As MCs producers and DJs Touchy subjects have been making Hip Hop since 1993. Artists featured come from as far afield as London, Leeds, Sheffield and Essex and feature an eclectic taste.

We caught up with a pair of movers and shakers within the UK Hip Hop scene - Fusion and Tee Max a pair of journalists who are ot unused to making a ripple or two...

Core Level Music was a labe from around 2003 releasing a couple of records by DK Specific and MC Project Cee.

Rolled Gold now called RG Music due to another label previously having claimed the name. Most well known for releasing Just Jack and Border Crossing.

Some UK rap fans out there feel uncomfortable when references are made to street life, crime and drugs in UK hip hop music. Which is strange when you think about it. Because crime is rife in many estates in the UK, looming over young lives daily with hands holding juicy fruits of temptation. Young rappers such as 10 Shott & Size 8 feed off what they see around them as a base to launch their rhymes from.
 

Little known production unit connected with Darkus, Keys, Arms Length, Taurus, later morphing into Kemet Entertainment.

Pyraplastic was a pioneering Cardiff based label founded by Keltech to release his own material in conjunction with MC Johnny B. Active between 1999 and 2006.

Out Da Ville was a wicked label showcasing Notts. Skills. Was originally called R.D. Stile and was masterminded by Big Trev. So many acts were nurtured and taught the game in this hotbed of talent.

During the late 1990s, few UK rap acts were heard on the radio airwaves as much as East London’s Funky DL. His early tracks - ‘Da Individual’ and ‘1-2-2-1’ - were supported by the likes of Westwood, Max ‘n’ Dave and DJ 279, helping Funky DL to quickly build up a strong following. Critics were quick to disparage DL for rapping in an American accent but few could question the quality of his producing skills. His use of mellow jazz samples led to comparisons being made between his style and that of respected US artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Pete Rock.

Muzik-Ed is DJ Keith Lawrence's own label on which he is pumping out the jams featuring some of the UK's hottest vocal talent.