Pharcyde Embark on European Tour
The Pharcyde Headlines 18 Date "Feng Shui Sound Festival" In Europe (February 22, 2006) Brooklyn, NY - Hip-Hop legends the Pharcyde will embark on a month long, 11-country tour of Europe starting in Reykjavik, Iceland and ending in Cork, Ireland.
Davinah – R U Ready [Eastside]
Davinah’s big new single release ‘R U ready’ is already hugely supported by Ronnie Herel (BBC 1Xtra) and Neil Harrison (BBC Northamton), and is getting massive interest.
Davinah – R U Ready [Audio]
Davinah’s big new single release ‘R U Ready’ is already hugely supported by Ronnie Herel (BBC 1Xtra) and Neil Harrison (BBC Northamton), and is getting massive interest. Here you can peep this sutry R'n'B diva and work out whether you are feeling her or not...
K-Rab “Snap King Originator” [Audio]
Could it be that Crunk has passed on and Atlanta is now bouncing to another sound? Snap could be that sound and BHI are some of the genre's foremost exponents. BHI is an ancronym for Born Husslers Inc. BHI consists of K-Rab, Yung J, Skeet-A-Wee Straw, Stadic Jones, Hard Head and Young Money.
Blade – Guerrilla Tactics LP Launch @ Cargo
Last Thursday (09/02/06) Blade and MuffJam put on a tremendous live UK Hip Hop extravaganza worthy of any festival, but a tremendous bonus for the knock down price of £6.50. It was the launch night of Blade's new Guerrilla Tactics LP and Blade had called on a multitude of talent from across the country to come and take to the stage to kick it off in the right fashion. Blade is a long time stalwart of the scene, so you know when he calls the acts will come.
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.