Category: 12″ Reviews

A unique fusion of HipHop and RnB is the best way to describe I Love You, the forthcoming single from Africa’s hottest urban act De Indispensables. Since they burst onto the scene in 2004, the group has enjoyed phenomenal chart success in Africa, and performed alongside stars such as Wayne Wonder, Akon, Beenie Man, Mobo award winning rapper/ DJ Phoebe One and Pyrelli.
 

Finally the wait is over! One of the most anticipated super-groups in UK hip hop history is here to unleash their lyrical artillery on the world, bringing on the reign of a new era! The three man group are set to take over in 2007 and this release is just the start of hostilities.

This double AA single release delivers two remarkable tracks; ‘Right Now’ and the already hugely supported ‘Shake It Up’, released on 11th December 2006. Leading the way is the up-tempo, hype track ‘Right Now’. Fresh on the scene Kontagious bang this tune out, riding the sick rhythm, beats and urgent melody with lyrics flowing fast and furious to match.

South / West country producer / DJ First Aid is set to release his debut LP entitled Devon Cream. On this LP he has enlisted the help of some of the most mouth-watering names in the UK Hip Hop Game. Spots on the LP will be going to Asaviour, Blade, Extremists, Foreign Beggars, Humurak D Gritty, Hoodz Underground, Inja, Jehst, Phi Life Cypher, SkiinyMan and Task Force. What, that is a line up we haven’t seen since Skitz’ Countryman LP.

Braintax has been out of the way for a while now, but he is on the way back with a new LP – Panorama all lined up and ready to roll. He has slipped out the D-90 Rules track which has created a bit of buzz and talk around him and his imminent arrival back in the limelight, although he would probably be one to shun it.

Craze 24 is set to become one of the most influential personalities of the UK hip hop scene. Not content with waiting around for some jumped up A&R from a major label to recognise his unstoppable talent, he did what a lot of rappers think about doing while they sit at home watching Channel U – he founded his own record label and started to compose his own destiny.

Face was once a key member of the So-Solid Crew, but after releasing a series of mixtapes and creating a new crew called the Black Piranhas he has got his own deal and is set to release music as a solo artist. Earlier ths year Tricky set up a new label with Chris Blackwell and they decided to take a punt on Face.

SamSun is a rapper who has been doing his thing for about two years now. He writes and produces his own material and has brought the best of his work together to form two four track CDs. The first CD, which we are going to look at, is the Bollocks To Politics. It is entirely self produced including, the beats, the rhymes and the production.

SamSun has travelled across the country in his childhood and has now settled in East London, where he has hooked up with Mike Grimey his producer. Together they have produced this four track Omens EP which they are shopping around right now.

After tearing up many a radio station and getting props from Grime pundits such as DJ Cameo (BBC 1Xtra), Logan Sama (Kiss FM) Jez Welham (Kiss FM), Ras Kwame (BBC Radio One) and Akira the Don to mention a few Dice Recordings are putting out the bass gripping, get you laughing out loud MC battle track with a difference Brushman.