Hip-Hop is a strange genre of music. It continues to change over the years and develop; some styles stick and some get mixed and turned into a completely different style of music. Some of these new styles work but some just don’t.

Vanilla Ice’s UK comeback is well under way, fresh from his turn at Glastonbury 2010, his first major feature film Cool As Ice finally gets a long-awaited UK DVD release thanks to Second Sight films.

With Bestival 2010: The Year of the Fantastic on the horizon, the Bestival crew are a busy bunch adding last minute touches to this year's show, sprinkling their Bestival magic far and wide. So, we thought we'd give you the heads up on some ace new additions to the line-up, plus we have news on our fancy dress competition with a truly amazing prize and some brand new attractions that will make your weekend go with a bang!

Viva Fidel, ill emcee, and star of the Hip-Hop Kung Fu movie spoke with me about Hip Hop, the Universe and Everything. He is building with a lot of people in many areas, taking a practical approach to educating people about the real culture with an intelligent, political perspective. If you are sleeping, please wake up and pay attention.

So, Tiësto once again took over Victoria Park on the 30th of July 2010. I couldn’t get the afternoon off work so had to get there as soon as I could which turned out to be around 6pm. A situation that I’m sure many people had to endure until they were set free from the shackles of employment.

L.A. to JFK is a breezy summer tune, a slow burner that drives through with a sort of Camp Lo feel that takes you back to the old school. Gotham Green and Quickie Mart, MC and Producer respectively. GG, from New York and QM, from New Orleans, have been working together for 3 years after both randomly relocating to LA, having met a couple years prior.

Hired Gun never fails to surprise me with his quick delivery and excellent flow. Combining his talent with Rabbi Darkside and Zajazza makes the “Skillz To Take Brazil” even more amazing.

You’ve been waiting on this record for what seems like an eternity, and finally, it is here. The brand new single from the most uncompromisingly brutal lyricist in the biz, Stig Of The Dump has arrived, complete with a punch so hard its already knocked out five postmen on its way to your doormat.

Kicking off 2010's UK events, the UK DJ Final and Battle For UK Supremacy took place at the 02 Academy, Islington on Thursday 15th July with the winners going head to head, battling for a place at the World DJ Championships on October 17th and 18th at KOKO.

Five years ago the UK hip hop landscape changed with the arrival of The Doctors Orders to the proceeding. Named by Time Out as being “the kings of the capital's hip hop scene”, they have been responsible for throwing some of the biggest and best hip hop parties from London to Plymouth and not forgetting the famous Brighton beach parties and weekenders.