The Doctor's Orders have been doing a tremendous job raising a great deal of cash for charity and the last J-Dilla Changed My Life event on Sunday was no different. The night mannaged to get over 1000 people through the doors and raised over £6000 which will rise further through the sale of the T-Shirts through http://www.rapandsoulmailorder.com and through other planned events listed below.
The RareKind graffiti gallery / shop in Brighton have been getting busy this month. The 3 story hip hop emporium is already well known for its unique range of graffiti canvasses, clothing, books, music; but now the interior of the shop has been transformed since they acquired a beautiful set of reclaimed Northern Line tube doors, now installed in the gallery as a permanent fixture.
The Brighton based radio spectacular that is Monkey's 7 Inches has moved to friday nights at 10pm. Unfortunately the station has had to cut a whole bunch of music shows, but fortunately Mark Hooley is still on all be it with a shorter show. Recently he has featured guests including the wonderful Jim Bushy of Catskills fame...
O Contemporary – one of the UK’s leading contemporary art spaces is excited to announce the first ever UK showing of Sao Paulo’s most celebrated Urban Artists, Tinho, Pato and Flip. The exhibition which is the first of its kind to be held in the Europe will showcase a wide range of innovative techniques and styles not usually associated with more familiar forms of urban art.
Mex is a bona fide vinyl junkie - the kind of junkie that doesn't want help. He's happiest when he's at one with his drug of choice. In the mid-nineties he fed his addiction by working in record shops, DJing hip hop and funk breaks at seminal Brighton night Knowledge Of Self, warming up for the likes of OC, Jurassic 5 and Big L.
RareKind, the UK’s leading and best loved Hip Hop organisation has opened their much anticipated new store in the heart of Brighton. A stone’s throw from the previous shop location, the new store on Trafalgar Street is a massive expansion for RareKind following the success of the last four years.
Frazer is a Brighton head who, although he hasn't got a release out at the moment is making quite a name for himself and has gained the attention of 1Xtra listeners by winning Unsigned UK Competition. Peep what he had to say to www.britishhiphop.co.uk here...
Just in from the people at Zebra Traffic we have details of their forthcoming release schedule. Peep the info below...
Following the success of last year’s BASS community ‘Fayre’ we are pleased to confirm that this year’s event will take place on Saturday 2nd September 2006 on The Level in Brighton from 11.00am till 7.30pm.
Mr Lif is from Boston. He is a political and socially conscious rapper reminiscent of acts like Boogie Down Production & Public Enemy who were known for their deeply thought provoking lyrics. Born Jeffrey Haynes, Mr. Lif grew up in the Boston, MA, suburb of Brighton. He released his first single, Elektro, in 1998, attracting the attention of labels Grand Royal and Def Jux.