For 26 incredible boundary pushing, trend setting, scratched, cut and mixed years, the worlds largest DJ organization, DMC, has been the authority on the DJ battle. The DMCs annual World DJ Championship competition brings together the worlds brightest DJ talents, vetted by a series of gruelling global heats. By doing so, DMC continues to host one of the most entertaining and jaw dropping shows you will ever witness.

The Rise and Fall of River Nelson, the debut album by Brooklyn-based MC River Nelson, is released on July 26 2010 through The World Of Dusty Vinyl Records. Produced by the legendary Lewis Parker, and featuring guest appearances from Vex Da Vortex (Boogiemonsters), The Rise and Fall of River Nelson sketches a picture of the daily triumphs, failures, wins and losses that we encounter trying to achieve our desired goals.

After their show-stealing performance at this year’s Bloc Weekender Sw4 are proud to announce that hip-hop legends Salt 'N' Pepa have confirmed to perform live at this summer’s South West Four festival. Joining the Kiss Main Stage line up on Sunday 29th August this will be their UK Festival debut and their first London performance in over fifteen years!

Originally calling themselves Super Nature (for just the first single), the group came out in 1985 with the single The Showstopper which was an answer record to Doug E. Fresh's hit single The Show. The Showstopper was produced by Hurby Azor, who had to do it as a school project. The finished recording garnered some airplay and the independent Pop Art Records gave it an official release and The Showstopper became a modest R&B hit.

ASM, standing for A State of Mind, are bringing back the funky, reggae, jazzy, live sounding hip-hop of the J-5s, the Pharcydes, the People Under the Stairs's. Accompanied by an all star line up of international hip-hop artists, they have been steadily touring and are gaining popularity by the second. Platypi are rare, so I was lucky to get some good answers out of these globetrotters, real cool guys who were a pleasure to talk to. Get to know.

The lights were on, the turntables were waiting and the stage was set. We just weren’t quite sure what for. The venue was sparsely populated as DJ Strike began warming up the audience, to little response.

Bashy, one of the UK ’s most exciting talents will take centre stage at the Islington O2 Academy2 to headline his first UK gig on Thursday 30th September 2010. With performances at Glastonbury , the Electric Proms and tours with Africa Express and Tinchy Stryder under his belt Bashy has built a dedicated and diverse live following.

Hip-hop star Chipmunk has teamed up with Foot Locker and adidas Originals this summer to launch the latest reincarnation of the iconic adidas Top Ten. As the face of the campaign, Chipmunk will be pictured in Foot Locker windows nationwide when the must-have sneakers hit the shop floor on 6th June.

The 80s Rewind Festival - the perfect festival for people who normally don’t go to festivals - has just announced it has increased its capacity from last year’s 30,000 to 40,000 due to unprecedented demand for tickets. Hosting a huge line-up of 80s pop giants, the festival will also feature the best of British comedy as well as posh nosh, cocktail bars and karaoke, the return of the Silent Disco, family features and fireworks.

Californian hip-hop superstars Cypress Hill are proud to announce UK punk rock titans Gallows as support for their London show in June. This is going to be an explosive combination set to delight rock fans across the UK.