Life – Realities Of Life LP [Zebra Traffic]
Life has just so many words in him it is unbelievable. As he goes on he just seems to have the desire to spit more. He must have developed his throat and lungs to super human proportions and have special synaptic connections in his brain to enable endless freestyling. He is like some kind of rhyming robot.
SK Vibemakers presents Bigz + Sway mixtapes…
Those SK Vibemakers have been sending out the heat in the form of their urban charts. Always ones to boost the UK profile they now have two mixtapes available for download Free!!! Peep the links and check em out...
RIP Jay Dee. RIP Lynden David Hall
This week, the music world lost two greats - super-producer Jay Dee aka Jay Dilla and UK soul supremo Lynden David Hall.
Should British Black Music Shut Up Shop?
Kwaku of the Black Music Congress provokatively points out that the British Black Music Industry is on the verge of collapse and could soon be in terminal decline. What can be done to rectify the situation? Check out Kwaku's thoughts on the topic...
Dem Franchize Boyz – I Think They Like Me CD [Virgin]
Dem Franchize Boyz formed in their Atlanta Westside high school. As teens, Jizzal Man (Bernard Leverette), Parlae (Maurice Gleaton), Pimpin (Jamall Willingham), and Buddie (Gerald Tiller) put their minds and rhyme skills together and, throughout high school and college, they honed their vision into what it is today – a new wave of crunk that paints a graphic picture of the streets of Atlanta and their raw lifestyle.
KP – Biography
KP is a Conscious Hip-Hop artist and poet. Most of his ideals crystalised during his English Literature and Philosophy degree at Keele University. By Conscious Hip-Hop we mean Hip-Hop that is concerned with eternal rather than superficial subjects. Also known as Kapes, the Redeye Jedi, the Subculture Sithlord, the Lyrical Ninja, Mr Elocution, and KP Nuts.
Verb T & Harry Love – Delusion 12″
Verb T & Harry Love are back again with another instant classic. Delusion is the first single from Bring It Back (To Basics), the highly anticipated debut album from both of these established artists. Causing quite a stir in the media, this release is enjoying critical acclaim across the board.
Poisonous Dialect – Sadolyricism EP [Sickhouse Musik]
The Poisonous Dialect hail from Memphis, Tennessee and started off playing shows with Memphis HipHop crew True Head Camp, but decided to branch of and start their own label Sickhouse Musik.
PYMCA Photo Print Range Available At Produkt UK!
Produkt are delighted to offer up a selection of exclusive PYMCA prints. Each photo is limited to 50 PRINTS ONLY. These are beautifully reproduced images of an emerging culture from a time when visual recording was highly limited.
DJ Samo – Just For The Record CD [New Bias]
We told you about DJ Samo's previous CD 'See You After The Break', and he has returned with another hot one, this time entitled 'Just For The Record'. The CD gets gets going with some posh English voice from some stereo effects record, before the Jaws Theme heralds a darker vibe as Samo asks 'guess whose coming?'.