, the UK emcee unleashes an array of styles and sounds on a release that shows diversity.