Straight outta Toxteth, 20 year old Elliott Egerton aka Bang On! is the next wave of UK rap. Coming hard, fast and funny in a thick Scouse accent, he first caught the attention a couple of years ago with his "Scally Thugs" freestyle on Rusko's "Cockney Thugs" beat. Since then he has developed an enviable reputation in the North West as a blazing live performer who turns the cliches of both hip hop and grime on their heads.

The wait is over, again: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, the Beastie Boys' long anticipated eighth album, will be released on the 2nd May. The album features guests Nas and Santigold. The album's lead single ‘Make Some Noise’ is out now.

June Bug is the third solo LP from East London emcee / producer and one fourth of The Colony - Cons... also known as Conspicuous. Cons has returned with a 12 track LP to follow up 2007's highly acclaimed The Family Photo Album. This time opting to hand over all production credits to some UK heavyweight beatmakers such as A H Fly, Apollo, Evil Ed, Apatight, S.Chu, M-Dot, Shears and S-Type, Cons has continued the soulful theme that has been the foundation of his previous work.

With an early passion for music, DJ Grimey (Anthony Cotto) entered the music scene when he was just 16, and he has yet to lose sight of what keeps the world unified - music. Having been born in San Juan, P.R., and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and then Utica, N.Y., music as a whole has always been a part of DJ Grimey’s life.

Upcoming Internet sensation Milly’s World has now partnered with The Monarch Camden for the latest ‘Milly’s World’ music showcase. Presenter Milly Allen who is the founder and spirit of Milly’s World has already pulled together previous successful shows which have proudly been described as the ‘antidote to The X Factor’, also receiving an extensive following commencing the first shows at the prestigious Proud Camden.

Hotly tipped Rizzle Kicks are set to perform at May’s instalment of Supa Dupa Fly. Signed to Island records, the Rizzle Kicks sound incorporatates the fun elements of the old school hip-hop era circa 1988-92! They put on an awesome live show, and are one of our favorite new bands in the UK - bold statement but true.

For the first time in his hyperactive career, Wiley returns to a label and the results are dynamite. Numbers In Action sees one of the UK’s greatest producers and MCs doing what he does best – hooking up a minimalist masterpiece of a beat and then spitting his bars over it with the insouciance and sheer top-of-the-dome randomness and magnificence which only this most maverick of artists can muster.

The Heat is the P.L.O. produced banger featuring the reunited rhyming might of Sonnyjim and Mudmowth. Sonny and Mud get down with strength on a dirty drum and guitar sound that returns the hip-hop to hip-hop.

Endangered Species is a compilation of UK Hip Hop exclusives juggled / mixed together by DJ Slademan. It features Slademan's infamous production style plus of some of his personal favourite artists from the current UK scene including: Skriblah DanGogh, Black The Ripper, Skandal, Malik, Cyrus Malachi, M9, Doom Man, Phoenix Da Icefire, Jehst, Ramson Badbones and many more.

After the release of The Experience album by Diversidad, the group of famous European hip hop artists, an International Remix Contest organized for producers across Europe is to be launched on April 13th. The Experience Album’s tracks were produced by Spike Miller (France), Cookin Soul (Spain), Eversor (Greece) and C.H.I (Luxembourg). Now it is up to the European beat-makers to create their own remix and show their skills to the international community of the Diversidad fans.