Free Roots Manuva Gig Next Week
Strongroom Studios Presents Banana Klan And Warrior Charge. Banana Klan and the legendary rhythm section Warrior Charge are joining forces for a one off gig at the Strongroom Bar in Shoreditch on the 16th March. Banana Klan is the touring party collective featuring Roots Manuva, Ricky Ranking, Gibbs King, DJ MK, Ellie Mae, Big Daddy Kope, Hash Basey, Amaziree and the Dub College Selectors.
New Wiley Album – 100% Publishing Released 4th July On Big Dada
Big Dada are very pleased to confirm that they'll be releasing another album by the brilliant, mercurial Wiley. The title, 100% Publishing, was chosen to reflect the fact that for the first time ever, the album is produced and vocalled entirely by Wiley himself. The result is his masterpiece; the freewheeling, uncompromising body of work he's always strived to create.
Leddie And Smoggy – New Tracks And Downloads
Leddie and Smoggy (L&S) are a positive UK Hip Hop duo from Middlesborough, UK. Leddie is a 22 year old female Hip Hop artist and producer and Smoggy is a 24 year old male Hip Hop artist. In advance of their LP they have been regularly dropping taster tracks.
Baby Blue – Paper Haters 3 Competition
London rapper Baby Blue has announced her plans for the third installment of 'Paper Haters', her current single, taken from her forthcoming debut album. The rapper is hoping to find three new talents by offering up Davinche’s energetic beat to her fans.
Skillzbeatz – The UK Producer Making Major Noise
Skillzbeatz is one of the UK's formidable forces in HipHop, he doesn't limit himself there though even branching out into R&B, Drum & Bass and really anything from urban music to pop. He has always worked exclusivly with artists notching up credits with well known acts and companies such as...
Big Ted
Think deep concentration, combined with phat beats and rhymes. There isn't an artist in the game that this DJ hasn't pushed at some time or another. He’s been a backbone and nurtured the game from behind the scenes and has never turned his back on it.
Divine Count Stone – Move Up mp3 [Bullit]
Divine Count Stone is yet another new moniker for Bionic. Bionic is a legend having come to prominence in 1987 as a member of the London Posse, one of the earliest groups in the UK Hip Hop scene. After an extended hiatus, the original ambassador of UK Hip Hop has returned with a brand new look and a fresh new sound.
New Pharoahe Monch LP To Be Released In March
Pharoahe Monch W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) is a 13-track album with an eclectic mix of feature artists such as Jill Scott, Styles P, Immortal Technique, Vernon Reid, Citizen Cope, Phonte, Jean Grae, Mr. Porter, Idris Elba, Royce Da 5'9" and more. The album has production from Marco Polo, M-Phazes, Diamond D, Exile, Pharoahe Monch himself and more...
The Anthology of Rap – Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois [Yale Press]
The Anthology of Rap is an exceptional book and certainly the most appropriate present I’ve ever been given (thanks Sis!). After unwrapping it I stared suspiciously at it for several hours as if it was some kind of alien artifact or the ark of the covenant. I had not been aware of it before and it looked big and interesting.
Rewd Adams
Skandal made a big splash at the beginning of last year with his debut Project A and Hunger Pains. But true creativity is all about re-birth and re-invention and so Skandal has metamorphosed into Rewd Adams and is back with a new LP Rewd Awakening. Read on to find out what has changed since Britishhiphop.co.uk last spoke to Rewd Adams.