Category: Reviews

Wish Master has seen his career grow rapidly over the past 3 years. From being one of the most important up and coming emcees to emerge from Bristol, to supporting Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah.

"Brothers From Another Planet" is the fresh collaboration between two of Scotland's finest Hip Hop stalwarts Butterscotch and Damaged Goodz.

Minnie Manchester shinning through from Atlanta Georgia, graces us with her debut EP entitled "69". The EP kicks off with the Intro with an infusion of soul drenched vocals morphed into a fusion of melodic grooves.

Brand new EP from UK Hiphop mainstay Ramson Badbonez and producer Konasir Beats via Louis Den comes "Love Music" an intimate six track set covering a wide range of topical content and versatile production.

Bristol-based producer Sam Krats has been gaining momentum on the UK circuit recently, working with an ever-growing list of international talent. His latest single "Annihilate" pairs El Da Sensei of the legendary US duo Artifacts, with two-time EOW champ, member of the UK super-posse Gatecrasherz, and formidable soloist Gee Bag.

Configa has been deep in the trenches for several years and has finally emerged with an album the world needs to hear. Having refined his production process, Configaration Vol 1 can rightly be called a Magnum Opus (he wont mind me saying!) due to the quality of the music and selection of features who do not disappoint, from the endorsement of Public Enemy's Chuck D, to the Godfather of rap, Spoonie Gee, to Juice Crew legend Craig G, a banger with Reks, a welcome introduction to a dope emcee called Vietnam and even a feature from the late great Sean P!

The talisman of disassociated mind-craft is back to unveil the grim depths with his personal warped lyrics of the darkest disclosure from his suppressed cerebral. This release is a mix of Boom Bap, electronic, featuring live instrumentation on tunes like UFO Contraception and Jibber Jabber.

Hailing from the golden era of the early noughties UK hip hop scene, former legendary Universal Soldiers frontman Ric Branson makes an epic return to the booth, aided by renowned producer A.H. Fly. Uh Oh provides an infectious piano bounce for Ric Branson to demonstrate why he has carved out such a formidable reputation as a lyricist on the underground scene. The single precedes an eagerly-anticipated solo album 'Epilogue', scheduled for release in early 2018.

Carpetface has been a well-respected player in international Hip Hop since 2002 with countless tours supporting heavyweights such as Pete Rock, De La Soul, Onyx, The Pharcyde, Ugly Duckling & Blak Twang.

Back with another fresh LP, instrumental this time, Scratch and Sniff is another great addition to the rapidly expanding Jazz Spastiks discography. For this album, the Scottish production duo have cooked up more of their funky grooves, overlayed with crazy informative vocal snippets, cut up throughout with each track dedicated to a specific theme, a smell, with a booklet included that I'm afraid to actually scratch and sniff.