Envision a humid world of slow-rolling Monte Carlos and slaughter houses; meth labs and rusting Mossberg’s, inked up arms and haircuts that look like they’ve been chopped by hatchets. Trunk muzik. Southern Pine trees, smoking pine, and pine boxes. Call him Catfish Billy or Yelawolf; just don’t go make him go pop the trunk on you.

Moke and Tone are the two man hip-hop consortium consisting of the Cali-born, Bronx-bred Mokeout of Hardtimes Records and the Massachusetts-based Tone of The Problemaddicts (Mystika Music, LLC); ranked in 2009 as URB.com http://URB.com's "Next 1000".

Pharoahe Monch returns to the UK for a one off concert at the Scala. Originally with Organized Konfusion he then joined Rawkus Records and had a worldwide smash with "Simon Says". His latest album "W.A.R." features Jill Scott, Citizen Cope, Immortal Technique and more.

For those of you that don't know, B.A. (Bad Attitude) is a talented North London MC that is causing a stir on the underground. B.A started writing music at the age of eleven as a hobby, penning lyrics about his life and his experiences after being inspired by the likes of 2Pac, Biggie and The Heartless Crew.

Apples and Snakes is England's leading performance poetry organisation and at their next event on 27th April Kate Tempest will be performing. Kate Tempest is a William Blake-quoting, hip-hop MC from South East London.

Cyclonious comes with another heavyweight video from his latest release 'The Warrior & The BlackSmith'. Cyclonious returns with his second installment of 2011, 'The Warrior & the Blacksmith', that is set to continue the fire that 'Escape to Reality' ignited. Cyclonious is a very focused and talented songwriter and performer and over the last couple of years he has cemented himself in the UK scene by releasing quality product on a frequent basis.

Bobby Friction has stated that, 'Mumzy delivers another Banger in the shape of 'Heart Breaker'. With an ever expanding skillset that now sees him playing keyboard and with one eye on the dance floor its obvious Mumzy Stranger's journey as a 'Badman' still has a long way to go'. International R’n’B superstar Mumzy Stranger has been taking the music industry by storm, and with his recent success at the AMA’s, winning Best Urban act, he has been back at work, finishing off his latest production; single, Heartbreaker.

The World famous, Harlem Globetrotters for 85 years have balled and entertained audiences around the world are still going strong today. Following a highly successfully 2010 UK tour, Harlem Globetrotters were back in London promoting their up and coming 2011 UK tour. Nine Arenas in Nine days, it’s a good look.

Muhammida El Muhajir was the first person to make a documentary about global Hip Hop. I was lucky enough to get hold of her and find out about her amazing experiences around the world.

Gemini, a division of GCI Technologies and a leading innovator of modern DJ technology, is excited to unveil the FirstMix USB DJ Controller for aspiring DJs. This easy to use, yet feature rich controller with two touch sensitive jog wheels that allow anyone to scratch like a pro. It gives you everything you need to DJ with iTunes.