Tag: skinnyman

When Tricksta and Lunatrix are Flying the Flag you’re guaranteed that your tastes will be catered for. Whether you like Hip Hop flavoured Grime, Boom Bap flavoured Hip Hop or Rap flavoured Ragga it’s all here - providing its origins are in the UK. This does mean that probably not every track will be to your liking - some of the Grime tracks I still can’t get with, mainly based on the daft lyrics (Spitta raps about Slimline PS’s and DS Lites).

If the aim of ‘Food 4 Da Brain Second Serving’ wasn’t to serve up a platter of perfectly complementing flavours then I’ll eat my hat. If that is what they set out to do then they’ve royally achieved it. The menu offers up tracks from the finest chefs on either side of the UK Hip Hop / Grime divide; in fact it tastily demonstrates the breaking down of the boundary.

Armed with a plethora of guests Dap-C alongside producer Dirty Sweet brings you ‘Street Karma’ on NGU records. This could be an album but apparently it’s not - it’s a mixtape.

GZA aka Genius of the famous Wu-Tang Clan will be touring the UK in November following the release of his new album 'Pro Tools'. This is a rare chance to see one of the most highy rated artists over on these shores. Support will come from the best local talent at each show as well as Skinnyman and Cool Ninja Sound featuring Buggsy and Mr Bangon. Make sure you reach.

Craig Dalziel a.k.a. Dap-C is an MC originally from Newcastle who has the ability to divide opinion equally between fans and haters. With a new LP out and following on the back of some unsavoury rumours about domestic violence, Dap-C takes his chance to speak to Aidan Severs and tell his story.

Baby J has rapidly become well known in Hip Hop, mainly in the UK but as a result of working with Wu-Affiliate Shabazz the Disciple, Brand Nubian and Dead Prez and others there are some in the US who will also know his name. His knack for sampling already insanely catchy songs and matching them up to MC's and singers who are actually decent has seen him score a few successes.

First Man is a production duo comprised of Adam Midgely and Jamie Reddington who first got together in 2001 and have produced for some big names like Lemar and Skinnyman. This release on Silent Soundz features four excellently produced UK hip-hop cuts featuring a variety of vocal contributions from Skinnyman, Black Twang, Ayak and finally major label soul singer Charlie Brown as well as Yungun.

There's a lot of people in the UK who like rapping. That's a given... the question is, how do you want to hear your rhythmic poetic diction packaged? Far too many people - particularly those who wouldn't identify themselves culturally as part of "Hip-Hop" - are still looking to the United States as their best source for rhymes over beats.