Tag: Phoenix Da Icefire

Long established as a cornerstone of the UK hip hop scene, prolific rapper Ramson Badbonez swaps the mic for the mixing desk for the first time with the release today of his explosive new album Lead by Example through New Dawn Records.

Ramson Badbonez has been on fire for the last year and now he is focussing on his releases via New Dawn Records. For this one he has gathered a line up of MCs that you just would not believe. I love all this cross collaboration that has been occurring lately, but this one smashes the concept out of the park.

New AA side single released today through New Dawn Records, the third to be taken from London producer / MC Ramson Badbonez' new album "Lead by Example" out on August 27th. This is not one you can afford to miss.

Phoenix Da Icefire and The Strange Neighbour 'Expendables' Lifted from 'Cinematic' out now and available from Revorg Records.

Croydon based rap outfit TPS Fam have steadily been etching their name into the tapestry of UK hip-hop over recent years. Their 2012 sophomore album The Big Q.P was widely well received, firmly cementing them as a stand-out talking point, amongst a modern industry that often seems somewhat hindered by an overabundance of emerging mediocrity.

Endangered Species is a compilation of UK Hip Hop exclusives juggled / mixed together by DJ Slademan. It features Slademan's infamous production style plus of some of his personal favourite artists from the current UK scene including: Skriblah DanGogh, Black The Ripper, Skandal, Malik, Cyrus Malachi, M9, Doom Man, Phoenix Da Icefire, Jehst, Ramson Badbones and many more.

Justice, aka “Wonder Woman”, writer, artist, producer, actress, sound engineer and the socially conscious CEO of Hotep Productions and S.O.S (supporting our sisters) supporting women in the community using music as a therapy to work with sisters affected by domestic violence, presently featured on BBC 1Xtra, New style radio, BBC WM, the Observer newspaper and Dazed and Confused Magazine, as well as showcases with MTV Base and 1Xtra.

Jon Phonics is an MC / Producer based in the South. He has worked with some well known names and got them to feature on his Half Past Calm release. Whilst he was over in the US he took the time out to parle with Nino. Read on to find out what he had to say.

Going back to Kool Herc’s Bloc Parties, many things have remained the same when it comes to DJs. Their new scratches and breaks mixes create new breaker moves, inspire new graff designs and provide a foundation for new styles of spitting. But, when we reach the end of the weak ones, the thing that really makes the DJ the king pin is that he’s often the coolest cat in the joint.