Washington DC hip-hop artist Wale has emerged as a major new talent with the release of his second album Ambition. Having debuted at #2 on the Billboard album chart and topped the iTunes album chart ahead of new albums from Justin Bieber and Florence and the Machine, Wale can now confirm details of three rare UK shows.
Not content with being one of the most important figures in Hip Hop music and culture, Mos Def has established himself as both a respected mc and poet as well as an award-winning actor. During a prolific music career spanning just over a decade he has worked with an illustrious list of artists including Talib Kweli, The Roots, Robert Glasper, De La Soul, The Neptunes and Madlib to name but a few.
Award winning, chart topping French trip-hop / hip hop producer Wax Tailor will be bringing his extraordinary show to London with a full live band, headlining KOKO alongside an exclusive full live set from the ever fantastic DJ Vadim. Support from Homecut, Bonobo and Andreya Triana make this the first of many unmissable gigs from Soundcrash in 2010!
John Legend is to perform a very special gig for BBC digital radio station 1Xtra. Taking place at a secret London location on Monday October 13th, the show will be broadcast that night on MistaJam’s show (7pm-10pm) and will be available to hear online (www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra) after this for 7 days.
Grammy award winning hip-hop trailblazers The Roots are set to release Rising Down on April 28th via Def Jam Recordings. Known for their prolific lyrics and live instrumentation, the legendary Philadelphia crew is composed of Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter (vocals), Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (keyboards), Frank Knuckles (percussion), Kirk “Captain Kirk” Douglas (guitar) and Owen Biddle (bass).
Kane Brett Robinson (born 21 May 1985 in East Ham, Newham, London), better known as Kano, is an English rapper. His grandparents came to the United Kingdom as immigrants from Jamaica. He is signed to 679 Recordings and is a label-mate of The Streets.
Following on from the release of his highly acclaimed Mengi Bus mix tape, The High Plains Drifter AKA Billy Brimstone AKA Jehst, slams the keys in the ignition and dusts off the A to Z as the Mengi Bus takes to the road with a brand new tour of the UK.
Kano's new single 'This Is The Girl' is out August 27th with the new album 'London Town' following on September 10th. Featuring Craig David 'This Is The Girl' sees the UK's best MC and singer collaborate to produce a BIG tune for the summer.
In order to promote his new single This Is The Girl which features Craig David, Kano is embarking on a UK wide tour. Check the details below:
Lethal Bizzle is performing a one-off show at London's legendary 100 Club venue on June 13th. On the nigt he will be performing tracks off his new album 'Back To Bizznizz' which is due out on 2nd July on V2 Music. Along with himself it is rumoured that he will be there with some very special guests who are also set to make appearances.